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 rider finished 66 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot Alberto Contador of , while Australian rider Simon Gerrans was third for the team, but was over 200 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, finished top for the second year running, with a total of 1440 points. Second place went to the after taking overall victories in two of the season's last three races, while finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 764 over Italy. __TOC__
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.
RaceDateWinnerSecondThirdOther points(4th place onwards)Stage points Tour Down UnderJanuary 21 – 26100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Paris–NiceMarch 9 – 16100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tirreno–AdriaticoMarch 12 – 18100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Milan–San RemoMarch 23100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Volta a CatalunyaMarch 24 – 30100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 E3 HarelbekeMarch 2880 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Gent–WevelgemMarch 3080 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Tour of FlandersApril 6100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour of the Basque CountryApril 7 – 12100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Paris–RoubaixApril 13100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Amstel Gold RaceApril 2080 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A La Flèche WallonneApril 2380 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApril 27100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour de RomandieApril 29 – May 4100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Giro d'ItaliaMay 9 – June 1170 pts130 pts100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 Critérium du DauphinéJune 8 – 15100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de SuisseJune 14 – 22100 pts0 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de FranceJuly 5 – 27200 pts150 pts120 pts110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 420, 10, 6, 4, 2 Clásica de San SebastiánAugust 280 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Tour de PologneAugust 3 – 9100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Eneco TourAugust 11 – 17100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Vuelta a EspañaAugust 23 – September 14170 pts130 pts100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 Vattenfall CyclassicsAugust 2480 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A GP Ouest-FranceAugust 310 pts0 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A GP de QuébecSeptember 1280 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A GP de MontréalSeptember 1480 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Team time trial at the World ChampionshipsSeptember 21200 pts170 pts140 pts130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70 N/A Giro di LombardiaOctober 5100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour of BeijingOctober 10 – 14100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Notes
Final standings
Individual
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.Evans, Martin Tied In WorldTour | Cyclingnews.com
RankNameTeamPoints16862620347844615392634673268321931610300112861228613278142721526316257172481824719246202412124022219232162421025204 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
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).
RankTeamPointsTop 5 ridersWTTT11440Valverde (686), N. Quintana (346), Intxausti (119), J. Izagirre (105), Lobato (74)11021212Gilbert (272), van Garderen (219), Van Avermaet (210), Evans (188), Sánchez (123)20031186Contador (620), Majka (241), Kreuziger (135), Rogers (60), Bennati (10)12041016Kwiatkowski (257), Terpstra (200), Urán (173), T. Martin (146), Vandenbergh (100)1405953Gerrans (478), Chaves (80), Albasini (80), Impey (73), Matthews (72)1706938Kristoff (321), Rodríguez (286), Špilak (173), D. Moreno (84), G. Caruso (74)07919Péraud (300), Bardet (247), Pozzovivo (197), Betancur (114), Riblon (61)08905Degenkolb (278), T. Dumoulin (240), Kittel (136), Barguil (103), Mezgec (58)909890Froome (326), Thomas (168), Nieve (104), Swift (91), Porte (71)13010823Nibali (392), Aru (248), Fuglsang (97), Hryvko (60), Gasparotto (26)011807D. Martin (316), Talansky (135), Navardauskas (126), Slagter (84), Hesjedal (76)7012795Mollema (246), Vanmarcke (216), Kelderman (162), Boom (109), Gesink (62)013759Cancellara (286), Nizzolo (108), Arredondo (101), Zubeldia (84), Kišerlovski (80)10014706Costa (461), Ulissi (125), Niemiec (67), Modolo (36), Cimolai (17)015590Wellens (204), Gallopin (140), J. Vanendert (104), Van den Broeck (96), Greipel (46)016505Pinot (162), Vichot (128), Bouhanni (116), Démare (77), Geniez (22)017456P. Sagan (263), D. Caruso (47), Formolo (30), De Marchi (22), Basso (14)8018271Rolland (138), Gautier (84), Sicard (22), Voeckler (16), Coquard (11)0
Nation
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.
RankNationPointsTop five riders11834Valverde (686), Contador (620), Rodríguez (286), Sánchez (123), Intxausti (119)21070Nibali (392), Aru (248), Pozzovivo (197), Ulissi (125), Nizzolo (108)31006Gilbert (272), Vanmarcke (216), Van Avermaet (210), Wellens (204), J. Vanendert (104)4987Péraud (300), Bardet (247), Pinot (162), Gallopin (140), Rolland (138)5957Mollema (246), T. Dumoulin (240), Terpstra (200), Kelderman (162), Boom (109)6869Gerrans (478), Evans (188), Matthews (72), Porte (71), Rogers (60)7814N. Quintana (346), Urán (173), Betancur (114), Arredondo (101), Chaves (80)8721Froome (326), Thomas (168), Cavendish (92), Swift (91), A. Yates (44)9640Degenkolb (278), T. Martin (146), Kittel (136), Greipel (46), Geschke (34)10565Kwiatkowski (257), Majka (241), Niemiec (67)11463Costa (461), Cardoso (2)12430van Garderen (219), Talansky (135), Farrar (64), Horner (10), B. King (2)13423Cancellara (286), Albasini (80), Morabito (42), Zaugg (9), Dillier (6)14357D. Martin (316), Deignan (38), Roche (3)15332Kristoff (321), Hushovd (8), Boasson Hagen (2), Nordhaug (1) Riders from 34 countries scored points.
Leader progress Event(Winner) Individual Team NationTour Down Under(Simon Gerrans)Simon GerransAustraliaParis–Nice(Carlos Betancur)Carlos BetancurTirreno–Adriatico(Alberto Contador)Milan–San Remo(Alexander Kristoff)E3 Harelbeke(Peter Sagan)Volta a Catalunya(Joaquim Rodríguez)Alberto ContadorSpainGent–Wevelgem(John Degenkolb)Tour of Flanders(Fabian Cancellara)Tour of the Basque Country(Alberto Contador)Paris–Roubaix(Niki Terpstra)Amstel Gold Race(Philippe Gilbert)La Flèche Wallonne(Alejandro Valverde)Liège–Bastogne–Liège(Simon Gerrans)Tour de Romandie(Chris Froome)Giro d'Italia(Nairo Quintana)Nairo QuintanaCritérium du Dauphiné(Andrew Talansky)Alberto ContadorTour de Suisse(Rui Costa)Tour de France(Vincenzo Nibali)Clásica de San Sebastián(Alejandro Valverde)Alejandro ValverdeTour de Pologne(Rafał Majka)Eneco Tour(Tim Wellens)Vattenfall Cyclassics(Alexander Kristoff)GP Ouest-France(Sylvain Chavanel)GP de Québec(Simon Gerrans)Vuelta a España(Alberto Contador)Alberto ContadorGP de Montréal(Simon Gerrans)World TTT Championships()Giro di Lombardia(Dan Martin)Alejandro ValverdeTour of Beijing(Philippe Gilbert)
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