2014 Tour de France

July 2017 July 2017 2014 Tour de France 2014 UCI World Tour 18 29 Route of the 2014 Tour de France.png Route of the 2014 Tour de France Map of France showing the path of the race going clockwise starting in the United Kingdom, going through Belgium, then around France. 5–27 July 2014 21 3,660.5total-distance The race's total distance of 3,660.5 km 0 on is a calculation of all 21 stages added together (3,663.5 km 0 on) minus the 3 km 0 on removed from stage five.http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/overall-route.html 2014 Route – Sporting aspects, stage cities – Tour de France 2014 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 3 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140706194530/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/overall-route.html 6 July 2014 dead dmy-allStage 5 – Ypres > Arenberg Porte du Hainaut – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-5.html 31 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20161007111010/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-5.html 7 October 2016 dead dmy-all km 89h 59' 06" Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2014 yellow Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2014 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2014 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2014 green Rafał Majka POL TNK 2014 polkadot Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2014 white FRA ALM 2014 yellow_number Alessandro De Marchi ITA CAN 2014 red_number 2013 2015 The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,660.5 km on race included 21 stages,total-distance starting in Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 27 July. The race also visited Belgium for part of a stage. Vincenzo Nibali of the AST 2014 team won the overall general classification by more than seven minutes, the biggest winning margin since 1997. By winning, he had acquired victories in all Grand Tours. Jean-Christophe Péraud (ALM 2014) placed second, with Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2014) third. Marcel Kittel of GIA 2014 yes was the first rider to wear the general classification leader's yellow jersey after winning stage one. He lost the following day to stage winner Nibali as the race reached the mountains. Nibali held the race lead until the end of the ninth stage, when it was taken by LTB 2014's Tony Gallopin. The yellow jersey returned to Nibali the following stage, and he held it until the conclusion of the race. The points classification was decided early in the race and was won by CAN 2014's Peter Sagan. Rafał Majka of TNK 2014, winner of two mountain stages, won the mountains classification. Pinot finished as the best young rider. The team classification was won by ALM 2014 yes and Alessandro De Marchi (CAN 2014 yes) was given the award for the most combative rider. Kittel and Nibali won the most stages, with four each. Following criticism by the professional women's peloton and campaign groups like Le Tour Entier regarding the lack of a women's Tour de France,12 September 2013 Women's Tour manifesto published en-GB BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/24062998 2022-02-15 More than 93,000 have signed a petition by the group, led by cyclist and writer Kathryn Bertine, World Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, and cyclists Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley.Macur Juliet 2014-07-26 Women as Athletes, Not Accessories, at Least for a Day en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/sports/cycling/tour-de-france-2014-women-push-to-compete-in-cyclings-top-event.html 2022-02-15 0362-4331 a one day women's race – La Course by Le Tour de France – was held on the Champs-Élysées, prior to the last stage of the Tour.15 July 2014 La Course to showcase women's cycling en-GB BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/28314738 2022-02-15 Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2014 Tour de France thumb|The team presentation ceremony took place inside the First Direct Arena in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 3 July Twenty-two teams participated in the 2014 edition of the Tour de France.Teams – The riders, videos, photos – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/teams.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 15 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160922080825/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/teams.html 22 September 2016 dead dmy-all The race was the 18th of the 29 events in the UCI World Tour,Wynn Nigel UCI WorldTour calendar 2014 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/uci-worldtour-calendar-2014-24565 15 October 2016 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 3 October 2013 and all of its eighteen UCI ProTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race.UCI cycling regulations 2014 115 On 28 January 2014, the organiser of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the four second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams given wildcard invitations: COF 2014, FST 2014, IAM 2014 and TNE 2014.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-2014-wildcards-selected/ Tour de France 2014 wildcards selected 28 January 2014 13 May 2025 Cyclingnews.com Future plc The team presentation – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 3 July, two days before the opening stage held in the city. The riders arrived at the arena by a ceremonial ride from the University of Leeds. The event included performances from Embrace and Opera North, in front of an audience of 10,000.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28140548 Leeds Arena hosts Tour de France opening ceremony BBC News BBC 3 July 2014 9 July 2014 Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.Start list – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/starters.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 30 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160903105141/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/starters.html 3 September 2016 dead dmy-all Of these, 47 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.Tour de France 2014 – Debutants http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?c=3&stat_id=158&id=124228 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144936/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=124228&c=3&stat_id=150 13 October 2016 dead 13 October 2016 The riders came from 34 countries; France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Belgium all had 10 or more riders in the race. GIA 2014's Ji Cheng was the first Chinese rider to participate in the Tour.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/10992159/Tour-de-France-2014-Ji-Cheng-blazes-a-trail-for-China-by-coming-last.html Tour de France 2014: Ji Cheng blazes a trail for China by coming last Cary Tom 25 July 2014 15 February 2016 The Daily Telegraph Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; German riders won the largest number of stages, with seven.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2014 – The stage winners http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2014/vainqueurs.html 13 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20161014232605/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2014/vainqueurs.html 14 October 2016 dead dmy-all The average age of riders in the race was 29.88 years,Tour de France 2014 – Average age http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=124228&c=3&stat_id=150 ProCyclingStats 13 October 2016 ranging from the 20-year-old Danny van Poppel to the 42-year-old Jens Voigt, both TFR 2014 riders.Farrand Stephen Cancellara warns of attack on the Tour de France cobbles http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cancellara-warns-of-attack-on-the-tour-de-france-cobbles/ 13 October 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 3 July 2014 Voigt, riding in his final year as a professional, equalled Stuart O'Grady's record for most appearances in the Tour with 17.Brown Gregor http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/jens-voigt-match-tour-de-france-participation-record-128340 Jens Voigt to match Tour de France participation record Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 26 June 2014 2 November 2016 GRS 2014 had the highest average age, while TFR 2014 yes had the lowest. The teams entering the race were: 2014 UCI ProTeams ALM AST BEL BMC CAN EUC FDJ GRS GIA KAT LAM LTB MOV OPQ OGE SKY SAX TFR margin-right:20%; 2014 UCI Professional Continental teams FST COF IAM TNE margin-right:20%; Pre-race favourites 300 Critérium du Dauphiné 2013 - 4e étape (clm) - 3 (cropped).JPG A photograph of Chris Froome. 