2014 Strade Bianche

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2014 Strade Bianche
2014 UCI Europe Tour
Strade Bianche 2014 (13504915215).jpg
Peloton during the 2014 Strade Bianche
Race details
DatesMarch 8
Stages1
Distance197 km (122.4 mi)
Winning time5h 20' 33"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (Poland) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
  SecondFlag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (Slovakia) (Cannondale)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (Spain) (Movistar Team)
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The eighth edition of the Strade Bianche cycling race was held on 8 March 2014. The race started in San Gimignano and finished on the Piazza del Campo in Siena's city centre. [1]

Contents

The event was won by Poland's Michał Kwiatkowski of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. [2] Kwiatkowski had broken clear with Peter Sagan with 21 km remaining. The duo had built a winning lead, and Kwiatkowski distanced his breakaway companion with less than 500m to go on the steep finishing road in the centre of Siena. Sagan was unable to answer the Pole's attack and finished 19 seconds behind Kwiatkowski.

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde set off in pursuit, but was unable to catch the leaders and finished third at 36 seconds from Kwiatkowski. Damiano Cunego and Roman Kreuziger rounded out the top-five.

Teams

The start list included 18 teams – 11 ProTeams and 7 Professional Continental Teams  – and a total of 144 riders.

Results

[3]

CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 5h 20' 33"
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) Cannondale + 19"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 36"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 40"
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE) Tinkoff–Saxo + 40"
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabian Cancellara  (SUI) Trek Factory Racing + 59"
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 1' 44"
8Flag of France.svg  Warren Barguil  (FRA) Giant–Shimano + 2' 02"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 2' 11"
10Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Geschke  (GER) Giant–Shimano + 2' 51"

References

  1. "Strade bianche 2014".
  2. Benson, Daniel (8 March 2014). "Kwiatkowski wins Strade Bianche". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. Benson, Daniel (8 March 2014). "Kwiatkowski wins Strade Bianche". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 8 March 2014.