The 2014 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 49th edition of the

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ...

cycling stage race, often known as the ''Race of the Two Seas''. It started on 12 March in Donoratico and ended on 18 March in San Benedetto del Tronto, and consisted of seven stages, including a

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

to begin the race and an

individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also track ...

to conclude it. It was the third race of the

2014 UCI World Tour The 2014 UCI World Tour was the sixth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 21 January, and concluded with the final stage of ...

season. The race was won by Spain's

Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the V ...

of , who took the lead after winning his second successive stage on the fifth stage – following on from a win in the race's

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– and held the lead until the finish in San Benedetto del Tronto, to become the first Spanish rider to win the race since Óscar Freire in 2005. Contador won the general classification by two minutes and five seconds over runner-up

Nairo Quintana Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, Order of Boyacá, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known ...

of the , while Contador's teammate

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completed the podium, nine seconds behind Quintana and two minutes and fourteen seconds down on Contador. In the race's other classifications, 's

Peter Sagan Peter Sagan (; born 26 January 1990) is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Sagan had a successful junior cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing career, winning the junior cross-country race at the 2008 ...

was the winner of the red jersey for the points classification, amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and Marco Canola was the winner of the mountains classification for the team. Quintana also won the white jersey for the young rider classification, as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later, while the squad won the team classification, placing riders

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and

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inside the top ten overall. The final time trial was almost irrelevant from the winner's point of view as

had more than two minutes in hand on next best placed rider

of the . There were some changes further down the GC as a result of the time trial though as

moved above

Julián Arredondo Julián David Arredondo Moreno (born 30 July 1988) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2017 for the and teams. Arredondo is best known for winning the mountains classification at the 2014 G ...

in to 4th place and

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moved up to the top ten as a result of a strong ride.

Race overview

Teams

As Tirreno–Adriatico was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Four other squads were given wildcard places to the race, completing the 22-team peloton. The 22 teams that competed in the race are:

Stages

Stage 1

;12 March 2014 — Donoratico to San Vincenzo,

(TTT)

Stage 2

;13 March 2014 — San Vincenzo to

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Stage 3

;14 March 2014 — Cascina to

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Stage 4

;15 March 2014 — Indicatore to

Stage 5

;16 March 2014 —

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Stage 6

;17 March 2014 —

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Stage 7

;18 March 2014 — San Benedetto del Tronto,

(ITT)

Classification leadership table

References

External links

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