2014 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 28 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 27 April 2014 | ||
| Distance | 263 km (163.4 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 6h 37' 43" (39.6 km/h or 24.6 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Simon Gerrans (AUS) |
(Orica-GreenEDGE) | |
| Second |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
(Movistar Team) | |
| Third |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
(Omega Pharma-Quick Step) | |
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) |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
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. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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