2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = Men's road race

| image = Jersey rainbow.svg

| image_caption = Rainbow jersey

| image_size = 150px

| series = 2014 UCI Road World Championships

| race_no =

| series_no =

| date = 28 September 2014

| stages = 1

| distance = 254.80

| unit = km

| time = 6h 29' 07"{{cite web|url=http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2014/WM/12RES00.pdf|title=Results / Résultats: Men Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes Elite|work=Sport Result|publisher=Tissot Timing|date=28 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150531/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2014/WM/12RES00.pdf|archive-date=2014-10-06|url-status=dead}}

| speed = 39.288

| type = medals

| first = Michał Kwiatkowski

| first_nat = POL

| second = Simon Gerrans

| second_nat = AUS

| third = Alejandro Valverde

| third_nat = ESP

| previous = 2013

| next = 2015

}}

The Men's road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 28 September 2014 in Ponferrada, Spain. It was the 81st edition of the championship, and Portugal's Rui Costa was the defending champion.

After attacking with around {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} remaining, Poland's Michał Kwiatkowski held off the rest of the field to become his country's first world road race champion.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/polands-michal-kwiatkowski-wins-elite-mens-world-championship_347546|title=Poland's Michał Kwiatkowski wins elite men's world championship|work=VeloNews|date=28 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001070637/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/polands-michal-kwiatkowski-wins-elite-mens-world-championship_347546|url-status=dead}} Kwiatkowski held on by a second to beat Australia's Simon Gerrans, while Spain's Alejandro Valverde finished in third place for the third successive world championships.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2014/mens-elite-road-race/results|title=Michał Kwiatkowski wins road race gold|date=28 September 2014|website=Cyclingnews.com|first=Daniel|last=Benson|access-date=30 September 2014}}

Qualification

Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours during 2014. Results from January to the middle of August counted towards the qualification criteria on both the 2014 UCI World Tour and the UCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on 15 August 2014.{{cite web|title=Qualification System for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships: Men Elite Road Race|url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/52/04/QUALIFICATIONSYSTEMFORTHE2014UCIROADWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS-MENELITEROADRACE_English.pdf|access-date=22 July 2014}}

The following 48 nations qualified.{{cite web|title=Competitions Guide|url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/57/45/GB_ANNEXE2014_16_08_HD_English.pdf|access-date=4 September 2014}}

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! Number of riders

! Nations

14 to enter, 9 to start

|{{flagu|Australia}}, {{flagu|Belgium}}, {{COL}}, {{flagu|France}}, {{flagu|Germany}}, {{flagu|Great Britain}}, {{flagu|Italy}}, {{flagu|Netherlands}}, {{flagu|Poland}}, {{flagu|Spain}}

9 to enter, 6 to start

|{{AUT}}, {{DEN}}, {{IRN}}, {{MAR}}, {{flagu|Portugal}}, {{flagu|Russia}}, {{SLO}}, {{UKR}}, {{flagu|United States}}, {{VEN}}

5 to enter, 3 to start

|{{ALG}}, {{ARG}}, {{BLR}}, {{flagu|Brazil}}, {{flagu|Canada}}, {{CRC}}, {{CRO}}, {{CZE}}, {{ERI}}, {{EST}}, {{IRL}}, {{flagu|Japan}}, {{KAZ}}, {{LAT}}, {{LTU}}, {{LUX}}, {{flagu|New Zealand}}, {{NOR}}, {{ROU}}, {{SVK}}, {{flagu|South Africa}}, {{KOR}}, {{flagu|Switzerland}}

2 to enter, 1 to start

|{{BUL}}, {{ECU}}, {{GRE}}, {{SRB}}, {{flagu|Sweden}}

Course

The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of 14 laps. The circuit was {{convert|18.20|km|abbr=on}} long and included two hills. The total climbing was {{convert|306|m|abbr=on}} per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.{{cite web|title=HILLS PROFILES|url=http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/descargas/6205956.pdf|publisher= mundialciclismoponferrada.com|access-date=15 April 2014}}

