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2014 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 2014 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 49th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of the Two Seas. It started on 12 March in Donoratico and ended on 18 March in San Benedetto del Tronto, and consisted of seven stages, including a team time trial to begin the race and an individual time trial to conclude it. It was the third race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.

2014 Tirreno–Adriatico
2014 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 28
Race details
Dates12–18 March 2014
Stages7
Distance1,034.6 km (642.9 mi)
Winning time25h 28' 45"
Results
Winner  Alberto Contador (Spain) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
  Second  Nairo Quintana (Colombia) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
Points  Peter Sagan (Slovakia) (Cannondale)
Mountains  Marco Canola (Italy) (Bardiani–CSF)
Youth  Nairo Quintana (Colombia) (Movistar Team)
  Team Ag2r–La Mondiale
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The race was won by Spain's Alberto Contador of Tinkoff–Saxo,[1] who took the lead after winning his second successive stage on the fifth stage – following on from a win in the race's queen stage to Cittareale – and held the lead until the finish in San Benedetto del Tronto, to become the first Spanish rider to win the race since Óscar Freire in 2005.[2] Contador won the general classification by two minutes and five seconds over runner-up Nairo Quintana of the Movistar Team,[3] while Contador's teammate Roman Kreuziger completed the podium,[4] nine seconds behind Quintana and two minutes and fourteen seconds down on Contador.[5]

In the race's other classifications, Cannondale's Peter Sagan was the winner of the red jersey for the points classification,[6] amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and Marco Canola was the winner of the mountains classification for the Bardiani–CSF team.[7] Quintana also won the white jersey for the young rider classification,[6] as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later, while the Ag2r–La Mondiale squad won the team classification, placing riders Jean-Christophe Péraud and Domenico Pozzovivo inside the top ten overall.[8]

The final time trial was almost irrelevant from the winner's point of view as Alberto Contador[1] had more than two minutes in hand on next best placed rider Nairo Quintana of the Movistar Team. There were some changes further down the GC as a result of the time trial though as Jean-Christophe Péraud moved above Julián Arredondo in to 4th place and Michele Scarponi moved up to the top ten as a result of a strong ride.

Race overview

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Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 12 March Donoratico to San Vincenzo 18.5 km (11.5 mi)   Team time trial Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2 13 March San Vincenzo to Cascina 166 km (103.1 mi)   Flat stage   Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)
3 14 March Cascina to Arezzo 212 km (131.7 mi)   Flat stage   Peter Sagan (SVK)
4 15 March Indicatore to Cittareale 244 km (151.6 mi)   Mountain stage   Alberto Contador (ESP)
5 16 March Amatrice to Guardiagrele 192 km (119.3 mi)   Mountain stage   Alberto Contador (ESP)
6 17 March Bucchianico to Porto Sant'Elpidio 193 km (119.9 mi)   Intermediate stage   Mark Cavendish (GBR)
7 18 March San Benedetto del Tronto 9.1 km (5.7 mi)   Individual time trial   Adriano Malori (ITA)

Teams

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As Tirreno–Adriatico was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Four other squads were given wildcard places to the race,[9] completing the 22-team peloton.

The 22 teams that competed in the race are:

Stages

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Stage 1

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12 March 2014 — Donoratico to San Vincenzo, 18.5 km (11.5 mi) team time trial (TTT)[10]
Stage 1 Result
Team Time
1 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 20' 13"
2 Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"
3 Movistar Team + 18"
4 Tinkoff–Saxo + 24"
5 Cannondale + 26"
6 Team Sky + 27"
7 Lotto–Belisol + 28"
8 Trek Factory Racing + 36"
9 Belkin Pro Cycling + 37"
10 FDJ.fr + 43"
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1   Mark Cavendish (GBR)   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 20' 13"
2   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
3   Rigoberto Urán (COL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
4   Mark Renshaw (AUS) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
5   Wout Poels (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
6   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 2"
7   Tony Martin (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 3"
8   Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"
9   Simon Clarke (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"
10   Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"

