2014 Belgium Tour Explained

2014
Date:	11–15 September 2014
Stages:	4 + Prologue
Distance:	341.1
Unit:	km
First:	Annemiek van Vleuten
First Nat:	NED
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Anna van der Breggen
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Thalita de Jong
Third Nat:	NED
Mountains:	Anna van der Breggen
Mountains Nat:	NED
Mountains Color:	blue
Sprints:	Thalita de Jong
Sprints Nat:	NED
Sprints Color:	green
Youth:	Thalita de Jong
Youth Nat:	NED
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2013
Next:	2015

The 2014 |Lotto–Belisol Belgium Tour is the third edition of the Lotto–Belisol Belgium Tour, previous called Lotto–Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race in Belgium. The tour was held from 11 to 15 September 2014. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.2.^[1]

Ellen van Dijk, who won the two previous editions, did not compete in this edition because the race did not fit in her schedule.^[2]

Stages

Prologue

11 September – Naast to Naast, 7.82km (04.86miles)

Prologue result & General classification

	Team	Time
1
2	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 26"
3		+ 32"
4	USA (National team)	+ 33"
5		+ 35"
6		+ 36"
7	Orica–AIS	+ 37"
8		+ 12"
9		+ 41"
10	Futurumshop.nl–Zannata	+ 46"

Stage 1

12 September – Honelles to Honelles, 110.16km (68.45miles)

Stage 1 result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		+ 6"
4	Australia (National team)	+ 6"
5	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 6"
6		+ 6"
7	Sweden (National team)	+ 6"
8		+ 6"
9	Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo	+ 6"
10	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 6"

General classification after stage 1

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 43"
3	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 48"
4		+ 50"
5		+ 51"
6	USA (National team)	+ 55"
7	Sweden (National team)	+ 59"
8	Germany (National team)	+ 1' 03"
9		+ 1' 03"
10	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 05"

Stage 2

13 September – Colfontaine to Colfontaine, 20.1km (12.5miles) Team time trial (TTT)

Stage 2 result

	Team	Time
1
2	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 43"
3	Futurumshop.nl–Zannata	+ 43"
4	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 43"
5	Mixed team 4	+ 54"
6	Sweden (National team)	+ 57"
7	USA (National team)	+ 1' 11"
8	Germany (National team)	+ 1' 30"
9	Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo	+ 1' 31"
10		+ 1' 32"

General classification after stage 2

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 43"
3		+ 48"
4		+ 50"
5	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 51"
6	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 55"
7	Sweden (National team)	+ 59"
8	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 03"
9	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 1' 03"
10	Futurumshop.nl–Zannata	+ 1' 05"

Stage 3

14 September – Halle to Buizingen, 102.7km (63.8miles)

Stage 3 result

	Team	Time
1	Mixed team 4
2		s.t.
3	Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo	s.t.
4	Sweden (National team)	s.t.
5	Team Giant–Shimano	s.t.
6		s.t.
7	USA (National team)	s.t.
8	Mixed team 4	s.t.
9	Team TIBCO–To The Top	s.t.
10	Team Giant–Shimano	s.t.

General classification after stage 3

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 39"
3		+ 43"
4		+ 51"
5	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 51"
6	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 48"
7	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 1' 51"
8	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 56"
9	Sweden (National team)	+ 1' 56"
10	Mixed team 4	+ 1' 58"

Stage 4

15 September – Geraardsbergen to Geraardsbergen, 100.3km (62.3miles)

Stage 4 result

	Team	Time
1
2	Sweden (National team)	+ 7"
3	Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo	+ 7"
4		+ 7"
5	Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo	+ 7"
6	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 7"
7	Mixed team 4	+ 7"
8	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 7"
9		+ 7"
10	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 7"

Final General classification

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 27"
3		+ 41"
4	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 1' 35"
5	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 52"
6	Sweden (National team)	+ 1' 53"
7	Team TIBCO–To The Top	+ 1' 55"
8	Mixed team 4	+ 2' 02"
9	Futurumshop.nl–Zannata	+ 2' 03"
10	Team Giant–Shimano	+ 2' 22"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Belgian Riders	Combativity award
P	Annemiek van Vleuten	Annemiek van Vleuten	Not awarded	Not awarded	Thalita de Jong	Annemiek van Vleuten	Not awarded
1	Annemiek van Vleuten	Annemiek van Vleuten	Anna van der Breggen	Sofie De Vuyst	Stephanie Pohl
2 (TTT)		Not awarded
3	Chloe Hosking	Thalita de Jong	Tiffany Cromwell
4	Anna van der Breggen	Not awarded
Final Classification		Annemiek van Vleuten	Thalita de Jong	Anna van der Breggen	Thalita de Jong	Sofie De Vuyst	Not awarded

Notes and References

Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2). Procyclingstats.com. 23 August 2013.
Web site: Ellen op poster Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour. EllenvanDijk.nl. 11 September 2014.