The first {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}} were flat, after which the climb to Alto de Montearenas started, with an average gradient of 8%. After a few hundred metres the ascent flattened and the remaining {{convert|5.1|km|abbr=on}} were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after {{convert|11|km|abbr=on}} at a 16% negative gradient.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of {{convert|1.1|km|abbr=on}}, at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of {{convert|4.5|km|abbr=on}} was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Schedule

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).{{cite web|title=Sport Competition Schedule|url=http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/imagenes/tinyMCE/Files/ProgramaPonferrada2014.pdf|publisher=mundialciclismoponferrada.com|access-date=2 September 2014}}

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! Date

! Time

! Event

28 September 2014

10:00–16:35

Men's road race

28 September 2014

align=center|16:55

Victory ceremony

Participating nations

204 cyclists from 44 nations started the men's road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.{{cite web|url=http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2014/WM/12STL00.pdf|title=Start List / Liste de départ: Men Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Hommes Elite|work=Sport Result|publisher=Tissot Timing|date=28 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185021/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2014/WM/12STL00.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

{{flagicon|ALG}} Algeria (1)
{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina (3)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia (9)
{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria (6)
{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium (9)
{{flagicon|BLR}} Belarus (3)
{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil (3)
{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada (3)
{{flagicon|COL}} Colombia (9)
{{flagicon|CRC}} Costa Rica (2)
{{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia (3)
{{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic (3)
{{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark (6)
{{flagicon|ECU}} Ecuador (1)
{{flagicon|ERI}} Eritrea (2)
{{flagicon|EST}} Estonia (3)
{{flagicon|FRA}} France (9)
{{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain (9)
{{flagicon|GER}} Germany (9)
{{flagicon|GRE}} Greece (1)
{{flagicon|IRL}} Ireland (3)
{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy (9)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Japan (3)
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Kazakhstan (3)
{{flagicon|LAT}} Latvia (3)
{{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania (3)
{{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg (1)
{{flagicon|MAR}} Morocco (5)
{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands (9)
{{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand (3)
{{flagicon|NOR}} Norway (3)
{{flagicon|POL}} Poland (9)
{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal (6)
{{flagicon|ROU}} Romania (3)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia (6)
{{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia (3)
{{flagicon|SLO}} Slovenia (6)
{{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa (3)
{{flagicon|ESP}} Spain (9) (host)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden (1)
{{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland (3)
{{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine (6)
{{flagicon|USA}} United States (6)
{{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela (4)

Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers, with a total prize money of €16,101.{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/57/43/GB_GUIDE2014_HD_English.pdf|title=Competitions Guide|publisher=uci.ch|access-date =5 September 2014}}

class="wikitable" ! Position \| bgcolor="#ffffbf" \| 1st \| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" \| 2nd \| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" \| 3rd \| Total
Amount \| €7,667 \| €5,367 \| €3,067 \| €16,101

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! Position

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1st

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" | 2nd

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" | 3rd

| Total

Amount

| €7,667

| €5,367

| €3,067

| €16,101

Results

File:Simon Gerrans, Michał Kwiatkowski, and Alejandro Valverde 2014 UCI.jpg

=Final classification=

Of the race's 204 entrants, 95 riders completed the full distance of {{convert|254.8|km|1|abbr=on}}.

