2014 World Ports Classic Explained

2014 World Ports Classic
Series:	2014 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	24–25 May
Stages:	2
Distance:	355.5
Unit:	km
Time:	8h 08' 00"
Speed:	43.709
First:	Theo Bos
First Nat:	NED
First Color:	blue
Second:	Ramon Sinkeldam
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Alexander Porsev
Third Nat:	RUS
Points:	Theo Bos
Points Nat:	NED
Points Color:	green
Youth:	Ramon Sinkeldam
Youth Nat:	NED
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2013
Next:	2015

The 2014 World Ports Classic was the third edition of the two-day World Ports Classic cycle race between the port cities of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium. The race was held as part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour. In contrary to the previous two editions,^[1] the race was no longer scheduled near the end of August, but rather in the month of May; the race was held over 24–25 May 2014.

Race overview

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner
1	Rotterdam to Antwerp	195km (121miles)	24 May
2	Antwerp to Rotterdam	160.5km (99.7miles)	25 May

Participating teams

- Metec-TKH Cycling Team

Stages

Stage 1

24 May 2014 – Rotterdam to Antwerp, 195km (121miles)

Stage 1 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 1

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 4"
3		+ 6"
4		+ 7"
5		+ 7"
6	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	+ 8"
7		+ 8"
8		+ 9"
9	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	+ 9"
10		+ 10"

Stage 2

25 May 2014 – Antwerp to Rotterdam, 160.5km (99.7miles)

Stage 2 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	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	s.t.

Final General Classification

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 0"
3		+ 5"
4		+ 9"
5		+ 10"
6	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	+ 11"
7		+ 12"
8		+ 12"
9		+ 12"
10		+ 13"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Young rider classification
1	André Greipel	André Greipel	André Greipel	Ramon Sinkeldam
2	Ramon Sinkeldam	Theo Bos	Theo Bos
Final		Theo Bos	Theo Bos	Ramon Sinkeldam

Notes and References

News: World Ports Classic op oorspronkelijke parcours in mei. Dutch. World Ports Classic on original route in May. 24 February 2014. 25 May 2014. Het Laatste Nieuws. De Persgroep Nederland.