2014 UCI World Tour
The 2014 UCI World Tour was the sixth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 21 January, and concluded with the final stage of the Tour of Beijing on 14 October.
After winning the 2008 UCI ProTour , Spain's Alejandro Valverde won his first World Tour individual points title, amassing 686 points over the course of the season. The Movistar Team rider finished 66 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Alberto Contador of Tinkoff–Saxo , while Australian rider Simon Gerrans was third for the Orica–GreenEDGE team, but was over 200 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, Movistar Team finished top for the second year running, with a total of 1440 points. Second place went to the BMC Racing Team after taking overall victories in two of the season's last three races, while Tinkoff–Saxo finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 764 over Italy.
Teams
The UCI ProTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.
Events
All events from the 2013 UCI World Tour were included.
Race
Date
Winner
Second
Third
Other points[ 2] (4th place onwards)
Stage points
Tour Down Under
January 21 – 26
Simon Gerrans (AUS )
100 pts
Cadel Evans (AUS )
80 pts
Diego Ulissi (ITA )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Paris–Nice
March 9 – 16
Carlos Betancur (COL )
100 pts
Rui Costa (POR )
80 pts
Arthur Vichot (FRA )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Tirreno–Adriatico
March 12 – 18
Alberto Contador (ESP )
100 pts
Nairo Quintana (COL )
80 pts
Roman Kreuziger (CZE )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Milan–San Remo
March 23
Alexander Kristoff (NOR )
100 pts
Fabian Cancellara (SUI )
80 pts
Ben Swift (GBR )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
N/A
Volta a Catalunya
March 24 – 30
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
100 pts
Alberto Contador (ESP )
80 pts
Tejay van Garderen (USA )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
E3 Harelbeke
March 28
Peter Sagan (SVK )
80 pts
Niki Terpstra (NED )
60 pts
Geraint Thomas (GBR )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
Gent–Wevelgem
March 30
John Degenkolb (GER )
80 pts
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
60 pts
Peter Sagan (SVK )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
Tour of Flanders
April 6
Fabian Cancellara (SUI )
100 pts
Greg Van Avermaet (BEL )
80 pts
Sep Vanmarcke (BEL )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
N/A
Tour of the Basque Country
April 7 – 12
Alberto Contador (ESP )
100 pts
Michał Kwiatkowski (POL )
80 pts
Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Paris–Roubaix
April 13
Niki Terpstra (NED )
100 pts
John Degenkolb (GER )
80 pts
Fabian Cancellara (SUI )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
N/A
Amstel Gold Race
April 20
Philippe Gilbert (BEL )
80 pts
Jelle Vanendert (BEL )
60 pts
Simon Gerrans (AUS )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
La Flèche Wallonne
April 23
Alejandro Valverde (ESP )
80 pts
Dan Martin (IRL )
60 pts
Michał Kwiatkowski (POL )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
April 27
Simon Gerrans (AUS )
100 pts
Alejandro Valverde (ESP )
80 pts
Michał Kwiatkowski (POL )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
N/A
Tour de Romandie
April 29 – May 4
Chris Froome (GBR )
100 pts
Simon Špilak (SLO )
80 pts
Rui Costa (POR )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Giro d'Italia
May 9 – June 1
Nairo Quintana (COL )
170 pts
Rigoberto Urán (COL )
130 pts
Fabio Aru (ITA )
100 pts
90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Critérium du Dauphiné
June 8 – 15
Andrew Talansky (USA )
100 pts
Alberto Contador (ESP )
80 pts
Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Tour de Suisse
June 14 – 22
Rui Costa (POR )
100 pts
Mathias Frank (SUI )
0 pts[ nb 1]
Bauke Mollema (NED )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Tour de France
July 5 – 27
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
200 pts
Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA )
150 pts
Thibaut Pinot (FRA )
120 pts
110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4
20, 10, 6, 4, 2
Clásica de San Sebastián
August 2
Alejandro Valverde (ESP )
80 pts
Bauke Mollema (NED )
60 pts
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
Tour de Pologne
August 3 – 9
Rafał Majka (POL )
100 pts
Jon Izagirre (ESP )
80 pts
Beñat Intxausti (ESP )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Eneco Tour
August 11 – 17
Tim Wellens (BEL )
100 pts
Lars Boom (NED )
80 pts
Tom Dumoulin (NED )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Vuelta a España
August 23 – September 14
Alberto Contador (ESP )
170 pts
Chris Froome (GBR )
130 pts
Alejandro Valverde (ESP )
100 pts
90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Vattenfall Cyclassics
August 24
Alexander Kristoff (NOR )
80 pts
Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA )
60 pts
Simon Gerrans (AUS )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
GP Ouest-France
August 31
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA )
0 pts[ nb 2]
Andrea Fedi (ITA )
0 pts[ nb 3]
Arthur Vichot (FRA )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
GP de Québec
September 12
Simon Gerrans (AUS )
80 pts
Tom Dumoulin (NED )
60 pts
Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
GP de Montréal
September 14
Simon Gerrans (AUS )
80 pts
Rui Costa (POR )
60 pts
Tony Gallopin (FRA )
50 pts
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2
N/A
Team time trial at the World Championships [ nb 4]
September 21
BMC Racing Team
200 pts
Orica–GreenEDGE
170 pts
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
140 pts
130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70
N/A
Giro di Lombardia
October 5
Dan Martin (IRL )
100 pts
Alejandro Valverde (ESP )
80 pts
Rui Costa (POR )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
N/A
Tour of Beijing
October 10 – 14
Philippe Gilbert (BEL )
100 pts
Dan Martin (IRL )
80 pts
Esteban Chaves (COL )
70 pts
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4
6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Notes
^ As Frank rode for IAM Cycling , which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
^ As Chavanel rode for IAM Cycling , which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
^ As Fedi rode for Neri Sottoli , which is not a World Tour team, he was ineligible to score points towards the UCI World Tour standings.
