The 2014 Amgen Tour of California was the ninth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 11–18, and rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Sacramento and finished in Thousand Oaks.
Schedule
+List of stagesStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner1 May 11 Sacramento to Sacramento Hilly stage 2 May 12 Folsom Individual time trial 3 May 13 San Jose to Mount Diablo State Park Mountain stage 4 May 14 Monterey to Cambria Hilly stage 5 May 15 Pismo Beach to Santa Barbara Hilly stage 6 May 16 Santa Clarita to Mountain High Mountain stage 7 May 17 Santa Clarita to Pasadena Hilly stage 8 May 18 Thousand Oaks to Thousand Oaks Flat stage Total
Participating teams Sixteen teams participated in the 2014 Tour of California, including nine UCI World Tour teams, three UCI Professional Continental teams, and four UCI Continental teams. They are:
UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
Bissell Development Team
The winner of the 2013 race, Tejay van Garderen, did not participate in this edition as he was preparing to ride the Tour de France. The main favorite for the overall classification is Bradley Wiggins. Other riders competing in the race are Taylor Phinney, Thor Hushovd, Janier Acevedo, Tom Boonen, Mark Cavendish, Jens Voigt, Adam Yates and Peter Sagan.
Stages
Stage 1 May 11, 2014 — Sacramento to Sacramento,
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 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 Bissell Development Team + 6" 5 + 10" 6 + 10" 7 + 10" 8 + 10" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"
Stage 2 May 12, 2014 — Folsom, , individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 44" 3 + 52" 4 + 1' 08" 5 + 1' 11" 6 + 1' 15" 7 + 1' 19" 8 + 1' 21" 9 + 1' 24" 10 + 1' 25"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 44" 3 + 52" 4 + 1' 08" 5 + 1' 11" 6 + 1' 19" 7 + 1' 21" 8 + 1' 24" 9 + 1' 25" 10 + 1' 28"
Stage 3 May 13, 2014 — San Jose to Mount Diablo State Park,
Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 6" 3 + 8" 4 + 11" 5 + 11" 6 + 14" 7 + 14" 8 + 14" 9 + 20" 10 + 29"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 24" 3 + 1' 05" 4 + 1' 21" 5 + 2' 10" 6 + 2' 24" 7 + 2' 25" 8 + 2' 27" 9 + 2' 29" 10 + 2' 30"
Stage 4 May 14, 2014 — Monterey to Cambria,
Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 Bissell Development Team s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 + 15" 7 + 1' 17" 8 + 1' 17" 9 + 1' 17" 10 + 1' 17"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 28" 3 + 1' 09" 4 + 1' 25" 5 + 2' 14" 6 + 2' 28" 7 + 2' 29" 8 + 2' 31" 9 + 2' 33" 10 + 2' 34"
Stage 5 May 15, 2014 — Pismo Beach to Santa Barbara,
Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 12" 3 + 12" 4 + 12" 5 + 12" 6 + 12" 7 + 12" 8 + 12" 9 + 12" 10 + 12"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 28" 3 + 1' 09" 4 + 1' 25" 5 + 2' 14" 6 + 2' 28" 7 + 2' 29" 8 + 2' 31" 9 + 2' 33" 10 + 2' 34"
Stage 6 May 16, 2014 — Santa Clarita to Mountain High,
Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 13" 3 + 41" 4 + 53" 5 + 53" 6 + 55" 7 + 55" 8 + 1' 07" 9 + 1' 15" 10 + 1' 16"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 30" 3 + 1' 48" 4 + 2' 02" 5 + 2' 14" 6 + 2' 30" 7 + 2' 39" 8 + 3' 01" 9 + 3' 05" 10 + 3' 06"
Stage 7 May 17, 2014 — Santa Clarita to Pasadena,
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 + 30" 3 + 1' 48" 4 + 2' 02" 5 + 2' 14" 6 + 2' 30" 7 + 2' 39" 8 + 3' 01" 9 + 3' 05" 10 + 3' 06"
Stage 8 May 18, 2014 — Thousand Oaks to Thousand Oaks,
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 + 30" 3 + 1' 48" 4 + 2' 02" 5 + 2' 14" 6 + 2' 30" 7 + 2' 39" 8 + 3' 01" 9 + 3' 05" 10 + 3' 06"
Classification leadership table In the 2014 Tour of California, 5 jerseys are awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader receives a yellow jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Tour of California, and the winner of the general classification will be considered the winner of the Tour of California.
Additionally, there is also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awards a green jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists receive points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. In addition, some points can be won in intermediate sprints.
There is also a mountains classification, which awards a Polka dots jersey. In the mountains classifications, points are won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb is categorized, either first, second, third, or fourth category, with more points available for the harder climbs.
There is also a youth classification. This classification is calculated the same way as the general classification, but only young cyclists (under 23) are included. The leader of the young rider classification receives a white and green jersey.
The last jersey is awarded to the most combative rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage. It is generally awarded to a rider who attacks constantly or spends a lot of time in the breakaways. This jersey is blue, white and yellow.
There is also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage are added, and the team with the lowest time is the leader.
Stage Winner General classification Young rider classification Mountains classification Sprints classification Most courageous rider Teams classification 1 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Tao Geoghegan Hart Will Routley Mark Cavendish Charles Planet 2 Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Lawson Craddock not awarded 3 Rohan Dennis Luis Enrique Lemus 4 Will Routley Will Routley Jonathan Clarke 5 Taylor Phinney Peter Sagan Taylor Phinney 6 Esteban Chaves Christopher Jones 7 Peter Sagan Ben King 8 Mark Cavendish Jack Bobridge Final Bradley Wiggins Lawson Craddock Will Routley Peter Sagan not awarded
Classification standings
Legend Denotes the leader of the General classification Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification Denotes the leader of the Points classification Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification
Media coverage Television Europe: Eurosport United States: NBCSN
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