2015 Tour de France team presentation, Alberto Contador (cropped).jpg A photograph of Alberto Contador. Chris Froome (pictured in 2013) and Alberto Contador (pictured in 2015), were seen by many as the top two general classification pre-race favourites; both were forced to abandon the race due to injuries caused by crashes. According to many observers before the race the top two favourites for the general classification were Chris Froome (SKY 2014 yes) and Alberto Contador (SAX 2014 yes).Indurain: It's going to be a good fight between Froome and Contador http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/indurain-its-going-to-be-a-good-fight-between-froome-and-contador/ 23 November 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 29 June 2014Puddicombe Stephen Tour de France 2014: Who will win? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2014-will-win-128854 23 November 2016 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 2 July 20142014 Tour de France Contenders http://www.bicycling.com/2014-tour-de-france/2014-tour-de-france/2014-tour-de-france-contenders 23 November 2016 Bicycling Rodale, Inc. 26 June 2014Henrys Colin Tour de France 2014: yellow jersey contenders https://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/previews/tour-de-france-2014-yellow-jersey-contenders.html 23 November 2016 Road Cycling UK Mpora 4 July 2014Westby Matt Tour de France: The Contenders http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/12040/9366338/tour-de-france-the-contenders 23 November 2016 Sky Sports Sky plc 2 July 2014 Their closest rivals were thought to have been Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2014 yes) and Alejandro Valverde (MOV 2014 yes).Sturney Rob 2014 Tour de France preview: The contenders http://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/2014-tour-de-france-preview-contenders/ 23 November 2016 Canadian Cycling Magazine Gripped Publishing Inc. 1 July 2014 A possible contender was the 2013 Tour runner-up, Nairo Quintana, who had chosen not to ride the Tour after his 2014 Giro d'Italia win that took place during May.Hood Andrew Even after Giro win, still no Tour de France for Quintana http://www.velonews.com/2014/05/news/tour-quintana-year_330282 23 November 2016 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 31 May 2014 Andy Schleck (TFR 2014 yes), who was retroactively awarded the 2010 Tour title, was selected by his team as a domestique, and was not considered a possible favourite.Brown Gregor Schleck brothers named to Trek Tour squad, but not as GC contenders http://www.velonews.com/2014/06/news/schleck-brothers-named-to-trek-tour-squad-but-not-as-gc-contenders_333370 12 January 2017 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 25 June 2014 The other riders considered contenders for the general classification were Andrew Talansky (GRS 2014 yes), Rui Costa (LAM 2014 yes), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2014 yes), Tejay van Garderen (BMC 2014 yes) and Jurgen Van den Broeck (LTB 2014 yes).Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Tour de France 2014: six contenders for the yellow jersey https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/03/tour-de-france-2014-contenders-yellow-jersey 23 November 2016 The Guardian 3 July 2014 Defending champion and runner-up in the 2012 Tour, Froome, had shown his form so far in the 2014 season by winning the general classification of two stage races, the Tour of Oman and the Tour de Romandie. Contador, winner of the 2007 and 2009 Tours, also won two stage races, the Tirreno–Adriatico and the Tour of the Basque Country in the lead-up to the Tour, placing second overall in the Volta ao Algarve, Volta a Catalunya and Critérium du Dauphiné. Nibali had missed the 2013 Tour as he had focused on the 2013 Giro, which he won. His highest Tour result was third in 2012. His best results so far in the 2014 season were fifth in the Tour de Romandie and seventh in the Dauphiné. Valverde, who placed eighth in the 2013 Tour and won the 2009 Vuelta a España,http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Alejandro_Valverde Alejandro Valverde – 2014 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20170112030149/http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Alejandro_Valverde 12 January 2017 live 19 January 2017 dmy-all had a number of wins in the 2014 season prior to the Tour, most notably, the Vuelta a Andalucía stage race and the La Flèche Wallonne one-day race. The sprinters considered favourites for the points classification and wins on the flat or hilly bunch sprint finishes were Peter Sagan (CAN 2014 yes), Mark Cavendish (OPQ 2014 yes), André Greipel (LTB 2014 yes), Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2014 yes) and GIA 2014 yes riders Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb.Henrys Colin Tour de France 2014: green jersey contenders https://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/previews/tour-de-france-2014-green-jersey-contenders.html 23 November 2016 Road Cycling UK Mpora 1 July 2014Yost Whitt 2014 Tour de France Green-Jersey Contenders http://www.bicycling.com/2014-tour-de-france/2014-tour-de-france/2014-tour-de-france-green-jersey-contenders 23 November 2016 Bicycling Rodale, Inc. 4 July 2014Westby Matt Tour de France: The Sprinters http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/12040/9368815/tour-de-france-the-sprinters 23 November 2016 Sky Sports Sky plc 5 July 2014 Winner of the points classification in the two previous Tours, Sagan, had won the E3 Harelbeke one-day race and won the points classifications in three stage races, the Tirreno–Adriatico, the Tour of California and the Tour de Suisse, during the 2014 season up until the Tour.http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140797&season=2014&sort=date Peter Sagan – 2014 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093603/http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140797&season=2014&sort=date 24 November 2016 live 23 November 2016 Cavendish, who won the points classification in 2011, had nine wins so far in the season and had the full backing of his team. Greipel had amassed a total of twelve wins during the season prior to the Tour, but his team would have to share support for him and Van den Broeck. Kristoff had won the Milan–San Remo, and was considered a dark horse for the points classification. Kittel was seen as a top contender for the bunch sprints, as he won the most stages in the 2013 Tour, a total of four.