2014 Tour of the Basque Country
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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2014 Tour of the Basque Country
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300
| series = 2014 UCI World Tour
| race_no = 9
| season_no = 29
| date = 7–12 April 2014
| stages = 6
| distance = 840.8
| unit = km
| time = 21h 09' 11"
| speed = 39.7
| first = Alberto Contador
| first_nat = Spain
| first_natvar =
| first_team = {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}}
| first_color = yellow
| second = Michał Kwiatkowski
| second_nat = Poland
| second_natvar =
| second_team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}
| third = Jean-Christophe Péraud
| third_nat = France
| third_natvar =
| third_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}}
| mountains = Davide Villella
| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}}
| mountains_nat = Italy
| mountains_color = white dots on red
| points = Michał Kwiatkowski
| points_team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}
| points_nat = Poland
| points_color = white
| sprints = Omar Fraile
| sprints_nat = Spain
| sprints_team = {{UCI team code|CJR|2014}}
| sprints_color = blue
| team = {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}}
| previous = 2013
| next = 2015
}}
The 2014 Tour of the Basque Country was the 54th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country. It started on 7 April 2014 in Ordizia and ended on 12 April in Markina-Xemein, and consisted of six stages, including a race-concluding individual time trial. It was the ninth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won for the third time{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2014/04/12/contador-wins-3rd-tour-of-basque-country-title/7636675/|title=Contador wins 3rd Tour of Basque Country title|work=USA Today|publisher=Larry Kramer; Gannett Company|date=12 April 2014|access-date=12 April 2014|agency=Associated Press}} by Spanish rider Alberto Contador of {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}},{{cite news|url=http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/contador-wins-vuelta-pais-vasco/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155210/http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/contador-wins-vuelta-pais-vasco/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title=Contador wins Vuelta Pais Vasco |work={{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} |publisher=Tinkoff Sport |date=12 April 2014 |access-date=12 April 2014 }} who won the race's opening stage after a late-stage move and eventually held the overall lead for the rest of the race. Contador won the general classification by 49 seconds{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/alberto-contador-wins-tour-basque-country-overall-120125|title=Alberto Contador wins Tour of the Basque Country overall|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media|date=12 April 2014|access-date=12 April 2014}} over runner-up Michał Kwiatkowski ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}) while {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}}'s Jean-Christophe Péraud completed the podium,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr/english/news/actualites-detail.asp?id=1054|title=JC Péraud on the podium|work={{UCI team code|ALM|2014}}|publisher=EUSRL France Cyclisme|date=12 April 2014|access-date=12 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143610/http://www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr/english/news/actualites-detail.asp?id=1054|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} 15 seconds behind Kwiatkowski and 64 seconds down on Contador. Kwiatkowski and Péraud had both started the final stage outside the top three placings, but moved up due to their more proficient performances in the time trial.
With five third-place finishes from the six stages, Kwiatkowski was also the winner of the white jersey for the points classification,{{cite news|url=http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-stage-6-itt-martin-wins-kwiatkowski-on-stage-and-gc-podium/1683|title=Martin Wins, Kwiatkowski on Stage and GC Podium!|work={{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}|publisher=Decolef|date=12 April 2014|access-date=12 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155802/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-stage-6-itt-martin-wins-kwiatkowski-on-stage-and-gc-podium/1683|archive-date=2014-04-13|url-status=dead}} taking the lead on the final stage from the {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}}'s Alejandro Valverde; Valverde also dropped from second to fifth overall in the general classification.{{cite news|url=http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2014-4-12/valverde-left-unrewarded|title=Valverde left unrewarded|work={{UCI team code|MOV|2014}}|publisher=Abarca Sports|access-date=12 April 2014|date=12 April 2014}} {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}} rider Davide Villella was the winner of the mountains classification,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2014/stage-6/results|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|title=Contador secures overall Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco victory ahead of Kwiatkowski|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=12 April 2014|access-date=12 April 2014}} having held that lead from start to finish, while the sprints classification was won for the second year in a row by a rider from the wildcard team {{UCI team code|CJR|2014}}; Omar Fraile won the classification, after Amets Txurruka had done so in 2013. The teams classification was won by {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}},{{cite news|url=http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=12&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2626&cHash=27f262638ebcbf9e8a1c518a8baa979b|title=BMC Racing Team Wins Pais Vasco Team Title|work={{UCI team code|BMC|2014}}|publisher=BMC Trading|access-date=12 April 2014|date=12 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145215/http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=12&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2626&cHash=27f262638ebcbf9e8a1c518a8baa979b|archive-date=2014-04-13|url-status=usurped}} with three of their riders finishing in the top 15 overall.
Teams
As the Tour of the Basque Country was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Only {{UCI team code|CJR|2014}} was given a wildcard place, thus completing the 19-team peloton.
