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2014 Paris–Nice

2014 UCI World Tour, race 2 of 28
Race details
Dates	9–16 March 2014
Stages	8
Distance	1,447 km (899.1 mi)
Results
Winner Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) (Team Sky)   Second José Joaquín Rojas (Spain) (Movistar Team)   Third Peter Velits (Slovakia) (BMC Racing Team) Points Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) (Team Sky) Mountains Yuri Trofimov (Russia) (Team Katusha) Youth Carlos Betancur (Colombia) (Ag2r–La Mondiale)   Team Movistar Team

The 2014 Paris–Nice was the 72nd running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun, and the first European World Tour event of the season. It started on 9 March in Mantes-la-Jolie and ended on 16 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages. It was the second race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season. The race took on an unusual profile in 2014 in that it did not feature a time trial of any description and did not have any stages with a summit finish. The intention was to make the race more open and encourage attacking racing rather than a defensive race ruled by time trial experts or the climbing specialists.

The race was won by pre-race favourite, Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky, who took the race leader's yellow jersey after winning stage five to Rive-de-Gier, and held the jersey until the finish in Nice, where he also won, to become the first Norwegian rider to win the race. Boasson Hagen won the general classification by 16 seconds over runner-up José Joaquin Rojas of the Movistar Team, having won stage two to Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche and holding the yellow jersey after stage four, while BMC Racing Team's Peter Velits completed the podium – 1 second behind Rojas and 17 seconds down on Boasson Hagen– after he was victorious on stage four to Belleville.

In the race's other classifications, Boasson Hagen also picked up the green jersey for the points classification, amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and Yuri Trofimov was the winner of the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification for Team Katusha. Ag2r–La Mondiale's Carlos Betancur was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification, as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later, after placing fifth overall and winning stage seven to Biot Sophia Antipolis, while the Movistar Team won the team classification.

The race's other remaining stages were taken by sprinters John Degenkolb of Giant–Shimano, on stage one, and Nacer Bouhanni of FDJ.fr, on stage three, and Astana's Vincenzo Nibali, on the queen stage – the sixth stage to Fayence.

Teams

As Paris–Nice was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Three other squads, Bretagne–Séché Environnement, Cofidis and IAM Cycling, were given wildcard places, and as such, formed the event's 21-team peloton.

The 21 teams that competed in the race were:

Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Bretagne–Séché Environnement Cannondale Cofidis

Team Europcar FDJ.fr Garmin–Sharp Giant–Shimano IAM Cycling Team Katusha Lampre–Merida

Lotto–Belisol Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Tinkoff–Saxo Trek Factory Racing

Pre-race favourites

Due to the race's parcours, with no summit finishes or time trials, it was expected that puncheurs, riders with a powerful kick over a steep climb, will win the race. Though, it was the sprinter-puncheurs, who are able to sprint with ease and keep up with the best puncheurs on climbs, who were more likely to do so. These were Edvald Boasson Hagen, Greg Van Avermaet and José Joaquín Rojas. The puncheurs, and for some, climber-puncheurs, who were expected to do well were Carlos Betancur, Vincenzo Nibali, Peter Velits, Thomas Voeckler, Tom-Jelte Slagter, Simon Špilak, Rui Costa, Tony Gallopin, Simon Gerrans and Fränk Schleck.

There were also a few sprinters among the startlist, with the likes Francesco Gavazzi, Moreno Hofland, Romain Feillu, Bryan Coquard, Nacer Bouhanni, John Degenkolb, Tyler Farrar, Alexander Kristoff, Matthew Goss and Tom Boonen all after the green jersey of the points classification.

