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2014 UCI World Tour

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2014 UCI World Tour
Fourth edition of theUCI World Tour
Details
Dates21 January – 14 October
LocationEurope,Canada,AustraliaandChina
Races29
Champions
Individual championAlejandro Valverde(Spain) (Movistar Team)
Teams' championMovistar Team
Nations' championSpain
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The2014UCI World Tourwas the sixth edition of the ranking system launched by theUnion Cycliste Internationale(UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of theTour Down Underon 21 January, and concluded with the final stage of theTour of Beijingon 14 October.

After winning the2008 UCI ProTour,Spain'sAlejandro Valverdewon his first World Tour individual points title, amassing 686 points over the course of the season. TheMovistar Teamrider finished 66 points clear of his closest rival and compatriotAlberto ContadorofTinkoff–Saxo,while Australian riderSimon Gerranswas third for theOrica–GreenEDGEteam, but was over 200 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, Movistar Team finished top for the second year running, with a total of 1440 points. Second place went to theBMC Racing Teamafter taking overall victories in two of the season's last three races, while Tinkoff–Saxo finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 764 over Italy.

Teams

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Main article:List of 2014 UCI ProTeams and riders

TheUCI ProTeamscompeted in the World Tour, withUCI Professional Continentalteams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.

2014 UCI Pro Teams and equipment[1]
Code Official team name Licence holder Country Groupset Bicycles
ALM Ag2r–La Mondiale(2014 season) EUSRL France Cyclisme France Campagnolo Focus
AST Astana(2014 season) Abacanto SA Kazakhstan Campagnolo Specialized
BEL Belkin Pro Cycling(2014 season) Rabo Wielerploegen Netherlands Shimano Bianchi
BMC BMC Racing Team(2014 season) Continuum Sports LLC United States Shimano BMC
CAN Cannondale(2014 season) Brixia Sports Italy SRAM Cannondale
EUC Team Europcar(2014 season) SA Vendée Cyclisme France Campagnolo Colnago
FDJ FDJ.fr(2014 season) Société de Gestion de L'Echappée France Shimano Lapierre
GIA Giant–Shimano(2014 season) SMS Cycling B.V. Netherlands Shimano Giant
GRS Garmin–Sharp(2014 season) Slipstream Sports, LLC United States Shimano Cervélo
KAT Team Katusha(2014 season) Katusha Management SA Russia Shimano Canyon
LAM Lampre–Merida(2014 season) CGS Cycling Team AG Italy Shimano Merida
LTB Lotto–Belisol(2014 season) Belgian Cycling Company sa Belgium Campagnolo Ridley
MOV Movistar Team(2014 season) Abarca Sports S.L. Spain Campagnolo Canyon
OGE Orica–GreenEDGE(2014 season) GreenEdge Cycling Australia Shimano Scott
OPQ Omega Pharma–Quick-Step(2014 season) Esperanza bvba Belgium SRAM Specialized
SKY Team Sky(2014 season) Tour Racing Limited Great Britain Shimano Pinarello
TCS Tinkoff–Saxo(2014 season) Tinkoff Sport Russia SRAM Specialized
TFR Trek Factory Racing(2014 season) Trek Bicycle Corporation United States Shimano Trek


Events

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All events from the2013 UCI World Tourwere included.

