# 2014 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 2014 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 49th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of the Two Seas. It started on 12 March in Donoratico and ended on 18 March in San Benedetto del Tronto, and consisted of seven stages, including a team time trial to begin the race and an individual time trial to conclude it. It was the third race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by Spain's Alberto Contador of Tinkoff–Saxo, who took the lead after winning his second successive stage on the fifth stage – following on from a win in the race's queen stage to Cittareale – and held the lead until the finish in San Benedetto del Tronto, to become the first Spanish rider to win the race since Óscar Freire in 2005. Contador won the general classification by two minutes and five seconds over runner-up Nairo Quintana of the Movistar Team, while Contador's teammate Roman Kreuziger completed the podium, nine seconds behind Quintana and two minutes and fourteen seconds down on Contador.
In the race's other classifications, Cannondale's Peter Sagan was the winner of the red jersey for the points classification, amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and Marco Canola was the winner of the mountains classification for the Bardiani–CSF team. Quintana also won the white jersey for the young rider classification, as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later, while the Ag2r–La Mondiale squad won the team classification, placing riders Jean-Christophe Péraud and Domenico Pozzovivo inside the top ten overall.
The final time trial was almost irrelevant from the winner's point of view as Alberto Contador had more than two minutes in hand on next best placed rider Nairo Quintana of the Movistar Team. There were some changes further down the GC as a result of the time trial though as Jean-Christophe Péraud moved above Julián Arredondo in to 4th place and Michele Scarponi moved up to the top ten as a result of a strong ride.

## Race overview

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 12 March | Donoratico to San Vincenzo | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | Team time trial | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2 | 13 March | San Vincenzo to Cascina | 166 km (103.1 mi) | Flat stage | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) |
| 3 | 14 March | Cascina to Arezzo | 212 km (131.7 mi) | Flat stage | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| 4 | 15 March | Indicatore to Cittareale | 244 km (151.6 mi) | Mountain stage | Alberto Contador (ESP) |
| 5 | 16 March | Amatrice to Guardiagrele | 192 km (119.3 mi) | Mountain stage | Alberto Contador (ESP) |
| 6 | 17 March | Bucchianico to Porto Sant'Elpidio | 193 km (119.9 mi) | Intermediate stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
| 7 | 18 March | San Benedetto del Tronto | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) | Individual time trial | Adriano Malori (ITA) |

## Teams

As Tirreno–Adriatico was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Four other squads were given wildcard places to the race, completing the 22-team peloton.
The 22 teams that competed in the race are:
| Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana Bardiani–CSF Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Cannondale FDJ.fr Garmin–Sharp Giant–Shimano IAM Cycling Team Katusha | Lampre–Merida Lotto–Belisol Movistar Team MTN–Qhubeka NetApp–Endura Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Tinkoff–Saxo Trek Factory Racing |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 12 March 2014 — Donoratico to San Vincenzo, 18.5 km (11.5 mi) team time trial (TTT)

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 20' 13" |
| 2 | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 18" |
| 4 | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 24" |
| 5 | Cannondale | + 26" |
| 6 | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 7 | Lotto–Belisol | + 28" |
| 8 | Trek Factory Racing | + 36" |
| 9 | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 37" |
| 10 | FDJ.fr | + 43" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 20' 13" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 5 | Wout Poels (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 6 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 7 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 8 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |
| 9 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |
| 10 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |

### Stage 2
#### 13 March 2014 — San Vincenzo to Cascina, 166 km (103.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | IAM Cycling | 3h 56' 12" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ.fr | s.t. |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 4 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | NetApp–Endura | s.t. |
| 5 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | s.t. |
| 6 | Davide Appollonio (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 7 | Filippo Fortin (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | s.t. |
| 8 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | s.t. |
| 9 | Tony Hurel (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 10 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4h 16' 25" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 5 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 7 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |
| 8 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |
| 9 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |
| 10 | Ivan Santaromita (ITA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 11" |

### Stage 3
#### 14 March 2014 — Cascina to Arezzo, 212 km (131.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | 5h 10' 17" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Tinkoff–Saxo | s.t. |
| 7 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 8 | Simon Geschke (GER) | Giant–Shimano | s.t. |
| 9 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 4" |
| 10 | Lloyd Mondory (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 4" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 9h 26' 36" |
| 2 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 13" |
| 4 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 15" |
| 5 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 17" |
| 6 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | + 22" |
| 7 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 30" |
| 8 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 30" |
| 9 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 31" |
| 10 | Cameron Meyer (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 31" |

