| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 18 of 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 5–27 July 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,660.5[a] km (2,275 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 89h 59' 06" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling'sGrand Tours. The 3,660.5-kilometre (2,274.5 mi) race included 21stages,[a] starting inLeeds,Yorkshire, United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on theChamps-Élysées inParis on 27 July. The race also visited Belgium for part of a stage.Vincenzo Nibali of theAstana team won the overallgeneral classification by more than seven minutes, the biggest winning margin since1997. By winning, he had acquired victories in all Grand Tours.Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r–La Mondiale) placed second, withThibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr) third.
Marcel Kittel of Giant–Shimano was the first rider to wear the general classification leader's yellow jersey after winning stage one. He lost the following day to stage winner Nibali as the race reached the mountains. Nibali held the race lead until the end of the ninth stage, when it was taken byLotto–Belisol'sTony Gallopin. The yellow jersey returned to Nibali the following stage, and he held it until the conclusion of the race.
Thepoints classification was decided early in the race and was won byCannondale'sPeter Sagan.Rafał Majka ofTinkoff–Saxo, winner of two mountain stages, won themountains classification. Pinot finished as the bestyoung rider. Theteam classification was won by Ag2r–La Mondiale andAlessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) was given the award for the mostcombative rider. Kittel and Nibali won the most stages, with four each.
Following criticism by the professional women's peloton and campaign groups likeLe Tour Entier regarding the lack of a women's Tour de France,[3][4] a one day women's race –La Course by Le Tour de France – was held on the Champs-Élysées, prior to the last stage of the Tour.[5]
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Twenty-twoteams participated in the 2014 edition of the Tour de France.[6] The race was the 18th of the 29 events in theUCI World Tour,[7] and all of its eighteenUCI ProTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race.[8] On 28 January 2014, the organiser of the Tour,Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the four second-tierUCI Professional Continental teams givenwildcard invitations:Cofidis,Bretagne–Séché Environnement,IAM Cycling andNetApp–Endura.[9] The team presentation – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place at theFirst Direct Arena inLeeds, United Kingdom, on 3 July, two days before the openingstage held in the city. The riders arrived at the arena by a ceremonial ride from theUniversity of Leeds. The event included performances fromEmbrace andOpera North, in front of an audience of 10,000.[10]
Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.[11] Of these, 47 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.[12] The riders came from 34 countries; France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Belgium all had 10 or more riders in the race.[11]Giant–Shimano'sJi Cheng was the firstChinese rider to participate in the Tour.[13] Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; German riders won the largest number of stages, with seven.[14] The average age of riders in the race was 29.88 years,[15] ranging from the 20-year-oldDanny van Poppel to the 42-year-oldJens Voigt, bothTrek Factory Racing riders.[16] Voigt, riding in his final year as a professional, equalledStuart O'Grady'srecord for most appearances in the Tour with 17.[17]Garmin–Sharp had the highest average age, while Trek Factory Racing had the lowest.[15]
The teams entering the race were:[6]
UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
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According to many observers before the race the top two favourites for thegeneral classification wereChris Froome (Team Sky) andAlberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo).[18][19][20][21][22] Their closest rivals were thought to have beenVincenzo Nibali (Astana) andAlejandro Valverde (Movistar Team).[19][21][22][23] A possible contender was the2013 Tour runner-up,Nairo Quintana, who had chosen not to ride the Tour after his2014 Giro d'Italia win that took place during May.[24]Andy Schleck (Trek Factory Racing), who was retroactively awarded the2010 Tour title, was selected by his team as adomestique, and was not considered a possible favourite.[25] The other riders considered contenders for the general classification wereAndrew Talansky (Garmin–Sharp),Rui Costa (Lampre–Merida),Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr),Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) andJurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto–Belisol).[19][20][21][22][23][26]
