# 2014 World Ports Classic

The 2014 World Ports Classic was the third edition of the two-day World Ports Classic cycle race between the port cities of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium. The race was held as part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour. In contrary to the previous two editions, the race was no longer scheduled near the end of August, but rather in the month of May; the race was held over 24–25 May 2014.

## Race overview

| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
| 1 | Rotterdam to Antwerp | 195 km (121.2 mi) | 24 May | André Greipel (GER) |
| 2 | Antwerp to Rotterdam | 160.5 km (99.7 mi) | 25 May | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) |

## Participating teams

| Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana Belkin Pro Cycling Bretagne–Séché Environnement Cofidis Cyclingteam de Rijke Giant–Shimano IAM Cycling Team Katusha | Lotto–Belisol Metec-TKH Cycling Team MTN–Qhubeka Neri Sottoli NetApp–Endura Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Wallonie-Bruxelles Wanty–Groupe Gobert |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 24 May 2014 – Rotterdam to Antwerp, 195 km (121.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 4h 41' 11" |
| 2 | Alexander Porsev (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 4 | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 5 | Louis Verhelst (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Neri Sottoli | s.t. |
| 8 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 9 | Blaž Jarc (SLO) | NetApp–Endura | s.t. |
| 10 | Robin Stenuit (BEL) | Wallonie-Bruxelles | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 4h 41' 01" |
| 2 | Alexander Porsev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 4" |
| 3 | Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 4 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 7" |
| 5 | Andreas Stauff (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 7" |
| 6 | Jesper Asselman (NED) | Metec-TKH Cycling Team | + 8" |
| 7 | Ronan van Zandbeek (NED) | Cyclingteam de Rijke | + 8" |
| 8 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | + 9" |
| 9 | Dries Hollanders (BEL) | Metec-TKH Cycling Team | + 9" |
| 10 | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 25 May 2014 – Antwerp to Rotterdam, 160.5 km (99.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 3h 27' 02" |
| 2 | Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 3 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 4 | Louis Verhelst (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | NetApp–Endura | s.t. |
| 6 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 7 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | s.t. |
| 8 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 9 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | Remco te Brake (NED) | Metec-TKH Cycling Team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 8h 08' 00" |
| 2 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Porsev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 5" |
| 4 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 9" |
| 5 | Andreas Stauff (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 10" |
| 6 | Jesper Asselman (NED) | Metec-TKH Cycling Team | + 11" |
| 7 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 12" |
| 8 | Wesley Kreder (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 12" |
| 9 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | IAM Cycling | + 12" |
| 10 | Louis Verhelst (BEL) | Cofidis | + 13" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Young rider classification | Team Classification |
| 1 | André Greipel | André Greipel | André Greipel | Ramon Sinkeldam | Giant–Shimano |
| 2 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Theo Bos | Theo Bos | Ramon Sinkeldam | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Final | Final | Theo Bos | Theo Bos | Ramon Sinkeldam | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |