List of teams and cyclists in the 2014 Tour de France
The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,358.1-kilometre (2,086.6 mi) race included 21 stages, starting in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 27 July.[1]
Twenty-two teams participated in the 2014 edition of the Tour de France.[2] All of the eighteen UCI ProTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race.[3] On 14 January 2015, the organiser of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the five second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams given wildcard invitations: Cofidis, NetApp–Endura, Bretagne–Séché Environnement and IAM Cycling.[4] The team presentation – where 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 arrvied to 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.[5]
The number of riders allowed per squad was nine, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.[6] Of this, 47 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.[7] From the riders that began the race, 174 made it to the finish in Paris.[8] The riders came from 33 countries; France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Belgium all had 10 or more riders in the race.[9] Giant–Shimano's Ji Cheng was the first Chinese rider to participate in the Tour.[10] Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; German riders won the largest number of stages, with seven.[11] The average age of riders in the race was 29.88 years,[12] ranging from the 20-year-old Danny van Poppel to the 42-year-old Jens Voigt, both Trek Factory Racing riders.[13] Of the total average ages, Garmin–Sharp was the youngest team and Trek Factory Racing the oldest.[12]
Teams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Cyclists
Legend
No. |
Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. |
Position in the general classification |
Time |
Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1989 eligible for the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification (eligibility indicated by ) |
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Denotes riders that represent the winner of the teams classification |
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Denotes the winner of the super-combativity award |
DNS |
Denotes a rider who did not start a stage, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
DNF |
Denotes a rider who did not finish a stage, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
DSQ |
Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
HD |
Denotes a rider who finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which he did so |
Age correct as of 5 July 2014, the date on which the Tour began |
By starting number
By team
By nationality
References
- ↑ "2014 Route – Sporting aspects, stage cities – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Teams – The riders, videos, photos – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ "UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 4 article 2.1.005" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Tour de France 2014 wildcards selected". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Leeds Arena hosts Tour de France opening ceremony". BBC News. BBC. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "Start list – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tour de France 2014 – Debutants". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ "Classifications stage 21 – Évry > Paris Champs-Élysées – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tour de France 2014 – Riders per country". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Cary, Tom (25 July 2014). "Tour de France 2014: Ji Cheng blazes a trail for China by coming last". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "The history of the Tour de France – Year 2014 – The stage winners". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Tour de France 2014 – Average age". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Farrand, Stephen (3 July 2014). "Cancellara warns of attack on the Tour de France cobbles". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Team Sky – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Chris Froome: Tour de France champion out after crashing twice". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- 1 2 Gladstone, Hugh (10 July 2014). "Andre Greipel sprints to Tour de France stage victory in Reims". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez was amongst the biggest names to get caught out, while Egor Silin (Katusha) and Sky's Xabier Zandio were both forced to abandon after a couple of crashes around the 80km to go mark.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Movistar Team – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Glendenning, Barry (24 July 2014). "Tour de France 2014 stage 18: Pau to Hautacam – live!". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Movistar rider Jose Rojas is disqualified.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Team Katusha – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "High mountains re-shuffle top of general classification". Team Katusha. Katusha Management SA. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
Unfortunately due to the illness and fever the Russian Champion Aleksandr Porsev finished the distance of the 13th stage out of time limit and was forced to quit the race.