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Rank ! Rider ! Country ! Time
1 \| Michał Kwiatkowski \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}} \| {{nowrap\|6h 29' 07"}}
2 \| Simon Gerrans \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}} \| + 1"
3 \| Alejandro Valverde \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}} \| + 1"
4 \| Matti Breschel \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEN\|2014}} \| + 1"
5 \| Greg Van Avermaet \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}} \| + 1"
6 \| Tony Gallopin \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}} \| + 1"
7 \| Philippe Gilbert \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}} \| + 4"
8 \| Alexander Kristoff \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NOR\|2014}} \| + 7"
9 \| John Degenkolb \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}} \| + 7"
10 \| Nacer Bouhanni \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}} \| + 7"
11 \| Fabian Cancellara \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SUI\|2014}} \| + 7"
12 \| Ben Swift \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}} \| + 7"
13 \| Sonny Colbrelli \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 7"
14 \| Michael Matthews \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}} \| + 7"
15 \| Ramūnas Navardauskas \| {{flagUCIRoad\|LTU\|2014}} \| + 7"
16 \| Daryl Impey \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RSA\|2014}} \| + 7"
17 \| Maciej Paterski \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}} \| + 7"
18 \| Bauke Mollema \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}} \| + 7"
19 \| Warren Barguil \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}} \| + 7"
20 \| Michael Valgren \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEN\|2014}} \| + 7"
21 \| Daniele Bennati \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 7"
22 \| Tom Dumoulin \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}} \| + 7"
23 \| Rui Costa \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POR\|2014}} \| + 7"
24 \| Jon Izagirre \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}} \| + 7"
25 \| Brent Bookwalter \| {{flagUCIRoad\|USA\|2014}} \| + 7"
26 \| Nicolas Roche \| {{flagUCIRoad\|IRL\|2014}} \| + 7"
27 \| Rigoberto Urán \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}} \| + 7"
28 \| Edvald Boasson Hagen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NOR\|2014}} \| + 7"
29 \| Petr Vakoč \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CZE\|2014}} \| + 14"
30 \| Alex Howes \| {{flagUCIRoad\|USA\|2014}} \| + 14"
31 \| Chris Anker Sørensen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEN\|2014}} \| + 14"
32 \| Giovanni Visconti \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 14"
33 \| Joaquim Rodríguez \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}} \| + 17"
34 \| Fabio Aru \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 17"
35 \| Yuri Trofimov \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RUS\|2014}} \| + 17"
36 \| Daniel Moreno \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}} \| + 17"
37 \| Lars Petter Nordhaug \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NOR\|2014}} \| + 17"
38 \| Dominik Nerz \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}} \| + 21"
39 \| Simon Geschke \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}} \| + 24"
40 \| Vincenzo Nibali \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 27"
41 \| Giampaolo Caruso \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 31"
42 \| Grega Bole \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SLO\|2014}} \| + 38"
43 \| Peter Sagan \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SVK\|2014}} \| + 42"
44 \| Andriy Hryvko \| {{flagUCIRoad\|UKR\|2014}} \| + 50"
45 \| Alessandro De Marchi \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 1' 03"
46 \| Alexandr Kolobnev \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RUS\|2014}} \| + 1' 05"
47 \| Kristijan Đurasek \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CRO\|2014}} \| + 1' 05"
48 \| Jan Bakelants \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}} \| + 1' 05"

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Rank

! Rider

! Country

! Time

| Michał Kwiatkowski

| {{flagUCIRoad|POL|2014}}

| {{nowrap|6h 29' 07"}}

| Simon Gerrans

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

| + 1"

| Alejandro Valverde

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

| + 1"

| Matti Breschel

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEN|2014}}

| + 1"

| Greg Van Avermaet

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

| + 1"

| Tony Gallopin

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

| + 1"

| Philippe Gilbert

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

| + 4"

| Alexander Kristoff

| {{flagUCIRoad|NOR|2014}}

| + 7"

| John Degenkolb

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEU|2014}}

| + 7"

| Nacer Bouhanni

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

| + 7"

| Fabian Cancellara

| {{flagUCIRoad|SUI|2014}}

| + 7"

| Ben Swift

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

| + 7"

| Sonny Colbrelli

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 7"

| Michael Matthews

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

| + 7"

| Ramūnas Navardauskas

| {{flagUCIRoad|LTU|2014}}

| + 7"

| Daryl Impey

| {{flagUCIRoad|RSA|2014}}

| + 7"

| Maciej Paterski

| {{flagUCIRoad|POL|2014}}

| + 7"

| Bauke Mollema

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

| + 7"

| Warren Barguil

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

| + 7"

| Michael Valgren

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEN|2014}}

| + 7"

| Daniele Bennati

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 7"

| Tom Dumoulin

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

| + 7"

