The 2014 Post Danmark Rundt was a men's

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held from 6 August to 10 August

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. It was the 24th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the

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.2014 UCI cycling calendar , 2014 Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark
Velowire. Retrieved 2014-07-16. The race was made up of six stages over five days and covered a total of , including an

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.Ruten Post Danmark Rundt 2014
Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2014-07-16. It featured 14 teams, including three UCI ProTeams.Feltet til Post Danmark Rundt 2014
Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2014-07-16. The race was won by Danish rider

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of by 15 seconds from fellow Dane

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of , who finished second for the second year in succession. Valgren's team-mate, Italian rider Manuele Boaro, finished in third place, a further two seconds behind.General classification
, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-29. Valgren also won the young riders award as a result of his overall victory. The points classification was won by

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with 31 points,Points classification
, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-29. with John Murphy winning the mountains classification.Hill classification
, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-29. Danish rider Rasmus Quaade won the most aggressive rider award,Most aggressive classification
, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-29. while won the teams classification ahead of and .Team Classification
, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

Teams

A total of 14 teams raced in the 2014 Danmark Rundt: 3 UCI ProTeams, 7 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 3 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name. * * * * Denmark ''(national team)'' * * * * * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;6 August 2014 —

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to Mariager,

Stage 2

;7 August 2014 — Skive to Aarhus,

Stage 3

;8 August 2014 —

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Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and th ...

Stage 4

;9 August 2014 —

Nyborg Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...

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Stage 5

;9 August 2014 —

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, ,

(ITT)

Stage 6

;10 August 2014 — Kalundborg to

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References

External links

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