2014 Bayern Rundfahrt Explained

2014 Bayern Rundfahrt
Series:	2014 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	28 May – 1 June
Stages:	5
Distance:	787.9
Unit:	km
Time:	19h 17' 42"
Speed:	40.83
First:	Geraint Thomas
First Nat:	GBR
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Mathias Frank
Second Nat:	SUI
Third:	Vasil Kiryienka
Third Nat:	BLR
Sprints:	Sam Bennett
Sprints Nat:	IRL
Sprints Color:	blue
Mountains:	Christian Meier
Mountains Nat:	CAN
Youth:	Thibaut Pinot
Youth Nat:	FRA
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2013
Next:	2015

The 2014 Bayern Rundfahrt was the 35th edition of the Bayern Rundfahrt, an annual cycling road race. It was held between 28 May and 1 June, consisting of five stages, the fourth being an individual time trial. The stage race was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.

The race was won for the second time – having won the race in 2011 – by Geraint Thomas of, who claimed the leader's jersey by winning the time trial stage. Mathias Frank was second and Thomas' teammate Vasil Kiryienka completed the podium.

Schedule

Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Ref
1	28 May	Vilshofen an der Donau to Freilassing	204.6km (127.1miles)	Hilly stage	^[1]
2	29 May	Freilassing to Reit im Winkl–Winklmoos-Alm	164.7km (102.3miles)	Mountain stage	^[2]
3	30 May	Grassau to Neusäß	233.5km (145.1miles)	Hilly stage	^[3]
4	31 May	Wassertrüdingen to Wassertrüdingen	25.5km (15.8miles)	Individual time trial	^[4]
5	1 June	Wassertrüdingen to Nürnberg	159.6km (99.2miles)	Flat stage	^[5]
Total		787.9km (489.6miles)

Teams

A total of 19 teams took part in the race. 8 were ProTeams, 6 were Professional Continental Teams and 5 were Continental Teams.^[6]

ProTeams

Professional Continental Teams

Continental Teams

Stages

Stage 1

28 May 2014 — Vilshofen an der Donau to Freilassing, 204.6km (127.1miles)

Stage 1 result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10	LKT Team Brandenburg	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Team	Time
1
2	Team Heizomat	+ 1"
3		+ 4"
4		+ 6"
5		+ 9"
6		+ 10"
7		+ 10"
8		+ 10"
9		+ 10"
10		+ 10"

Stage 2

29 May 2014 — Freilassing to Reit im Winkl–Winklmoos-Alm, 164.7km (102.3miles)

Stage 2 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 16"
5			+ 16"
6			+ 16"
7			+ 26"
8			+ 28"
9			+ 39"
10			+ 50"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 16"
5			+ 16"
6			+ 16"
7			+ 26"
8			+ 39"
9			+ 50"
10			+ 52"

Stage 3

30 May 2014 — Grassau to Neusäß, 233.5km (145.1miles)

Stage 3 result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Team Stölting	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 16"
6			+ 16"
7			+ 26"
8			+ 39"
9			+ 50"
10			+ 52"

Stage 4

31 May 2014 — Wassertrüdingen, 25.5km (15.8miles), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 4 result

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 4"
3		+ 5"
4		+ 10"
5		+ 26"
6		+ 33"
7		+ 38"
8	Team Heizomat	+ 44"
9		+ 45"
10		+ 49"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 19"
3			+ 35"
4			+ 43"
5			+ 1' 10"
6			+ 1' 35"
7			+ 1' 38"
8			+ 1' 58"
9			+ 2' 00"
10			+ 2' 04"

Stage 5

1 June 2014 — Wassertrüdingen to Nürnberg, 159.6km (99.2miles)

Stage 5 result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5	Team Stölting	s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9	Rad-Net Rose Team	s.t.
10		s.t.

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 19"
3			+ 35"
4			+ 43"
5			+ 1' 10"
6			+ 1' 35"
7			+ 1' 38"
8			+ 1' 58"
9			+ 2' 00"
10			+ 2' 04"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification
1	Heinrich Haussler	Heinrich Haussler	Jan-Niklas Droste	Julian Kern	Jan-Niklas Droste
2	Mathias Frank	Mathias Frank	Christian Meier	Thibaut Pinot
3	Daryl Impey
4	Geraint Thomas	Geraint Thomas
5	Sam Bennett	Sam Bennett
Final		Geraint Thomas	Sam Bennett	Christian Meier	Thibaut Pinot

Standings

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 19"
3			+ 35"
4			+ 43"
5			+ 1' 10"
6			+ 1' 35"
7			+ 1' 38"
8			+ 1' 58"
9			+ 2' 00"
10			+ 2' 04"

Sprints classification

	Team	Points
1		13
2	Team Heizomat	9
3		8

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			12
2			8
3			7

Young rider classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 20"
3			+ 1' 25"

Teams classification

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1' 28"
3		+ 3' 11"

Notes and References

News: Haussler wins Bayern Rundfahrt opener. Cyclingnews.com. 28 May 2014. 28 May 2014.
News: Frank wins second stage at Bayern Rundfahrt. Cyclingnews.com. 29 May 2014. 29 May 2014.
News: Impey wins Stage 3 at Bayern Rundfahrt. Cyclingnews.com. 30 May 2014. 30 May 2014.
News: Thomas takes over in time trial. Cyclingnews.com. 31 May 2014. 31 May 2014.
News: Bennett wins final Bayern Rundfahrt stage. Cyclingnews.com. 1 June 2014. 1 June 2014.
Web site: Freilassing – Reit im Winkl / Winklmoos-Alm: Startliste / Liste de depart / startlist. PDF. 29 May 2014. 7 February 2015. Mikro Timing. Olympia Consulting GmbH.