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The yellow jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time.
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The points jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from stage finishes, and intermediate sprints on each stage.
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The Queen of the Mountains jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from the summits of designated climbs on each stage.
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The best young rider jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest accumulated time who is under 23 years of age.
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The best British rider jersey is awarded to the leading British rider on general classification.
The Women's Tour
The Tour of Britain Women is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race was organised between 2014 and 2023 by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain, and was known as ...
, a stage race held in Great Britain, with a UCI UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
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rating of 2.1. It was the ninth stage race of the 2014 Women's Elite cycling calendar. It is the only race in Great Britain, apart from the National Championships, on this calendar.
The race was won by Dutch rider Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos (; born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam .
After winning a junior European and World Championship in road racing, she continued her success in senior c ...
of , with Vos winning three of the five stages as well as the points classification.
Teams
:UCI Women's teams
A UCI Women's Team is a women's road bicycle team sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI). These teams compete in the major List of women's road bicycle races, women's bicycle races including the UCI Women ...
: Astana BePink
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: Estado de México–Faren Kuota
: Hitec Products
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:Orica–AIS
Liv AlUla Jayco (UCI Code: LIV) is a women's professional cycling team based in Australia which competes in the UCI Women's World Tour and other elite women's events throughout the world.
After being sponsored by Orica for five years, the team ...
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:UnitedHealthcare
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:Non-UCI women's teams
:Matrix Fitness-Vulpine
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Stages
Stage 1
;7 May 2014 —Oundle
Oundle () is a market town and civil parish on the left bank of the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 6,254 at the time of the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. It is north of London and south-wes ...
to Northampton
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...
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Stage 2
;8 May 2014 — Hinckley
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between L ...
to Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
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Stage 3
;9 May 2014 —Felixstowe
Felixstowe ( ) is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest Containerization, containe ...
to Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a seaside town and seaside resort, resort in the county of Essex, on the east coast of England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District, wi ...
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Stage 4
;10 May 2014 —Cheshunt
Cheshunt (/ˈtʃɛzənt/ CHEZ-ənt) is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, situated within the London commuter belt approximately north of Central London. The town lies on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, bordering th ...
to Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London. It was the second Garden city movement, garden city in England (founded 1920) and one of the first New towns in the United Kingdom, new towns (designated 1948). It is ...
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Stage 5
;11 May 2014 —Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-o ...
to Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...
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Classification leadership table
: The yellow jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time.
: The points jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from stage finishes, and intermediate sprints on each stage.
: The Queen of the Mountains jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from the summits of designated climbs on each stage.
: The best young rider jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest accumulated time who is under 23 years of age.
: The best British rider jersey is awarded to the leading British rider on general classification.
References
External links
* {{The Women's TourThe Women's Tour
The Tour of Britain Women is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race was organised between 2014 and 2023 by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain, and was known as ...
2014 in British women's sport
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