# 2014 in men's road cycling
## World Championships

The World Road Championships were held in Ponferrada, Spain, from 21 to 28 September 2014.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Championship Team Time Trial | September 21 | BMC Racing Team | Orica–GreenEDGE | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| World Championship Time Trial | September 24 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Tony Martin (GER) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| World Championship Road Race | September 28 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |

## Grand Tours

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Giro d'Italia | May 9 – June 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Fabio Aru (ITA) |
| Tour de France | July 5–27 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) |
| Vuelta a España | August 23 – September 14 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Chris Froome (GBR) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |

## UCI World Tour

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Tour Down Under | January 21–26 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Cadel Evans (AUS) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) |
| Paris–Nice | March 9–16 | Carlos Betancur (COL) | Rui Costa (POR) | Arthur Vichot (FRA) |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | March 12–18 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) |
| Milan–San Remo | March 23 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Ben Swift (GBR) |
| Volta a Catalunya | March 24–30 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
| E3 Harelbeke | March 28 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
| Gent–Wevelgem | March 30 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| Tour of Flanders | April 6 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) |
| Tour of the Basque Country | April 7–12 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) |
| Paris–Roubaix | April 13 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | John Degenkolb (GER) | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| Amstel Gold Race | April 20 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Simon Gerrans (AUS) |
| La Flèche Wallonne | April 23 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Dan Martin (IRL) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | April 27 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
| Tour de Romandie | April 29 – May 5 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Simon Špilak (SLO) | Rui Costa (POR) |
| Giro d'Italia | May 9 – June 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Fabio Aru (ITA) |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | June 8–15 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) |
| Tour de Suisse | June 14–22 | Rui Costa (POR) | Mathias Frank (SUI) | Bauke Mollema (NED) |
| Tour de France | July 5–27 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | August 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) |
| Tour de Pologne | August 3–9 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Jon Izaguirre (SPA) | Benat Intxausti (SPA) |
| Eneco Tour | August 11–17 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lars Boom (NED) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| Vuelta a España | August 23 – September 14 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Chris Froome (GBR) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Vattenfall Cyclassics | August 24 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Simon Gerrans (AUS) |
| GP Ouest-France | August 31 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Andrea Fedi (ITA) | Arthur Vichot (FRA) |
| GP de Québec | September 12 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) |
| GP de Montréal | September 14 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Rui Costa (POR) | Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
| Giro di Lombardia | October 5 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Rui Costa (POR) |
| Tour of Beijing | October 10–14 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Dan Martin (IRL) | Esteban Chaves (COL) |

## 2.HC Category Races

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Tour of Qatar | February 9–14 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) |
| Tour of Oman | February 18–23 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) |
| Tour de Langkawi | February 27 – March 8 | Samad Pourseyedi (IRN) | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Isaac Bolívar (COL) |
| Critérium International | March 29–30 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Mathias Frank (SUI) | Tiago Machado (POR) |
| Three Days of De Panne | April 1–3 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Gert Steegmans (BEL) |
| Giro del Trentino | April 22–25 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) |
| Presidential Tour of Turkey | April 27–May 4 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Romain Hardy (FRA) |
| Four Days of Dunkirk | May 7–11 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Michael Valgren (DEN) |
| Tour of California | May 11–18 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Lawson Craddock (USA) |
| Tour of Norway | May 21–25 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Marc de Maar (NED) | Bauke Mollema (NED) |
| Tour of Belgium | May 28–June 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) |
| Bayern Rundfahrt | May 28–June 1 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Mathias Frank (SUI) | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) |
| Tour de Luxembourg | June 4–8 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) |
| Österreich Rundfahrt | July 6–13 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Damiano Caruso (ITA) |
| Tour of Qinghai Lake | July 6–19 | Ilya Davidenok (KAZ) | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | Thomas Vaubourzeix (FRA) |
| Tour de Wallonie | July 26–30 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Silvan Dillier (SUI) |
| Danmark Rundt | August 6–10 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Lars Bak (DEN) | Manuele Boaro (ITA) |
| Vuelta a Burgos | August 13–17 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) |
| USA Pro Cycling Challenge | August 18–24 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Tom Danielson (USA) | Serghei Tvetcov (ROM) |
| Tour of Britain | September 7–14 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |
| Tour of Hainan | October 20–28 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA) | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) |

## 1.HC Category Races

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | March 1 | Ian Stannard (GBR) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| Clásica de Almería | March 2 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Davide Viganò (ITA) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | March 26 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Borut Božič (SLO) |
| Scheldeprijs | April 9 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Danny van Poppel (NED) |
| Brabantse Pijl | April 16 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
| Rund um den Finanzplatz | May 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | John Degenkolb (GER) | Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) |
| GP du canton d'Argovie | June 12 | Simon Geschke (GER) | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | Jérôme Baugnies (BEL) |
| Prudential RideLondon | August 10 | Adam Blythe (GBR) | Ben Swift (GBR) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| Brussels Cycling Classic | September 6 | André Greipel (GER) | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
| Grand Prix de Fourmies | September 7 | Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| Tre Valli Varesine | September 18 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) |
| Milano–Torino | October 1 | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) |
| Giro dell'Emilia | October 11 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) |
| Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | October 12 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) |
| Paris–Tours | October 12 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Jens Debusschere (BEL) |
| Japan Cup | October 19 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Grega Bole (SLO) |

