Races
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| Seventeenth edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 March – 30 August |
| Location | Europe and China |
| Races | 9 |
The 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup is the 17th edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup and part of the 2014 UCI women's calendar. One race was added compared to the 2013 edition: the German Giro Bochum. This race was already on the women's calendar since 2001 as 1.1 category race. [1]
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| Cyclist | Team | World Cup points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)  | Boels–Dolmans | 515 |
| 2 |  Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 390 |
| 3 |  Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 370 |
| 4 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 346 |
| 5 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 290 |
| 6 |  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Rabo–Liv | 285 |
| 7 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Boels–Dolmans | 269 |
| 8 |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Hitec Products | 255 |
| 9 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Specialized–lululemon | 225 |
| 10 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 225 |
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The top 20 teams in the UCI Women's Teams Ranking as of 10 January 2014 have automatically the right to start in the races and are listed below. Other 2014 UCI Women's Teams are only allowed to start after an invitation. [3]
| Team | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabo–Liv | Netherlands |
| 2 | Orica–AIS |  Australia |
| 3 | Boels–Dolmans | Netherlands |
| 4 | Specialized–lululemon |  United States |
| 5 | Hitec Products |  Norway |
| 6 | Wiggle–Honda | Great Britain |
| 7 | Giant–Shimano | Netherlands |
| 8 | Alé–Cipollini | Italy |
| 9 | RusVelo |  Russia |
| 10 | Astana BePink Womens Team | Italy |
| 11 | Estado De Mexico Faren |  Mexico |
| 12 | Lotto–Belisol Ladies |  Belgium |
| 13 | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | United States |
| 14 | Bizkaia–Durango |  Spain |
| 15 | Bigla Cycling Team |  Switzerland |
| 16 | Servetto Footon | Italy |
| 17 | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Italy |
| 18 | S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Italy |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare Women's Team | United States |
| 20 | Lointek | Spain |
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