# 2014 French Road Cycling Cup

The 2014 French Road Cycling Cup is the 23rd edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.
Compared to the previous edition, the same races are to be held, with the only change the Tour de la Somme, which moved from September to early May. The defending champion from the last two seasons was Samuel Dumoulin and is succeeded by Julien Simon, who clinched the title on September 21 after the Grand Prix d'Isbergues when he obtained a 64-point lead over Dumoulin, with only 50 points left to earn.

## Events

| Date | Event | Winner | Team | Series leader | Leading Team |
| 2 February | Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise | Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
| 22 March | Classic Loire Atlantique | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
| 23 March | Cholet-Pays de Loire | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 4 April | Route Adélie | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | Julien Simon (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 15 April | Paris–Camembert | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 17 April | Grand Prix de Denain | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ.fr | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 19 April | Tour du Finistère | Antoine Demoitié (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 20 April | Tro-Bro Léon | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Cofidis | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 4 May | Tour de la Somme | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 31 May | Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 1 June | Boucles de l'Aulne | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 3 August | Polynormande | Jan Ghyselinck (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 24 August | Châteauroux Classic | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 14 September | Tour du Doubs | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 21 September | Grand Prix d'Isbergues | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ.fr | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 5 October | Tour de Vendée | Armindo Fonseca (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | Julien Simon (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |

## Final Points standings
### Individual

In order to be eligible for the classification, riders either had to be French or competed for a French-licensed team.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | 194 |
| 2 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 121 |
| 3 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 118 |
| 4 | Armindo Fonseca (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 106 |
| 5 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 100 |
| 6 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | 100 |
| 7 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 62 |
| 8 | Benoît Jarrier (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 61 |
| 9 | Laurent Pichon (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 60 |
| 10 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | 53 |

### Young rider classification

In order to be eligible for the classification, riders had to be younger than 25 and either had to be French or competed for a French-licensed team.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Armindo Fonseca (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 106 |
| 2 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 100 |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | 100 |
| 4 | Benoît Jarrier (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 61 |
| 5 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Cofidis | 50 |
| 6 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 50 |
| 7 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 50 |
| 8 | Flavien Dassonville (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | 47 |
| 9 | Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 44 |
| 10 | Olivier Le Gac (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 35 |

### Teams

Only French teams are eligible to be classified in the teams classification.
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | 141 |
| 2 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 125 |
| 3 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 116 |
| 4 | Cofidis | 111 |
| 5 | FDJ.fr | 102 |
| 6 | Team Europcar | 99 |
| 7 | Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | 86 |
| 8 | BigMat–Auber 93 | 74 |