| Rui Costa

| {{flagUCIRoad|POR|2014}}

| + 7"

| Jon Izagirre

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

| + 7"

| Brent Bookwalter

| {{flagUCIRoad|USA|2014}}

| + 7"

| Nicolas Roche

| {{flagUCIRoad|IRL|2014}}

| + 7"

| Rigoberto Urán

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

| + 7"

| Edvald Boasson Hagen

| {{flagUCIRoad|NOR|2014}}

| + 7"

| Petr Vakoč

| {{flagUCIRoad|CZE|2014}}

| + 14"

| Alex Howes

| {{flagUCIRoad|USA|2014}}

| + 14"

| Chris Anker Sørensen

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEN|2014}}

| + 14"

| Giovanni Visconti

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 14"

| Joaquim Rodríguez

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

| + 17"

| Fabio Aru

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 17"

| Yuri Trofimov

| {{flagUCIRoad|RUS|2014}}

| + 17"

| Daniel Moreno

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

| + 17"

| Lars Petter Nordhaug

| {{flagUCIRoad|NOR|2014}}

| + 17"

| Dominik Nerz

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEU|2014}}

| + 21"

| Simon Geschke

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEU|2014}}

| + 24"

| Vincenzo Nibali

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 27"

| Giampaolo Caruso

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 31"

| Grega Bole

| {{flagUCIRoad|SLO|2014}}

| + 38"

| Peter Sagan

| {{flagUCIRoad|SVK|2014}}

| + 42"

| Andriy Hryvko

| {{flagUCIRoad|UKR|2014}}

| + 50"

| Alessandro De Marchi

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 1' 03"

| Alexandr Kolobnev

| {{flagUCIRoad|RUS|2014}}

| + 1' 05"

| Kristijan Đurasek

| {{flagUCIRoad|CRO|2014}}

| + 1' 05"

| Jan Bakelants

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

| + 1' 05"

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Rank ! Rider ! Country ! Time
49 \| Tom Boonen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}} \| + 1' 05"
50 \| Sergey Chernetskiy \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RUS\|2014}} \| + 1' 05"
51 \| Jonathan Castroviejo \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}} \| + 1' 05"
52 \| Ben Gastauer \| {{flagUCIRoad\|LUX\|2014}} \| + 1' 05"
53 \| Matthias Brändle \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUT\|2014}} \| + 1' 27"
54 \| Tiago Machado \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POR\|2014}} \| + 1' 32"
55 \| Simon Clarke \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}} \| + 2' 10"
56 \| Ben Hermans \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}} \| + 2' 10"
57 \| Wout Poels \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}} \| + 2' 19"
58 \| Michał Gołaś \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}} \| + 2' 31"
59 \| Vasil Kiryienka \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BLR\|2014}} \| + 2' 32"
60 \| Cyril Gautier \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}} \| + 2' 36"
61 \| Jean-Christophe Péraud \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}} \| + 2' 36"
62 \| Romain Bardet \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}} \| + 2' 36"
63 \| Paul Martens \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}} \| + 2' 39"
64 \| Sep Vanmarcke \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}} \| + 3' 42"
65 \| Imanol Erviti \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}} \| + 4' 08"
66 \| Michael Albasini \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SUI\|2014}} \| + 5' 12"
67 \| Nelson Oliveira \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POR\|2014}} \| + 5' 12"
68 \| Georg Preidler \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUT\|2014}} \| + 5' 12"
69 \| Danilo Wyss \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SUI\|2014}} \| + 5' 12"
70 \| Esteban Chaves \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}} \| + 5' 12"
71 \| Christopher Juul-Jensen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEN\|2014}} \| + 5' 12"
72 \| Kristjan Fajt \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SLO\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
73 \| Reinardt Janse van Rensburg \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RSA\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
74 \| Damiano Caruso \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
75 \| Ilnur Zakarin \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RUS\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
76 \| Jonathan Monsalve \| {{flagUCIRoad\|VEN\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
77 \| Sylvain Chavanel \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
78 \| Alexsandr Dyachenko \| {{flagUCIRoad\|KAZ\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
79 \| Jesús Herrada \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
80 \| Manuel Quinziato \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ITA\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
81 \| Adam Hansen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}} \| + 6' 11"
82 \| Peter Kennaugh \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}} \| + 6' 14"
83 \| Zdeněk Štybar \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CZE\|2014}} \| + 7' 01"
84 \| Dan Martin \| {{flagUCIRoad\|IRL\|2014}} \| + 8' 25"
85 \| Andrey Amador \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CRC\|2014}} \| + 11' 59"
86 \| Jack Bauer \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NZL\|2014}} \| + 13' 43"
87 \| Peter Velits \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SVK\|2014}} \| + 13' 43"
88 \| Andrey Zeits \| {{flagUCIRoad\|KAZ\|2014}} \| + 14' 53"
89 \| Johan Vansummeren \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}} \| + 14' 53"
90 \| Stef Clement \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}} \| + 15' 23"
91 \| Jan Bárta \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CZE\|2014}} \| + 15' 23"
92 \| Mykhaylo Kononenko \| {{flagUCIRoad\|UKR\|2014}} \| + 15' 23"
93 \| Andriy Khripta \| {{flagUCIRoad\|UKR\|2014}} \| + 15' 34"
94 \| Miyataka Shimizu \| {{flagUCIRoad\|JPN\|2014}} \| + 20' 22"
95 \| George Bennett \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NZL\|2014}} \| + 20' 22"

