Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) sealed the 2010 Eneco Tour overall victory in Genk, Belgium, on Tuesday by winning the final time trial stage.
Race leader Martin was favourite for the stage win going into the final, decisive 16.9km test against the clock. Only Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank) was within striking distance of the German, 11 second adrift before the stage.
However, Moerenhout could not answer Martin's turn of speed and finished fifth on the stage, and 31 seconds behind Martin in the final overall classification.
Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen placed sixth in the final stage to take third place overall, one minute and 46 seconds behind Martin. The Norwegian also came away with the sprint classification jersey.
Britain's Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) placed 15th in the final stage, 48 seconds behind Martin. Thomas also finished as highest-placed British rider in 66th spot overall.
RESULTS
Eneco Tour 2010, stage seven: Genk to Genk, 16.9km ITT
1. Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Columbia in 20-24
2. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank at 6 secs
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3. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Saxo Bank at 9 secs
4. Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank at 20 secs
5. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank at 20 secs
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky at 24 secs
7. Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank at 24 secs
8. Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 27 secs
9. Andreas Kloden (Ger) RadioShack at 33 secs
10. Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Transitions at 36 secs
Other
15. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky at 48 secs
Final overall classification
1. Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Columbia
2. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank at 31 secs
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky at 1-46
4. Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank at 1-57
5. Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Transitions at 2-04
6. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank at 2-11
7. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank at 2-17
8. Andreas Kloden (Ger) RadioShack at 2-18
9. Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil-Shimano at 2-35
10. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto at 2-37
Other
66. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky at 28-52
98. Adam Blythe (GB) Omega Pharma-Lotto at 47-48
114. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky at 1-04-35
Richie Porte
Alex Rasmussen
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Maarten Tjallingii
Tony Martin celebrates his stage victory and overall win
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Stage six: Greipel scores second Eneco stage winEneco Tour 2010 photo gallery by Graham Watson
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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