The 2014

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was the sixth edition of the ranking system launched by the

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(UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the

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on 21 January, and concluded with the final stage of the

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on 14 October. After winning the

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, Spain's

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won his first World Tour individual points title, amassing 686 points over the course of the season. The rider finished 66 points clear of his closest rival and compatriot

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of , while Australian rider

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was third for the team, but was over 200 points in arrears of Valverde. In the teams' rankings, finished top for the second year running, with a total of 1440 points. Second place went to the after taking overall victories in two of the season's last three races, while finished in third position. The nations' rankings was comfortably headed by Spain, with a points advantage of 764 over Italy. __TOC__

Teams

The

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s competed in the World Tour, with

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teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.

Events

All events from the

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were included. ;Notes

Final standings

Individual

Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages. * 236 riders scored points. 43 other riders finished in positions that would have earned them points, but they were ineligible as members of non-ProTour teams.

Team

Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).

Nation

National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings were also used to determine how many riders a country could have in the

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Teams

Events

Final standings

Individual

Team

Nation

Leader progress

References

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