| 2014 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 7–14 September 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,375.7 km (854.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 45' 22" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Friends Life Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the eleventh running of the 2004 incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 75th British tour in total. The race started on 7 September in Liverpool, finishing on 14 September in London. The race was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.HC race,[1] for the first time.[2]
Teams
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Michał Kwiatkowski, overall winner of the Points Classification
The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain were:[3][4]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Teams |
Stages
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Mark McNally, King of the Mountains
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Sebastian Lander, overall winner of the Sprint Classification
There were 8 stages in the 2014 race. Notable stages were Stage 3, which featured a summit finish, and Stage 5, a hilly stage to Exeter.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
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| 1 | 7 September | Liverpool – Liverpool | 104.8 km (65 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Marcel Kittel (GER) | [5] |
| 2 | 8 September | Knowsley – Llandudno | 200.8 km (125 mi) | | Flat stage | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Renshaw (AUS) | [6] |
| 3 | 9 September | Newtown – The Tumble | 179.9 km (112 mi) |  | Medium-mountain stage |  Edoardo Zardini (ITA) | [7] |
| 4 | 10 September | Worcester – Bristol | 184.6 km (115 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | [8] |
| 5 | 11 September | Exmouth – Exeter | 177.3 km (110 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Matthias Brändle (AUT) | [9] |
| 6 | 12 September | Bath – Hemel Hempstead | 205.6 km (128 mi) | | Flat stage | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | [10] |
| 7 | 13 September | Camberley – Brighton | 225.1 km (140 mi) | | Hilly stage | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Julien Vermote (BEL) | [11] |
| 8a | 14 September | London – London | 8.8 km (5 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | [12] |
| 8b | 88.8 km (55 mi) | | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) | [13] | ||
Stage 1
7 September 2014 — Liverpool to Liverpool, 104.8 kilometres (65.1 mi)
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
8 September 2014 — Knowsley to Llandudno, 200.8 kilometres (124.8 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
9 September 2014 — Newtown to The Tumble, 179.9 kilometres (111.8 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
10 September 2014 — Worcester to Bristol, 184.6 kilometres (114.7 mi)
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
11 September 2014 — Exmouth to Exeter, 177.3 kilometres (110.2 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
12 September 2014 — Bath to Hemel Hempstead, 205.6 kilometres (127.8 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
13 September 2014 — Camberley to Brighton, 225.1 kilometres (139.9 mi)
Stage 8a
14 September 2014 — London to London, 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi)
Stage 8a Result
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General Classification after Stage 8a
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Stage 8b
14 September 2014 — London to London, 88.8 kilometres (55.2 mi)
Stage 8b Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Sprint Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Team Classification |
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| 1[5] | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Sonny Colbrelli | Mark McNally | Marcel Kittel | Belkin Pro Cycling |
| 2[6] | Mark Renshaw | Mark Renshaw | Ben Swift | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | ||
| 3[7] | Edoardo Zardini | Edoardo Zardini | IAM Cycling | |||
| 4[8] | Michał Kwiatkowski | Michał Kwiatkowski | Sebastian Lander | Michał Kwiatkowski | Tinkoff–Saxo | |
| 5[9] | Matthias Brändle | IAM Cycling | ||||
| 6[10] | Matthias Brändle | Alex Dowsett | Ben Swift | |||
| 7[11] | Julien Vermote | Dylan van Baarle | Michał Kwiatkowski | |||
| 8a[12] | Bradley Wiggins | |||||
| 8b[13] | Marcel Kittel | |||||
| Final[13] | Dylan van Baarle | Sebastian Lander | Mark McNally | Michał Kwiatkowski | IAM Cycling | |
Standings
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Denotes the leader of the General classification | |
Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification | |
Denotes the leader of the Sprints classification |
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Sprints classification
Team classification
References
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