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Rank

! Rider

! Country

! Time

| Tom Boonen

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

| + 1' 05"

| Sergey Chernetskiy

| {{flagUCIRoad|RUS|2014}}

| + 1' 05"

| Jonathan Castroviejo

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

| + 1' 05"

| Ben Gastauer

| {{flagUCIRoad|LUX|2014}}

| + 1' 05"

| Matthias Brändle

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUT|2014}}

| + 1' 27"

| Tiago Machado

| {{flagUCIRoad|POR|2014}}

| + 1' 32"

| Simon Clarke

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

| + 2' 10"

| Ben Hermans

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

| + 2' 10"

| Wout Poels

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

| + 2' 19"

| Michał Gołaś

| {{flagUCIRoad|POL|2014}}

| + 2' 31"

| Vasil Kiryienka

| {{flagUCIRoad|BLR|2014}}

| + 2' 32"

| Cyril Gautier

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

| + 2' 36"

| Jean-Christophe Péraud

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

| + 2' 36"

| Romain Bardet

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

| + 2' 36"

| Paul Martens

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEU|2014}}

| + 2' 39"

| Sep Vanmarcke

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

| + 3' 42"

| Imanol Erviti

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

| + 4' 08"

| Michael Albasini

| {{flagUCIRoad|SUI|2014}}

| + 5' 12"

| Nelson Oliveira

| {{flagUCIRoad|POR|2014}}

| + 5' 12"

| Georg Preidler

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUT|2014}}

| + 5' 12"

| Danilo Wyss

| {{flagUCIRoad|SUI|2014}}

| + 5' 12"

| Esteban Chaves

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

| + 5' 12"

| Christopher Juul-Jensen

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEN|2014}}

| + 5' 12"

| Kristjan Fajt

| {{flagUCIRoad|SLO|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Reinardt Janse van Rensburg

| {{flagUCIRoad|RSA|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Damiano Caruso

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Ilnur Zakarin

| {{flagUCIRoad|RUS|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Jonathan Monsalve

| {{flagUCIRoad|VEN|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Sylvain Chavanel

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Alexsandr Dyachenko

| {{flagUCIRoad|KAZ|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Jesús Herrada

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Manuel Quinziato

| {{flagUCIRoad|ITA|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Adam Hansen

