2014 French Road Cycling Cup

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The 2014 French Road Cycling Cup was the 23rd edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.

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Compared to the previous edition, the same races were held, with the only change being the Tour de la Somme, which moved from September to early May. The defending champion from the last two seasons was Samuel Dumoulin and was succeeded by Julien Simon, who clinched the title on September 21 after the Grand Prix d'Isbergues when he obtained a 64-point lead over Dumoulin, with only 50 points remaining to earn.

Events

DateEventWinnerTeamSeries leaderLeading Team
2 February Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenneth Vanbilsen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Roubaix–Lille Métropole
22 March Classic Loire Atlantique Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)
23 March Cholet-Pays de Loire Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Van Asbroeck  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Ag2r–La Mondiale
4 April Route Adélie Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Team Europcar Flag of France.svg  Julien Simon  (FRA)
15 April Paris–Camembert Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Team Europcar Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA)
17 April Grand Prix de Denain Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) FDJ.fr
19 April Tour du Finistère Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Antoine Demoitié  (BEL) Wallonie-Bruxelles Flag of France.svg  Julien Simon  (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement
20 April Tro-Bro Léon Flag of France.svg  Adrien Petit  (FRA) Cofidis
4 May Tour de la Somme Flag of Belarus.svg  Yauheni Hutarovich  (BLR) Ag2r–La Mondiale
31 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Flag of France.svg  Julien Simon  (FRA) Cofidis
1 June Boucles de l'Aulne Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale
3 August Polynormande Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Ghyselinck  (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert
24 August Châteauroux Classic Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Iljo Keisse  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
14 September Tour du Doubs Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST) Cofidis
21 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA) FDJ.fr
5 October Tour de Vendée Flag of France.svg  Armindo Fonseca  (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement

Final Points standings

Individual

In order to be eligible for the classification, riders either had to be French or competed for a French-licensed team.

Pos.RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of France.svg  Julien Simon  (FRA) Cofidis 194
2Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 121
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Yauheni Hutarovich  (BLR) Ag2r–La Mondiale 118
4Flag of France.svg  Armindo Fonseca  (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement 106
5Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 100
6Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Team Europcar 100
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Baptiste Planckaert  (BEL) Roubaix–Lille Métropole 62
8Flag of France.svg  Benoît Jarrier  (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement 61
9Flag of France.svg  Laurent Pichon  (FRA) FDJ.fr 60
10Flag of France.svg  Rémy Di Gregorio  (FRA) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 53

Young rider classification

In order to be eligible for the classification, riders had to be younger than 25 and either had to be French or competed for a French-licensed team.

Pos.RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of France.svg  Armindo Fonseca  (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement 106
2Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 100
3Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) Team Europcar 100
4Flag of France.svg  Benoît Jarrier  (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement 61
5Flag of France.svg  Adrien Petit  (FRA) Cofidis 50
6Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA) FDJ.fr 50
7Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) FDJ.fr 50
8Flag of France.svg  Flavien Dassonville  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 47
9Flag of France.svg  Quentin Jaurégui  (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole 44
10Flag of France.svg  Olivier Le Gac  (FRA) FDJ.fr 35

Teams

Only French teams are eligible to be classified in the teams classification.

Pos.TeamPoints
1 Bretagne–Séché Environnement 141
2 Ag2r–La Mondiale 125
3 Roubaix–Lille Métropole 116
4 Cofidis 111
5 FDJ.fr 102
6 Team Europcar 99
7 Team La Pomme Marseille 13 86
8 BigMat–Auber 93 74