The Eneco Tour is an unusual race in the cycling season: it primarily favours classics riders rather than climbers.

The points classification was won by André Greipel (Lotto–Soudal) and the combativity award by Gijs Van Hoecke (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise).

The race began with a large loop south of the town, through Sneek and then north along the coast from Oudemirdum, then returning to Bolsward.

[10] The day's early breakaway was formed by Nathan Haas (Cannondale–Garmin), Frederik Veuchelen (Wanty–Groupe Gobert), Laurens De Vreese (Astana), Jesper Asselman (Team Roompot), Nico Denz (AG2R La Mondiale), and David Boucher (FDJ).

Greipel opened his sprint with a long distance to the finish line and Viviani was able to follow him and then come past him to take the stage victory.

This second loop took the riders north to Wagenberg, then south-west to Bosschenhoofd and south-east to Meer, where the Tour entered Belgium for the first time.

Here the route turned north again, passing to the east of Ulvenhout and returning to cross the finish line for the second time.

[12] The early breakaway was formed by two riders, Gijs Van Hoecke (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise) and, for the second day running, Jesper Asselman.

Etixx–Quick-Step attempted to lead out Tom Boonen as they entered the final 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), but Lotto-Soudal were able to bring Greipel to the front to open his sprint with 150 metres (490 ft) to the finish line.

[17][18] With 48 kilometres (30 mi) remaining, Gorka Izagirre (Movistar Team) and Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale) touched wheels and crashed after a sharp corner.

Houle continued, but Izagirre was forced to abandon the race and was taken to hospital in an ambulance following a blow to his head on a traffic signal.

[19][20] Theuns won all three of the golden kilometre sprints; the nine bonus seconds moved him up to fifth place overall at the end of the stage.

Tom Boonen, however, was able to follow him, despite clashing wheels at one point, and came past in the final metres to take the stage victory.

Niki Terpstra, who had been considered a favourite for the overall victory, suffered mechanical problems, changed bikes twice and finished 1' 26" back.

[27] The breakaway was formed after 60 kilometres (37 mi) by Dylan van Baarle (Cannondale–Garmin) and Johan Le Bon (FDJ).

The lead was reduced to just over a minute with 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) remaining; at this point, as the riders crossed the Weg langs Stammen, André Greipel put in an attack and was joined by Wellens, Kelderman, Team Giant–Alpecin's Georg Preidler and Orica–GreenEDGE's Magnus Cort to form a chase group.

Van Baarle continued chasing but, with both riders exhausted from their efforts through the day, he was unable properly to regain contact.

Le Bon was able to hold on in the sprint to take the stage victory, with Van Baarle finishing second on the same time.

Kelderman took over the race lead, one second ahead of Le Bon, with Van Emden dropping to fourth.

[7][30] The significant difference from previous year's editions of the Eneco Tour was the absence of La Redoute from the finish.

[31] The day's early breakaway was formed by Jan Polanc (Lampre–Merida), Matthias Brändle (IAM Cycling), Nikias Arndt (Team Giant–Alpecin), Sébastien Turgot (AG2R La Mondiale) and Jérôme Baugnies (Wanty–Groupe Gobert).

This did not initially include Kelderman, the race leader, but he was able to rejoin the lead group as it grew to nineteen riders.

Wellens soon attacked from the group behind; he caught and passed Geschke and Rogers on the Côte Saint-Roch, then won nine seconds in the sprints in the golden kilometre.

Geschke and Van Avermaet rode together, while Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) and Tom-Jelte Slagter (Cannondale–Garmin) attacked from the main group.

Wellens's lead extended during the downhill run into Houffalize; he won the stage by 49 seconds ahead of Van Avermaet, with Geschke third.

[31] 16 August 2015 – Sint-Pieters-Leeuw to Geraardsbergen, 193.8 km (120.4 mi) The final stage of the race took place entirely in Belgium.

It was a 193.8-kilometre (120.4 mi) route that started in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw on the outskirts of Brussels and ended in Geraardsbergen in the area of East Flanders known as the Flemish Ardennes.

Here the riders turned to the east and crossed a series of climbs also used in the Tour of Flanders: the Leberg, the Berendries and the Valkenberg.

The lead group after the climb was formed of three men: Manuel Quinziato (BMC Racing Team), Björn Leukemans (Wanty–Groupe Gobert) and Yves Lampaert (Etixx–Quick-Step).

[34] Quinziato, the weakest climber of the three leading riders, attacked at the summit of the Denderoordberg, the penultimate climb of the day, quickly dropping Lampaert.