2014 Tour of Belgium explained

2014 Tour of Belgium
Series:	2014 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	28 May – 1 June
Stages:	5
Distance:	714.6
Unit:	km
Time:	16h 31' 11"
Speed:	43.26
First:	Tony Martin
First Nat:	GER
First Color:	red
Second:	Tom Dumoulin
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Sylvain Chavanel
Third Nat:	FRA
Points:	Philippe Gilbert
Points Nat:	BEL
Points Color:	blue
Youth:	Tom Dumoulin
Youth Nat:	NED
Youth Color:	white
Combativity:	Yves Lampaert
Combativity Nat:	BEL
Combativity Color:	black
Previous:	2013
Next:	2015

The 2014 Tour of Belgium was the 84th edition of the Tour of Belgium cycling stage race. It took place from 28 May to 1 June 2014 in Belgium, and was a part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour.

Schedule

Stage	Course	Distance		Date
1	Lochristi to Buggenhout	172.6km (107.2miles)	Flat stage	Wednesday, 28 May
2	Lierde to Knokke-Heist	170.4km (105.9miles)	Flat stage	Thursday, 29 May
3	Diksmuide to Diksmuide	16.8km (10.4miles)	Individual time trial	Friday, 30 May
4	Eau d'Heure lakes to Eau d'Heure lakes	177.1km (110miles)	Intermediate stage	Saturday, 31 May
5	Oreye to Oreye	177.7km (110.4miles)	Intermediate stage	Sunday, 1 June

Teams

20 teams were invited to the 2014 Tour of Belgium: 6 UCI ProTeams, 7 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 7 UCI Continental Teams.^[1]

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Stages

Stage 1

28 May 2014 – Lochristi to Buggenhout, 172.6km (107.2miles)^[2]

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	Veranclassic-Doltcini	s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

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

Stage 2

29 May 2014 – Lierde to Knokke-Heist, 170.4km (105.9miles)^[3]

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	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			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 12"
3			+ 14"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 15"
6			+ 16"
7			+ 18"
8			+ 19"
9			+ 20"
10			+ 20"

Stage 3

30 May 2014 – Diksmuide, 16.8km (10.4miles), individual time trial (ITT)^[4]

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 26"
4			+ 44"
5			+ 47"
6			+ 48"
7			+ 51"
8			+ 51"
9			+ 53"
10			+ 56"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 26"
4			+ 46"
5			+ 47"
6			+ 51"
7			+ 51"
8			+ 53"
9			+ 56"
10			+ 56"

Stage 4

31 May 2014 – Eau d'Heure lakes to Eau d'Heure lakes, 177.1km (110miles)^[5]

Stage 4 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8	Team 3M	s.t.
9		s.t.
10	Veranclassic-Doltcini	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 26"
4			+ 41"
5			+ 47"
6			+ 51"
7			+ 51"
8			+ 56"
9			+ 56"
10			+ 56"

Stage 5

1 June 2014 – Oreye to Oreye, 177.7km (110.4miles)^[6]

Stage 5 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	Kwadro-Stannah	s.t.
10		s.t.

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 26"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 47"
6			+ 51"
7			+ 51"
8			+ 55"
9			+ 56"
10			+ 57"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification Algemeen klassement	Points classification Puntenklassement	Combativity classification Prijs van de strijdlust	Young rider classification Jongerenklassement
1	Tom Boonen	Tom Boonen	Tom Boonen	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Jonas Ahlstrand
2	Tom Boonen	Yves Lampaert
3	Tony Martin	Tony Martin	Tom Dumoulin
4	André Greipel	Philippe Gilbert
5	Paul Martens
Final		Tony Martin	Philippe Gilbert	Yves Lampaert	Tom Dumoulin

Standings

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 16"
3			+ 26"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 47"
6			+ 51"
7			+ 51"
8			+ 55"
9			+ 56"
10			+ 57"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			100
2			72
3			60
4			58
5			55
6			52
7			42
8			35
9			31
10			30

Combativity classification

	Team	Points
1		36
2		26
3		24
4		22
5		22
6	Veranclassic-Doltcini	22
7		20
8		18
9		18
10		16

Young rider classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 31"
3			+ 43"
4			+ 1' 04"
5			+ 1' 07"
6			+ 1' 21"
7			+ 1' 25"
8			+ 1' 29"
9			+ 1' 46"
10			+ 2' 03"

Team classification

	Team	Points
1
2		+ 48"
3		+ 57"
4		+ 1' 27"
5		+ 1' 31"
6		+ 1' 57"
7		+ 2' 01"
8		+ 2' 23"
9		+ 3' 00"
10		+ 3' 31"

Notes and References

News: 2014 Tour of Belgium start list. 27 May 2014. 9 February 2015. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc.
News: Boonen claims opening stage win in Tour of Belgium. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 May 2014. 9 February 2015.
News: Boonen goes two for two in Tour of Belgium. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 May 2014. 9 February 2015.
News: Tony Martin wins time trial in Diksmuide. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 May 2014. 9 February 2015.
News: Greipel wins stage 4 in Tour of Belgium. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 31 May 2014. 9 February 2015.
News: Martens wins final Belgium Tour stage. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 June 2014. 9 February 2015.