The 19 teams that competed in the race were:{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-al-pais-vasco-start-list|title=Tour of the Basque Country 2014 start list|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|access-date=8 April 2014}}
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Stages
=Stage 1=
;7 April 2014 — Ordizia to Ordizia, {{convert|153.4|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 1 Result and General Classification after Stage 1
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|4h 05' 07"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 14" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 34" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Yuri Trofimov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Nieve|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Roman Kreuziger|CZE}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Landa|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
|}
=Stage 2=
;8 April 2014 — Ordizia to Urdazubi, {{convert|155.8|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 2 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Tony Martin|GER}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 46' 17"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Ben Swift|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Paul Martens|GER}} | {{UCI team code|BEL|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Maxim Iglinsky|KAZ}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Yukiya Arashiro|JPN}} | {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Michael Matthews|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Rinaldo Nocentini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 30" |
||
|General Classification after Stage 2
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|7h 51' 54"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 14" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} 20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 34" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Nieve|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Yuri Trofimov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Roman Kreuziger|CZE}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Landa|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
|}
=Stage 3=
;9 April 2014 — Urdazubi to Vitoria-Gasteiz, {{convert|194.5|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 3 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Michael Matthews|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|OGE|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|5h 02' 09"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Kévin Reza|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} 20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Ben Swift|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Paul Martens|GER}} | {{UCI team code|BEL|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Yukiya Arashiro|JPN}} | {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Daniele Ratto|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|CAN|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Maxim Iglinsky|KAZ}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Enrico Gasparotto|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Tosh Van der Sande|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|LTB|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
||
|General Classification after Stage 3
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|12h 54' 03"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 14" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} 20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 34" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Yuri Trofimov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Nieve|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Roman Kreuziger|CZE}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Landa|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
|}
=Stage 4=
;10 April 2014 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Eibar, {{convert|151|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 4 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Wout Poels|NED}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 39' 29"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 1" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 1" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Tom-Jelte Slagter|NED}} | {{UCI team code|GRS|2014}} | align="right"| + 3" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Bauke Mollema|NED}} | {{UCI team code|BEL|2014}} | align="right"| + 3" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Yuri Trofimov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 3" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 3" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Landa|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| + 3" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| + 3" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| + 3" |
||
|General Classification after Stage 4
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|16h 33' 35"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 12" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Yuri Trofimov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 41" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Landa|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Wout Poels|NED}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 55" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 56" |
|}
=Stage 5=
;11 April 2014 — Eibar to Xemein, {{convert|160.2|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 5 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Ben Swift|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 56' 56"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Tom-Jelte Slagter|NED}} | {{UCI team code|GRS|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Cyril Gautier|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|EUC|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Jonathan Hivert|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|BEL|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| s.t. |
||
|General Classification after Stage 5
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|20h 30' 31"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 12" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Yuri Trofimov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 36" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 41" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Mikel Landa|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2014}} | align="right"| + 54" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Wout Poels|NED}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 55" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 56" |
|}
=Stage 6=
;12 April 2014 — Xemein, {{convert|25.9|km|1|abbr=on}}, individual time trial (ITT)
| Stage 6 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Tony Martin|GER}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|38' 33"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| + 7" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 15" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Simon Špilak|SLO}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 16" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 35" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Tom Dumoulin|NED}} | {{UCI team code|GIA|2014}} | align="right"| + 38" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Jon Izagirre|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 41" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 02" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Tejay van Garderen|USA}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 05" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Thibaut Pinot|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 25" |
||
|Final General Classification
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}} 20px | {{UCI team code|SAX|2014}} | align="right"| {{nowrap|21h 09' 11"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Michał Kwiatkowski|POL}} 20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 49" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 04" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Simon Špilak|SLO}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 07" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 07" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Tejay van Garderen|USA}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 56" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} | align="right"| + 1' 56" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Yuri Trofimov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2014}} | align="right"| + 2' 13" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Thibaut Pinot|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2014}} | align="right"| + 2' 14" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Wout Poels|NED}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}} | align="right"| + 2' 26" |
|}
Classification leadership table
In the 2014 Tour of the Basque Country, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2014 Tour of the Basque Country, and the winner of the classification was the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white dots. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the sprints classification, marked by a blue jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage, with the exception of the final individual time trial stage. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;" |
| width="1%" | Stage
! width="14%" | Winner ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|General classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Points classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Mountains classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Sprints classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Teams classification |
|---|
| 1
|style="background-color:yellow;" rowspan=6| Alberto Contador |style="background-color:white;"| Alberto Contador |style="background-color:salmon;" rowspan=6| Davide Villella |style="background-color:skyblue;" rowspan=3| Matteo Montaguti |style="background-color:offwhite;" rowspan=6| {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} |
| 2
|style="background-color:white;" rowspan=2| Michał Kwiatkowski |
| 3 |
| 4
|style="background-color:white;" rowspan=2| Alejandro Valverde |style="background-color:skyblue;" rowspan=3| Omar Fraile |
| 5 |
| 6
|style="background-color:white;"| Michał Kwiatkowski |
| colspan="2"| Final !style="background-color:gold;"| Alberto Contador !style="background-color:offwhite;"| Michał Kwiatkowski !style="background-color:tomato;"| Davide Villella !style="background-color:dodgerblue;"| Omar Fraile !style="background-color:offwhite;"| {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2014/}}
{{2014 UCI World Tour}}
{{Tour of the Basque Country}}