- Teams
- Race overview
- Stages Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
- Classification leadership table
- References
- External links
{{for|the 2014 Ladies edition|2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar}}{{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2014 Tour of Qatar | image = | image_caption = | date = 9–14 February 2014 | stages = 6 | distance = 714.4 | unit = km | time = 15h 53' 37" | speed = 44.9 | first_color = gold | first = Niki Terpstra | first_nat = Netherlands | first_team = {{ct|OPQ|2014}} | second = Tom Boonen | second_nat = Belgium | second_team = {{ct|OPQ|2014}} | third = Jürgen Roelandts | third_nat = Belgium | third_team = {{ct|LTB|2014}} | points_color = grey | points = Tom Boonen | points_nat = Belgium | points_team = {{ct|OPQ|2014}} | youth_color = white | youth = Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | youth_nat = Belgium | youth_team = {{ct|OPQ|2014}} | team = {{ct|OPQ|2014}} | previous = 2013 | next = 2015 }}The 2014 Tour of Qatar was the 13th edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 9 and 14 February 2014, in Qatar. The race was won by {{ct|OPQ|2014}} rider Niki Terpstra, who won the opening stage of the race and held the lead throughout.[1] Second place went to his teammate Tom Boonen,[2] who won two stages and the points classification,[3] while third place went to Jürgen Roelandts of the {{ct|LTB|2014}} squad.[4] The young rider classification was won by another {{ct|OPQ|2014|nolink=yes}} rider, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck,[1] while the teams classification was also won by {{ct|OPQ|2014|nolink=yes}}, after five of the team's eight riders – Terpstra, Boonen, Van Keirsbulck (seventh), Stijn Vandenbergh (eighth) and Andrew Fenn (ninth) – finished in the top ten overall.[1] TeamsNineteen teams competed in the 2014 Tour of Qatar. These included thirteen UCI World Tour teams, five UCI Professional Continental teams and the Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling Team. The teams that participated in the race were: {{colbegin||colwidth=20em}}- {{ct|ALM|2014}}
- {{ct|AST|2014}}
- {{ct|BEL|2014}}
- {{ct|BMC|2014}}
- {{ct|CAN|2014}}
- {{ct|FDJ|2014}}
- {{ct|LTB|2014}}
- {{ct|OPQ|2014}}
- {{ct|OGE|2014}}
- {{ct|KAT|2014}}
- {{ct|SKY|2014}}
- {{ct|SAX|2014}}
- {{ct|TFR|2014}}
- {{ct|COG|2014}}
- {{ct|IAM|2014}}
- {{ct|APP|2014}}
- {{ct|TSV|2014}}
- {{ct|UHC|2014}}
- {{ct|SKD|2014}}
{{colend}}Race overviewStage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
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1 | 9 February | Al Wakra to Dukhan Beach | {{convert|135.5|km|1|abbr=on}} | Flat stage | Niki Terpstra|NED}} |
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2 | 10 February | Camel Race Track to Al Khor Corniche | {{convert|160.5|km|1|abbr=on}} | Flat stage | Tom Boonen|BEL}} |
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3 | 11 February | Lusail Circuit | {{convert|10.9|km|1|abbr=on}} | Individual time trial | Michael Hepburn|AUS}} |
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4 | 12 February | Dukhan Beach to Mesaieed | {{convert|135|km|1|abbr=on}} | Flat stage | Tom Boonen|BEL}} |
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5 | 13 February | Al Zubara Fort to Madinat ash Shamal | {{convert|159|km|1|abbr=on}} | Flat stage | André Greipel|GER}} |
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6 | 14 February | Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche | {{convert|113.5|km|1|abbr=on}} | Flat stage | Arnaud Démare|FRA}} |
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StagesStage 1- 9 February 2014 –
- //Al Wakrah">Al Wakra to Dukhan Beach, {{convert|135.5|km|1|abbr=on}}[5]
Stage 1 ResultRider | Team | Time |
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1 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|3h 13' 42"}} | 2 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | + 1" | 3 | Michael Schär|SUI}} | BMC|2014}} | + 1" | 4 | Martin Elmiger|SUI}} | IAM|2014}} | + 1" | 5 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 7" | 6 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 7" | 7 | Barry Markus|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | + 7" | 8 | Arnaud Démare|FRA}} | FDJ|2014}} | + 7" | 9 | Michael Van Staeyen|BEL}} | TSV|2014}} | + 7" | 10 | Marcel Sieberg|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 7" |
