| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 April 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 263 km (163.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 37' 43" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 2014 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 100th running of Liège–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 the 2014 UCI World Tour season. It was won by Simon Gerrans in a four-rider sprint finish – becoming the first Australian to win the race[1] – ahead of Alejandro Valverde, Michał Kwiatkowski and Giampaolo Caruso.[2]
Teams
As Liège–Bastogne–Liège 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:[3]
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Orica–GreenEDGE | 6h 37' 43" | 100 |
| 2 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Movistar Team | s.t. | 80 |
| 3 |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. | 70 |
| 4 |  Giampaolo Caruso (ITA)
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Team Katusha | s.t. | 60 |
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)
|
Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 3" | 50 |
| 6 |  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)
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Garmin–Sharp | + 3" | 40 |
| 7 |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
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Tinkoff–Saxo | + 3" | 30 |
| 8 |  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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BMC Racing Team | + 3" | 20 |
| 9 | Daniel Moreno (ESP)
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Team Katusha | + 5" | 10 |
| 10 |  Romain Bardet (FRA)
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Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 6" | 4 |
References
- ^ Reed, Ron (28 April 2014). "Simon Gerrans first Aussie to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege race". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (27 April 2014). "Simon Gerrans wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2014 start list". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
External links
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