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

| + 6' 11"

| Peter Kennaugh

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

| + 6' 14"

| Zdeněk Štybar

| {{flagUCIRoad|CZE|2014}}

| + 7' 01"

| Dan Martin

| {{flagUCIRoad|IRL|2014}}

| + 8' 25"

| Andrey Amador

| {{flagUCIRoad|CRC|2014}}

| + 11' 59"

| Jack Bauer

| {{flagUCIRoad|NZL|2014}}

| + 13' 43"

| Peter Velits

| {{flagUCIRoad|SVK|2014}}

| + 13' 43"

| Andrey Zeits

| {{flagUCIRoad|KAZ|2014}}

| + 14' 53"

| Johan Vansummeren

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

| + 14' 53"

| Stef Clement

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

| + 15' 23"

| Jan Bárta

| {{flagUCIRoad|CZE|2014}}

| + 15' 23"

| Mykhaylo Kononenko

| {{flagUCIRoad|UKR|2014}}

| + 15' 23"

| Andriy Khripta

| {{flagUCIRoad|UKR|2014}}

| + 15' 34"

| Miyataka Shimizu

| {{flagUCIRoad|JPN|2014}}

| + 20' 22"

| George Bennett

| {{flagUCIRoad|NZL|2014}}

| + 20' 22"

=Riders who failed to finish=

109 riders failed to finish the race.

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Rider ! Country
Jelle Vanendert \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}}
Luis León Sánchez \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}}
Sérgio Paulinho \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POR\|2014}}
Nicki Sørensen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEN\|2014}}
Tony Martin \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}}
Luke Rowe \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}}
Michael Mørkøv \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEN\|2014}}
Daniel Navarro \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ESP\|2014}}
Tim Wellens \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BEL\|2014}}
Mathew Hayman \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}}
Paweł Poljański \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}}
Cadel Evans \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}}
Andrei Solomennikov \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RUS\|2014}}
Philip Deignan \| {{flagUCIRoad\|IRL\|2014}}
Steven Kruijswijk \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}}
Janier Acevedo \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}}
Jacques Janse van Rensburg \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RSA\|2014}}
Ryan Anderson \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CAN\|2014}}
Toms Skujiņš \| {{flagUCIRoad\|LAT\|2014}}
Rein Taaramäe \| {{flagUCIRoad\|EST\|2014}}
Luka Mezgec \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SLO\|2014}}
Winner Anacona \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}}
Yukiya Arashiro \| {{flagUCIRoad\|JPN\|2014}}
Rory Sutherland \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}}
Wilco Kelderman \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}}
Simon Yates \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}}
Emanuel Kišerlovski \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CRO\|2014}}
Geoffrey Soupe \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}}
Juan Carlos Rojas \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CRC\|2014}}
Patrick Konrad \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUT\|2014}}
Kévin Reza \| {{flagUCIRoad\|FRA\|2014}}
Martin Velits \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SVK\|2014}}
Eduardo Sepúlveda \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ARG\|2014}}
Carlos Quintero \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}}
Bartosz Huzarski \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}}
Oleksandr Polivoda \| {{flagUCIRoad\|UKR\|2014}}
Kristijan Koren \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SLO\|2014}}

