The 2014 Friends Life Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the eleventh running of the 2004 incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 75th British tour in total. The race started on 7 September in Liverpool, finishing on 14 September in London. The race was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.HC race,[1] for the first time.[2]
Teams
The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain were:[3][4]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Teams |
Stages
There were 8 stages in the 2014 race. Notable stages were Stage 3, which featured a summit finish, and Stage 5, a hilly stage to Exeter.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September | Liverpool – Liverpool | 104.8 km (65 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Marcel Kittel (GER) |
[5] |
| 2 | 8 September | Knowsley – Llandudno | 200.8 km (125 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Mark Renshaw (AUS) |
[6] |
| 3 | 9 September | Newtown – The Tumble | 179.9 km (112 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage |  Edoardo Zardini (ITA) |
[7] |
| 4 | 10 September | Worcester – Bristol | 184.6 km (115 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
[8] |
| 5 | 11 September | Exmouth – Exeter | 177.3 km (110 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Matthias Brändle (AUT) |
[9] |
| 6 | 12 September | Bath – Hemel Hempstead | 205.6 km (128 mi) | |
Flat stage | Matthias Brändle (AUT) |
[10] |
| 7 | 13 September | Camberley – Brighton | 225.1 km (140 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Julien Vermote (BEL) |
[11] |
| 8a | 14 September | London – London | 8.8 km (5 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |
[12] |
| 8b | 88.8 km (55 mi) | |
Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |
[13] | ||
Stage 1
7 September 2014 — Liverpool to Liverpool, 104.8 kilometres (65.1 mi)
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
8 September 2014 — Knowsley to Llandudno, 200.8 kilometres (124.8 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
9 September 2014 — Newtown to The Tumble, 179.9 kilometres (111.8 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
10 September 2014 — Worcester to Bristol, 184.6 kilometres (114.7 mi)
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
11 September 2014 — Exmouth to Exeter, 177.3 kilometres (110.2 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
12 September 2014 — Bath to Hemel Hempstead, 205.6 kilometres (127.8 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
13 September 2014 — Camberley to Brighton, 225.1 kilometres (139.9 mi)
Stage 8a
14 September 2014 — London to London, 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi)
Stage 8a Result
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General Classification after Stage 8a
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Stage 8b
14 September 2014 — London to London, 88.8 kilometres (55.2 mi)
Stage 8b Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification
|
Sprint Classification
|
Mountains Classification
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Points Classification
|
Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Sonny Colbrelli | Mark McNally | Marcel Kittel | Belkin Pro Cycling |
| 2[6] | Mark Renshaw | Mark Renshaw | Ben Swift | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | ||
| 3[7] | Edoardo Zardini | Edoardo Zardini | IAM Cycling | |||
| 4[8] | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Sebastian Lander | Michał Kwiatkowski | Tinkoff–Saxo | |
| 5[9] | Matthias Brändle | IAM Cycling | ||||
| 6[10] | Matthias Brändle | Alex Dowsett | Ben Swift | |||
| 7[11] | Julien Vermote | Dylan van Baarle | Michał Kwiatkowski | |||
| 8a[12] | Bradley Wiggins | |||||
| 8b[13] | Marcel Kittel | |||||
| Final[13] | Dylan van Baarle | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | IAM Cycling | |
Standings
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Denotes the leader of the General classification |
|
Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
|
|
Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Sprints classification |
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dylan van Baarle (NED)
|
Garmin–Sharp | 32h 22' 50" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
|
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
|
Team Sky | + 22" |
| 4 | Edoardo Zardini (ITA)
|
Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 5 |  Nicolas Roche (IRL)
|
Tinkoff–Saxo | + 42" |
| 6 |  Ion Izagirre (ESP)
|
Movistar Team | + 46" |
| 7 |  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
|
IAM Cycling | + 50" |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett (GBR)
|
Movistar Team | + 54" |
| 9 |  Jan Bárta (CZE)
|
NetApp–Endura | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL)
|
BMC Racing Team | + 1' 10" |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
|
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 70 |
| 2 | Ben Swift (GBR)
|
Team Sky | 55 |
| 3 | Rick Zabel (GER)
|
BMC Racing Team | 49 |
| 4 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA)
|
Bardiani–CSF | 45 |
| 5 | Matthias Brändle (AUT)
|
IAM Cycling | 41 |
| 6 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
|
IAM Cycling | 41 |
| 7 | Dylan Teuns (BEL)
|
BMC Racing Team | 34 |
| 8 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
|
Team Sky | 33 |
| 9 | Marcel Kittel (GER)
|
Giant–Shimano | 30 |
| 10 | Nicolas Roche (IRL)
|
Tinkoff–Saxo | 30 |
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McNally (GBR)
|
An Post–Chain Reaction | 51 |
| 2 | Matthias Brändle (AUT)
|
IAM Cycling | 30 |
| 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
|
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 25 |
| 4 | Dylan van Baarle (NED)
|
Garmin–Sharp | 24 |
| 5 | Julien Vermote (BEL)
|
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 23 |
| 6 |  Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)
|
MTN–Qhubeka | 22 |
| 7 | Tom Stewart (GBR)
|
Madison Genesis | 20 |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett (GBR)
|
Movistar Team | 19 |
| 9 |  Shane Archbold (NZL)
|
An Post–Chain Reaction | 19 |
| 10 | Marcin Białobłocki (POL)
|
Velosure–Giordana | 16 |
Sprints classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Lander (DEN)
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BMC Racing Team | 16 |
| 2 | Alex Dowsett (GBR)
|
Movistar Team | 14 |
| 3 | Dylan van Baarle (NED)
|
Garmin–Sharp | 9 |
| 4 | Matthias Brändle (AUT)
|
IAM Cycling | 9 |
| 5 | Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)
|
Garmin–Sharp | 7 |
| 6 | Manuele Boaro (ITA)
|
Tinkoff–Saxo | 7 |
| 7 | Maarten Wynants (BEL)
|
Belkin Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 8 | Andreas Stauff (GER)
|
MTN–Qhubeka | 4 |
| 9 | Ian Bibby (GBR)
|
Madison Genesis | 4 |
| 10 | Julien Vermote (BEL)
|
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4 |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IAM Cycling | 97h 09' 47" |
| 2 | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 2' 27" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 3' 25" |
| 4 | Team Sky | + 3' 31" |
| 5 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 5' 48" |
| 6 | Bardiani–CSF | + 7' 58" |
| 7 | Garmin–Sharp | + 8' 11" |
| 8 | MTN–Qhubeka | + 9' 05" |
| 9 | NetApp–Endura | + 20' 12" |
| 10 | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 21' 03" |
References
- ^ Cycling Weekly (31 March 2014). "Tour of Britain 2014 route revealed". Cycling Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Tour of Britain upgraded to 2.HC status by UCI". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Pro Cycling Stats. "11th Tour of Britain (2.HC)". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Tour of Britain. "Tour of Britain Official Site". Tour of Britain. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain: Kittel wins stage 1 in Liverpool". Cyclingnews.com. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain: Renshaw wins stage 2 in Llandudno". Cyclingnews.com. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain: Zardini doesn't stumble on the Tumble". Cyclingnews.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Kwiatkowski wins stage 4 in Tour of Britain". Cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain: Brändle takes solo stage 5 victory". Cyclingnews.com. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Brändle claims second successive win at Tour of Britain". Cyclingnews.com. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain: Vermote wins stage 7". Cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain: Wiggins wins penultimate time trial". Cyclingnews.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Kittel wins final Tour of Britain stage". Cyclingnews.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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