2014 in cycle sport

Overview of the events of 2014 in cycling From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BMX racing

April 18 – September 27: 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup^[1]
- April 18 & 19 in Manchester^[2]
  - Men's Elite winner: Liam Phillips
  - Women's Elite winner: Caroline Buchanan
- May 10 & 11 in Papendal^[3]
  - Men's Elite winner: Sam Willoughby
  - Women's Elite winner: Laura Smulders
- June 13 & 14 in Berlin^[4]
  - Men's Elite winner: Māris Štrombergs
  - Women's Elite winner: Caroline Buchanan
- September 6 & 7 in Santiago del Estero^[5]
  - Men's Elite winner: Māris Štrombergs
  - Women's Elite winner: Mariana Pajón
- September 26 & 27 in Chula Vista, California (final)
  - Men's Elite winner: Sam Willoughby
  - Women's Elite winner: Mariana Pajón
July 23–27: 2014 UCI BMX World Championships in Rotterdam^[6]
- Men's Elite winner: Sam Willoughby
- Women's Elite winner: Mariana Pajón

Cyclo-cross biking

October 20, 2013 – January 26, 2014: 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup^[7]
- October 20, 2013, at Valkenburg
  - Men's Elite winner: Lars van der Haar
  - Women's Elite winner: Marianne Vos
- October 26, 2013, at Tábor
  - Men's Elite winner: Lars van der Haar
  - Women's Elite winner: Katie Compton
- November 23, 2013, at Koksijde
  - Men's Elite winner: Niels Albert
  - Women's Elite winner: Katie Compton
- December 22, 2013, at Namur
  - Men's Elite winner: Francis Mourey
  - Women's Elite winner: Katie Compton
- December 26, 2013, at Heusden-Zolder
  - Men's Elite winner: Lars van der Haar
  - Women's Elite winner: Katie Compton
- January 5, 2014, at Rome
  - Men's Elite winner: Niels Albert
  - Women's Elite winner: Katie Compton
- January 26, 2014, at Nommay
  - Men's Elite winner: Tom Meeusen
  - Women's Elite winner: Marianne Vos
February 1 & 2: 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships at Hoogerheide
- Men's Elite winner: Zdeněk Štybar
- Women's Elite winner: Marianne Vos

Mountain biking

April 10 – August 24: 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup^[8]
- April 10 – 13 in Pietermaritzburg
  - Men's XC winner: Julien Absalon
  - Men's downhill winner: Aaron Gwin
  - Women's XC winner: Jolanda Neff
  - Women's downhill winner: Manon Carpenter
- April 24 – 27 in Cairns
  - Men's Eliminator winner: Samuel Gaze
  - Men's XC winner: Julien Absalon
  - Men's downhill winner: Gee Atherton
  - Women's Eliminator winner: Alexandra Engen
  - Women's XC winner: Eva Lechner
  - Women's downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
- May 23 – 25 in Nové Město na Moravě
  - Men's Eliminator winner: Miha Halzer
  - Men's XC winner: Nino Schurter
  - Women's Eliminator winner: Alexandra Engen
  - Women's XC winner: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
- May 30 – June 1 in Albstadt
  - Men's Eliminator winner: Fabrice Mels
  - Men's XC winner: Julien Absalon
  - Women's Eliminator winner: Kathrin Stirnemann
  - Women's XC winner: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
- June 7 & 8 in Fort William, Scotland (downhill only)
  - Men's Downhill winner: Troy Brosnan
  - Women's Downhill winner: Emmeline Ragot
- June 14 & 15 in Leogang (downhill only)
  - Men's Downhill winner: Josh Bryceland
  - Women's Downhill winner: Manon Carpenter
- July 31 – August 3 in Mont-Sainte-Anne
  - Men's Eliminator winner: Simon Gegenheimer
  - Men's XC winner: Nino Schurter
  - Men's Downhill winner: Sam Hill
  - Women's Eliminator winner: Kathrin Stirnemann
  - Women's XC winner: Jolanda Neff
  - Women's Downhill winner: Manon Carpenter
- August 7–10 in Windham, New York
  - Men's Eliminator winner: Catriel Soto
  - Men's XC winner: Nino Schurter
  - Men's Downhill winner: Josh Bryceland
  - Women's Eliminator winner: Jenny Rissveds
  - Women's XC winner: Catharine Pendrel
  - Women's Downhill winner: Emmeline Ragot
- August 21–24 in Méribel (final)^[9]
  - Men's Eliminator winner: Fabrice Mels
  - Men's XC winner: Nino Schurter
  - Men's Downhill winner: Sam Hill
  - Women's Eliminator winner: Linda Indergand
  - Women's XC winner: Jolanda Neff
  - Women's Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
June 13 & 14: 2014 4X World Championships at Leogang
- Men's winner: Tomáš Slavík
- Women's winner: Katy Curd
June 29: 2014 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships at Pietermaritzburg^[10]
- Men's winner: Jaroslav Kulhavý
- Women's winner: Annika Langvad^[11]
September 3–7: 2014 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships at Hafjell–Lillehammer
- Men's Eliminator winner: Fabrice Mels
- Men's XC winner: Julien Absalon
- Men's Downhill winner: Gee Atherton
- Women's Eliminator winner: Kathrin Stirnemann
- Women's XC winner: Catharine Pendrel
- Women's Downhill winner: Manon Carpenter

