The 2014 UCI World Tour was the sixth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 21 January, and concluded with the final stage of the Tour of Beijing on 14 October.
| Fourth edition of the UCI World Tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 January – 14 October |
| Location | Europe, Canada, Australia and China |
| Races | 29 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Alejandro Valverde (Spain) (Movistar Team) |
| Teams' champion | Movistar Team |
| Nations' champion | Spain |
After winning the 2008 UCI ProTour, Spain's Alejandro Valverde won his first World Tour individual points title, amassing 686 points over the course of the season. The Movistar Team rider finished 66 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Alberto Contador of Tinkoff–Saxo, while Australian rider Simon Gerrans was third for the Orica–GreenEDGE team, 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 the BMC Racing Team after 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 edit
The UCI ProTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.
| 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 edit
All events from the 2013 UCI World Tour were included.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Other points[2] (4th place onwards) |
Stage points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Down Under
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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 |
| Paris–Nice
|
March 9 – 16 |  Carlos Betancur (COL)
|
100 pts |  Rui Costa (POR)
|
80 pts | Arthur Vichot (FRA)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tirreno–Adriatico
|
March 12 – 18 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
|
100 pts | Nairo Quintana (COL)
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80 pts |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
|
70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Milan–San Remo
|
March 23 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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100 pts |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
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80 pts | Ben Swift (GBR)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Volta a Catalunya
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March 24 – 30 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
|
100 pts | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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80 pts |  Tejay van Garderen (USA)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| E3 Harelbeke
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March 28 |  Peter Sagan (SVK)
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80 pts | Niki Terpstra (NED)
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60 pts | Geraint Thomas (GBR)
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50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Gent–Wevelgem
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March 30 |  John Degenkolb (GER)
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80 pts | Arnaud Démare (FRA)
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60 pts | Peter Sagan (SVK)
|
50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Tour of Flanders
|
April 6 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
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100 pts | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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80 pts | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Tour of the Basque Country
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April 7 – 12 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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100 pts |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
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80 pts | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)
|
70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Paris–Roubaix
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April 13 | Niki Terpstra (NED)
|
100 pts | John Degenkolb (GER)
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80 pts | Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
|
70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Amstel Gold Race
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April 20 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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80 pts | Jelle Vanendert (BEL)
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60 pts | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| La Flèche Wallonne
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April 23 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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80 pts |  Dan Martin (IRL)
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60 pts | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
|
50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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April 27 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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100 pts | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
|
80 pts | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
|
70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Tour de Romandie
|
April 29 – May 4 | Chris Froome (GBR)
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100 pts |  Simon Špilak (SLO)
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80 pts | Rui Costa (POR)
|
70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Giro d'Italia
|
May 9 – June 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL)
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170 pts | Rigoberto Urán (COL)
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130 pts | Fabio Aru (ITA)
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100 pts | 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
| Critérium du Dauphiné
|
June 8 – 15 | Andrew Talansky (USA)
|
100 pts | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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80 pts | Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tour de Suisse
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June 14 – 22 | Rui Costa (POR)
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100 pts | Mathias Frank (SUI)
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0 pts[nb 1] | Bauke Mollema (NED)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tour de France
|
July 5 – 27 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
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200 pts | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)
|
150 pts | Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
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120 pts | 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 | 20, 10, 6, 4, 2 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián
|
August 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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80 pts | Bauke Mollema (NED)
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60 pts | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
|
50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Tour de Pologne
|
August 3 – 9 | Rafał Majka (POL)
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100 pts | Jon Izagirre (ESP)
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80 pts | Beñat Intxausti (ESP)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Eneco Tour
|
August 11 – 17 | Tim Wellens (BEL)
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100 pts | Lars Boom (NED)
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80 pts | Tom Dumoulin (NED)
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70 pts | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Vuelta 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 |
| Vattenfall Cyclassics
|
August 24 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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80 pts | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
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60 pts | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
|
50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| GP Ouest-France
|
August 31 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
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0 pts[nb 2] | Andrea Fedi (ITA)
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0 pts[nb 3] | Arthur Vichot (FRA)
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50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
 GP de Québec
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September 12 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
|
80 pts | Tom Dumoulin (NED)
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60 pts |  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU)
|
50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| GP de Montréal
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September 14 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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80 pts | Rui Costa (POR)
|
60 pts | Tony Gallopin (FRA)
|
50 pts | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Team time trial at the World 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 |
| Giro 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 |
 Tour 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
- ^ As Frank rode for IAM Cycling, which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
- ^ As Chavanel rode for IAM Cycling, which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
- ^ As Fedi rode for Neri Sottoli, which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
- ^ The World Team Time Trial Championship awarded points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings.
Final standings edit
Individual edit
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]
- 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 edit
Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).
Nation edit
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 the World 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Registration of UCI ProTeams and UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2014 season". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Points allocation". Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2014: Individual". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Evans, Martin Tied In WorldTour | Cyclingnews.com
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2014: Team". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking – 2014: Nation". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 18 October 2014.