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2013 – The stage winners http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2013/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 23 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160330085031/http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2013/vainqueurs.html 30 March 2016 dead dmy-all He had an amassed seven wins so far in the season, two of which were in the Giro. It was thought that Degenkolb would be used by GIA 2014 yes for the more challenging sprints. His major results of the season were first place in Gent–Wevelgem and second place in Paris–Roubaix, both one-day races. Route and stages thumb|Stage five, between Ypres, Belgium, and Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, featured sett paving sections used in the one-day race Paris–Roubaix. On 14 December 2012, the ASO announced that the English historic county of Yorkshire would host the 2014 edition's early stages (known as the Grand Départ).Tour de France: Yorkshire to host start of 2014 race https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20724621 31 October 2016 BBC Sport BBC 14 December 2012 Further details of the first three stages held in the United Kingdom were released on 17 January 2013. This was the fourth Tour to contain stages in the United Kingdom, after 1974, 1994 and 2007.British start to 2014 Tour de France presented http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/british-start-to-2014-tour-de-france-presented/ 31 October 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 17 January 2014 The entire route was announced by the ASO on 23 October 2013 at the official presentation at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. At the event, Stephen Roche, winner of the 1987 Tour, described the route as "fairly soft".Benson Daniel Stephen Roche: Fairly soft 2014 Tour de France route http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stephen-roche-fairly-soft-2014-tour-de-france-route/ 31 October 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 23 October 2013 Notable features of the route were the fifth stage's sections of sett paving, the five high altitude stage finishes and the lack of time trialing, with only stage twenty's 54 km 0 on individual time trial.Farrand Stephen 2014 Tour de France route unveiled http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2014-tour-de-france-route-unveiled/ 31 October 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 23 October 2013 The first of the two stages held in Yorkshire started in Leeds and finished in Harrogate, with stage two held between York and Sheffield. After a transfer to the East Anglian city of Cambridge, the race went south to the finish in London. The Tour transferred across the English Channel to the start of stage four Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, with the finish in Lille. Stage five began in Ypres, Belgium, and finished back in France. The following three stages crossed the north-east to the Vosges Mountains for stages nine and ten. The eleventh stage took place between Besançon and Oyonnax through the Jura Mountains. Stage twelve headed west to Saint-Étienne, with the next stage moving back east into the Chartreuse Mountains, with the finish at the Alpine ski resort of Chamrousse. The fourteenth stage ended in the town of Risoul. The following stage took the race south to Nîmes. After a transfer to Carcassonne, the route moved into the Pyrenees for the next two stages. The nineteenth stage took a northerly direction to the department of Dordogne and the location of stage twenty. A long transfer took the Tour back to the north-east to finish with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. There were 21 stages in the race, covering a total distance of 3660.5 km 0 on.total-distance The longest mass-start stage was the seventh at 234.5 km 0 on, and stage 17 was the shortest at 124.5 km 0 on. Nine stages were officially classified as flat, five as medium mountain and six as high mountain.Race regulations 2014 35Race regulations 2014 37 Stage five, although classified as medium mountain, was flat with sett paving sections. There were five summit finishes: stage 10, to La Planche des Belles Filles; stage 13, to Chamrousse; stage 14, to Risoul; stage 17, to Saint-Lary Pla d’Adet; and stage 18, to Hautacam.Race regulations 2014 37 The highest point of elevation in the race was the 2360 m ft on-high Col d'Izoard mountain pass on stage fourteen. It was among six hors catégorie (English: beyond category) rated climbs in the race.Joel Gunter Scott Jones Jack Kempster John MacLeary Dan Palmer Tour de France 2014: interactive stage guide plus results and standings https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/10943849/Tour-de-France-2014-interactive-stage-guide-plus-results-and-standings.html 23 October 2017 The Daily Telegraph 4 June 2014 There were nine new stage start or finish locations. The rest days were after stage 10, in the Besançon, and after 15, in Carcassonne. +Stage characteristics and winnersThe history of the Tour de France – Year 2014 – The stage winners http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2014/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 19 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161120085232/http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2014/vainqueurs.html 20 November 2016 dead dmy-all Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 5 July Leeds to Harrogate (United Kingdom) 190.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Marcel Kittel GER 2 6 July York to Sheffield (United Kingdom) 201 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Vincenzo Nibali ITA 3 7 July Cambridge to London (United Kingdom) 155 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Marcel Kittel GER 4 8 July Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Lille Metropole (Villeneuve-d'Ascq) 163.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Marcel Kittel GER 5 9 July Ypres (Belgium) to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut 152.5 km 0 onstage-5-distance Four days before stage five, the race jury removed two of the nine sett paving sections due to bad weather.Barry Ryan Benson Daniel Two cobbled sectors removed from stage 5 of Tour de France due to weather conditions http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/two-cobbled-sectors-removed-from-stage-5-of-tour-de-france-due-to-weather-conditions/ 31 October 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 9 July 2014 The total stage distance was reduced from 155.5 km 0 on to 152.5 km 0 on. 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stagestage-5-type Although officially classified as medium mountain, stage five was flat with sett paving sections. Lars Boom NED 6 10 July Arras to Reims 194 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER 7 11 July Épernay to Nancy 234.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Matteo Trentin ITA 8 12 July Tomblaine to Gérardmer La Mauselaine 161 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Blel Kadri FRA 9 13 July Gérardmer to Mulhouse 170 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Tony Martin GER 10 14 July Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles 161.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Vincenzo Nibali ITA 15 July Besançon Rest day 11 16 July Besançon to Oyonnax 187.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Tony Gallopin FRA 12 17 July Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Étienne 185.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Alexander Kristoff NOR 13 18 July Saint-Étienne to Chamrousse 197.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Vincenzo Nibali ITA 14 19 July Grenoble to Risoul 177 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Rafał Majka POL 15 20 July Tallard to Nîmes 222 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Alexander Kristoff NOR 21 July Carcassonne Rest day 16 22 July Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon 237.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Michael Rogers AUS 17 23 July Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Lary Pla d’Adet 124.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Rafał Majka POL 18 24 July Pau to Hautacam 145.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Vincenzo Nibali ITA 19 25 July Maubourguet Pays du Val d’Adour to Bergerac 208.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU 20 26 July Bergerac to Périgueux 54 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Tony Martin GER 2127 July Évry to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 137.