The number of riders per nation participated in the 2014 Tour de France :
The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours . The 3,358.1-kilometre (2,086.6 mi) race included 21 stages, starting in Leeds , United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 27 July.[ 1]
The race was contested by 22 teams.[ 2] All of the eighteen UCI ProTeams were automatically invited, and obliged, to attend the race.[ 3] On 14 January 2014, the organiser of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the four second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams given wildcard invitations: Cofidis , NetApp–Endura , Bretagne–Séché Environnement and IAM Cycling .[ 4] The team presentation – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds , United Kingdom, on 3 July, two days before the opening stage held in the city. The riders arrived at the arena by a ceremonial ride from the University of Leeds . The event included performances from Embrace and Opera North in front of an audience of 10,000.[ 5]
Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.[ 6] Of these, 47 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.[ 7] The total number of riders that finished the race was 174.[ 8] The riders came from 34 countries; France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Belgium all had 10 or more riders in the race.[ 9] Giant–Shimano 's Ji Cheng was the first Chinese rider to participate in the Tour.[ 10] Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; German riders won the largest number of stages, with seven.[ 11] The average age of riders in the race was 29.88 years,[ 12] ranging from the 20-year-old Danny van Poppel to the 42-year-old Jens Voigt , both Trek Factory Racing riders.[ 13] Voigt, riding in his final year as a professional, equalled Stuart O'Grady 's record for most appearances in the Tour with 17.[ 14] Garmin–Sharp had the highest average age, while Trek Factory Racing had the lowest.[ 12]
Marcel Kittel of Giant–Shimano was the first rider to wear the general classification 's yellow jersey after winning stage one. He lost it after the next stage to Vincenzo Nibali (Astana ), who won the stage. Nibali held the race lead until the end of the ninth stage, when it was taken by Lotto–Belisol 's Tony Gallopin . The yellow jersey returned to Nibali the following stage, and he held it until the conclusion of the race.[ 15] Second and third respectively were Jean-Christophe Péraud (Ag2r–La Mondiale ) and Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr ). The points classification was won by Peter Sagan of the Cannondale team.[ 8] Rafał Majka (Tinkoff–Saxo ), winner of two mountain stages, won the mountains classification .[ 16] Pinot was the best young rider and the team classification was won by Ag2r–La Mondiale. Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) was given the award for the most combative rider.[ 8]
The BMC Racing Team before the start of the fourth stage in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Legend
No.
Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos.
Position in the general classification
Time
Deficit to the winner of the general classification
‡
Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1989 eligible for the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the general classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification (eligibility indicated by ‡)
Denotes riders that represent the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the super-combativity award
DNS
Denotes a rider who did not start a stage, followed by the stage before which he withdrew
DNF
Denotes a rider who did not finish a stage, followed by the stage in which he withdrew
DSQ
Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage in which this occurred
HD
Denotes a rider who finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which he did so (French: Hors delai)
Age correct as of 5 July 2014, the date on which the Tour began
Astana rider Vincenzo Nibali won the general classification .
Cannondale rider Peter Sagan won the points classification .
Tinkoff–Saxo rider Rafał Majka won the mountains classification .
FDJ.fr rider Thibaut Pinot won the young rider classification .
Cannondale rider Alessandro De Marchi won the super-combativity award .
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^ "High mountains re-shuffle top of general classification" . Team Katusha . Katusha Management SA. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014 . Unfortunately due to the illness and fever the Russian Champion Aleksandr Porsev finished the distance of the 13th stage out of time limit and was forced to quit the race.
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^ MacLeary, John (18 July 2014). "Tour de France 2014, stage 13: as it happened" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 15 February 2016 . They're dropping like flies. Janier Acevedo (Garmin-Sharp) has now abandoned. I'm not too sure why the pair just quit but I'm guessing it was heat exhaustion.
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