The 2014 Critérium International, was the 83rd edition of the

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cycling

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. It took place on the island of

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, around the city of Porto Vecchio. As the previous two editions, the race consisted of three stages, with the first two held on the same day. The second stage was a short

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. The race was won by

Jean-Christophe Péraud Jean-Christophe Péraud (born 22 May 1977) is a retired French cyclist who rode for and during his professional career. He was a member of the French team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Career Péraud was European cross-country champ ...

of , who won the overall classification without winning any stage.

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() was second in the overall classification and won both the Points and the King of the Mountains classifications, while 's

Rafał Majka Rafał Majka (Polish pronunciation: ; born 12 September 1989) is a Polish professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is known as a strong climber, and rose to prominence at the 2013 Giro d'Italia, wher ...

finished ahead of the Young Rider classification. Suisse team won the Teams classification.

Schedule

Teams

A total of 15 teams took part in the race: ; ProTeams * * * * * * * * ; Professional Continental Teams * * * * * ; Continental Teams * *

Stages

Stage 1

;29 March 2014 —

Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio (, ; or ; , , or (South)) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and alluvial east ...

to Porto-Vecchio,

Stage 2

;29 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio, ,

(ITT)

Stage 3

;30 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio to Col de l'Ospedale,

Classification leadership table

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Criterium International Criterium International Criterium International Critérium International