2014 Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2014 Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica
| image =
| image_caption =
| date = 26 February–2 March
| stages = 5
| distance = 340.59
| unit = km
| time = 8h 52' 19"
| speed = 38.39
| first = Olga Zabelinskaya
| first_nat = Russia
| first_team = RusVelo
| first_color = violet
| second = Flávia Oliveira
| second_nat = Brazil
| second_team = Newton
| third = Alena Amialiusik
| third_nat = Belarus
| third_team = Astana BePink
| mountains = Alena Amialiusik
| mountains_nat = Belarus
| mountains_team = Astana BePink
| mountains_color = green
| sprints = Shelley Olds
| sprints_nat = United States
| sprints_team = Alé Cipollini
| sprints_color = red
| youth = Susanna Zorzi
| youth_nat = Italy
| youth_team = Astana BePink
| youth_color = blue
| team = RusVelo
| next = 2015
}}
The 2014 Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica was a stage race held in Costa Rica, with a UCI rating of 2.2.{{Cite web|url=http://women.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?editie_idd=MjUxMjg=4|title = – CyclingFever – the International Cycling Social Network – Get the Cycling fever!}} It was the third stage race of the 2014 Women's Elite cycling calendar.
Stages
=Stage 1=
;26 February 2014 – Guápiles to San Miguel de Sarapiquí, {{convert|76.95|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 1 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} | Newton |align="right"| {{nowrap|2h 06' 10"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} |align="right"| + 6" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 8" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 15" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Alexandra Burchenkova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 19" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 22" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Doris Schweizer|SUI}} |align="right"| + 22" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Sérika Gulumá|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 27" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} |align="right"| + 33" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| + 38" |
||
|General Classification after Stage 1
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} File:Jersey violet.svgFile:Jersey green.svg | Newton |align="right"| {{nowrap|2h 06' 00"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} |align="right"| + 10" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 14" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 25" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Alexandra Burchenkova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 29" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 32" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Doris Schweizer|SUI}} |align="right"| + 32" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Sérika Gulumá|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 37" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} File:Jersey red.svg |align="right"| + 43" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| + 48" |
|}
=Stage 2=
;27 February 2014 – San Gerardo Ticabán to San Rafael La Colonia, {{convert|20.4|km|1|abbr=on}}, individual time trial (ITT)
| Stage 2 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| {{nowrap|29' 07"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Sérika Gulumá|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 1' 16" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Alexandra Burchenkova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 1' 31" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} File:Jersey red.svg |align="right"| + 1' 32" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} File:Jersey violet.svg | Newton |align="right"| + 1' 48" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} |align="right"| + 2' 16" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Małgorzata Jasińska|POL}} |align="right"| + 2' 23" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 2' 28" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| + 2' 35" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Aizhan Zhaparova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 2' 49" |
||
|General Classification after Stage 2
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} File:Jersey violet.svg | RusVelo |align="right"| {{nowrap|2h 35' 21"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} File:Jersey green.svg | Newton |align="right"| + 1' 34" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Sérika Gulumá|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 1' 39" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Alexandra Burchenkova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 1' 46" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} File:Jersey red.svg |align="right"| + 1' 54" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} |align="right"| + 2' 12" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 2' 46" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 3' 04" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| + 3' 09" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Małgorzata Jasińska|POL}} |align="right"| + 3' 23" |
|}
=Stage 3=
;28 February 2014 – Orotina to Parrita, {{convert|85.5|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 3 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} 20px |align="right"| {{nowrap|1h 57' 57"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Anna Stricker|ITA}} |align="right"| s.t. |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Yussely Mendivil|MEX}} | Mexico (national team) |align="right"| s.t. |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Barbara Guarischi|ITA}} |align="right"| + 3" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Diana Peñuela|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 3" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Małgorzata Jasińska|POL}} |align="right"| + 3" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} |align="right"| + 3" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Maria Tuia|ITA}} |align="right"| + 3" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} 20px | Newton |align="right"| + 3" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Alexandra Burchenkova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 3" |