Stage 2

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13 March 2014 — San Vincenzo to Cascina, 166 km (103.1 mi)[11]
Stage 2 Result
Rider Team Time
1   Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) IAM Cycling 3h 56' 12"
2   Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr s.t.
3   André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol s.t.
4   Sam Bennett (IRL) NetApp–Endura s.t.
5   Peter Sagan (SVK) Cannondale s.t.
6   Davide Appollonio (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
7   Filippo Fortin (ITA) Bardiani–CSF s.t.
8   Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida s.t.
9   Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar s.t.
10   Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) MTN–Qhubeka s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1   Mark Cavendish (GBR)   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 4h 16' 25"
2   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
3   Rigoberto Urán (COL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
4   Mark Renshaw (AUS) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
5   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 2"
6   Tony Martin (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 3"
7   Simon Clarke (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"
8   Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"
9   Svein Tuft (CAN) Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"
10   Ivan Santaromita (ITA) Orica–GreenEDGE + 11"

Stage 3

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14 March 2014 — Cascina to Arezzo, 212 km (131.7 mi)[12]
Stage 3 Result
Rider Team Time
1   Peter Sagan (SVK) Cannondale 5h 10' 17"
2   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
3   Simon Clarke (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
4   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
5   Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica–GreenEDGE s.t.
6   Daniele Bennati (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo s.t.
7   André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol s.t.
8   Simon Geschke (GER) Giant–Shimano s.t.
9   Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 4"
10   Lloyd Mondory (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 4"
General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)    Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 9h 26' 36"
2   Rigoberto Urán (COL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 10"
3   Simon Clarke (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 13"
4   Tony Martin (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 15"
5   Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica–GreenEDGE + 17"
6   Peter Sagan (SVK)   Cannondale + 22"
7   André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol + 30"
8   Daniele Bennati (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo + 30"
9   Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 31"
10   Cameron Meyer (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 31"

Stage 4

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15 March 2014 — Indicatore to Cittareale, 244 km (151.6 mi)[13]
Stage 4 Result
Rider Team Time
1   Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo 6h 39' 56"
2   Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team + 1"
3   Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha + 5"
4   Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Tinkoff–Saxo + 5"
5   Richie Porte (AUS) Team Sky + 5"
6   Michele Scarponi (ITA) Astana + 8"
7   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 10"
8   Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) Trek Factory Racing + 11"
9   Chris Horner (USA) Lampre–Merida + 11"
10   Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) Team Katusha + 17"
General Classification after Stage 4
Rider Team Time
1   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)    Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 16h 06' 42"
2   Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo + 16"
3   Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team + 23"
4   Richie Porte (AUS) Team Sky + 34"
5   Rigoberto Urán (COL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 38"
6   Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Tinkoff–Saxo + 39"
7   Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) Trek Factory Racing + 49"
8   Moreno Moser (ITA) Cannondale + 1' 01"
9   Mikel Nieve (ESP) Team Sky + 1' 02"
10   Julián Arredondo (COL) Trek Factory Racing + 1' 03"

Stage 5

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16 March 2014 — Amatrice to Guardiagrele, 192 km (119.3 mi)[14]
Stage 5 Result
Rider Team Time
1   Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo 4h 54' 42"
2   Simon Geschke (GER) Giant–Shimano + 6"
3   Ben King (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 45"
4   Adam Hansen (AUS) Lotto–Belisol + 1' 01"
5   Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1' 26"
6   Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) Team Katusha + 1' 39"
7   Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 42"
8   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1' 42"
9   Julián Arredondo (COL) Trek Factory Racing + 1' 42"
10   Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1' 42"
General Classification after Stage 5
Rider Team Time
1   Alberto Contador (ESP)    Tinkoff–Saxo 21h 01' 30"
2   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Movistar Team + 2' 08"
3   Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Tinkoff–Saxo + 2' 15"
4   Julián Arredondo (COL) Trek Factory Racing + 2' 39"
5   Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 2' 40"
6   Mikel Nieve (ESP) Team Sky + 2' 50"
7   Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha + 2' 51"
8   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 2' 56"
9   Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) Team Katusha + 2' 58"
10   Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) Trek Factory Racing + 3' 06"