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Marcel Kittel GER Total 3660.5 km 0 ontotal-distance Race overview 2014 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2014 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21 Opening week and Vosges thumb|Marcel Kittel (GIA 2014) gained the third of his four race stage wins in stage four's bunch sprint finish at Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium. The first stage's bunch sprint finish was won by Marcel Kittel. A crash in the sprint caused Mark Cavendish, a favourite for the win, to fall; he did not start stage two.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/mark-cavendish/10949268/mark-cavendish-tour-de-france-2014-injury-crash.html Mark Cavendish ruled out of Tour de France after failing to recover from crash on stage one The Daily Telegraph 6 July 2014 14 February 2016 Tom Cary Kittel gained the race leader's yellow jersey and the green jersey as the leader of the points classification, with Jens Voigt taking the polka dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.Westemeyer Susan Kittel wins opening stage of Tour de France http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2014/stage-1/results/ 12 January 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 5 July 2014 In the following stage, likened to a "mini Liège-Bastogne-Liège",Shrubsall, J. (6 December 2018). The First Tour: Promises made, Simon Yates's 2014 Tour sparked his lightning-fast rise to the top. Cycling Weekly, pp.46-47. Vincenzo Nibali took the stage win and yellow jersey, attacking on Sheffield's hilly terrain with 2 km 1 on remaining. Peter Sagan took the green jersey and Cyril Lemoine (COF 2014 yes) took the polka dot jersey.Shark attack in Sheffield http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-2/news/flm/shark-attack-in-sheffield.html 12 January 2017 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 6 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160725034448/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-2/news/flm/shark-attack-in-sheffield.html 25 July 2016 dead dmy-all Stages three and four, finishing in London and Lille respectively, ended in bunch sprints and were both won by Kittel.Smith Sophie Marcel Kittel claims third Tour de France stage victory http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-stage-four-129535 12 January 2017 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 8 July 2014 Crashes in stages four and five forced pre-race favourite Chris Froome to abandon the race; his injuries were later revealed to be fractures to his left wrist and right hand.Two fractures revealed as cause of Chris Froome leaving Tour de France https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/11/chris-froome-reveals-injuries-tour-de-france-2014 12 January 2017 The Guardian Press Association 11 July 2014 The weather was wet throughout the fifth stage, with the sett paving causing many crashes (although not Froome's). The fractured ending was won by an attack in the final 5 km 1 on by Lars Boom of BEL 2014 yes. Nibali, who placed third, extended his overall lead over his rivals, with Alberto Contador 2 min 37 s down.Ryan Barry Tour de France: Boom the master of the pavé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2014/stage-5/results/ 12 January 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 9 July 2014 André Greipel won stage six's bunch sprint in Reims.Andre Greipel wins stage six https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/28252352 12 January 2017 BBC Sport BBC 10 July 2014 Another bunch sprint took place at the end of the next stage, with the hilly finish decided by a photo finish between Sagan and the winner Matteo Trentin (OPQ 2014 yes).Matteo Trentin wins stage seven https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/28269891 12 January 2017 BBC Sport BBC 11 July 2014 Stage eight, the first at altitude, was taken by ALM 2014 yes's Blel Kadri, who attacked from a breakaway group with 25 km 1 on to go; he managed to hold his lead over the chasing group of overall favourites, who came in over two minutes behind. His win put Kadri into the polka dot jersey.Been José Tour de France: Kadri wins on first summit finish at Gérardmer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2014/stage-8/results/ 12 January 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 12 July 2014 Another solo victory came the following day, when Tony Martin of OPQ 2014 yes dropped fellow breakaway rider Alessandro De Marchi (CAN 2014 yes) with 60 km 1 on remaining. A large group that formed in pursuit of the duo finished 2 min 45 s behind, with the unconcerned general classification contenders coming together in at 7 min 46 s down. The yellow jersey went to a rider from the first group, LTB 2014 yes's Tony Gallopin. Martin now led the mountains classification.Edward Pickering Tony Martin solos to Tour de France stage nine win http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/tony-martin-solos-tour-de-france-stage-nine-win-130118 13 January 2017 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 13 July 2014 Stage ten was the Tour's first high mountain stage. On the final climb to the finish at La Planche des Belles Filles, Nibali attacked from the group of overall contenders with 3 km 1 on remaining, passed two surviving riders from the day's early breakaway, and claimed his second stage win, which put him back in the yellow jersey. Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2014 yes), one of the two breakaway riders, took the polka dot jersey.Bacon Ellis Nibali wins stage 10 of the Tour de France http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2014/stage-10/results/ 12 January 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 14 July 2014 Contador crashed during the descent of the Petit Ballon, 95 km 1 on into the stage, forcing him to quit the race;http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-out-of-the-tour-de-france Kirsten Frattini Alberto Contador out of the Tour de France 14 July 2014 14 February 2016 Cyclingnews.com Future plc it was later revealed that he had fractured his right tibia.Contador fractured tibia in Tour de France crash http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-fractured-tibia-in-tour-de-france-crash/ 1 February 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 14 February 2016 The next day was the first rest day of the Tour. Jura and Alps thumb|left|Rafał Majka's (SAX 2014) victories in the high mountain stages of fourteen and seventeen helped him win the Tour's polka dot jersey as leader of the mountains classification. Stage eleven's rolling terrain resulted in a final peloton that included mainly puncheurs; Gallopin won the stage after an attack 13 km 1 on from the finish in Oyonnax split the peloton and a second with 2.7 km 1 on remaining that successfully held off the chasers.Gladstone Hugh Tony Gallopin wins Stage 11 of Tour de France http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/stage-11-130357 14 January 2017 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 16 July 2014 The twelfth stage was won by Alexander Kristoff from a bunch sprint.Pretot Julien Kristoff too strong for Sagan on Tour stage 12 http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cycling-tour-idUKKBN0FM21S20140717 https://web.archive.org/web/20170412143859/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cycling-tour-idUKKBN0FM21S20140717 dead 12 April 2017 10 April 2017 Reuters 17 July 2014 Nibali took the stage win the following stage, making his move from the leading group in the final 3 km 1 on on the hors catégorie climb to Chamrousse. He extended his lead over the second-placed overall rider Alejandro Valverde to 3 min 37 s. Richie Porte, who was second overall before the stage and the new leader of SKY 2014 yes, lost around nine minutes and dropped to sixteenth. Nibali took the lead of the mountains classification.