Race Date Winner Second Third Other points[2]
(4th place onwards) 		Stage points
AustraliaTour Down Under January 21 – 26 Simon Gerrans(AUS) 100 pts Cadel Evans(AUS) 80 pts Diego Ulissi(ITA) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
FranceParis–Nice March 9 – 16 Carlos Betancur(COL) 100 pts Rui Costa(POR) 80 pts Arthur Vichot(FRA) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
ItalyTirreno–Adriatico March 12 – 18 Alberto Contador(ESP) 100 pts Nairo Quintana(COL) 80 pts Roman Kreuziger(CZE) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
ItalyMilan–San Remo March 23 Alexander Kristoff(NOR) 100 pts Fabian Cancellara(SUI) 80 pts Ben Swift(GBR) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
SpainVolta a Catalunya March 24 – 30 Joaquim Rodríguez(ESP) 100 pts Alberto Contador(ESP) 80 pts Tejay van Garderen(USA) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
BelgiumE3 Harelbeke March 28 Peter Sagan(SVK) 80 pts Niki Terpstra(NED) 60 pts Geraint Thomas(GBR) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
BelgiumGent–Wevelgem March 30 John Degenkolb(GER) 80 pts Arnaud Démare(FRA) 60 pts Peter Sagan(SVK) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
BelgiumTour of Flanders April 6 Fabian Cancellara(SUI) 100 pts Greg Van Avermaet(BEL) 80 pts Sep Vanmarcke(BEL) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
SpainTour of the Basque Country April 7 – 12 Alberto Contador(ESP) 100 pts Michał Kwiatkowski(POL) 80 pts Jean-Christophe Péraud(FRA) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
FranceParis–Roubaix April 13 Niki Terpstra(NED) 100 pts John Degenkolb(GER) 80 pts Fabian Cancellara(SUI) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
NetherlandsAmstel Gold Race April 20 Philippe Gilbert(BEL) 80 pts Jelle Vanendert(BEL) 60 pts Simon Gerrans(AUS) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
BelgiumLa Flèche Wallonne April 23 Alejandro Valverde(ESP) 80 pts Dan Martin(IRL) 60 pts Michał Kwiatkowski(POL) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
BelgiumLiège–Bastogne–Liège April 27 Simon Gerrans(AUS) 100 pts Alejandro Valverde(ESP) 80 pts Michał Kwiatkowski(POL) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
SwitzerlandTour de Romandie April 29 – May 4 Chris Froome(GBR) 100 pts Simon Špilak(SLO) 80 pts Rui Costa(POR) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
ItalyGiro d'Italia May 9 – June 1 Nairo Quintana(COL) 170 pts Rigoberto Urán(COL) 130 pts Fabio Aru(ITA) 100 pts 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
FranceCritérium du Dauphiné June 8 – 15 Andrew Talansky(USA) 100 pts Alberto Contador(ESP) 80 pts Jurgen Van den Broeck(BEL) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
SwitzerlandTour de Suisse June 14 – 22 Rui Costa(POR) 100 pts Mathias Frank(SUI) 0 pts[nb 1] Bauke Mollema(NED) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
FranceTour de France July 5 – 27 Vincenzo Nibali(ITA) 200 pts Jean-Christophe Péraud(FRA) 150 pts Thibaut Pinot(FRA) 120 pts 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 20, 10, 6, 4, 2
SpainClásica de San Sebastián August 2 Alejandro Valverde(ESP) 80 pts Bauke Mollema(NED) 60 pts Joaquim Rodríguez(ESP) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
PolandTour de Pologne August 3 – 9 Rafał Majka(POL) 100 pts Jon Izagirre(ESP) 80 pts Beñat Intxausti(ESP) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
BelgiumNetherlandsEneco Tour August 11 – 17 Tim Wellens(BEL) 100 pts Lars Boom(NED) 80 pts Tom Dumoulin(NED) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
SpainVuelta a España August 23 – September 14 Alberto Contador(ESP) 170 pts Chris Froome(GBR) 130 pts Alejandro Valverde(ESP) 100 pts 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
GermanyVattenfall Cyclassics August 24 Alexander Kristoff(NOR) 80 pts Giacomo Nizzolo(ITA) 60 pts Simon Gerrans(AUS) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
FranceGP Ouest-France August 31 Sylvain Chavanel(FRA) 0 pts[nb 2] Andrea Fedi(ITA) 0 pts[nb 3] Arthur Vichot(FRA) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
CanadaGP de Québec September 12 Simon Gerrans(AUS) 80 pts Tom Dumoulin(NED) 60 pts Ramūnas Navardauskas(LTU) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
CanadaGP de Montréal September 14 Simon Gerrans(AUS) 80 pts Rui Costa(POR) 60 pts Tony Gallopin(FRA) 50 pts 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A
SpainTeam time trialat theWorld Championships[nb 4] September 21 BMC Racing Team 200 pts Orica–GreenEDGE 170 pts Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 140 pts 130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70 N/A
ItalyGiro di Lombardia October 5 Dan Martin(IRL) 100 pts Alejandro Valverde(ESP) 80 pts Rui Costa(POR) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A
ChinaTour of Beijing October 10 – 14 Philippe Gilbert(BEL) 100 pts Dan Martin(IRL) 80 pts Esteban Chaves(COL) 70 pts 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Notes
  1. ^As Frank rode forIAM Cycling,which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
  2. ^As Chavanel rode forIAM Cycling,which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
  3. ^As Fedi rode forNeri Sottoli,which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
  4. ^The World Team Time Trial Championship awarded points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings.

