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| 2014 UCI Asia Tour, race 29 | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 17 June - 22 June | |||||||||
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Tour of Iran 2014 is 28th round of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) which took place between June 17 till June 22, 2014 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 6 stage. [1]
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Length | 1st place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 June | Tabriz | Urmia | 144.4 km |  Fabian Schnaidt (GER) |
| 2 | June 18 | Urmia | Jolfa | 210.3 |  Will Clarke (AUS) |
| 3 | June 19 | Jolfa | Kaleybar | 150 km |  Milan Kadlec (CZE) |
| 4 | June 20 | Kaleybar | Meshginshahr | 1506 km |  Rahim Emami (IRN) |
| 5 | June 21 | Sarein | Tabriz | 188 | Ghader Mizbani (IRN) |
| 6 | June 22 | Tabriz | Tabriz | 124 km | Fabian Schnaidt (GER) |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghader Mizbani (IRN) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 25h 32' 35" |
| 2 | Samad Pourseyedi (IRN) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 25" |
| 3 | Ramin Mehrabani (IRN) | Pishgaman Yazd | + 1' 43" |
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