2014 World Ports Classic

2014 World Ports Classic
2014 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	24–25 May
Stages	2
Distance	355.5 km (220.9 mi)
Winning time	8h 08' 00"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Youth
	Team
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Last updated September 22, 2025

The 2014 World Ports Classic was the third edition of the two-day World Ports Classic cycle race between the port cities of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium. The race was held as part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour. In contrary to the previous two editions,^[1] the race was no longer scheduled near the end of August, but rather in the month of May; the race was held over 24–25 May 2014.

Race overview

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner
1	Rotterdam to Antwerp	195 km (121.2 mi)	24 May	André Greipel (GER)
2	Antwerp to Rotterdam	160.5 km (99.7 mi)	25 May	Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)

Participating teams

Stages

Stage 1

24 May 2014 – Rotterdam to Antwerp, 195 km (121.2 mi)

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Greipel (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	4h 41' 11"
2	Alexander Porsev (RUS)	Team Katusha	s.t.
3	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
4	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	s.t.
5	Louis Verhelst (BEL)	Cofidis	s.t.
6	Nikolas Maes (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
7	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	s.t.
8	Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ)	Astana	s.t.
9	Blaž Jarc (SLO)	NetApp–Endura	s.t.
10	Robin Stenuit (BEL)	Wallonie-Bruxelles	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Greipel (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	4h 41' 01"
2	Alexander Porsev (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 4"
3	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 6"
4	Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)	Giant–Shimano	+ 7"
5	Andreas Stauff (GER)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 7"
6	Jesper Asselman (NED)	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	+ 8"
7	Ronan van Zandbeek (NED)	Cyclingteam de Rijke	+ 8"
8	Matthias Brändle (AUT)	IAM Cycling	+ 9"
9	Dries Hollanders (BEL)	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	+ 9"
10	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 10"

Stage 2

25 May 2014 – Antwerp to Rotterdam, 160.5 km (99.7 mi)

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)	Giant–Shimano	3h 27' 02"
2	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
3	Greg Henderson (NZL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.
4	Louis Verhelst (BEL)	Cofidis	s.t.
5	Sam Bennett (IRL)	NetApp–Endura	s.t.
6	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.
7	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Bretagne–Séché Environnement	s.t.
8	Roy Jans (BEL)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	s.t.
9	Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)	IAM Cycling	s.t.
10	Remco te Brake (NED)	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	s.t.

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	8h 08' 00"
2	Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)	Giant–Shimano	+ 0"
3	Alexander Porsev (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 5"
4	Greg Henderson (NZL)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 9"
5	Andreas Stauff (GER)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 10"
6	Jesper Asselman (NED)	Metec-TKH Cycling Team	+ 11"
7	André Greipel (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 12"
8	Wesley Kreder (NED)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 12"
9	Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)	IAM Cycling	+ 12"
10	Louis Verhelst (BEL)	Cofidis	+ 13"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Young rider classification	Team Classification
1	André Greipel	André Greipel	André Greipel	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant–Shimano
2	Ramon Sinkeldam	Theo Bos	Theo Bos	Ramon Sinkeldam	Wanty–Groupe Gobert
Final		Theo Bos	Theo Bos	Ramon Sinkeldam	Wanty–Groupe Gobert

References

↑ "World Ports Classic op oorspronkelijke parcours in mei" [World Ports Classic on original route in May]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). De Persgroep Nederland. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

External links

Official website

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[1] "World Ports Classic op oorspronkelijke parcours in mei" [World Ports Classic on original route in May]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). De Persgroep Nederland. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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