^ The World Team Time Trial Championship awarded points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings.
Final standings
Individual
[ 3]
Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.[ 4]
236 riders scored points. 43 other riders finished in positions that would have earned them points, but they were ineligible as members of non-ProTour teams.
Team
[ 5]
Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).
Rank
Team
Points
Top 5 riders
WTTT
1
Movistar Team
1440
Valverde (686), N. Quintana (346), Intxausti (119), J. Izagirre (105), Lobato (74)
110
2
BMC Racing Team
1212
Gilbert (272), van Garderen (219), Van Avermaet (210), Evans (188), Sánchez (123)
200
3
Tinkoff–Saxo
1186
Contador (620), Majka (241), Kreuziger (135), Rogers (60), Bennati (10)
120
4
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
1016
Kwiatkowski (257), Terpstra (200), Urán (173), T. Martin (146), Vandenbergh (100)
140
5
Orica–GreenEDGE
953
Gerrans (478), Chaves (80), Albasini (80), Impey (73), Matthews (72)
170
6
Team Katusha
938
Kristoff (321), Rodríguez (286), Špilak (173), D. Moreno (84), G. Caruso (74)
0
7
Ag2r–La Mondiale
919
Péraud (300), Bardet (247), Pozzovivo (197), Betancur (114), Riblon (61)
0
8
Giant–Shimano
905
Degenkolb (278), T. Dumoulin (240), Kittel (136), Barguil (103), Mezgec (58)
90
9
Team Sky
890
Froome (326), Thomas (168), Nieve (104), Swift (91), Porte (71)
130
10
Astana
823
Nibali (392), Aru (248), Fuglsang (97), Hryvko (60), Gasparotto (26)
0
11
Garmin–Sharp
807
D. Martin (316), Talansky (135), Navardauskas (126), Slagter (84), Hesjedal (76)
70
12
Belkin Pro Cycling
795
Mollema (246), Vanmarcke (216), Kelderman (162), Boom (109), Gesink (62)
0
13
Trek Factory Racing
759
Cancellara (286), Nizzolo (108), Arredondo (101), Zubeldia (84), Kišerlovski (80)
100
14
Lampre–Merida
706
Costa (461), Ulissi (125), Niemiec (67), Modolo (36), Cimolai (17)
0
15
Lotto–Belisol
590
Wellens (204), Gallopin (140), J. Vanendert (104), Van den Broeck (96), Greipel (46)
0
16
FDJ.fr
505
Pinot (162), Vichot (128), Bouhanni (116), Démare (77), Geniez (22)
0
17
Cannondale
456
P. Sagan (263), D. Caruso (47), Formolo (30), De Marchi (22), Basso (14)
80
18
Team Europcar
271
Rolland (138), Gautier (84), Sicard (22), Voeckler (16), Coquard (11)
0
Nation
[ 6]
National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings were also used to determine how many riders a country could have in the World Championships .
Rank
Nation
Points
Top five riders
1
Spain
1834
Valverde (686), Contador (620), Rodríguez (286), Sánchez (123), Intxausti (119)
2
Italy
1070
Nibali (392), Aru (248), Pozzovivo (197), Ulissi (125), Nizzolo (108)
3
Belgium
1006
Gilbert (272), Vanmarcke (216), Van Avermaet (210), Wellens (204), J. Vanendert (104)
4
France
987
Péraud (300), Bardet (247), Pinot (162), Gallopin (140), Rolland (138)
5
Netherlands
957
Mollema (246), T. Dumoulin (240), Terpstra (200), Kelderman (162), Boom (109)
6
Australia
869
Gerrans (478), Evans (188), Matthews (72), Porte (71), Rogers (60)
7
Colombia
814
N. Quintana (346), Urán (173), Betancur (114), Arredondo (101), Chaves (80)
8
Great Britain
721
Froome (326), Thomas (168), Cavendish (92), Swift (91), A. Yates (44)
9
Germany
640
Degenkolb (278), T. Martin (146), Kittel (136), Greipel (46), Geschke (34)
10
Poland
565
Kwiatkowski (257), Majka (241), Niemiec (67)
11
Portugal
463
Costa (461), Cardoso (2)
12
United States
430
van Garderen (219), Talansky (135), Farrar (64), Horner (10), B. King (2)
13
Switzerland
423
Cancellara (286), Albasini (80), Morabito (42), Zaugg (9), Dillier (6)
14
Ireland
357
D. Martin (316), Deignan (38), Roche (3)
15
Norway
332
Kristoff (321), Hushovd (8), Boasson Hagen (2), Nordhaug (1)
Riders from 34 countries scored points.
Leader progress
References
External links
UCI World Circuits UCI Continental Circuits International Games Championships Cycling teams