Defending champion and runner-up in the2012 Tour, Froome, had shown his form so far in the 2014 season by winning the general classification of twostage races, theTour of Oman and theTour de Romandie.[22] Contador, winner of the2007 and2009 Tours, also won two stage races, theTirreno–Adriatico and theTour of the Basque Country in the lead-up to the Tour, placing second overall in theVolta ao Algarve,Volta a Catalunya andCritérium du Dauphiné.[22] Nibali had missed the 2013 Tour as he had focused on the2013 Giro, which he won. His highest Tour result was third in 2012.[20] His best results so far in the 2014 season were fifth in the Tour de Romandie and seventh in the Dauphiné.[23] Valverde, who placed eighth in the 2013 Tour and won the2009 Vuelta a España,[27] had a number of wins in the 2014 season prior to the Tour, most notably, theVuelta a Andalucía stage race and theLa Flèche Wallonne one-day race.[22]
Thesprinters considered favourites for thepoints classification and wins on the flat or hillybunch sprint finishes werePeter Sagan (Cannondale),Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step),André Greipel (Lotto–Belisol),Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) and Giant–Shimano ridersMarcel Kittel andJohn Degenkolb.[28][29][30] Winner of the points classification in the two previous Tours, Sagan, had won theE3 Harelbeke one-day race and won the points classifications in three stage races, the Tirreno–Adriatico, theTour of California and theTour de Suisse, during the 2014 season up until the Tour.[29][31] Cavendish, who won the points classification in 2011, had nine wins so far in the season and had the full backing of his team.[29][30] Greipel had amassed a total of twelve wins during the season prior to the Tour, but his team would have to share support for him and Van den Broeck.[29][30] Kristoff had won theMilan–San Remo, and was considered adark horse for the points classification.[29] Kittel was seen as a top contender for the bunch sprints, as he won the most stages in the 2013 Tour,[30] a total of four.[32] He had an amassed seven wins so far in the season, two of which were in the Giro.[30] It was thought that Degenkolb would be used by Giant–Shimano for the more challenging sprints. His major results of the season were first place inGent–Wevelgem and second place inParis–Roubaix, both one-day races.[30]
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On 14 December 2012, the ASO announced that the English historic county ofYorkshire would host the 2014 edition's early stages (known as theGrand Départ).[33] Further details of the first three stages held in the United Kingdom were released on 17 January 2013. This was the fourth Tour to contain stages in the United Kingdom, after1974,1994 and2007.[34] The entire route was announced by the ASO on 23 October 2013 at the official presentation at thePalais des Congrès in Paris. At the event,Stephen Roche, winner of the1987 Tour, described the route as "fairly soft".[35] Notable features of the route were the fifth stage's sections ofsett paving, the five high altitude stage finishes and the lack of time trialing, with only stage twenty's 54 km (34 mi)individual time trial.[36]
The first of the two stages held in Yorkshire started in Leeds and finished inHarrogate, with stage two held betweenYork andSheffield. After a transfer to theEast Anglian city ofCambridge, the race went south to the finish inLondon. The Tour transferred across theEnglish Channel to the start of stage fourLe Touquet-Paris-Plage, with the finish inLille. Stage five began inYpres, Belgium, and finished back in France. The following three stages crossed the north-east to theVosges Mountains for stages nine and ten. The eleventh stage took place betweenBesançon andOyonnax through theJura Mountains. Stage twelve headed west toSaint-Étienne, with the next stage moving back east into theChartreuse Mountains, with the finish at theAlpine ski resort ofChamrousse. The fourteenth stage ended in the town ofRisoul. The following stage took the race south toNîmes. After a transfer toCarcassonne, the route moved into thePyrenees for the next two stages. The nineteenth stage took a northerly direction to the department ofDordogne and the location of stage twenty. A long transfer took the Tour back to the north-east to finish with theChamps-Élysées stage in Paris.[1]
