| 2014 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 28 May – 1 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 714.6 km (444.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 31' 11" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Tour of Belgium was the 84th edition of the Tour of Belgium cycling stage race. It took place from 28 May to 1 June 2014 in Belgium, and was a part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour.
| Stage | Course | Distance | Type | Date | Winner | |
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| 1 | Lochristi to Buggenhout | 172.6 km (107.2 mi) |  | Flat stage | Wednesday, 28 May |  Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 2 | Lierde to Knokke-Heist | 170.4 km (105.9 mi) | | Flat stage | Thursday, 29 May | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 3 | Diksmuide to Diksmuide | 16.8 km (10.4 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Friday, 30 May |  Tony Martin (GER) |
| 4 | Eau d'Heure lakes to Eau d'Heure lakes | 177.1 km (110.0 mi) |  | Intermediate stage | Saturday, 31 May | André Greipel (GER) |
| 5 | Oreye to Oreye | 177.7 km (110.4 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Sunday, 1 June | Paul Martens (GER) |
20 teams were invited to the 2014 Tour of Belgium: 6 UCI ProTeams, 7 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 7 UCI Continental Teams. [1]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams |
Stage 1 Result
| General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 3 Result
| General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4 Result
| General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 Result
| Final General Classification
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| Stage | Winner | General classification Algemeen klassement | Points classification Puntenklassement | Combativity classification Prijs van de strijdlust | Young rider classification Jongerenklassement | Teams classification Ploegenklassement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Boonen | Tom Boonen | Tom Boonen | Pieter Vanspeybrouck | Jonas Ahlstrand | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2 | Tom Boonen | Yves Lampaert | ||||
| 3 | Tony Martin | Tony Martin | Tom Dumoulin | |||
| 4 | André Greipel | Philippe Gilbert | ||||
| 5 | Paul Martens | |||||
| Final | Tony Martin | Philippe Gilbert | Yves Lampaert | Tom Dumoulin | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | |
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Denotes the leader of the General classification |  | Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the Combativity classification |  | Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 16h 31' 11" |
| 2 |  Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 16" |
| 3 |  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | IAM Cycling | + 26" |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 38" |
| 5 |  Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | + 47" |
| 6 | Cyril Lemoine (FRA) | Cofidis | + 51" |
| 7 |  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) | RusVelo | + 51" |
| 8 | Jan Ghyselinck (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 55" |
| 9 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 56" |
| 10 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 57" |
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 100 |
| 2 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 72 |
| 3 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 60 |
| 4 |  Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 58 |
| 5 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 55 |
| 6 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 52 |
| 7 |  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Astana | 42 |
| 8 | Gert Steegmans (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 35 |
| 9 |  Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | Giant–Shimano | 31 |
| 10 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 30 |
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 36 |
| 2 | Frédéric Amorison (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 26 |
| 3 | Marcel Aregger (SUI) | IAM Cycling | 24 |
| 4 | Sébastien Delfosse (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles | 22 |
| 5 | Edwig Cammaerts (BEL) | Cofidis | 22 |
| 6 | Sascha Weber (GER) | Veranclassic-Doltcini | 22 |
| 7 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 20 |
| 8 | Marcus Burghardt (GER) | BMC Racing Team | 18 |
| 9 | Tim De Troyer (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 18 |
| 10 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 16 |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 16h 31' 27" |
| 2 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | + 31" |
| 3 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Cofidis | + 43" |
| 4 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 04" |
| 5 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | RusVelo | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 21" |
| 7 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | BKCP–Powerplus | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Wietse Bosmans (BEL) | BKCP–Powerplus | + 1' 29" |
| 9 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 46" |
| 10 | Gianfranco Zilioli (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 2' 03" |
| Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 49h 35' 40" |
| 2 | BMC Racing Team | + 48" |
| 3 | Cofidis | + 57" |
| 4 | RusVelo | + 1' 27" |
| 5 | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 1' 31" |
| 6 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 57" |
| 7 | IAM Cycling | + 2' 01" |
| 8 | Giant–Shimano | + 2' 23" |
| 9 | Lotto–Belisol | + 3' 00" |
| 10 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 3' 31" |
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