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2014 Paris–Nice
2014 UCI World Tour, race 2 of 28
Race details
Dates9–16 March 2014
Stages8
Distance1,447 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)
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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

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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:

Pre-race favourites

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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"