The 2014 Giro d'Italia was the 97th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro d'Italia featured 198 riders competing from 22 cycling teams, and was held from 9 May to 1 June 2014. [1]
All eighteen UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. As the winners of the 2013 Coppa Italia rankings for Italian teams, Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela were invited to the race in October 2013. [2] In January 2014, the three remaining wildcard places were decided by a vote on social media, from a shortlist of eight UCI Professional Continental teams. [3] The places were later awarded to the Bardiani–CSF, Colombia and Neri Sottoli squads. [4]
The 22 teams that competed in the race were:
*: Pro Continental teams given wild card entry to this event.
Legend | |
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No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
† | Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1989 eligible for the Young rider classification |
Denotes the winner of the General classification | |
Denotes the winner of the Points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification | |
Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification (eligibility indicated by †) | |
DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
HD | Denotes a rider who failed to finish within the time limit, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
DSQ | Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage during which this occurred |
Age correct as of 9 May 2014, the date on which the Giro began |
The 198 riders that competed in the 2014 Giro d'Italia represented 30 different countries.
Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
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Australia | 13 | 8 | 3 (Michael Rogers x2, Michael Matthews) |
Austria | 3 | 3 | |
Belarus | 1 | 0 | |
Belgium | 15 | 12 | |
Brazil | 1 | 1 | |
Canada | 2 | 2 | |
Colombia | 14 | 13 | 4 (Nairo Quintana x2, Julián Arredondo, Rigoberto Urán) |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | |
Croatia | 1 | 1 | |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | |
Finland | 1 | 1 | |
France | 18 | 16 | 3 (Nacer Bouhanni x3) |
Germany | 7 | 4 | 2 (Marcel Kittel x2) |
Great Britain | 1 | 1 | |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | |
Italy | 59 | 45 | 6 (Diego Ulissi x2, Fabio Aru, Enrico Battaglin, Marco Canola, Stefano Pirazzi) |
Japan | 2 | 2 | |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 17 | 13 | 1 (Pieter Weening) |
Norway | 1 | 0 | |
Panama | 1 | 0 | |
Poland | 3 | 3 | |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | |
Russia | 5 | 5 | |
Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 1 (Luka Mezgec) |
Spain | 12 | 9 | |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | |
Switzerland | 2 | 2 | |
United States | 2 | 2 | |
Venezuela | 3 | 3 | |
Total | 198 | 156 |
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Der Frankfurter Björn Thurau (Europcar) kam nicht innerhalb des Zeitlimits ins Ziel und schied aus. [The Frankfurt rider Björn Thurau (Europcar) did not finish within the time limit and retired].