| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 27 April 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 263 km (163.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 37' 43" | ||||||||||||
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The2014 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 100th running ofLiège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 27 April 2014 over a distance of 263 kilometres (163.4 miles) and it was the thirteenth race of the2014 UCI World Tour season. It was won bySimon Gerrans in a four-rider sprint finish – becoming the first Australian to win the race[1] – ahead ofAlejandro Valverde,Michał Kwiatkowski andGiampaolo Caruso.[2]
As Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a UCI World Tour event, all 18UCI 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:[3]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
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| 1 |  Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 6h 37' 43" | 100 |
| 2 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. | 80 |
| 3 |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. | 70 |
| 4 |  Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Team Katusha | s.t. | 60 |
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 3" | 50 |
| 6 |  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | + 3" | 40 |
| 7 |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 3" | 30 |
| 8 |  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 3" | 20 |
| 9 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 5" | 10 |
| 10 |  Romain Bardet (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 6" | 4 |