## UCI tours

| Tour | Individual champion | Individual champion's team | Team champion | Nations champion |
| World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | Movistar Team | Spain |
| UCI Africa Tour | | | | |
| UCI America Tour | | | | |
| UCI Asia Tour | | | | |
| UCI Europe Tour | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | Italy |
| UCI Oceania Tour | | | | |

## Continental Championships
### African Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | December 5, 2013 | Tesfom Okbamariam (ERI) | Dan Craven (NAM) | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) |
| Individual time trial | December 1, 2013 | Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) | Willie Smit (ZAF) | Johannes Nel (ZAF) |
| Team time trial | November 29, 2013 | Eritrea national team Natnael Berhane Daniel Teklehaymanot Meron Russom Meron Teshome | Algeria national team Adil Barbari Azzedine Lagab Abdelmalek Madani Hichem Chaabane | South Africa national team Johannes Christoffel Nell Shaun-Nick Bester Calvin Beneke Ryan Gibbons |

### Asian Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | June 1 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) |
| Individual time trial | May 29 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Eugen Wacker (KGZ) | Choe Hyeong-min (KOR) |

### European Championships (under-23)

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race (under-23) | July 13 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Iuri Filosi (ITA) | Anthony Turgis (FRA) |
| Individual time trial (under-23) | July 11 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Davide Martinelli (ITA) | Alexander Evtushenko (RUS) |

### Oceania Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | February 23 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Bernard Sulzberger (AUS) | Brenton Jones (AUS) |
| Individual time trial | February 21 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) | Will Clarke (AUS) | Lachlan Norris (AUS) |

### Pan American Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
| Road race | May 11 | Byron Guamá (ECU) | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Juan Pablo Suárez (COL) | |
| Individual time trial | May 8 | Pedro Herrera (COL) | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) | |

## World University Cycling Championship

| Championships | Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World University Cycling Championship | Road race | July 10, 2014 | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Tim Gebauer (GER) | Emanuel Piaskowy (POL) |
| World University Cycling Championship | Individual time trial | July 9, 2014 | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Tim Gebauer (GER) | Adrian Kurek (POL) |

## International Games
### Asian Games

| Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | Jang Gyung-Gu (KOR) | Arvin Moazemi (IRI) | Leung Chun Wing (HKG) |
| Time trial | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Eugen Wacker (KGZ) | Hossein Askari (IRI) |

### Central American and Caribbean Games

| Race | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
| Road race | Carlos Galviz (VEN) | Florencio Ramos (MEX) | Manuel Rodas (GUA) | |
| Time trial | Brayan Ramírez (COL) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Bernardo Colex (MEX) | |

### Commonwealth Games

| Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | Geraint Thomas (WAL) | Jack Bauer (NZL) | Scott Thwaites (ENG) |
| Time trial | Alex Dowsett (ENG) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Geraint Thomas (WAL) |

### South American Games

| Race | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
| Road race | Gonzalo Garrido (CHI) | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) | |
| Time trial | Murilo Ferraz (BRA) | Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) | Brayan Ramírez (COL) | |

### South Asian Games

| Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | | | |
| Time trial | | | |

### Summer Youth Olympics

| Race | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | | | |
| Time trial | | | |

## UCI Teams
### UCI ProTeams

2014 UCI Pro Teams and equipment viewtalkedit :
| Code | Official team name | Licence holder | Country | Groupset | Bicycles |
| ALM | Ag2r–La Mondiale (2014 season) | EUSRL France Cyclisme | France | Campagnolo | Focus |
| AST | Astana (2014 season) | Abacanto SA | Kazakhstan | Campagnolo | Specialized |
| BEL | Belkin Pro Cycling (2014 season) | Rabo Wielerploegen | Netherlands | Shimano | Bianchi |
| BMC | BMC Racing Team (2014 season) | Continuum Sports LLC | United States | Shimano | BMC |
| CAN | Cannondale (2014 season) | Brixia Sports | Italy | SRAM | Cannondale |
| EUC | Team Europcar (2014 season) | SA Vendée Cyclisme | France | Campagnolo | Colnago |
| FDJ | FDJ.fr (2014 season) | Société de Gestion de L'Echappée | France | Shimano | Lapierre |
| GIA | Giant–Shimano (2014 season) | SMS Cycling B.V. | Netherlands | Shimano | Giant |
| GRS | Garmin–Sharp (2014 season) | Slipstream Sports, LLC | United States | Shimano | Cervélo |
| KAT | Team Katusha (2014 season) | Katusha Management SA | Russia | Shimano | Canyon |
| LAM | Lampre–Merida (2014 season) | CGS Cycling Team AG | Italy | Shimano | Merida |
| LTB | Lotto–Belisol (2014 season) | Belgian Cycling Company sa | Belgium | Campagnolo | Ridley |
| MOV | Movistar Team (2014 season) | Abarca Sports S.L. | Spain | Campagnolo | Canyon |
| OGE | Orica–GreenEDGE (2014 season) | GreenEdge Cycling | Australia | Shimano | Scott |
| OPQ | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (2014 season) | Esperanza bvba | Belgium | SRAM | Specialized |
| SKY | Team Sky (2014 season) | Tour Racing Limited | Great Britain | Shimano | Pinarello |
| TCS | Tinkoff–Saxo (2014 season) | Tinkoff Sport | Russia | SRAM | Specialized |
| TFR | Trek Factory Racing (2014 season) | Trek Bicycle Corporation | United States | Shimano | Trek |