2014 Tour of Flanders
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Dates6 April 2014
Stages1
Distance259 km (160.9 mi)
Winning time6h 15' 18"
| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 8 of 29 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 6 April 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 259 km (160.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 15' 18" | ||||||||||||
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The 2014 Tour of Flanders was the 98th edition of the Tour of Flanders single-day Monument classics. It was held on 6 April 2014 over a distance of 259 kilometres (160.9 miles) from Bruges to Oudenaarde.[1] In a four-rider sprint finish, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara won the race for a record-equalling[2] third time – and for the second year in succession – ahead of Belgian trio Greg Van Avermaet, Sep Vanmarcke and Stijn Vandenbergh.[3]
First lap of the circuit (red) and transition to the second lap (green).
Second lap of the circuit (red) and final (green)
Teams
As the Tour of Flanders was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places, thus completing the 25-team peloton.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[4]
- Ag2r–La Mondiale
- Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
- Astana
- Belkin Pro Cycling
- BMC Racing Team
- Cannondale
- Cofidis
- Team Europcar
- FDJ.fr
- Garmin–Sharp
- Giant–Shimano
- IAM Cycling
- Team Katusha
- Lampre–Merida
- Lotto–Belisol
- Movistar Team
- MTN–Qhubeka
- NetApp–Endura
- Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
- Orica–GreenEDGE
- Team Sky
- Tinkoff–Saxo
- Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
- Trek Factory Racing
- Wanty–Groupe Gobert
