The 2014 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali was the 29th edition of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali cycling stage race. It started on 27 March in Gatteo and ended on 30 March in Castello di Montecuccolo.(Italian) "Presentata la Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali - Trofeo Banca Interprovinciale", GS Emilia, 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
The race consisted of four stages, with the first one divided into two half-stages; the second half of the first stage was a particular team time trial, with every team split into two teams and final time taken on the fourth rider who crossed the finish line. A similar team time trial was also used in the 2013 edition of the race.
The race was dominated by . Team Sky's riders won four stages out of five, won the General Classification (with Peter Kennaugh, with another rider – Dario Cataldo – finishing in the second place), won the Points Classification (Ben Swift), and finished ahead of Teams Classifications. The others minor classifications were the King of Mountains Classification, won by Mirko Tedeschi (), and the Young Rider Classification, won by Simone Petilli ().
Race overview
(Italian) "Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 2014: il percorso", GS Emilia, 15 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerRef1a27 March Gatteo to Gatteo Hilly stage 1b Gatteo Mare to Gatteo Team time trial A 228 March Sant'Angelo to Sogliano al Rubicone Intermediate stage 329 March Crevalcore to Crevalcore Flat stage430 March Pavullo to Castello di Montecuccolo Individual time trial (Italian) Total
Teams The start list includes 25 teams (3 ProTeams, 9 Professional Continental Teams and 13 Continental Teams).
Stages
Stage 1a 27 March 2014 — Gatteo to Gatteo,
Stage 1a 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 1a RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2" 3 + 4" 4 + 6" 5 + 6" 6 + 6" 7 + 6" 8 + 6" 9 + 6" 10 + 6"
Stage 1b 27 March 2014 — Gatteo a Mare to Gatteo, team time trial (TTT)
Stage 1b Result TeamTime 1 A 2 B + 15" 3 B + 18" 4 A + 18" 5 B + 21" 6 A + 22" 7 A + 23" 8 A + 24" 9 B + 26" 10 B + 26"General Classification after Stage 1b RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 6" 3 + 6" 4 + 6" 5 + 21" 6 + 21" 7 + 24" 8 + 26" 9 + 27" 10 + 27"
Stage 2 28 March 2014 — Sant'Angelo di Gatteo to Sogliano al Rubicone,
Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2" 3 + 48" 4 + 50" 5 + 52" 6 + 53" 7 + 53" 8 + 54" 9 + 54" 10 + 54"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 42" 3 + 1' 00" 4 + 1' 15" 5 + 1' 24" 6 + 1' 28" 7 + 1' 30" 8 + 1' 42" 9 + 1' 46" 10 + 2' 24"
Stage 3 29 March 2014 — Crevalcore to Crevalcore,
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 + 42" 3 + 1' 00" 4 + 1' 15" 5 + 1' 24" 6 + 1' 28" 7 + 1' 30" 8 + 1' 42" 9 + 1' 46" 10 + 2' 24"
Stage 4 30 March 2014 — Pavullo to Castello di Montecuccolo, , individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 8" 3 + 12" 4 + 14" 5 + 18" 6 + 24" 7 + 29" 8 + 30" 9 + 32" 10 + 36"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 12" 3 + 35" 4 + 43" 5 + 50" 6 + 1' 06" 7 + 1' 20" 8 + 1' 24" 9 + 1' 45" 10 + 1' 48"
Classification leadership table Stage WinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationYoung rider classificationTeams classification 1a Ben Swift Ben Swift Ben Swift Mirko Tedeschi Davide Villella 1b 2Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh Peter Kennaugh Emanuel Kišerlovski Simone Petilli 3 Elia Viviani Ben Swift Mirko Tedeschi 4 Dario Cataldo Final Peter Kennaugh Ben Swift Mirko Tedeschi Simone Petilli
References