Final standings

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Individual

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Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.[4]

Rank Name Team Points
1 Alejandro Valverde(ESP) Movistar Team 686
2 Alberto Contador(ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo 620
3 Simon Gerrans(AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE 478
4 Rui Costa(POR) Lampre–Merida 461
5 Vincenzo Nibali(ITA) Astana 392
6 Nairo Quintana(COL) Movistar Team 346
7 Chris Froome(GBR) Team Sky 326
8 Alexander Kristoff(NOR) Team Katusha 321
9 Dan Martin(IRL) Garmin–Sharp 316
10 Jean-Christophe Péraud(FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 300
11 Fabian Cancellara(SUI) Trek Factory Racing 286
12 Joaquim Rodríguez(ESP) Team Katusha 286
13 John Degenkolb(GER) Giant–Shimano 278
14 Philippe Gilbert(BEL) BMC Racing Team 272
15 Peter Sagan(SVK) Cannondale 263
16 Michał Kwiatkowski(POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 257
17 Fabio Aru(ITA) Astana 248
18 Romain Bardet(FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 247
19 Bauke Mollema(NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 246
20 Rafał Majka(POL) Tinkoff–Saxo 241
21 Tom Dumoulin(NED) Giant–Shimano 240
22 Tejay van Garderen(USA) BMC Racing Team 219
23 Sep Vanmarcke(BEL) Belkin Pro Cycling 216
24 Greg Van Avermaet(BEL) BMC Racing Team 210
25 Tim Wellens(BEL) Lotto–Belisol 204
  • 236 riders scored points. 43 other riders finished in positions that would have earned them points, but they were ineligible as members of non-ProTour teams.

Team

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Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in theWorld Team Time Trial Championship(WTTT).

Rank Team Points Top 5 riders WTTT
1 Movistar Team 1440 Valverde(686),N. Quintana(346),Intxausti(119),J. Izagirre(105),Lobato(74) 110
2 BMC Racing Team 1212 Gilbert(272),van Garderen(219),Van Avermaet(210),Evans(188),Sánchez(123) 200
3 Tinkoff–Saxo 1186 Contador(620),Majka(241),Kreuziger(135),Rogers(60),Bennati(10) 120
4 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 1016 Kwiatkowski(257),Terpstra(200),Urán(173),T. Martin(146),Vandenbergh(100) 140
5 Orica–GreenEDGE 953 Gerrans(478),Chaves(80),Albasini(80),Impey(73),Matthews(72) 170
6 Team Katusha 938 Kristoff(321),Rodríguez(286),Špilak(173),D. Moreno(84),G. Caruso(74) 0
7 Ag2r–La Mondiale 919 Péraud(300),Bardet(247),Pozzovivo(197),Betancur(114),Riblon(61) 0
8 Giant–Shimano 905 Degenkolb(278),T. Dumoulin(240),Kittel(136),Barguil(103),Mezgec(58) 90
9 Team Sky 890 Froome(326),Thomas(168),Nieve(104),Swift(91),Porte(71) 130
10 Astana 823 Nibali(392),Aru(248),Fuglsang(97),Hryvko(60),Gasparotto(26) 0
11 Garmin–Sharp 807 D. Martin(316),Talansky(135),Navardauskas(126),Slagter(84),Hesjedal(76) 70
12 Belkin Pro Cycling 795 Mollema(246),Vanmarcke(216),Kelderman(162),Boom(109),Gesink(62) 0
13 Trek Factory Racing 759 Cancellara(286),Nizzolo(108),Arredondo(101),Zubeldia(84),Kišerlovski(80) 100
14 Lampre–Merida 706 Costa(461),Ulissi(125),Niemiec(67),Modolo(36),Cimolai(17) 0
15 Lotto–Belisol 590 Wellens(204),Gallopin(140),J. Vanendert(104),Van den Broeck(96),Greipel(46) 0
16 FDJ.fr 505 Pinot(162),Vichot(128),Bouhanni(116),Démare(77),Geniez(22) 0
17 Cannondale 456 P. Sagan(263),D. Caruso(47),Formolo(30),De Marchi(22),Basso(14) 80
18 Team Europcar 271 Rolland(138),Gautier(84),Sicard(22),Voeckler(16),Coquard(11) 0

Nation

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National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings were also used to determine how many riders a country could have in theWorld Championships.