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Vincenzo Nibali powers to Tour de France stage 13 win to stretch lead https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/18/vincenzo-nibali-tour-de-france-stage-13-win 10 April 2017 The Guardian 18 July 2014 In stage fourteen, Rafał Majka (SAX 2014 yes) attacked from a reduced breakaway on the climb to the finish in Risoul with 10 km 1 on remaining and managed to hold off chasing the group of overall favourites and soloed to victory. Nibali, second in the stage, extended his lead further by one minute as Valverde lost time and Rodríguez regained the polka dot jersey.Ostlere Lawrence Tour de France 2014 stage 14 – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/19/tour-de-france-2014-stage-14-grenoble-to-risoul-live 10 April 2017 The Guardian 19 July 2014Classifications stage 14 – Grenoble > Risoul – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-14/classifications.html 10 April 2017 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20170709061602/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-14/classifications.html 9 July 2017 dead dmy-all Kristoff won the bunch sprint in the transitional stage fifteen.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Alexander Kristoff wins stage 15 of Tour de France with Nibali safe https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/20/alexander-kristoff-wins-stage-15-of-tour-de-france-with-nibali-safe 1 February 2017 The Guardian 20 July 2014 In the first of the three stages in the Pyrenees, the sixteenth, a breakaway group of 21 riders formed 75 km 1 on in. The group reduced to five after the final climb, the hors catégorie Port de Balès with 21 km 1 on remaining, out of which came the winner, Michael Rogers of (SAX 2014 yes), who attacked 3 km 1 on from finish in Bagnères-de-Luchon. The group of general classification favourites came in over eight minutes down. Majka led the mountains classification.Tour de France: Rogers wins in Luchon http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2014/stage-16/results/ 10 April 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 22 July 2014 The Tour's queen stage,Puddicombe Stephen The mountains of the 2014 Tour de France http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/the-mountains-of-the-2014-tour-de-france-23989 11 April 2017 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 23 October 2013Tour de France 2014: Stage 14 Preview http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2014/stage-14/preview/ 11 April 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 3 June 2014 the seventeenth, featured three first-category climbs and the hors catégorie climb to the finish at Saint-Lary Pla d’Adet. An early nine-strong breakaway was pulled back before the first climb by KAT 2014 yes for their rider Rodríguez to take the mountains classification points and the temporary lead of the competition. This led to the formation of a large lead group which gradually split across the middle climbs. Rodriguez and Majka led the lead group race over the penultimate climb, with the former first. On the final climb, a group of four that had escaped were caught by Majka, who had dropped Rodríguez, and he soloed to claim his second stage win and the large number of points for the summit finish. Nibali had split apart the group of chasing overall favourites and came in third. Second-placed overall Valverde lost a minute to Thibaut Pinot in third.Westemeyer Susan Tour de France: Majka victorious on Pla d'Adet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2014/stage-17/results/ 11 April 2017 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 23 July 2014 Pyrenees and finale thumb|AST 2014 rider Vincenzo Nibali, marshalled by teammate Michele Scarponi, before he won stage eighteen to increase his lead in the general classification's yellow jersey The Tour's final mountain stage, the eighteenth, saw Nibali take his fourth victory of the race at Hautacam; his stage winning move came 9 km 1 on from the finish, on the climb to Hautacam. He finished 1 min 10 s ahead of a group which were four of his nearest general classification rivals, with the exception of Valverde, who lost further time and dropped to fourth overall, displaced by Thibaut Pinot and Jean-Christophe Péraud, respectively. Majka finished third in the stage and secured the mountains classification.Gladstone Hugh Vincenzo Nibali takes his fourth stage victory at the Tour de France http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/stage-18-tour-de-france-131030 11 April 2017 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 24 July 2014 In stage nineteen, Ramūnas Navardauskas of GRS 2014 yes attacked a peloton fractured by rain 13 km 1 on from the finish to win the stage.Vincenzo Nibali maintains Tour lead http://www.espn.com/sports/endurance/tdf2014/story/_/id/11263071/2014-tour-de-france-ramunas-navardauskas-wins-stage-19-vincenzo-nibali-maintains-lead 11 April 2017 ESPN.com Associated Press ESPN Inc. 25 July 2014 Martin claimed his second stage of the Tour in the penultimate stage's individual time trial. His time of 1h 6 min 21 s over the 54 km 1 on course was 1 min 39 s faster than second-placed Tom Dumoulin (GIA 2014 yes). Nibali finished fourth, increasing his advantage.Classifications stage 20 – Bergerac > Périgueux – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-20/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 12 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507162156/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-20/classifications.html 7 May 2016 dead dmy-all In the final stage, Kittel secured a second successive victory on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, his fourth stage win of the race. Nibali finished the race to win the general classification by a margin of 7 min 39 s, the largest winning margin since Jan Ullrich in the 1997 Tour.Hurcom Sophie Vincenzo Nibali wins 2014 Tour de France; Marcel Kittel takes final stage http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/tour-de-france/vincenzo-nibali-wins-2014-tour-de-france-131357 20 January 2017 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 27 July 2014 Second and third respectively were Péraud and Pinot, with the latter 8 min 15 s down on Nibali. The points classification was won by Sagan with 431 points; Kristoff came second with 282 points. Majka finished with 181 points in the mountains classification, 13 ahead of second-placed Nibali. Pinot was the best young rider, with Romain Bardet (ALM 2014 yes) second. The team classification was won by ALM 2014 yes, 34 min 46 s ahead of second-placed BEL 2014 yes. Of the 198 starters, 164 reached the finish of the last stage in Paris.Classifications stage 21 – Évry > Paris Champs-Élysées – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-21/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 30 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160828122645/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-21/classifications.html 28 August 2016 dead dmy-all Classification leadership and minor prizes There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2014 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.Race regulations 2014 36 There were no time bonuses given at the end of stages for this edition of the Tour.Race regulations 2014 38 If a crash had happened within the final 3 km 1 on of a stage, not including the time trial and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.Race regulations 2014 32 The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour.Race regulations 2014 36 The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.Race regulations 2014 29 + Points classification points for the top 15 positions by typeRace regulations 2014 36–37 Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage 45 35 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage 30 25 22 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial 20px|alt=|link= Intermediate sprint The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing among the highest placed in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints during the stage. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type.Race regulations 2014 36–37 The leader was identified by a green jersey.Race regulations 2014 29 The third classification was the mountains classification. Points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit of the most difficult climbs first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second-, first-category and hors catégorie, with the more difficult climbs rated lower. Double points were awarded on the summit finishes on stages 10, 13, 14, 17 and 18.Race regulations 2014 37 The leader wore a white jersey with red polka dots.Race regulations 2014 29 The final individual classification was the young rider classification. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1989.Race regulations 2014 37 The leader wore a white jersey.Race regulations 2014 29 The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie.Race regulations 2014 38 The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys and yellow helmets.Race regulations 2014 29 In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who has demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship".Race regulations 2014 38 No combativity awards were given for the time trial and the final stage.Race regulations 2014 24 The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.Race regulations 2014 29 At the conclusion of the Tour, Alessandro De Marchi won the overall super-combativity award, again, decided by a jury.Race regulations 2014 38 A total of €2,035,000 was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winner of the general classification received €450,000, with the second and third placed riders got €200,000 and €100,000 respectively. All finishers of the race were awarded with money. The holders of the classifications benefited on each stage they led; the final winners of the points and mountains were given €25,000, while the best young rider and most combative rider got €20,000. The winners of the team classification received €50,000.Race regulations 2014 20–24 There were also two special awards each with a prize of €5000, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, given to first rider to pass the summit of the highest climb in the Tour, the Col d'Izoard in stage fourteen, and the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, given to the first rider to pass Goddet's memorial at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet in stage eighteen.Race regulations 2014 24 Joaquim Rodríguez won the Henri Desgrange and Blel Kadri won the Jacques Goddet.Majka claims first Tour win in Risoul – News stage 14 – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-14/news/flm/-majka-claims-first-tour-win-in-risoul.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 13 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161012223752/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-14/news/flm/-majka-claims-first-tour-win-in-risoul.html 12 October 2016 dead dmy-allNibali crowns it all at the last summit – News stage 18 – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-18/news/flm/nibali-crowns-it-all-at-the-last-summit.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 24 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225145/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-18/news/flm/nibali-crowns-it-all-at-the-last-summit.html 12 October 2016 dead dmy-all +Classification leadership by stageTour de France 2014 – Leaders overview https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2014/gc/stages/leaders-overview ProCyclingStats 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190216221523/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2014/gc/stages/leaders-overview 16 February 2019 deadvan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 2014 Information about the Tour de France from 2014 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302052845/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2014 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 dead Stage Winner General classification25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Points classification25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Young rider classification25px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Team classification25px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Combativity award25px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. 1 Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Jens Voigt Peter Sagan Team Sky Jens Voigt 2 Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Peter Sagan Cyril Lemoine Blel Kadri 3 Marcel Kittel Jan Bárta 4 Marcel Kittel Thomas Voeckler 5 Lars Boom Astana Pro Team Lieuwe Westra 6 André Greipel Luis Ángel Maté 7 Matteo Trentin Martin Elmiger 8 Blel Kadri Blel Kadri Michał Kwiatkowski Blel Kadri 9 Tony Martin Tony Gallopin Tony Martin Tony Martin 10 Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Joaquim Rodríguez Romain Bardet ALM 2014 Tony Martin 11 Tony Gallopin Nicolas Roche 12 Alexander Kristoff Simon Clarke 13 Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Alessandro De Marchi 14 Rafał Majka Joaquim Rodríguez Alessandro De Marchi 15 Alexander Kristoff Martin Elmiger 16 Michael RogersRafał MajkaThibaut PinotCyril Gautier 17 Rafał MajkaRomain Bardet 18 Vincenzo NibaliMikel Nieve 19 Ramūnas NavardauskasTom-Jelte Slagter 20 Tony Martin no award 21Marcel Kittel Final Vincenzo Nibali Peter Sagan white Rafał Majka yes Thibaut Pinot ALM 2014 white Alessandro De Marchi Alessandro De Marchi (cyclist) In stage two, Bryan Coquard, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Marcel Kittel (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification and Peter Sagan (in second place) wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification during that stage.Classifications stage 1 – Leeds > Harrogate – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-1/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160903134629/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-1/classifications.html 3 September 2016 dead dmy-all In stages three–five, Romain Bardet, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because Peter Sagan (in first place) wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification. Additionally, in stages six–seven, Michał Kwiatkowski wore the white jersey for the same reason.Classifications stage 2 – York > Sheffield – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-2/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160903134631/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-2/classifications.html 3 September 2016 dead dmy-allClassifications stage 3 – Cambridge > Londres – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-3/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160903134632/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-3/classifications.html 3 September 2016 dead dmy-allClassifications stage 4 – Le Touquet-Paris-Plage > Lille Métropole – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-4/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160903134633/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-4/classifications.html 3 September 2016 dead dmy-all In stage fourteen, Joaquim Rodríguez, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the polka-dot jersey, because Vincenzo Nibali (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications stage 13 – Saint-Étienne > Chamrousse – Tour de France 2014 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-13/classifications.html 12 