# 2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar

The 2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar was the 6th edition of the Ladies Tour of Qatar. It was organised by the Qatar Cycling Federation with technical and sports-related assistance from Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (category 2.1). It took place from Tuesday 4 February until Friday 7 February 2014 and consisted of 4 stages. 15 teams of 6 riders took part.
One of the favourites for the title, Ellen van Dijk, was not able to participate because she had not recovered from an illness.

## Teams

Fifteen teams competed in the 2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar. These included twelve UCI Women's Teams and three national teams.

### UCI teams

* Boels–Dolmans
* RusVelo
* Alé–Cipollini
* Rabo–Liv
* Team Giant–Shimano
* China Chongming–Giant Pro Cycling
* Wiggle–Honda
* Astana BePink
* Hitec Products UCK
* Orica–AIS
* Specialized–lululemon
* Lotto–Belisol Ladies

### National teams

* France
* Italy
* Australia
Source

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 4 February 2014 – Museum of Islamic Art to Mesaieed, 97 km (60.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 2h 09' 56" |
| 2 | Shelley Olds (USA) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Hitec Products UCK | s.t. |
| 4 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | s.t. |
| 5 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | s.t. |
| 6 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | France (national team) | s.t. |
| 7 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 8 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 9 | Iris Slappendel (NED) | Rabo–Liv | s.t. |
| 10 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 2h 09' 40" |
| 2 | Shelley Olds (USA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 8" |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Hitec Products UCK | + 11" |
| 4 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | + 14" |
| 5 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 15" |
| 6 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | + 16" |
| 7 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | France (national team) | + 16" |
| 8 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 16" |
| 9 | Iris Slappendel (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 16" |
| 10 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | + 16" |

### Stage 2
#### 5 February 2014 – Al Zubarah to Shamal City, 112.5 km (69.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 2h 53' 33" |
| 2 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 3" |
| 3 | Charlotte Becker (GER) | Wiggle–Honda | + 3" |
| 4 | Inga Čilvinaitė (LTU) | RusVelo | + 6" |
| 5 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | + 27" |
| 6 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Hitec Products UCK | + 27" |
| 7 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 27" |
| 8 | Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) | RusVelo | + 27" |
| 9 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | + 31" |
| 10 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 31" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 5h 03' 28" |
| 2 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | + 7" |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Hitec Products UCK | + 18" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 28" |
| 5 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | + 30" |
| 6 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 31" |
| 7 | Iris Slappendel (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 38" |
| 8 | Valentina Scandolara (ITA) | Orica–AIS | + 38" |
| 9 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Boels–Dolmans | + 38" |
| 10 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | + 38" |

### Stage 3
#### 6 February 2014 – Katara Cultural Village to Al Khor Corniche, 93.5 km (58.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 2h 27' 34" |
| 2 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | s.t. |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Hitec Products UCK | s.t. |
| 4 | Shelley Olds (USA) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 5 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 6 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 7 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | s.t. |
| 8 | Elena Cecchini (ITA) | Italy (national team) | s.t. |
| 9 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | s.t. |
| 10 | Loes Gunnewijk (NED) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 7h 30' 53" |
| 2 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | + 9" |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Hitec Products UCK | + 21" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 35" |
| 5 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | + 47" |
| 6 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 55" |
| 7 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Elena Cecchini (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 1' 40" |
| 9 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Specialized–lululemon | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | Iris Slappendel (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 2' 05" |

### Stage 4
#### 7 February 2014 – Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche, 85 km (52.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 2h 06' 23" |
| 2 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | s.t. |
| 3 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 4 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | s.t. |
| 5 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | s.t. |
| 6 | Shelley Olds (USA) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 7 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | France (national team) | s.t. |
| 8 | Roxane Fournier (FRA) | France (national team) | s.t. |
| 9 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | s.t. |
| 10 | Luo Xiaoling (CHN) | China Chongming–Giant Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | 9h 37' 01" |
| 2 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Giant–Shimano | + 22" |
| 3 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | Hitec Products UCK | + 36" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 50" |
| 5 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 1' 06" |
| 7 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | + 1' 44" |
| 8 | Elena Cecchini (ITA) | Italy (national team) | + 1' 55" |
| 9 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Specialized–lululemon | + 2' 03" |
| 10 | Iris Slappendel (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 2' 31" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Melissa Hoskins | Orica–AIS |
| 2 | Amy Pieters | Amy Pieters | Kirsten Wild | Amy Pieters | Orica–AIS |
| 3 | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Amy Pieters | Orica–AIS |
| 4 | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Amy Pieters | Orica–AIS |
| Final | Final | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Amy Pieters | Orica–AIS |