Stage 6

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17 March 2014 — Bucchianico to Porto Sant'Elpidio, 193 km (119.9 mi)[15]
Stage 6 Result
Rider Team Time
1   Mark Cavendish (GBR) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 4h 16' 15"
2   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
3   Peter Sagan (SVK) Cannondale s.t.
4   Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr s.t.
5   Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar s.t.
6   Robert Wagner (GER) Belkin Pro Cycling s.t.
7   Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) MTN–Qhubeka s.t.
8   Bartosz Huzarski (POL) NetApp–Endura s.t.
9   Mark Renshaw (AUS) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
10   Davide Appollonio (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
General Classification after Stage 6
Rider Team Time
1   Alberto Contador (ESP)   Tinkoff–Saxo 25h 17' 51"
2   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Movistar Team + 2' 08"
3   Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Tinkoff–Saxo + 2' 15"
4   Julián Arredondo (COL) Trek Factory Racing + 2' 39"
5   Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 2' 40"
6   Mikel Nieve (ESP) Team Sky + 2' 50"
7   Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha + 2' 51"
8   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 2' 56"
9   Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) Team Katusha + 2' 58"
10   Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) Trek Factory Racing + 3' 06"

Stage 7

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18 March 2014 — San Benedetto del Tronto, 9.1 km (5.7 mi) individual time trial (ITT)[16]
Stage 7 Result
Rider Team Time
1   Adriano Malori (ITA) Movistar Team 10' 13"
2   Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Trek Factory Racing + 6"
3   Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Team Sky + 11"
4   Tony Martin (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 15"
5   Tom Dumoulin (NED) Giant–Shimano + 19"
6   Alex Dowsett (GBR) Movistar Team + 20"
7   Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 22"
8   Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 23"
9   Stijn Devolder (BEL) Trek Factory Racing + 24"
10   Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 26"
Final General Classification
Rider Team Time
1   Alberto Contador (ESP)   Tinkoff–Saxo 25h 28' 45"
2   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Movistar Team + 2' 05"
3   Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Tinkoff–Saxo + 2' 14"
4   Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 2' 39"
5   Julián Arredondo (COL) Trek Factory Racing + 2' 54"
6   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 3' 04"
7   Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) Trek Factory Racing + 3' 09"
8   Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha + 3' 16"
9   Michele Scarponi (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 3' 16"
10   Mikel Nieve (ESP) Team Sky + 3' 19"

Classification leadership table

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Stage Winner General classification
  		Points classification
  		Mountains classification
  		Young rider classification
  		Teams classification
1 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Mark Cavendish not awarded not awarded Michał Kwiatkowski Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2 Matteo Pelucchi Matteo Pelucchi Marco Canola
3 Peter Sagan Michał Kwiatkowski Peter Sagan
4 Alberto Contador Ag2r–La Mondiale
5 Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Nairo Quintana
6 Mark Cavendish Peter Sagan
7 Adriano Malori
Final Alberto Contador Peter Sagan Marco Canola Nairo Quintana Ag2r–La Mondiale

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alberto Contador wins race as Bradley Wiggins takes third on last stage". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ Arribas, Carlos (18 March 2014). "En el cielo de Contador" [Contador in heaven]. El País (in Spanish). Ediciones El País, S.L. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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  9. ^ "RCS Sport: Wild cards for 2014 World Tour races revealed". La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS Sport. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Stage 1: Donoratico to San Vincenzo — Team time trial" (PDF). Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Stage 2: San Vincenzo to Cascina" (PDF). Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Stage 3: Cascina to Arezzo – Order of arrival" (PDF). Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Stage 4: Indicatore (Arezzo) to Cittareale (Selva Rotonda)" (PDF). Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Stage 5: Amatrice to Guardiagrele" (PDF). Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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