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160903134641/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/stage-13/classifications.html 3 September 2016 dead dmy-all Final standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Denotes the winner of the general classificationRace regulations 2014 29 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Denotes the winner of the points classificationRace regulations 2014 29 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Denotes the winner of the mountains classificationRace regulations 2014 29 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Denotes the winner of the young rider classificationRace regulations 2014 29 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. Denotes the winner of the team classificationRace regulations 2014 29 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. Denotes the winner of the super-combativity awardRace regulations 2014 29 General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. AST 2014 89h 59' 06" 2 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 7' 37" 3 Thibaut Pinot FRA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. FDJ 2014 + 8' 15" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2014 + 9' 40" 5 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2014 + 11' 24" 6 Romain Bardet FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 11' 26" 7 Leopold König CZE TNE 2014 + 14' 32" 8 Haimar Zubeldia ESP TFR 2014 + 17' 57" 9 Laurens ten Dam NED BEL 2014 + 18' 11" 10 Bauke Mollema NED BEL 2014 + 21' 15" Final general classification (11–164) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2014 + 23' 07" 12 Fränk Schleck LUX TFR 2014 + 25' 48" 13 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL LTB 2014 + 34' 01" 14 Yuri Trofimov RUS KAT 2014 + 36' 41" 15 Steven Kruijswijk NED BEL 2014 + 38' 15" 16 Brice Feillu FRA BSE 2014 + 43' 59" 17 Chris Horner USA LAM 2014 + 44' 31" 18 Mikel Nieve ESP SKY 2014 + 46' 31" 19 John Gadret FRA MOV 2014 + 47' 30" 20 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2014 + 52' 11" 21 Ben Gastauer LUX 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 58' 00" 22 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2014 + 59' 14" 23 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2014 + 1h 01' 08" 24 Jan Bakelants BEL OPQ 2014 + 1h 06' 28" 25 Cyril Gautier FRA EUC 2014 + 1h 08' 47" 26 Michael Rogers AUS SAX 2014 + 1h 17' 53" 27 Peter Velits SVK BMC 2014 + 1h 19' 38" 28 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2014 + 1h 21' 55" 29 Tony Gallopin FRA LTB 2014 + 1h 29' 24" 30 Arnold Jeannesson FRA FDJ 2014 + 1h 33' 27" 31 Luis Ángel Maté ESP COF 2014 + 1h 33' 27" 32 Marcel Wyss SUI IAM 2014 + 1h 38' 27" 33 Tom Dumoulin NED GIA 2014 + 1h 48' 00" 34 Sylvain Chavanel FRA IAM 2014 + 1h 48' 13" 35 Peter Stetina USA BMC 2014 + 1h 52' 36" 36 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2014 + 1h 54' 50" 37 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2014 + 1h 56' 28" 38 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2014 + 1h 56' 34" 39 Nicolas Roche IRL SAX 2014 + 1h 58' 45" 40 Bram Tankink NED BEL 2014 + 1h 59' 02" 41 Ion Izagirre ESP MOV 2014 + 2h 00' 50" 42 Thomas Voeckler FRA EUC 2014 + 2h 08' 38" 43 Michael Schär SUI BMC 2014 + 2h 09' 43" 44 Rafał Majka POL 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. SAX 2014 + 2h 17' 53" 45 Amaël Moinard FRA BMC 2014 + 2h 19' 13" 46 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2014 + 2h 21' 18" 47 Tony Martin GER OPQ 2014 + 2h 25' 35" 48 José Serpa COL LAM 2014 + 2h 29' 06" 49 Michele Scarponi ITA AST 2014 + 2h 31' 40" 50 Paul Voss GER TNE 2014 + 2h 32' 48" 51 Rudy Molard FRA COF 2014 + 2h 34' 22" 52 Alessandro De Marchi ITA 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. CAN 2014 + 2h 34' 54" 53 Ben King USA GRS 2014 + 2h 41' 59" 54 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2014 + 2h 45' 17" 55 Michał Gołaś POL OPQ 2014 + 2h 49' 03" 56 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED GRS 2014 + 2h 49' 20" 57 Jérémy Roy FRA FDJ 2014 + 2h 49' 28" 58 Jérôme Pineau FRA IAM 2014 + 2h 51' 46" 59 Mikaël Cherel FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 2h 52' 00" 60 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. CAN 2014 + 2h 52' 52" 61 Jesús Herrada ESP MOV 2014 + 2h 53' 18" 62 Florian Guillou FRA BSE 2014 + 2h 53' 20" 63 Markel Irizar ESP TFR 2014 + 2h 53' 44" 64 Adam Hansen AUS LTB 2014 + 2h 54' 18" 65 Yukiya Arashiro JPN EUC 2014 + 2h 55' 27" 66 Matteo Montaguti ITA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 2h 55' 47" 67 Jens Keukeleire BEL OGE 2014 + 2h 56' 12" 68 Bartosz Huzarski POL TNE 2014 + 2h 58' 00" 69 Daniel Oss ITA BMC 2014 + 2h 58' 41" 70 Michael Albasini SUI OGE 2014 + 3h 05' 51" 71 Jan Bárta CZE TNE 2014 + 3h 07' 18" 72 Tiago Machado POR TNE 2014 + 3h 08' 03" 73 Kévin Reza FRA EUC 2014 + 3h 08' 12" 74 Johan Vansummeren BEL GRS 2014 + 3h 08' 40" 75 Martin Elmiger SUI IAM 2014 + 3h 12' 10" 76 Mathieu Ladagnous FRA FDJ 2014 + 3h 14' 41" 77 Nicolas Edet FRA COF 2014 + 3h 19' 34" 78 Anthony Delaplace FRA BSE 2014 + 3h 20' 48" 79 Lieuwe Westra NED AST 2014 + 3h 21' 04" 80 Marco Marcato ITA CAN 2014 + 3h 21' 16" 81 Imanol Erviti ESP MOV 2014 + 3h 22' 48" 82 Lars Bak DEN LTB 2014 + 3h 23' 41" 83 Perrig Quéméneur FRA EUC 2014 + 3h 25' 46" 84 Blel Kadri FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 3h 26' 23" 85 Sébastien Reichenbach SUI IAM 2014 + 3h 27' 52" 86 Vasil Kiryienka BLR SKY 2014 + 3h 30' 23" 87 Nelson Oliveira POR LAM 2014 + 3h 30' 36" 88 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2014 + 3h 35' 01" 89 Sérgio Paulinho POR SAX 2014 + 3h 36' 33" 90 Samuel Dumoulin FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 3h 38' 04" 91 Rubén Plaza ESP MOV 2014 + 3h 38' 27" 92 Koen de Kort NED GIA 2014 + 3h 38' 52" 93 Matteo Trentin ITA OPQ 2014 + 3h 38' 56" 94 Niki Terpstra NED OPQ 2014 + 3h 39' 04" 95 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2014 + 3h 39' 28" 96 Daniele Bennati ITA SAX 2014 + 3h 40' 46" 97 Lars Boom NED BEL 2014 + 3h 41' 24" 98 Matthew Busche USA TFR 2014 + 3h 41' 58" 99 Sébastien Minard FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 3h 42' 23" 100 Gatis Smukulis LAT KAT 2014 + 3h 43' 25" 101 Grégory Rast SUI TFR 2014 + 3h 43' 37" 102 Cédric Pineau FRA FDJ 2014 + 3h 44' 22" 103 Florian Vachon FRA BSE 2014 + 3h 44' 40" 104 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2014 + 3h 44' 45" 105 David López ESP SKY 2014 + 3h 45' 13" 106 Sep Vanmarcke BEL BEL 2014 + 3h 45' 54" 107 Alexandre Pichot FRA EUC 2014 + 3h 46' 35" 108 Jens Voigt GER TFR 2014 + 3h 46' 37" 109 Julien Simon FRA COF 2014 + 3h 46' 56" 110 Cyril Lemoine FRA COF 2014 + 3h 47' 16" 111 Jürgen Roelandts BEL LTB 2014 + 3h 52' 39" 112 Maciej Bodnar POL CAN 2014 + 3h 52' 52" 113 Simon Clarke AUS OGE 2014 + 3h 55' 38" 114 Beñat Intxausti ESP MOV 2014 + 3h 55' 53" 115 Jean-Marc Bideau FRA BSE 2014 + 3h 58' 08" 116 Roy Curvers NED GIA 2014 + 3h 58' 23" 117 Maarten Wynants BEL BEL 2014 + 4h 01' 09" 118 Fabio Sabatini ITA CAN 2014 + 4h 01' 21" 119 Matteo Tosatto ITA SAX 2014 + 4h 01' 53" 120 Christophe Riblon FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 4h 04' 00" 121 Christian Meier CAN OGE 2014 + 4h 05' 13" 122 Luke Durbridge AUS OGE 2014 + 4h 05' 59" 123 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2014 + 4h 06' 42" 124 José Mendes POR TNE 2014 + 4h 07' 34" 125 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2014 + 4h 11' 46" 126 Bernhard Eisel AUT SKY 2014 + 4h 13' 21" 127 Alex Howes USA GRS 2014 + 4h 18' 43" 128 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2014 + 4h 19' 11" 129 Maxim Iglinsky KAZ AST 2014 + 4h 22' 07" 130 Dmitriy Gruzdev KAZ AST 2014 + 4h 22' 33" 131 Svein Tuft CAN OGE 2014 + 4h 22' 52" 132 Arnaud Gérard FRA BSE 2014 + 4h 24' 15" 133 Tom Leezer NED BEL 2014 + 4h 24' 21" 134 Michael Mørkøv DEN SAX 2014 + 4h 26' 29" 135 Kristijan Koren SLO CAN 2014 + 4h 29' 14" 136 Luca Paolini ITA