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Rider

! Country

Jelle Vanendert

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

Luis León Sánchez

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

Sérgio Paulinho

| {{flagUCIRoad|POR|2014}}

Nicki Sørensen

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEN|2014}}

Tony Martin

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEU|2014}}

Luke Rowe

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

Michael Mørkøv

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEN|2014}}

Daniel Navarro

| {{flagUCIRoad|ESP|2014}}

Tim Wellens

| {{flagUCIRoad|BEL|2014}}

Mathew Hayman

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

Paweł Poljański

| {{flagUCIRoad|POL|2014}}

Cadel Evans

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

Andrei Solomennikov

| {{flagUCIRoad|RUS|2014}}

Philip Deignan

| {{flagUCIRoad|IRL|2014}}

Steven Kruijswijk

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

Janier Acevedo

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

Jacques Janse van Rensburg

| {{flagUCIRoad|RSA|2014}}

Ryan Anderson

| {{flagUCIRoad|CAN|2014}}

Toms Skujiņš

| {{flagUCIRoad|LAT|2014}}

Rein Taaramäe

| {{flagUCIRoad|EST|2014}}

Luka Mezgec

| {{flagUCIRoad|SLO|2014}}

Winner Anacona

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

Yukiya Arashiro

| {{flagUCIRoad|JPN|2014}}

Rory Sutherland

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

Wilco Kelderman

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

Simon Yates

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

Emanuel Kišerlovski

| {{flagUCIRoad|CRO|2014}}

Geoffrey Soupe

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

Juan Carlos Rojas

| {{flagUCIRoad|CRC|2014}}

Patrick Konrad

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUT|2014}}

Kévin Reza

| {{flagUCIRoad|FRA|2014}}

Martin Velits

| {{flagUCIRoad|SVK|2014}}

Eduardo Sepúlveda

| {{flagUCIRoad|ARG|2014}}

Carlos Quintero

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

Bartosz Huzarski

| {{flagUCIRoad|POL|2014}}

Oleksandr Polivoda

| {{flagUCIRoad|UKR|2014}}

Kristijan Koren

| {{flagUCIRoad|SLO|2014}}

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Rider ! Country
Tom-Jelte Slagter \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}}
Žydrūnas Savickas \| {{flagUCIRoad\|LTU\|2014}}
Julián Arredondo \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}}
Matija Kvasina \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CRO\|2014}}
Jan Polanc \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SLO\|2014}}
Aleksejs Saramotins \| {{flagUCIRoad\|LAT\|2014}}
Ignatas Konovalovas \| {{flagUCIRoad\|LTU\|2014}}
Jure Kocjan \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SLO\|2014}}
Greg Henderson \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NZL\|2014}}
André Cardoso \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POR\|2014}}
José Mendes \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POR\|2014}}
Gatis Smukulis \| {{flagUCIRoad\|LAT\|2014}}
Roman Maikin \| {{flagUCIRoad\|RUS\|2014}}
Michael Woods \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CAN\|2014}}
Riccardo Zoidl \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUT\|2014}}
Tobias Ludvigsson \| {{flagUCIRoad\|SWE\|2014}}
Marco Haller \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUT\|2014}}
Murilo Fischer \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BRA\|2014}}
David Millar \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}}
Sebastián Henao \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}}
Rafael Andriato \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BRA\|2014}}
Bernhard Eisel \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUT\|2014}}
Andrew Talansky \| {{flagUCIRoad\|USA\|2014}}
Geraint Thomas \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}}
Kiel Reijnen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|USA\|2014}}
Miguel Ángel Rubiano \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}}
Eric Marcotte \| {{flagUCIRoad\|USA\|2014}}
Daniil Fominykh \| {{flagUCIRoad\|KAZ\|2014}}
Cristian Egídio \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BRA\|2014}}
Paul Voss \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}}
Pieter Weening \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}}
Dylan van Baarle \| {{flagUCIRoad\|NED\|2014}}
Chris Froome \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}}
Kanstantsin Sivtsov \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BLR\|2014}}
Adam Yates \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}}
Heinrich Haussler \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}}

