Russell Downing is an English former professional cyclist, who rode competitively between 1999 and 2019 for numerous teams, such as Team Sky and JLT–Condor. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing, and both brothers competed largely on the UCI Continental Tour and in British Premier Calendar races.
Tyler Farrar is an American former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017 for the Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company, Health Net–Maxxis, Cofidis, Garmin–Sharp and Team Dimension Data squads.
Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Dauner–Akkon.
Stephen Philip Cummings is an English former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2019 for the Landbouwkrediet–Colnago, Discovery Channel, Barloworld, Team Sky, BMC Racing Team and Team Dimension Data squads.
Serge Pauwels is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2020, for Topsport Vlaanderen, the Cervélo TestTeam, Team Sky, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, Team Dimension Data and the CCC Team.
Erick Rowsell is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the Endura Racing, NetApp–Endura, and Madison Genesis teams. He now works as the Elite Road Racing Manager for British Cycling, having previously been a member of their Olympic Development Programme as an endurance rider.
Daryl Impey is a South African professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech. Impey is an all-rounder; he generally comes to the fore on tough uphill sprints.
Tiago José Pinto Machado is a Portuguese former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2022 for seven different teams. He took three victories during his career – the 2009 Portuguese National Time Trial Championships, a stage at the 2010 Circuit de la Sarthe, and the general classification at the 2014 Tour of Slovenia.
Team Qhubeka was a UCI WorldTeam based in South Africa. The team rode to raise awareness and funds for Qhubeka, a South African not-for-profit organisation. The team was founded in 2007 and was the first-ever African team to ride the Tour de France (2015).
Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion is a professional road racing cyclist from Eritrea, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Cofidis.
Leopold König is a Czech former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the PSK Whirlpool–Author, NetApp–Endura, Team Sky and Bora–Hansgrohe teams. Since retiring, he has acted as the race director for the Czech Cycling Tour and the Course de la Paix U23 – Grand Prix Jeseníky.
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg is a South African professional road bicycle racer, who rides for the Denver Disruptors. He previously rode for Dutch UCI ProTeam Argos–Shimano. He is not related to fellow professional cyclist and former teammate Jacques Janse van Rensburg.
Natnael Teweldemedhin Berhane is an Eritrean professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Continental team Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. He is a two-time winner of the road race at the African Road Championships, in 2011 and 2012.
The 2014 Bayern Rundfahrt was the 35th edition of the Bayern Rundfahrt, an annual cycling road race. It was held between 28 May and 1 June, consisting of five stages, the fourth being an individual time trial. The stage race was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.
Scott Christopher Thwaites is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. He represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games road race and won the bronze medal.
Patrick Konrad is an Austrian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.
Jacques Janse van Rensburg is a South African racing cyclist, who currently rides for amateur mountain biking team First Move. He is no relation to fellow South African professional cyclist Reinardt Janse van Rensburg.
Youcef Reguigui is an Algerian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team.
Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay is an Ethiopian professional road cyclist from Tigray, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. He is a three time national road race champion, six time national time trial champion, and one time African time trial champion. Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian professional cyclist when he joined MTN–Qhubeka in 2012. In 2013 Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian to win an international cycling event when he won the fifth stage of the Tour de Taiwan. He made his UCI World Tour debut at the 2013 Giro di Lombardia.
The 2014 Paris–Tours was the 108th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 12 October 2014. The race started in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jelle Wallays of the Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise team.