Rank Nation Points Top five riders
1 Spain 1834 Valverde(686),Contador(620),Rodríguez(286),Sánchez(123),Intxausti(119)
2 Italy 1070 Nibali(392),Aru(248),Pozzovivo(197),Ulissi(125),Nizzolo(108)
3 Belgium 1006 Gilbert(272),Vanmarcke(216),Van Avermaet(210),Wellens(204),J. Vanendert(104)
4 France 987 Péraud(300),Bardet(247),Pinot(162),Gallopin(140),Rolland(138)
5 Netherlands 957 Mollema(246),T. Dumoulin(240),Terpstra(200),Kelderman(162),Boom(109)
6 Australia 869 Gerrans(478),Evans(188),Matthews(72),Porte(71),Rogers(60)
7 Colombia 814 N. Quintana(346),Urán(173),Betancur(114),Arredondo(101),Chaves(80)
8 Great Britain 721 Froome(326),Thomas(168),Cavendish(92),Swift(91),A. Yates(44)
9 Germany 640 Degenkolb(278),T. Martin(146),Kittel(136),Greipel(46),Geschke(34)
10 Poland 565 Kwiatkowski(257),Majka(241),Niemiec(67)
11 Portugal 463 Costa(461),Cardoso(2)
12 United States 430 van Garderen(219),Talansky(135),Farrar(64),Horner(10),B. King(2)
13 Switzerland 423 Cancellara(286),Albasini(80),Morabito(42),Zaugg(9),Dillier(6)
14 Ireland 357 D. Martin(316),Deignan(38),Roche(3)
15 Norway 332 Kristoff(321),Hushovd(8),Boasson Hagen(2),Nordhaug(1)
  • Riders from 34 countries scored points.

Leader progress

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Event
(Winner) 		Individual Team Nation
Tour Down Under
(Simon Gerrans) 		Simon Gerrans Orica–GreenEDGE Australia
Paris–Nice
(Carlos Betancur) 		Carlos Betancur Lampre–Merida
Tirreno–Adriatico
(Alberto Contador) 		Ag2r–La Mondiale
Milan–San Remo
(Alexander Kristoff) 		Movistar Team
E3 Harelbeke
(Peter Sagan)
Volta a Catalunya
(Joaquim Rodríguez) 		Alberto Contador Ag2r–La Mondiale Spain
Gent–Wevelgem
(John Degenkolb)
Tour of Flanders
(Fabian Cancellara) 		Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Tour of the Basque Country
(Alberto Contador)
Paris–Roubaix
(Niki Terpstra)
Amstel Gold Race
(Philippe Gilbert)
La Flèche Wallonne
(Alejandro Valverde)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
(Simon Gerrans)
Tour de Romandie
(Chris Froome)
Giro d'Italia
(Nairo Quintana) 		Nairo Quintana
Critérium du Dauphiné
(Andrew Talansky) 		Alberto Contador
Tour de Suisse
(Rui Costa)
Tour de France
(Vincenzo Nibali) 		Movistar Team
Clásica de San Sebastián
(Alejandro Valverde) 		Alejandro Valverde
Tour de Pologne
(Rafał Majka)
Eneco Tour
(Tim Wellens)
Vattenfall Cyclassics
(Alexander Kristoff)
GP Ouest-France
(Sylvain Chavanel)
GP de Québec
(Simon Gerrans)
Vuelta a España
(Alberto Contador) 		Alberto Contador
GP de Montréal
(Simon Gerrans)
World TTT Championships
(BMC Racing Team)
Giro di Lombardia
(Dan Martin) 		Alejandro Valverde
Tour of Beijing
(Philippe Gilbert)

References

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  1. ^"Registration of UCI ProTeams and UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2014 season".UCI.ch.Union Cycliste Internationale.10 December 2013.Retrieved31 December2013.
  2. ^"Points allocation".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-07-12.Retrieved2013-11-14.
  3. ^"UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2014: Individual".UCI World Tour.Infostrada Sports;Union Cycliste Internationale.14 October 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved18 October2014.
  4. ^Evans, Martin Tied In WorldTour | Cyclingnews
  5. ^"UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2014: Team".UCI World Tour.Infostrada Sports;Union Cycliste Internationale.14 October 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved18 October2014.
  6. ^"UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2014: Nation".UCI World Tour.Infostrada Sports;Union Cycliste Internationale.14 October 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-10-23.Retrieved18 October2014.
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