Road cycling

January 21 – October 14: 2014 UCI World Tour^[12]
- Overall winner: Alejandro Valverde ( Movistar Team)
March 15 – August 30: 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup
- Overall winner: Lizzie Armitstead ( Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team)

Grand Tour

May 9 – June 1: 2014 Giro d'Italia
- Winner: Nairo Quintana (first Grand Tour win)
July 5–27: 2014 Tour de France
- Winner: Vincenzo Nibali (won all three Grand Tour events)
August 23 – September 14: 2014 Vuelta a España
- Winner: Alberto Contador (third Vuelta win; winner of all three Grand Tour events since 2008)

Monuments one-day events

January 21–26: 2014 Tour Down Under
- Winner: Simon Gerrans; Second: Cadel Evans; Third: Diego Ulissi
March 23: 2014 Milan–San Remo
- Winner: Alexander Kristoff; Second: Fabian Cancellara; Third: Ben Swift
April 6: 2014 Ronde van Vlaanderen (also called the Tour of Flanders)
- Winner: Fabian Cancellara; Second: Greg Van Avermaet; Third: Sep Vanmarcke
April 13: 2014 Paris–Roubaix
- Winner: Niki Terpstra; Second: John Degenkolb; Third: Fabian Cancellara
April 27: 2014 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Winner: Simon Gerrans; Second: Alejandro Valverde; Third: Michał Kwiatkowski
October 5: 2014 Giro di Lombardia
- Winner: Dan Martin; Second: Alejandro Valverde; Third: Rui Costa

UCI Continental Circuits

January 10 -: 2013–14 UCI America Tour
- January 10–19: Vuelta al Táchira en Bicicleta in Venezuela
  - Stages:
    Stage 1: Guanare to Barinas
    W: Rino Gasparrini
    Stage 2: Socopó to Táriba
    W: Yonatan Salinas
    Stage 3: San Cristóbal (circuit)
    W: Juan Murillo
    Stage 4: Lobatera to Santa Cruz de Mora
    W: Jhonathan Camargo
    Stage 5 Lagunillas to La Grita
    W: Jimmy Briceño
    Stage 6: La Fría to Coloncito (I. T. T.)
    W: Andrea Dal Col
    Stage 7: Coloncito to Colón
    W: Jhonathan Camargo
    Stage 8: Seboruco to Cerro de Cristo
    W: Jhonathan Camargo
    Stage 9: El Piñal to Casa del Padre
    W: Jhonathan Camargo
    Stage 10: Rubio (circuit) to San Cristóbal
    W: Pedro Herrera
  - General classification:
    : Jimmy Briceño
    : Carlos Galvis
    : Juan Murillo
- January 20–26: Tour de San Luis in Argentina
  - Stages:
    Stage 1: San Luis to Villa Mercedes
    W: Phil Gaimon
    Stage 2: La Punta to Mirador del Potrero de los Funes
    W: Julián Arredondo
    Stage 3: Tilisarao to Juana Koslay
    W: Giacomo Nizzolo
    Stage 4: El Potrero de los Funes to Alto del Amago
    W: Nairo Quintana
    Stage 5: San Luis (I. T. T.)
    W: Adriano Malori
    Stage 6: Las Chacras to Villa de Merlo
    W: Julián Arredondo
    Stage 7: San Luis to Terrazas del Portezuelo
    W: Sacha Modolo
  - General classification:
    : Nairo Quintana
    : Phil Gaimon
    : Sergio Godoy
January 13 -: 2013–14 UCI Africa Tour
- January 13–19: La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in Gabon
  - winner: Natnael Berhane
January 13 -: 2014 UCI Oceania Tour
- January 29 – February 2: New Zealand Cycle Classic in New Zealand
  - winner: Michael Vink
- February 5–9: Herald Sun Tour in Australia
  - winner: Simon Clarke
February 2 -: 2014 UCI Europe Tour
- February 2: G.P. Costa degli Etruschi in Italy
  - winner: Simone Ponzi
- February 2: Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise in France
  - winner: Kenneth Vanbilsen
- February 5–9: Étoile de Bessèges in France
  - winner: Tobias Ludvigsson
February 5 -: 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour
- February 5–8: Dubai Tour in United Arab Emirates
  - winner: Taylor Phinney