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Rider

! Country

Tom-Jelte Slagter

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagUCIRoad|LTU|2014}}

Julián Arredondo

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

Matija Kvasina

| {{flagUCIRoad|CRO|2014}}

Jan Polanc

| {{flagUCIRoad|SLO|2014}}

Aleksejs Saramotins

| {{flagUCIRoad|LAT|2014}}

Ignatas Konovalovas

| {{flagUCIRoad|LTU|2014}}

Jure Kocjan

| {{flagUCIRoad|SLO|2014}}

Greg Henderson

| {{flagUCIRoad|NZL|2014}}

André Cardoso

| {{flagUCIRoad|POR|2014}}

José Mendes

| {{flagUCIRoad|POR|2014}}

Gatis Smukulis

| {{flagUCIRoad|LAT|2014}}

Roman Maikin

| {{flagUCIRoad|RUS|2014}}

Michael Woods

| {{flagUCIRoad|CAN|2014}}

Riccardo Zoidl

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUT|2014}}

Tobias Ludvigsson

| {{flagUCIRoad|SWE|2014}}

Marco Haller

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUT|2014}}

Murilo Fischer

| {{flagUCIRoad|BRA|2014}}

David Millar

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

Sebastián Henao

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

Rafael Andriato

| {{flagUCIRoad|BRA|2014}}

Bernhard Eisel

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUT|2014}}

Andrew Talansky

| {{flagUCIRoad|USA|2014}}

Geraint Thomas

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

Kiel Reijnen

| {{flagUCIRoad|USA|2014}}

Miguel Ángel Rubiano

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

Eric Marcotte

| {{flagUCIRoad|USA|2014}}

Daniil Fominykh

| {{flagUCIRoad|KAZ|2014}}

Cristian Egídio

| {{flagUCIRoad|BRA|2014}}

Paul Voss

| {{flagUCIRoad|DEU|2014}}

Pieter Weening

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

Dylan van Baarle

| {{flagUCIRoad|NED|2014}}

Chris Froome

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

Kanstantsin Sivtsov

| {{flagUCIRoad|BLR|2014}}

Adam Yates

| {{flagUCIRoad|GBR|2014}}

Heinrich Haussler

| {{flagUCIRoad|AUS|2014}}

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Rider ! Country
Carlos Betancur \| {{flagUCIRoad\|COL\|2014}}
Maximiliano Richeze \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ARG\|2014}}
Yukihiro Doi \| {{flagUCIRoad\|JPN\|2014}}
Natnael Berhane \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ERI\|2014}}
Dmytro Krivtsov \| {{flagUCIRoad\|UKR\|2014}}
Andrei Nechita \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ROU\|2014}}
Przemysław Niemiec \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}}
Michał Podlaski \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}}
Alo Jakin \| {{flagUCIRoad\|EST\|2014}}
Bartłomiej Matysiak \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}}
Maciej Bodnar \| {{flagUCIRoad\|POL\|2014}}
Yauheni Hutarovich \| {{flagUCIRoad\|BLR\|2014}}
Mekseb Debesay \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ERI\|2014}}
Gert Jõeäär \| {{flagUCIRoad\|EST\|2014}}
Carlos Gálviz \| {{flagUCIRoad\|VEN\|2014}}
Johannes Fröhlinger \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}}
Christian Knees \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}}
Tejay van Garderen \| {{flagUCIRoad\|USA\|2014}}
Sergiy Lagkuti \| {{flagUCIRoad\|UKR\|2014}}
André Greipel \| {{flagUCIRoad\|DEU\|2014}}
Rohan Dennis \| {{flagUCIRoad\|AUS\|2014}}
Serghei Tvetcov \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ROU\|2014}}
Steve Cummings \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GBR\|2014}}
Carlos José Ochoa \| {{flagUCIRoad\|VEN\|2014}}
Azzedine Lagab \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ALG\|2014}}
Segundo Navarrete \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ECU\|2014}}
Errafai Mohammed Amine \| {{flagUCIRoad\|MAR\|2014}}
Lucas Gaday \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ARG\|2014}}
Tarik Chaoufi \| {{flagUCIRoad\|MAR\|2014}}
Georgios Bouglas \| {{flagUCIRoad\|GRE\|2014}}
Abdelatif Saadoune \| {{flagUCIRoad\|MAR\|2014}}
Oleg Berdos \| {{flagUCIRoad\|ROU\|2014}}
Xavier Quevedo \| {{flagUCIRoad\|VEN\|2014}}
Mouhssine Lahsaini \| {{flagUCIRoad\|MAR\|2014}}
Christian Meier \| {{flagUCIRoad\|CAN\|2014}}
Essaïd Abelouache \| {{flagUCIRoad\|MAR\|2014}}

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Rider

! Country

Carlos Betancur

| {{flagUCIRoad|COL|2014}}

Maximiliano Richeze

| {{flagUCIRoad|ARG|2014}}

Yukihiro Doi

| {{flagUCIRoad|JPN|2014}}

Natnael Berhane

| {{flagUCIRoad|ERI|2014}}

Dmytro Krivtsov