There were 21 stages in the race, covering a total distance of 3,660.5 km (2,275 mi).[a] The longestmass-start stage was the seventh at 234.5 km (146 mi), and stage 17 was the shortest at 124.5 km (77 mi).[1] Nine stages were officially classified as flat, five as medium mountain and six as high mountain.[1][37][38] Stage five, although classified as medium mountain, was flat with sett paving sections.[1][2] There were five summit finishes: stage 10, toLa Planche des Belles Filles; stage 13, to Chamrousse; stage 14, to Risoul; stage 17, toSaint-Lary Pla d’Adet; and stage 18, toHautacam.[38][1] Thehighest point of elevation in the race was the 2,360 m (7,740 ft)-highCol d'Izoard mountain pass on stage fourteen.[36] It was among sixhors catégorie (English: beyond category) rated climbs in the race.[39] There were nine new stage start or finish locations.[1] The rest days were after stage 10, in the Besançon, and after 15, in Carcassonne.[1]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 5 July | Leeds toHarrogate (United Kingdom) | 190.5 km (118 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Marcel Kittel (GER) | |
| 2 | 6 July | York toSheffield (United Kingdom) | 201 km (125 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage |  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | |
| 3 | 7 July | Cambridge toLondon (United Kingdom) | 155 km (96 mi) | | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) | |
| 4 | 8 July | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage toLille Metropole (Villeneuve-d'Ascq) | 163.5 km (102 mi) | | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) | |
| 5 | 9 July | Ypres (Belgium) toArenberg Porte du Hainaut | 152.5 km (95 mi)[b] | | Medium mountain stage[c] |  Lars Boom (NED) | |
| 6 | 10 July | Arras toReims | 194 km (121 mi) | | Flat stage | André Greipel (GER) | |
| 7 | 11 July | Épernay toNancy | 234.5 km (146 mi) | | Flat stage | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | |
| 8 | 12 July | Tomblaine toGérardmer La Mauselaine | 161 km (100 mi) | | Medium mountain stage |  Blel Kadri (FRA) | |
| 9 | 13 July | Gérardmer toMulhouse | 170 km (106 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Tony Martin (GER) | |
| 10 | 14 July | Mulhouse toLa Planche des Belles Filles | 161.5 km (100 mi) |  | High mountain stage | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | |
| 15 July | Besançon | Rest day | |||||
| 11 | 16 July | Besançon toOyonnax | 187.5 km (117 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | |
| 12 | 17 July | Bourg-en-Bresse toSaint-Étienne | 185.5 km (115 mi) | | Flat stage |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | |
| 13 | 18 July | Saint-Étienne toChamrousse | 197.5 km (123 mi) | | High mountain stage | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | |
| 14 | 19 July | Grenoble toRisoul | 177 km (110 mi) | | High mountain stage |  Rafał Majka (POL) | |
| 15 | 20 July | Tallard toNîmes | 222 km (138 mi) | | Flat stage | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | |
| 21 July | Carcassonne | Rest day | |||||
| 16 | 22 July | Carcassonne toBagnères-de-Luchon | 237.5 km (148 mi) | | High mountain stage |  Michael Rogers (AUS) | |
| 17 | 23 July | Saint-Gaudens toSaint-Lary Pla d’Adet | 124.5 km (77 mi) | | High mountain stage | Rafał Majka (POL) | |
| 18 | 24 July | Pau toHautacam | 145.5 km (90 mi) | | High mountain stage | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | |
| 19 | 25 July | Maubourguet Pays du Val d’Adour toBergerac | 208.5 km (130 mi) | | Flat stage |  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | |
| 20 | 26 July | Bergerac toPérigueux | 54 km (34 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Tony Martin (GER) | |
| 21 | 27 July | Évry toParis (Champs-Élysées) | 137.5 km (85 mi) | | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) | |
| Total | 3,660.5 km (2,275 mi)[a] | ||||||
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The first stage's bunch sprint finish was won by Marcel Kittel. A crash in the sprint caused Mark Cavendish, a favourite for the win, to fall; he did not start stage two.[42] Kittel gained the race leader's yellowjersey and the green jersey as the leader of the points classification, with Jens Voigt taking thepolka dot jersey as the leader of themountains classification.[43] In the following stage, likened to a "miniLiège-Bastogne-Liège",[44] Vincenzo Nibali took the stage win and yellow jersey, attacking on Sheffield's hilly terrain with 2 km (1.2 mi) remaining. Peter Sagan took the green jersey andCyril Lemoine (Cofidis) took the polka dot jersey.[45] Stages three and four, finishing in London and Lille respectively, ended in bunch sprints and were both won by Kittel.[46] Crashes in stages four and five forced pre-race favourite Chris Froome to abandon the race; his injuries were later revealed to be fractures to his left wrist and right hand.[47] The weather was wet throughout the fifth stage, with the sett paving causing many crashes (although not Froome's). The fractured ending was won by an attack in the final 5 km (3.1 mi) byLars Boom of Belkin Pro Cycling. Nibali, who placed third, extended his overall lead over his rivals, with Alberto Contador 2 min 37 s down.[48] André Greipel won stage six's bunch sprint inReims.[49] Another bunch sprint took place at the end of the next stage, with the hilly finish decided by aphoto finish between Sagan and the winnerMatteo Trentin (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step).[50]