Race parcours

List of stages

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	9 March	Mantes-la-Jolie to Mantes-la-Jolie	162.5 km		Flat stage	John Degenkolb (GER)
2	10 March	Rambouillet to Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	205 km		Flat stage	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
3	11 March	Toucy to Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	180 km		Flat stage	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
4	12 March	Nevers to Belleville	201.5 km		Hilly stage	Peter Velits (SVK)
5	13 March	Crêches-sur-Saône to Rive-de-Gier	153 km		Hilly stage	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
6	14 March	Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon to Fayence	221.5 km		Medium-mountain stage	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
7	15 March	Mougins to Biot Sophia Antipolis	195.5 km		Mountain stage	Carlos Betancur (COL)
8	16 March	Nice to Nice	128 km		Medium-mountain stage	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)

Classification leadership table

In the 2014 Paris-Nice, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2014 Paris-Nice, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, 12 points for second, 9 for third, 7 for fourth and one point fewer until tenth. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage, where bonus seconds were also offered. There was also a mountains classification , the leadership of which was marked by a polka-dot jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Teams classification
1	John Degenkolb	John Degenkolb	John Degenkolb	Armindo Fonseca	John Degenkolb	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2	José Joaquín Rojas					Team Katusha
3	Nacer Bouhanni	Nacer Bouhanni	Nacer Bouhanni		Nacer Bouhanni
4	Peter Velits	José Joaquín Rojas	José Joaquín Rojas	Matteo Bono	John Degenkolb	Team Sky
5	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Stefan Denifl
6	Vincenzo Nibali				Carlos Betancur	Movistar Team
7	Carlos Betancur			Yuri Trofimov
8	Edvald Boasson Hagen
Final		Edvald Boasson Hagen	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Yuri Trofimov	Carlos Betancur	Movistar Team

Notes

• In stage 2, Edvald Boasson Hagen, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey because John Degenkolb, in first place, wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage. Similarly, Nacer Bouhanni, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, as Degenkolb also led that classification.

• In stage 3, José Joaquín Rojas, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey because John Degenkolb, in first place, wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage. Similarly, Nacer Bouhanni, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, as Degenkolb also led that classification.

• In stage 4, Edvald Boasson Hagen, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey because Nacer Bouhanni, in first place, wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage. Similarly, John Degenkolb, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, as Bouhanni also led the classification.

• In stage 5, Nacer Bouhanni, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey because José Joaquín Rojas, in first place, wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.

• In stages 6 to 8, José Joaquín Rojas, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey because Edvald Boasson Hagen, in first place, wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during those stages.

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the General classification		Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the Points classification		Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	35h 11' 31"
2	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 16"
3	Peter Velits (SVK)	BMC Racing Team	+ 17"
4	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Astana	+ 21"
5	Carlos Betancur (COL)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 29"
6	Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre–Merida	+ 35"
7	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 35"
8	Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 45"
9	Arthur Vichot (FRA)	FDJ.fr	+ 45"
10	Wilco Kelderman (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 49"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	85
2	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Movistar Team	70
3	Peter Velits (SVK)	BMC Racing Team	39
4	Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Team Katusha	31
5	John Degenkolb (GER)	Giant–Shimano	30
6	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Astana	27
7	Carlos Betancur (COL)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	25
8	Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Garmin–Sharp	25
9	Moreno Hofland (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	22
10	Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre–Merida	17

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Yuri Trofimov (RUS)	Team Katusha	44
2	Stefan Denifl (AUT)	IAM Cycling	20
3	Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre–Merida	20
4	Przemysław Niemiec (POL)	Lampre–Merida	19
5	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Astana	15
6	Gregory Rast (SUI)	Trek Factory Racing	14
7	Matteo Bono (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	12
8	Peter Velits (SVK)	BMC Racing Team	11
9	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	IAM Cycling	10
10	Mathias Frank (SUI)	IAM Cycling	10

Young rider classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Carlos Betancur (COL)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	35h 12' 00"
2	Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 16"
3	Wilco Kelderman (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 20"
4	Rafał Majka (POL)	Tinkoff–Saxo	+ 22"
5	Jon Izagirre (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 24"
6	Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)	IAM Cycling	+ 31"
7	Bob Jungels (LUX)	Trek Factory Racing	+ 50"
8	Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 1' 53"
9	Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)	Bretagne–Séché Environnement	+ 1' 54"
10	Romain Bardet (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 3' 17"