||
|General Classification after Stage 3
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} 20px | RusVelo |align="right"| {{nowrap|4h 33' 21"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} | Newton |align="right"| + 1' 34" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} 20px |align="right"| + 1' 35" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Sérika Gulumá|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 1' 39" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Alexandra Burchenkova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 1' 46" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} 20px |align="right"| + 2' 10" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 2' 46" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 3' 04" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| + 3' 09" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Małgorzata Jasińska|POL}} |align="right"| + 3' 22" |
|}
=Stage 4=
;1 March 2014 – Heredia to Grecia, {{convert|84.14|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 4 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} 20px |align="right"| {{nowrap|2h 16' 08"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} | Newton |align="right"| s.t. |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} 20px | RusVelo |align="right"| s.t. |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| s.t. |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Ana Fagua|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| s.t. |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Ane Santesteban|ESP}} |align="right"| s.t. |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Doris Schweizer|SUI}} |align="right"| s.t. |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Susanna Zorzi|ITA}} 20px |align="right"| s.t. |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Bibiana Narváez|COL}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 5" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 20" |
||
|General Classification after Stage 4
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} 20px | RusVelo |align="right"| {{nowrap|6h 49' 25"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} | Newton |align="right"| + 1' 32" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} 20px |align="right"| + 2' 04" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Sérika Gulumá|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 2' 59" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| + 3' 13" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 3' 16" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 3' 28" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Doris Schweizer|SUI}} |align="right"| + 3' 56" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Susanna Zorzi|ITA}} 20px |align="right"| + 4' 09" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} 20px |align="right"| + 4' 09" |
|}
=Stage 5=
;2 March 2014 – San José to San José, {{convert|73.6|km|1|abbr=on}}
| Stage 5 Result
{| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} 20px |align="right"| {{nowrap|2h 02' 54"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Barbara Guarischi|ITA}} |align="right"| s.t. |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Anna Stricker|ITA}} |align="right"| s.t. |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Yussely Mendivil|MEX}} | Mexico (national team) |align="right"| s.t. |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Erika Varela|MEX}} | Mexico (national team) |align="right"| s.t. |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| s.t. |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| s.t. |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} 20px | RusVelo |align="right"| s.t. |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Ana Teresa Casas|MEX}} | Mexico (national team) |align="right"| s.t. |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Aizhan Zhaparova|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| s.t. |
||
|Final General Classification
| class="wikitable" |
| !Rider
!Team !Time |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagathlete|Olga Zabelinskaya|RUS}} 20px | RusVelo |align="right"| {{nowrap|8h 52' 19"}} |
| 2
| {{flagathlete|Flávia Oliveira|BRA}} | Newton |align="right"| + 1' 32" |
| 3
| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}} 20px |align="right"| + 2' 04" |
| 4
| {{flagathlete|Sérika Gulumá|COL}} | Specialized Colombia |align="right"| + 2' 58" |
| 5
| {{flagathlete|Edith Guillén|CRC}} | Pedalea Con Nosotras |align="right"| + 3' 11" |
| 6
| {{flagathlete|Elena Berlato|ITA}} |align="right"| + 3' 11" |
| 7
| {{flagathlete|Elena Kuchinskaya|RUS}} | RusVelo |align="right"| + 3' 28" |
| 8
| {{flagathlete|Shelley Olds|USA}} 20px |align="right"| + 3' 56" |
| 9
| {{flagathlete|Doris Schweizer|SUI}} |align="right"| + 3' 56" |
| 10
| {{flagathlete|Susanna Zorzi|ITA}} 20px |align="right"| + 4' 09" |
|}
Jerseys
:File:Jersey violet.svg denotes the leader of the General classification; the rider who has the lowest accumulated time.
Classification leadership table
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:86%;" |
| style="background-color: #efefef;"
! width="1%" | Stage ! width="14%"| Winner ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"| General classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"| Mountains classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"| Sprints classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"| Young rider classification ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"| Teams classification |
| 1
|style="background:violet;"| Flávia Oliveira |style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan=2| Flávia Oliveira |style="background:pink;" rowspan=5| Shelley Olds |style="background-color:lightblue;"| Ana Fagua |rowspan=5| RusVelo |
|---|
| 2
|style="background:violet;" rowspan=4| Olga Zabelinskaya |style="background-color:lightblue;" rowspan=4| Susanna Zorzi |
| 3
|style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan=3| Alena Amialiusik |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| colspan=2| Final
!style="background:purple;"| Olga Zabelinskaya !style="background:green;"| Alena Amialiusik !style="background:red;"| Shelley Olds !style="background:dodgerblue;"| Susanna Zorzi ! RusVelo |