The 2014 Critérium International, was the 83rd edition of the Critérium International cycling stage race. It took place on the island of Corsica, around the city of Porto Vecchio. As the previous two editions, the race consisted of three stages, with the first two held on the same day. The second stage was a short individual time trial.
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| Dates | 29–30 March 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 272 km (169.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 00' 12" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by Jean-Christophe Péraud of Ag2r–La Mondiale, who won the overall classification without winning any stage. Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling) was second in the overall classification and won both the Points and the King of the Mountains classifications, while Tinkoff–Saxo's Rafał Majka finished ahead of the Young Rider classification. Suisse team IAM Cycling won the Teams classification.[1]
Schedule
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
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| 1 | 29 March | Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio | 89 km (55 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage |  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
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| 2 | Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio | 7 km (4 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
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| 3 | 30 March | Porto-Vecchio – Col de l'Ospedale | 176 km (109 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Mathias Frank (SUI) |
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| Total | 272 km (169.0 mi) | ||||||
Teams
editA total of 15 teams took part in the race:[4]
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 29 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio to Porto-Vecchio, 89 km (55.3 mi)[5]
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
edit- 29 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio, 7 km (4.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)[6]
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
edit- 30 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio to Col de l'Ospedale, 176 km (109.4 mi)[7]
Stage 3 Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership table
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team Classification |
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| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni | Nacer Bouhanni | Nacer Bouhanni | Théo Vimpere | Nacer Bouhanni | Team Europcar |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | Garmin–Sharp | |
| 3 | Mathias Frank | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Mathias Frank | Mathias Frank | Rafał Majka | IAM Cycling |
| Final | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Mathias Frank | Mathias Frank | Rafał Majka | IAM Cycling | |
References
edit- ^ a b Wesetmeyer, Susan (30 March 2014). "Frank wins final Critérium International stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Wesetmeyer, Susan (29 March 2014). "Bouhanni wins Criterium International first stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Dumoulin wins Criterium International time trial". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Critérium International start list". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Stage 1". Critérium International. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Stage 2". Critérium International. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Stage 3". Critérium International. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.