The Men's team time trial of the

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was a cycling event that took place on 21 September 2014 in

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, Spain. It was the 30th edition of the championship, and the 3rd since its reintroduction in 2012.

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team were the defending champions, having won in both 2012 and 2013. The world title was won by , finishing 31 seconds ahead of nearest competitors , with completing the podium in third place.

Course

The course of the race was long. The team time trial started in the centre of

and passed through

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, Posada del Bierzo,

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and

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before returning to Ponferrada. The men faced a few small climbs during the course with a total of of climbing and a maximum incline of 10%.

Qualification

It was an obligation for all 2014 UCI ProTeams to participate. As well as this, invitations were sent to the 20 leading teams of the

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, the top 5 leading teams of the

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and 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour and the leading teams of the

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and 2014 UCI Oceania Tour on 15 August 2014. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team were allowed to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event. In total, 29 teams competed in the event.

Schedule

All times are in

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Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 5 finishers, with a total prize money of

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107,198.

Final classification

References

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