Other

August 17–24: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics^[13]
- Note: Boys' and girls' teams only (which includes cross-country, BMX, time trials, and road cycling all together to determine the overall Youth Olympics team winners)
- Men's Team: Colombia; Denmark; Netherlands
- Women's Team: Italy; Czech Republic; Denmark
- International Mixed Team Relay: Czech Republic; Italy; Ukraine
September 21–28: 2014 UCI Road World Championships in Ponferrada
- Germany won the gold medal tally. Australia won the overall medal tally.

Track cycling

November 1, 2013 – January 19, 2014: 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (Classics)^[14]
- November 1–3, 2013, in Manchester
- Men
  - Sprint winner: Robert Förstemann
  - Scratch winner: Andreas Müller
  - Omnium winner: Jasper de Buyst
  - Points Race winner: Martyn Irvine
  - Keirin winner: François Pervis
  - 4 km Individual Pursuit winner: Marco Coledan
  - Team Sprint winners: Germany
  - Team Pursuit winners: Great Britain
- Women
  - Omnium winner: Laura Trott
  - Points Race winner: Laura Brown
  - Keirin winner: Kristina Vogel
  - Sprint winner: Kristina Vogel
  - 3 km Individual Pursuit winner: Joanna Rowsell
  - Scratch winner: Małgorzata Wojtyra
  - Team Sprint winners: Germany
  - Team Pursuit winners: Great Britain
- December 5–7 in Aguascalientes
- Men
  - 1 km Time Trial: François Pervis
  - Keirin winner: Matthew Crampton
  - Madison winner: David Muntaner / Albert Torres
  - Omnium winner: Luke Davison
  - Sprint winner: Matthew Glaetzer
  - Scratch winner: Owain Doull
  - Team Sprint winners: Germany
  - Team Pursuit winners: Australia
- Women
  - Omnium winner: Sarah Hammer
  - Sprint winner: Kristina Vogel
  - 500m Time Trial winner: Anna Meares
  - Keirin winner: Kristina Vogel
  - 3 km Individual Pursuit winner: Rebecca Wisiak
  - Points Race winner: Stephanie Pohl
  - Team Sprint winners: Germany
  - Team Pursuit winners: Great Britain
- January 17–19 in Guadalajara^[15]
- Men
  - Omnium winner: Tirian McManus
  - Sprint winner: Hugo Haak
  - Madison winner: Patrick Bevin / Thomas Scully
  - 1 km Time Trial winner: Scott Sunderland
  - Keirin winner: Matthijs Büchli
  - 4 km Individual Pursuit winner: Jenning Huizenga
  - Points Race winner: Kirill Sveshnikov
  - Team Sprint winners: Netherlands
  - Team Pursuit winners: Australia
- Women
  - Omnium winner: Katarzyna Pawłowska
  - Keirin winner: Lee Wai Sze
  - Sprint winner: Lin Junhong
  - 500m Time Trial winner: Anastasia Voynova
  - Scratch winner: DIAO Xiao Juan
  - Team Sprint winners: China
  - Team Pursuit winners: Canada
August 7–11, 2013: 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Glasgow
- Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
October 6–12: 2014 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships in Manchester
- Click here for the results.
February 26 – March 2: 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Cali
- France and Germany won 4 gold medals each. Germany and Australia won 8 overall medals each.
September 8–14: COPACI American Championships 2014 in Aguascalientes
- Men's Team Pursuit winners: (Juan Seebastan Molano, Brayan Stiven Sanchez, Arles Castro, Jonathan Restrepo)
- Men's Sprint winner: Hersony Canelón
- Men's Team Sprint winners: (Hersony Canelón, César Marcano, Ángel Pulgar)
- Men's Keirin winner: Fabián Puerta
- Men's Omnium winner: Juan Sebastián Molano
- Women's Sprint winner: Lisandra Guerra
- Women's Team Pursuit winners: (Jennifer Valente, Elizabeth Newell, Amber Gaffney, Kimberly Geist)
- Women's Team Sprint winners: (Diana García, Juliana Gaviria)
- Women's Keirin winner: Monique Sullivan
- Women's Omnium winner: Gillian Carleton

2014 in cycle sport

BMX racing

Cyclo-cross biking

Mountain biking

Road cycling

Grand Tour

Monuments one-day events

UCI Continental Circuits

Other

Track cycling

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