One year ago Zdenek Stybar took an impressive overall victory and two stage wins in the Eneco Tour. This year he is back to defend his title as he leads an Omega Pharma-Quick Step roster that also contains a returning Tom Boonen.

Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced the selection that will participate in Eneco Tour, a 1069.2km, seven-stage race from August 11th through August 17th.The race includes two flat stages, a 16.1km ITT, and four hilly stages.

"In this race we have a team that can be good all-around," Sport Director Wilfried Peeters said. "But even in the flat stages there can be moments that can surprise you, such as a breakaway that could maybe stay away, so we have to be ready for everything.

"But we have riders that can be ready for any kind of race situation, such as Zdenek Stybar and Niki Terpstra. Stybar has already showed his condition at Tour de Wallonie and he is the defending champion.

"Of course for the earlier stages we have Tom Boonen, who comes back to competition pain free. He has trained well, so we will see what he can do at those kinds of races.

"Niki was 3rd overall in the 2012 edition. He has a nose for these kinds of races and he can be a protagonist also in the TT. Overall we have a strong team that can be protagonists, from Stage 1 to the final stage arriving in Sittard-Geleen.”