The 2014 Paris–Nice was the 72nd running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun, and the first European World Tour event of the season. It started on 9 March in Mantes-la-Jolie and ended on 16 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages. It was the second race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season. The race took on an unusual profile in 2014 in that it did not feature a time trial of any description and did not have any stages with a summit finish. The intention was to make the race more open and encourage attacking racing rather than a defensive race ruled by time trial experts or the climbing specialists.

The race was won by Colombia's Carlos Betancur of , who took the lead after winning the race's queen stage – the sixth stage to Fayence, his second successive stage victory – and held the lead until the finish in Nice, to become the first Colombian rider to win the race. Betancur won the general classification by 14 seconds over runner-up Rui Costa of the squad, while 's Arthur Vichot completed the podium – 6 seconds behind Costa and 20 seconds down on Betancur – after he was victorious on the final stage, picking up enough bonus seconds to move up the classification.

In the race's other classifications, 's John Degenkolb was the winner of the green jersey for the points classification, amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and Pim Ligthart was the winner of the mountains classification for the team. Betancur also won the white jersey for the young rider classification, as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later, while the won the team classification.

Teams As Paris–Nice was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Three other squads were given wildcard places, and as such, formed the event's 21-team peloton.

The 21 teams that competed in the race were:

Route +List of stagesStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner19 March Mantes-la-Jolie to Mantes-la-Jolie Flat stage 210 March Rambouillet to Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche Flat stage 311 March Toucy to Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Hilly stage 412 March Nevers to Belleville Flat stage 513 March Crêches-sur-Saône to Rive-de-Gier Hilly stage 614 March Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon to Fayence Hilly stage 715 March Mougins to Biot Sophia Antipolis Mountain stage 816 March Nice to Nice Hilly stage

Stages Stage 1 9 March 2014 — Mantes-la-Jolie to Mantes-la-Jolie,

Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 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 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1" 3 + 4" 4 + 8" 5 + 9" 6 + 9" 7 + 10" 8 + 10" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"

Stage 2 10 March 2014 — Rambouillet to Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche,

Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 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 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2" 3 + 4" 4 + 13" 5 + 14" 6 + 14" 7 + 14" 8 + 14" 9 + 14" 10 + 14"

Stage 3 11 March 2014 — Toucy to Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours,

Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 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 3 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 8" 3 + 12" 4 + 18" 5 + 21" 6 + 22" 7 + 22" 8 + 22" 9 + 22" 10 + 22"

Stage 4 12 March 2014 — Nevers to Belleville,

Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 + 5" 4 + 5" 5 + 5" 6 + 5" 7 + 5" 8 + 5" 9 + 5" 10 + 5"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 3" 3 + 4" 4 + 8" 5 + 12" 6 + 15" 7 + 17" 8 + 19" 9 + 19" 10 + 19"

Stage 5 13 March 2014 — Crêches-sur-Saône to Rive-de-Gier,

Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 + 2" 5 + 2" 6 + 2" 7 + 2" 8 + 2" 9 + 2" 10 + 2"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 3" 3 + 4" 4 + 5" 5 + 8" 6 + 13" 7 + 13" 8 + 15" 9 + 19" 10 + 19"

Stage 6 14 March 2014 — Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon to Fayence,

Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 + 3" 4 + 3" 5 + 3" 6 + 7" 7 + 7" 8 + 7" 9 + 7" 10 + 11"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 8" 3 + 18" 4 + 22" 5 + 24" 6 + 25" 7 + 27" 8 + 29" 9 + 31" 10 + 31"

Stage 7 15 March 2014 — Mougins to Biot–Sophia Antipolis,

Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 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 7 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 14" 3 + 26" 4 + 27" 5 + 29" 6 + 31" 7 + 35" 8 + 35" 9 + 39" 10 + 39"

Stage 8 16 March 2014 — Nice to Nice,

Stage 8 Result RiderTeamTime 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.Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 14" 3 + 20" 4 + 21" 5 + 29" 6 + 31" 7 + 35" 8 + 36" 9 + 39" 10 + 41"

Classification leadership table Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Teams classification 1 Nacer Bouhanni Nacer Bouhanni Nacer Bouhanni Christophe Laborie Nacer Bouhanni 2 Moreno Hofland 3 John Degenkolb John Degenkolb John Degenkolb John Degenkolb 4 Tom-Jelte Slagter Geraint Thomas Valerio Agnoli 5 Carlos Betancur Sylvain Chavanel 6 Carlos Betancur Carlos Betancur Carlos Betancur 7 Tom-Jelte Slagter Pim Ligthart 8 Arthur Vichot Final Carlos Betancur John Degenkolb Pim Ligthart Carlos Betancur

Notes In stage 2, Gianni Meersman, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Nacer Bouhanni (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage. Similarly, John Degenkolb, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, as Bouhanni also led that classification. In stage 3, John Degenkolb, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because Nacer Bouhanni (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage. Similarly, Moreno Hofland, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, due to Bouhanni and Degenkolb (who was also second in the young rider classification) wearing other jerseys.

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