# 2014 Tour of Slovenia

The 2014 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 21st edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 19 and 22 June 2014.
Points classification which changed many colors over the years, introduced the red jersey.
The race consisted of 4 stages with 514.5 km (319.7 mi) in total.

## Teams

Total 139 riders (126 finished it) from 18 teams started the race.

### UCI ProTeams

* Lampre–Merida
* Team Katusha
* Orica–GreenEDGE
* Neri Sottoli
* Cannondale

### UCI Professional Continental

* Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
* Bardiani–CSF
* Colombia
* Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* RusVelo
* NetApp–Endura

### UCI Continental

* Adria Mobil
* Radenska
* Meridiana–Kamen
* Synergy Baku
* Area Zero Pro Team
* Vini Fantini–Nippo

### National

* Slovenia

## Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 19 June | Ljubljana – Ljubljana | 8.8 km (5 mi) | | Individual time trial | Michael Matthews |
| 2 | 20 June | Ribnica – Kočevje | 160.7 km (100 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Sonny Colbrelli |
| 3 | 21 June | Rogaška Slatina - Trije kralji | 192 km (119 mi) | | Mountain stage | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno |
| 4 | 22 June | Škofja Loka – Novo mesto | 153 km (95 mi) | | Flat stage | Elia Viviani |
| Total | Total | 514.5 km (319.7 mi) | 514.5 km (319.7 mi) | 514.5 km (319.7 mi) | 514.5 km (319.7 mi) | 514.5 km (319.7 mi) |

### Stage 1
#### 19 June 2014 — Ljubljana, 8.8 km (5.5 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | 10' 05" |
| 2 | Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 6" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre–Merida | + 10" |
| 4 | Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | + 11" |
| 5 | Brett Lancaster | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 14" |
| 6 | Pavel Brutt | Team Katusha | + 15" |
| 7 | Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 16" |
| 8 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 16" |
| 9 | Andrea Fedi | Neri Sottoli | + 18" |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 20" |

### Stage 2
#### 20 June 2014 — Ribnica to Kočevje, 160.7 km (99.9 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani–CSF | 4h 01' 09" |
| 2 | Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Grega Bole | Vini Fantini–Nippo | + 0" |
| 4 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 0" |
| 5 | Manuele Mori | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 6 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 7 | Jarlinson Pantano | Colombia | + 0" |
| 8 | Davide Villella | Cannondale | + 0" |
| 9 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 10 | Paul Voss | NetApp–Endura | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | 4h 11' 14" |
| 2 | Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 6" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre–Merida | + 10" |
| 4 | Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | + 11" |
| 5 | Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 16" |
| 6 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 16" |
| 7 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 20" |
| 8 | Paul Voss | NetApp–Endura | + 21" |
| 9 | Mauro Finetto | Neri Sottoli | + 21" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz | NetApp–Endura | + 22" |

### Stage 3
#### 21 June 2014 — Rogaška Slatina to Trije kralji, 192 km (119.3 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | 5h 09' 17" |
| 2 | Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | + 1" |
| 3 | Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo | + 7" |
| 4 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 29" |
| 5 | Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 41" |
| 6 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 41" |
| 7 | Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 41" |
| 8 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 44" |
| 9 | Angelo Pagani | Bardiani–CSF | + 44" |
| 10 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 56" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | 9h 20' 43" |
| 2 | Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo | + 23" |
| 3 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 33" |
| 4 | Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 35" |
| 5 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 6 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 52" |
| 7 | Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 55" |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Jure Golčer | Slovenia (national team) | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 1' 37" |

### Stage 4
#### 22 June 2014 — Škofja Loka to Novo mesto, 153 km (95.1 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | 3h 24' 15" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Vini Fantini–Nippo | + 0" |
| 3 | Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Borut Božič | Slovenia (national team) | + 0" |
| 5 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 6 | Blaž Jarc | NetApp–Endura | + 0" |
| 7 | Niccolò Bonifazio | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 8 | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 9 | Andrea Fedi | Neri Sottoli | + 0" |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 0" |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | not awarded | Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Davide Villella | Simon Yates | NetApp–Endura |
| 3 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Tiago Machado | Michael Matthews | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Simon Yates | Bardiani–CSF |
| 4 | Elia Viviani | Tiago Machado | Michael Matthews | Klemen Štimulak | Simon Yates | Bardiani–CSF |
| Final | Final | Tiago Machado | Michael Matthews | Klemen Štimulak | Simon Yates | Bardiani–CSF |

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the General classification | Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the Points classification | Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification |

### General classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | 12h 44' 58" |
| 2 | Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo | + 23" |
| 3 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 33" |
| 4 | Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 35" |
| 5 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 6 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 52" |
| 7 | Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 55" |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Jure Golčer | Slovenia (national team) | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 1' 37" |

### Points classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | 61 |
| 2 | Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | 34 |
| 3 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | 34 |
| 4 | Andrea Fedi | Neri Sottoli | 34 |
| 5 | Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | 32 |
| 6 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | 25 |
| 7 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani–CSF | 25 |
| 8 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | 25 |
| 9 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | 22 |
| 10 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | 21 |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Klemen Štimulak | Adria Mobil | 18 |
| 2 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | 12 |
| 3 | Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | 12 |
| 4 | Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo | 12 |
| 5 | Robinson Chalapud | Colombia | 8 |
| 6 | Alessandro Malaguti | Vini Fantini–Nippo | 6 |
| 7 | Pavel Brutt | Team Katusha | 4 |
| 8 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | 4 |
| 9 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 3 |
| 10 | Primož Roglič | Adria Mobil | 2 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | 12h 45' 53" |
| 2 | Simone Petilli | Area Zero Pro Team | + 2' 42" |
| 3 | Jan Polanc | Lampre–Merida | + 10' 05" |
| 4 | Luka Pibernik | Radenska | + 11' 00" |
| 5 | Domen Novak | Adria Mobil | + 11' 16" |
| 6 | Luka Kovačič | Slovenia (national team) | + 21' 51" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič | Cannondale | + 24' 15" |
| 8 | Kim Anton Magnusson | Vini Fantini–Nippo | + 24' 19" |
| 9 | Stefano Tonin | Area Zero Pro Team | + 25' 18" |
| 10 | Marco Tecchio | Area Zero Pro Team | + 25' 21" |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bardiani–CSF | 38h 18' 09" |
| 2 | RusVelo | + 1' 45" |
| 3 | NetApp–Endura | + 3' 44" |
| 4 | Neri Sottoli | + 7' 46" |
| 5 | Cannondale | + 8' 40" |
| 6 | Lampre–Merida | + 15' 37" |
| 7 | Adria Mobil | + 18' 50" |
| 8 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 19' 36" |
| 9 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 25' 01" |
| 10 | Colombia | + 27' 17" |