- ↑ "Rafal Majka Wins Stage 17". Bicycling.com. Rodale, Inc. Agence France-Presse. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
Katusha’s Simon Spilak abandoned early in the stage.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Tinkoff-Saxo – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ Frattini, Kirsten (14 July 2014). "Alberto Contador out of the Tour de France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Greipel wins stage six in Reims". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
Frenchmen Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) and Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2R-La Mondiale) hit the deck with a cluster of riders, with Spaniard Jesus Hernandez — a team-mate of Alberto Contador at Tinkoff-Saxo — becoming another casualty of the race on a day which also saw Argentina's Max Richeze (Lampre) fail to take to the start.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Astana Pro Team – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Cannondale – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Alberto Contador abandons Tour de France after crash leaving Vincenzo Nibali in pole position". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
Ted King (Cannondale) began the day in 183rd and last place, but abandoned after struggling early on the 10th stage.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Belkin Pro Cycling – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 Abraham, Richard (11 July 2014). "Matteo Trentin pips Peter Sagan to Tour de France stage seven". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
The stage wasn't without its casualties; Dutchmen Stef Clement (Belkin) and hitherto youngest rider in the Tour, Danny Van Poppel (Trek Factory) both abandoned following early crashes. BMC's key mountain goat Darwin Atapuma also withdrew after coming down behind Van Garderen: a key loss for the Tour hopeful as the race heads to the hills.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Omega Pharma-Quick Step – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ Cary, Tom (6 July 2014). "Mark Cavendish ruled out of Tour de France after failing to recover from crash on stage one". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ag2r-La Mondiale – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Garmin-Sharp – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Andrew Talansky out of Tour de France with back and hip injuries". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Press Association. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ MacLeary, John (18 July 2014). "Tour de France 2014, stage 13: as it happened". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
They're dropping like flies. Janier Acevedo (Garmin-Sharp) has now abandoned. I'm not too sure why the pair just quit but I'm guessing it was heat exhaustion.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Team Giant-Shimano – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Devenyns verdwijnt uit koers na val in afdaling" [Devenyns disappears out of the race after fall on downhill]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Lampre-Media – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Rui Costa withdraws from race". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tour de France Results: Stage 2". San Francisco Chronicle. Jeffrey M. Johnson; Hearst Corporation. Associated Press. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Abandon de Rafael Valls" [Withdrawal of Rafael Valls]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "FDJ.fr – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Gaudot, Christophe (18 July 2014). "Arthur Vichot contraint à l'abandon". francetvsport. francetélévisions. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Lotto-Belisol – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 Brecht, Decauluwé (8 July 2014). "Tour de France: Lotto Belisol loses Henderson to crash". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "BMC Racing Team – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Team Europcar – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Trek Factory Racing – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Fabian Cancellara withdraws from race". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tour de France: Andy Schleck injury forces him to pull out". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Cofidis, Solutions Credits – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Abandon de Daniel Navarro" [Withdrawal of Daniel Navarro]. La Dernière Heure (in French). IPM SA. Belga. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ McVeigh, Niall (13 July 2014). "Tour de France 2014 stage 9: Gérardmer to Mulhouse – as it happened". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
We have had one withdrawal today – Egoitz Garcia of Cofidis, who had been enduring a lonely ride adrift at the back, has called it quits.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Orica-GreenEDGE – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Gerrans pulls out of Tour de France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Close of brutal stage 10 brings on long awaited rest day". Orica–GreenEDGE. GreenEDGE Cycling. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
In the closing stages of the day, Tour de France debutant Mathew Hayman abandoned from the race after a tough day on the bike.
- ↑ "Tour de France: Simon Yates withdrawn after stage 15". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "IAM Cycling – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Bischofberger, Emil (12 July 2014). "Tour-Ende für Mathias Frank" [End of the Tour for Mathias Frank]. Basler Zeitung (in German). Basler Zeitung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Haussler 33e opgever in Tour" [Haussler 33rd retirement from Tour]. De Morgen (in Dutch). De Persgroep. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Reto Hollenstein suffers pneumothorax on stage 16". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
Hollenstein was examined in the Tour de France's mobile clinic after finishing in Bagneres-de-Luchon, which detected a pneumothorax of the right lung, in addition to multiple abrasions on his shoulder forcing him out of the race.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Team NetApp-Endura – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "David de la Cruz abandons his first Tour de France after gruesome fall". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. NBC Sports. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Bretagne-Séché Environnement – Tour de France 2014". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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