# 2014 Critérium International

The 2014 Critérium International, was the 83rd edition of the Critérium International cycling stage race. It took place on the island of Corsica, around the city of Porto Vecchio. As the previous two editions, the race consisted of three stages, with the first two held on the same day. The second stage was a short individual time trial.
The race was won by Jean-Christophe Péraud of Ag2r–La Mondiale, who won the overall classification without winning any stage. Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling) was second in the overall classification and won both the Points and the King of the Mountains classifications, while Tinkoff–Saxo's Rafał Majka finished ahead of the Young Rider classification. Suisse team IAM Cycling won the Teams classification.

## Schedule

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner | Ref |
| 1 | 29 March | Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio | 89 km (55 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | |
| 2 | 29 March | Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio | 7 km (4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | |
| 3 | 30 March | Porto-Vecchio – Col de l'Ospedale | 176 km (109 mi) | | Mountain stage | Mathias Frank (SUI) | |
| Total | Total | 272 km (169.0 mi) | 272 km (169.0 mi) | 272 km (169.0 mi) | 272 km (169.0 mi) | 272 km (169.0 mi) | 272 km (169.0 mi) |

## Teams

A total of 15 teams took part in the race:

### ProTeams

* Ag2r–La Mondiale
* Astana
* Team Europcar
* FDJ.fr
* Garmin–Sharp
* Giant–Shimano
* Tinkoff–Saxo
* Trek Factory Racing

### Professional Continental Teams

* Bretagne–Séché Environnement
* Cofidis
* Colombia
* IAM Cycling
* NetApp–Endura

### Continental Teams

* BigMat–Auber 93
* Team La Pomme Marseille 13

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 29 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio to Porto-Vecchio, 89 km (55.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 2h 07' 01" |
| 2 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | s.t. |
| 3 | Marko Kump (SLO) | Tinkoff–Saxo | s.t. |
| 4 | Tony Hurel (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 5 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 7 | Benjamin Giraud (FRA) | Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | s.t. |
| 8 | Armindo Fonseca (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | s.t. |
| 9 | Eugenio Alafaci (ITA) | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
| 10 | Julien Bérard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 2h 06' 55" |
| 2 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | + 2" |
| 3 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | IAM Cycling | + 3" |
| 4 | Marko Kump (SLO) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 4" |
| 5 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | + 4" |
| 6 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 5" |
| 7 | Tony Hurel (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 6" |
| 8 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| 9 | Benjamin Giraud (FRA) | Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | + 6" |
| 10 | Armindo Fonseca (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 6" |

### Stage 2
#### 29 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio, 7 km (4.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 9' 07" |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | + 3" |
| 3 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | + 10" |
| 4 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 11" |
| 5 | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | Cofidis | + 11" |
| 6 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 14" |
| 7 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 16" |
| 8 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 16" |
| 9 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 18" |
| 10 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | + 20" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 2h 16' 08" |
| 2 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | + 3" |
| 3 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | + 8" |
| 4 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 11" |
| 5 | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | Cofidis | + 11" |
| 6 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 14" |
| 7 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | + 16" |
| 8 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 16" |
| 9 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 16" |
| 10 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 18" |

### Stage 3
#### 30 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio to Col de l'Ospedale, 176 km (109.4 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | 4h 43' 59" |
| 2 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 3 | Tiago Machado (POR) | NetApp–Endura | + 2" |
| 4 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | + 3" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 3" |
| 6 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 13" |
| 7 | Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 20" |
| 8 | Fabio Duarte (COL) | Colombia | + 36" |
| 9 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Team La Pomme Marseille 13 | + 36" |
| 10 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 36" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 7h 00' 12" |
| 2 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | IAM Cycling | + 1" |
| 3 | Tiago Machado (POR) | NetApp–Endura | + 19" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 25" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement | + 26" |
| 6 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | + 28" |
| 7 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 47" |
| 8 | Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 48" |
| 9 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | + 57" |
| 10 | Fabio Duarte (COL) | Colombia | + 1' 07" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team Classification |
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni | Nacer Bouhanni | Nacer Bouhanni | Théo Vimpere | Nacer Bouhanni | Team Europcar |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | Théo Vimpere | Tom Dumoulin | Garmin–Sharp |
| 3 | Mathias Frank | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Mathias Frank | Mathias Frank | Rafał Majka | IAM Cycling |
| Final | Final | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Mathias Frank | Mathias Frank | Rafał Majka | IAM Cycling |