Stage eight, the first at altitude, was taken by Ag2r–La Mondiale'sBlel Kadri, who attacked from abreakaway group with 25 km (15.5 mi) to go; he managed to hold his lead over the chasing group of overall favourites, who came in over two minutes behind. His win put Kadri into the polka dot jersey.[51] Another solo victory came the following day, whenTony Martin of Omega Pharma–Quick-Stepdropped fellow breakaway riderAlessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) with 60 km (37.3 mi) remaining. A large group that formed in pursuit of the duo finished 2 min 45 s behind, with the unconcerned general classification contenders coming together in at 7 min 46 s down. The yellow jersey went to a rider from the first group, Lotto–Belisol'sTony Gallopin. Martin now led the mountains classification.[52] Stage ten was the Tour's first high mountain stage. On the final climb to the finish at La Planche des Belles Filles, Nibali attacked from the group of overall contenders with 3 km (1.9 mi) remaining, passed two surviving riders from the day's early breakaway, and claimed his second stage win, which put him back in the yellow jersey.Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha), one of the two breakaway riders, took the polka dot jersey.[53] Contador crashed during the descent of thePetit Ballon, 95 km (59.0 mi) into the stage, forcing him to quit the race;[54] it was later revealed that he had fractured his righttibia.[55] The next day was the first rest day of the Tour.[1]
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Stage eleven's rolling terrain resulted in a final peloton that included mainlypuncheurs; Gallopin won the stage after an attack 13 km (8.1 mi) from the finish in Oyonnax split the peloton and a second with 2.7 km (1.7 mi) remaining that successfully held off the chasers.[56] The twelfth stage was won by Alexander Kristoff from a bunch sprint.[57] Nibali took the stage win the following stage, making his move from the leading group in the final 3 km (1.9 mi) on thehors catégorie climb to Chamrousse. He extended his lead over the second-placed overall rider Alejandro Valverde to 3 min 37 s.Richie Porte, who was second overall before the stage and the new leader of Team Sky, lost around nine minutes and dropped to sixteenth. Nibali took the lead of the mountains classification.[58] In stage fourteen,Rafał Majka (Tinkoff–Saxo) attacked from a reduced breakaway on the climb to the finish in Risoul with 10 km (6.2 mi) remaining and managed to hold off chasing the group of overall favourites and soloed to victory. Nibali, second in the stage, extended his lead further by one minute as Valverde lost time and Rodríguez regained the polka dot jersey.[59][60] Kristoff won the bunch sprint in the transitional stage fifteen.[61]
In the first of the three stages in the Pyrenees, the sixteenth, a breakaway group of 21 riders formed 75 km (46.6 mi) in. The group reduced to five after the final climb, thehors catégoriePort de Balès with 21 km (13.0 mi) remaining, out of which came the winner,Michael Rogers of (Tinkoff–Saxo), who attacked 3 km (1.9 mi) from finish inBagnères-de-Luchon. The group of general classification favourites came in over eight minutes down. Majka led the mountains classification.[62] The Tour'squeen stage,[63][64] the seventeenth, featured three first-category climbs and thehors catégorie climb to the finish at Saint-Lary Pla d’Adet. An early nine-strong breakaway was pulled back before the first climb by Team Katusha for their rider Rodríguez to take the mountains classification points and the temporary lead of the competition. This led to the formation of a large lead group which gradually split across the middle climbs. Rodriguez and Majka led the lead group race over the penultimate climb, with the former first. On the final climb, a group of four that had escaped were caught by Majka, who had dropped Rodríguez, and he soloed to claim his second stage win and the large number of points for the summit finish. Nibali had split apart the group of chasing overall favourites and came in third. Second-placed overall Valverde lost a minute to Thibaut Pinot in third.[65]