KAT 2014 + 4h 29' 43" 137 Jack Bauer NZL GRS 2014 + 4h 29' 57" 138 Armindo Fonseca FRA BSE 2014 + 4h 30' 52" 139 Roger Kluge GER IAM 2014 + 4h 33' 45" 140 Sebastian Langeveld NED GRS 2014 + 4h 34' 29" 141 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU GRS 2014 + 4h 37' 42" 142 Mark Renshaw AUS OPQ 2014 + 4h 39' 03" 143 Mickaël Delage FRA FDJ 2014 + 4h 39' 40" 144 Andreas Schillinger GER TNE 2014 + 4h 40' 06" 145 Marcel Sieberg GER LTB 2014 + 4h 41' 21" 146 Albert Timmer NED GIA 2014 + 4h 42' 28" 147 Alessandro Vanotti ITA AST 2014 + 4h 42' 48" 148 Alessandro Petacchi ITA OPQ 2014 + 4h 44' 47" 149 André Greipel GER LTB 2014 + 4h 44' 54" 150 Romain Feillu FRA BSE 2014 + 4h 45' 04" 151 Zak Dempster AUS TNE 2014 + 4h 45' 04" 152 Benoît Jarrier FRA BSE 2014 + 4h 46' 28" 153 Danny Pate USA SKY 2014 + 4h 47' 52" 154 Marcus Burghardt GER BMC 2014 + 4h 48' 40" 155 Tom Veelers NED GIA 2014 + 4h 53' 23" 156 Adrien Petit FRA COF 2014 + 4h 58' 20" 157 Vladimir Isaichev RUS KAT 2014 + 4h 58' 30" 158 William Bonnet FRA FDJ 2014 + 4h 59' 57" 159 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2014 + 5h 00' 29" 160 Jean-Marc Marino FRA CAN 2014 + 5h 03' 46" 161 Marcel Kittel GER GIA 2014 + 5h 06' 27" 162 Elia Viviani ITA CAN 2014 + 5h 10' 40" 163 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2014 + 5h 11' 58" 164 Ji Cheng CHN GIA 2014 + 6h 02' 24" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. CAN 2014 431 2 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2014 282 3 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2014 271 4 Marcel Kittel GER GIA 2014 222 5 Mark Renshaw AUS OPQ 2014 211 6 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. AST 2014 182 7 André Greipel GER LTB 2014 169 8 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU GRS 2014 157 9 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2014 153 10 Samuel Dumoulin FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 117 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Rafał Majka POL 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. SAX 2014 181 2 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. AST 2014 168 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2014 112 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. FDJ 2014 89 5 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 85 6 Alessandro De Marchi ITA 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. CAN 2014 78 7 Thomas Voeckler FRA EUC 2014 61 8 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2014 54 9 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2014 48 10 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2014 48 Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thibaut Pinot FRA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. FDJ 2014 90h 07' 21" 2 Romain Bardet FRA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. ALM 2014 + 3' 11" 3 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2014 + 1h 13' 40" 4 Tom Dumoulin NED GIA 2014 + 1h 39' 45" 5 Ion Izagirre ESP MOV 2014 + 1h 52' 35" 6 Rafał Majka POL 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. SAX 2014 + 2h 09' 38" 7 Rudy Molard FRA COF 2014 + 2h 26' 07" 8 Ben King USA GRS 2014 + 2h 33' 44" 9 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED GRS 2014 + 2h 41' 05" 10 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. CAN 2014 + 2h 44' 37" Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 FRA ALM 2014 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib. 270h 27' 02" 2 NED BEL 2014 + 34' 46" 3 ESP MOV 2014 + 1h 06' 10" 4 USA BMC 2014 + 1h 07' 51" 5 FRA EUC 2014 + 1h 34' 57" 6 KAZ AST 2014 + 1h 36' 27" 7 GBR SKY 2014 + 1h 40' 36" 8 USA TFR 2014 + 2h 06' 00" 9 FRA FDJ 2014 + 2h 30' 37" 10 ITA LAM 2014 + 2h 32' 46" UCI World Tour rankings Riders from the ProTeams competing individually, as well as for their teams and nations, for points that contributed towards the World Tour rankings.UCI cycling regulations 2014 57–58 Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in the general classification and to the top five finishers in each stage.Race regulations 2014 26 The 200 points accrued by Vincenzo Nibali moved him from fortieth position to second in the individual ranking. MOV 2014 yes retained their lead of the team ranking, ahead of second-placed ALM 2014 yes. Spain remained as leaders of the nation ranking, with Italy second.Contador still top of WorldTour rankings after Tour de France http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-still-top-of-worldtour-rankings-after-tour-de-france/ 15 October 2016 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 28 July 2014 +UCI World Tour individual ranking on 27 July 2014 (1–10)UCI WorldTour Ranking – 27 July 2014 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D486&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D893851&Phase1ID%3D898778&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?323009 15 October 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale 27 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205747/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D486%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D893851%26Phase1ID%3D898778%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?323009 18 October 2016 dead dmy-allUCI WorldTour Ranking – 22 June 2014 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D486&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D893851&Phase1ID%3D898777&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?2926 15 October 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale 22 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018210022/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D486%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D893851%26Phase1ID%3D898777%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?2926 18 October 2016 dead dmy-all Rank Prev. Previous rank Name Team Points 1 1 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 407 2 40 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2014 392 3 6 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2014 382 4 2 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2014 345 5 22 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2014 300 6 5 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2014 274 7 4 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2014 268 8 3 Rui Costa POR LAM 2014 268 9 10 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2014 257 10 7 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2014 257 See also Sports France 2014 in men's road cycling 2014 in sports Notes References Bibliography Race regulations http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/docs/TDF14_reglement_BD.pdf Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160809133823/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/docs/TDF14_reglement_BD.pdf 9 August 2016 dead 30 August 2016 2014 Race regulations 2014 http://uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/11/53/2-ROA-20140701-E_English.pdf UCI cycling regulations Part 2, road races 29 October 2014 24 March 2019 Aigle, Switzerland Union Cycliste Internationale https://web.archive.org/web/20141029155139/http://uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/11/53/2-ROA-20140701-E_English.pdf 29 October 2014 dead UCI cycling regulations 2014 Further reading Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 248–257 9780007543991 872700415 Boulting Ned Ned Boulting 101 Damnations: Dispatches from the 101st Tour de France https://books.google.com/books?id=Fcf-AwAAQBAJ 2014 Random House London 978-1-4735-1230-6 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20170707073133/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2014/us/ 7 July 2017 Official website 2014 Tour de France 1 11 12 21 Category:Tour de France by year Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France Category:Cycle races in England Category:Cycling in Yorkshire