| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 5 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 24–30 March 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,167.9 km (725.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 41' 34"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Volta a Catalunya was the 94th running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 24 March in Calella and ended on 30 March in Barcelona, and consisted of seven stages. It was the fifth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won for the second time by Spain's Joaquim Rodríguez of Team Katusha,[2] who took the lead after winning the race's third stage, and maintained the overall lead of the race until the end in Barcelona, to take his first stage race victory in over two years.[3] Rodríguez won the general classification by four seconds over runner-up and compatriot Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo),[4] while the BMC Racing Team's Tejay van Garderen completed the podium, three seconds behind Contador,[5] and seven down on Rodríguez; van Garderen was the winner of the race's queen stage to Vallter 2000-Setcases on the fourth day.[6]
In the race's other classifications, Stef Clement, of the Belkin Pro Cycling team,[5] was the winner of the red jersey for the mountains classification; he also won a stage wearing the jersey, winning on the penultimate stage.[7] Cannondale rider Michel Koch won both sprints classifications; along with the normal intermediate sprints,[5] Koch was the winner of the special sprints standings,[5] named in honour of Miguel Poblet, with the most points at the specific sprint places on the itinerary. For the second year in a row, Garmin–Sharp won the teams classification.[5]
- ^ "94ª "Volta" Ciclista a Catalunya: General Individual" [94ª Volta a Catalunya: General Individual]. Edosof (in Spanish). AS&A. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Rodriguez seals second Tour of Catalunya triumph". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Reuters. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Joaquim Rodriguez seals victory as Lieuwe Westra wins stage 7 solo". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Alberto finished second overall in Catalunya". Tinkoff–Saxo. Tinkoff Sport. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Fotheringham, Alasdair (30 March 2014). "Rodriguez triumphs on home soil in Volta a Catalunya". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Tejay van Garderen wins Volta a Catalunya's big mountain stage". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Clement wins Volta a Catalunya stage in mountain jersey". Belkin Pro Cycling. Rabo Wielerploegen. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.