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The Tour's final mountain stage, the eighteenth, saw Nibali take his fourth victory of the race at Hautacam; his stage winning move came 9 km (5.6 mi) from the finish, on the climb to Hautacam. He finished 1 min 10 s ahead of a group which were four of his nearest general classification rivals, with the exception of Valverde, who lost further time and dropped to fourth overall, displaced by Thibaut Pinot and Jean-Christophe Péraud, respectively. Majka finished third in the stage and secured the mountains classification.[66] In stage nineteen,Ramūnas Navardauskas of Garmin–Sharp attacked a peloton fractured by rain 13 km (8.1 mi) from the finish to win the stage.[67] Martin claimed his second stage of the Tour in the penultimate stage's individual time trial. His time of 1h 6 min 21 s over the 54 km (33.6 mi) course was 1 min 39 s faster than second-placedTom Dumoulin (Giant–Shimano). Nibali finished fourth, increasing his advantage.[68]
In the final stage, Kittel secured a second successive victory on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, his fourth stage win of the race. Nibali finished the race to win the general classification by a margin of 7 min 39 s, the largest winning margin sinceJan Ullrich in the1997 Tour.[69] Second and third respectively were Péraud and Pinot, with the latter 8 min 15 s down on Nibali. The points classification was won by Sagan with 431 points; Kristoff came second with 282 points. Majka finished with 181 points in the mountains classification, 13 ahead of second-placed Nibali. Pinot was the bestyoung rider, withRomain Bardet (Ag2r–La Mondiale) second. Theteam classification was won by Ag2r–La Mondiale, 34 min 46 s ahead of second-placed Belkin Pro Cycling. Of the 198 starters, 164 reached the finish of the last stage in Paris.[70]
There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2014 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.[71] There were no time bonuses given at the end of stages for this edition of the Tour.[72] If a crash had happened within the final 3 km (1.9 mi) of a stage, not including the time trial and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.[73] The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour.[71] The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.[74]
| Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
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| Flat stage | 45 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Medium mountain stage | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| High mountain stage | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing among the highest placed in a stage finish, or inintermediate sprints during the stage. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type.[75] The leader was identified by a green jersey.[74]
The third classification was the mountains classification. Points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit of the most difficult climbs first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second-, first-category andhors catégorie, with the more difficult climbs rated lower. Double points were awarded on the summit finishes on stages 10, 13, 14, 17 and 18.[38] The leader wore a white jersey with red polka dots.[74]
The final individual classification was the young rider classification. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1989.[38] The leader wore a white jersey.[74]
The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie.[72] The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys and yellowhelmets.[74]
In addition, there was acombativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who has demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship".[72] No combativity awards were given for the time trial and the final stage.[76] The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.[74] At the conclusion of the Tour, Alessandro De Marchi won the overall super-combativity award,[70] again, decided by a jury.[72]
A total of €2,035,000 was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winner of the general classification received €450,000, with the second and third placed riders got €200,000 and €100,000 respectively. All finishers of the race were awarded with money. The holders of the classifications benefited on each stage they led; the final winners of the points and mountains were given €25,000, while the best young rider and most combative rider got €20,000. The winners of the team classification received €50,000.[77] There were also two special awards each with a prize of €5000, theSouvenir Henri Desgrange, given to first rider to pass the summit of the highest climb in the Tour, the Col d'Izoard in stage fourteen, and theSouvenir Jacques Goddet, given to the first rider to passGoddet's memorial at the summit of theCol du Tourmalet in stage eighteen.[76] Joaquim Rodríguez won the Henri Desgrange and Blel Kadri won the Jacques Goddet.[78][79]
| Legend | |||
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 | Denotes the winner of thegeneral classification[74] |  | Denotes the winner of thepoints classification[74] |