### Stage 4
#### 15 March 2014 — Indicatore to Cittareale, 244 km (151.6 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 6h 39' 56" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 5" |
| 4 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 5" |
| 5 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 6 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Astana | + 8" |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 8 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Trek Factory Racing | + 11" |
| 9 | Chris Horner (USA) | Lampre–Merida | + 11" |
| 10 | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 17" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 16h 06' 42" |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 16" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 4 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team Sky | + 34" |
| 5 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 38" |
| 6 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 39" |
| 7 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Trek Factory Racing | + 49" |
| 8 | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Cannondale | + 1' 01" |
| 9 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Team Sky | + 1' 02" |
| 10 | Julián Arredondo (COL) | Trek Factory Racing | + 1' 03" |

### Stage 5
#### 16 March 2014 — Amatrice to Guardiagrele, 192 km (119.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 4h 54' 42" |
| 2 | Simon Geschke (GER) | Giant–Shimano | + 6" |
| 3 | Ben King (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 45" |
| 4 | Adam Hansen (AUS) | Lotto–Belisol | + 1' 01" |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 26" |
| 6 | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 1' 39" |
| 7 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1' 42" |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 42" |
| 9 | Julián Arredondo (COL) | Trek Factory Racing | + 1' 42" |
| 10 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 42" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 21h 01' 30" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 08" |
| 3 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 2' 15" |
| 4 | Julián Arredondo (COL) | Trek Factory Racing | + 2' 39" |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 2' 40" |
| 6 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Team Sky | + 2' 50" |
| 7 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 2' 51" |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 2' 56" |
| 9 | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 2' 58" |
| 10 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Trek Factory Racing | + 3' 06" |

### Stage 6
#### 17 March 2014 — Bucchianico to Porto Sant'Elpidio, 193 km (119.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4h 16' 15" |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Cannondale | s.t. |
| 4 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ.fr | s.t. |
| 5 | Tony Hurel (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 6 | Robert Wagner (GER) | Belkin Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 7 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | s.t. |
| 8 | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | NetApp–Endura | s.t. |
| 9 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 10 | Davide Appollonio (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 25h 17' 51" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 08" |
| 3 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 2' 15" |
| 4 | Julián Arredondo (COL) | Trek Factory Racing | + 2' 39" |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 2' 40" |
| 6 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Team Sky | + 2' 50" |
| 7 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 2' 51" |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 2' 56" |
| 9 | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 2' 58" |
| 10 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Trek Factory Racing | + 3' 06" |

### Stage 7
#### 18 March 2014 — San Benedetto del Tronto, 9.1 km (5.7 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adriano Malori (ITA) | Movistar Team | 10' 13" |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Trek Factory Racing | + 6" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 11" |
| 4 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 15" |
| 5 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 19" |
| 6 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 20" |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 22" |
| 8 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 23" |
| 9 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Trek Factory Racing | + 24" |
| 10 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 26" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 25h 28' 45" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 05" |
| 3 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 2' 14" |
| 4 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 2' 39" |
| 5 | Julián Arredondo (COL) | Trek Factory Racing | + 2' 54" |
| 6 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 3' 04" |
| 7 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Trek Factory Racing | + 3' 09" |
| 8 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 3' 16" |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 3' 16" |
| 10 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Team Sky | + 3' 19" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | Mark Cavendish | not awarded | not awarded | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2 | Matteo Pelucchi | Mark Cavendish | Matteo Pelucchi | Marco Canola | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 3 | Peter Sagan | Michał Kwiatkowski | Peter Sagan | Marco Canola | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 4 | Alberto Contador | Michał Kwiatkowski | Peter Sagan | Marco Canola | Michał Kwiatkowski | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 5 | Alberto Contador | Alberto Contador | Alberto Contador | Marco Canola | Nairo Quintana | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish | Alberto Contador | Peter Sagan | Marco Canola | Nairo Quintana | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 7 | Adriano Malori | Alberto Contador | Peter Sagan | Marco Canola | Nairo Quintana | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| Final | Final | Alberto Contador | Peter Sagan | Marco Canola | Nairo Quintana | Ag2r–La Mondiale |