 | Denotes the winner of themountains classification[74] |  | Denotes the winner of theyoung rider classification[74] |
 | Denotes the winner of theteam classification[74] |  | Denotes the winner of thesuper-combativity award[74] |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana | 89h 59' 06" |
| 2 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 7' 37" |
| 3 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ.fr | + 8' 15" |
| 4 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 9' 40" |
| 5 |  Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 11' 24" |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 11' 26" |
| 7 |  Leopold König (CZE) | NetApp–Endura | + 14' 32" |
| 8 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Trek Factory Racing | + 17' 57" |
| 9 | Laurens ten Dam (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 18' 11" |
| 10 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 21' 15" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | 431 |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha | 282 |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | 271 |
| 4 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Giant–Shimano | 222 |
| 5 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 211 |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana | 182 |
| 7 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 169 |
| 8 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | 157 |
| 9 |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 153 |
| 10 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 117 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 181 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana | 168 |
| 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 112 |
| 4 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 89 |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 85 |
| 6 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | Cannondale | 78 |
| 7 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 61 |
| 8 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Movistar Team | 54 |
| 9 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 48 |
| 10 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 48 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 90h 07' 21" |
| 2 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 3' 11" |
| 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1h 13' 40" |
| 4 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 1h 39' 45" |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1h 52' 35" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 2h 09' 38" |
| 7 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2h 26' 07" |
| 8 | Ben King (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 2h 33' 44" |
| 9 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | + 2h 41' 05" |
| 10 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | + 2h 44' 37" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 270h 27' 02" |
| 2 | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 34' 46" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 1h 06' 10" |
| 4 | BMC Racing Team | + 1h 07' 51" |
| 5 | Team Europcar | + 1h 34' 57" |
| 6 |  Astana | + 1h 36' 27" |
| 7 |  Team Sky | + 1h 40' 36" |
| 8 | Trek Factory Racing | + 2h 06' 00" |
| 9 | FDJ.fr | + 2h 30' 37" |
| 10 | Lampre–Merida | + 2h 32' 46" |
Riders from the ProTeams competing individually, as well as for their teams and nations, for points that contributed towards the World Tour rankings.[87] Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in the general classification and to the top five finishers in each stage.[88] The 200 points accrued by Vincenzo Nibali moved him from fortieth position to second in the individual ranking. Movistar Team retained their lead of the team ranking, ahead of second-placed Ag2r–La Mondiale. Spain remained as leaders of the nation ranking, with Italy second.[89]
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 407 |
| 2 | 40 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana | 392 |
| 3 | 6 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 382 |
| 4 | 2 |  Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 345 |
| 5 | 22 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 300 |
| 6 | 5 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Trek Factory Racing | 274 |
| 7 | 4 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 268 |
| 8 | 3 |  Rui Costa (POR) | Lampre–Merida | 268 |
| 9 | 10 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | 257 |
| 10 | 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 257 |
More than 93,000 have signed a petition by the group, led by cyclist and writer Kathryn Bertine, World Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, and cyclists Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley.
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