| | General Classification after Stage 1Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|3h 13' 26"}} | 2 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | + 9" | 3 | Michael Schär|SUI}} | BMC|2014}} | + 12" | 4 | Martin Elmiger|SUI}} | IAM|2014}} | + 17" | 5 | Alexander Kristoff|NOR}} | KAT|2014}} | + 21" | 6 | Sam Bennett|IRL}} | APP|2014}} | + 22" | 7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 23" | 8 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 23" | 9 | Barry Markus|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | + 23" | 10 | Arnaud Démare|FRA}} | FDJ|2014}} | + 23" |
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Stage 2- 10 February 2014 –
- //Camel Race Track">Camel Race Track to Al Khor Corniche, {{convert|160.5|km|1|abbr=on}}[6]
Stage 2 ResultRider | Team | Time |
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1 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|3h 30' 07"}} | 2 | Michael Mørkøv|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | s.t. | 3 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | s.t. | 4 | Andrew Fenn|GBR}} | OPQ|2014}} | s.t. | 5 | Matti Breschel|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | s.t. | 6 | Ian Stannard|GBR}} | SKY|2014}} | s.t. | 7 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | s.t. | 8 | Marcel Sieberg|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | s.t. | 9 | Lars Boom|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | + 5" | 10 | Karsten Kroon|NED}} | SAX|2014}} | + 5" |
| | General Classification after Stage 2Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|6h 43' 30"}} | 2 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | + 5" | 3 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 14" | 4 | Michael Mørkøv|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | + 20" | 5 | Marcel Sieberg|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 26" | 6 | Andrew Fenn|GBR}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 26" | 7 | Ian Stannard|GBR}} | SKY|2014}} | + 26" | 8 | Matti Breschel|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | + 26" | 9 | Lars Boom|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | + 31" | 10 | Karsten Kroon|NED}} | SAX|2014}} | + 31" |
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Stage 3- 11 February 2014 –
- //Losail International Circuit">Lusail Circuit, {{convert|10.9|km|1|abbr=on}}, individual time trial (ITT)[7]
Stage 3 ResultRider | Team | Time |
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1 | Michael Hepburn|AUS}} | OGE|2014}} | {{nowrap|13' 28"}} | 2 | Lars Boom|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | + 1" | 3 | Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | SAX|2014}} | + 6" | 4 | Fabian Cancellara|SUI}} | TFR|2014}} | + 6" | 5 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 8" | 6 | Martin Elmiger|SUI}} | IAM|2014}} | + 10" | 7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 13" | 8 | Philippe Gilbert|BEL}} | BMC|2014}} | + 15" | 9 | Jens Mouris|NED}} | OGE|2014}} | + 16" | 10 | Gert Steegmans|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 17" |
| | General Classification after Stage 3Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|6h 57' 06"}} | 2 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | + 21" | 3 | Lars Boom|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | + 24" | 4 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 28" | 5 | Ian Stannard|GBR}} | SKY|2014}} | + 35" | 6 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 45" | 7 | Michael Mørkøv|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | + 49" | 8 | Marcel Sieberg|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 49" | 9 | Stijn Vandenbergh|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 58" | 10 | Andrew Fenn|GBR}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 1' 06" |
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Stage 4- 12 February 2014 –
- //Dukhan Beach">Dukhan Beach to Mesaieed, {{convert|135|km|1|abbr=on}}[8]
Stage 4 ResultRider | Team | Time |
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1 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|2h 22' 34"}} | 2 | André Greipel|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | s.t. | 3 | Barry Markus|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | s.t. | 4 | Aidis Kruopis|LTU}} | OGE|2014}} | s.t. | 5 | Sam Bennett|IRL}} | TNE|2014}} | s.t. | 6 | Jacopo Guarnieri|ITA}} | AST|2014}} | s.t. | 7 | Arnaud Démare|FRA}} | FDJ|2014}} | s.t. | 8 | Matteo Pelucchi|ITA}} | IAM|2014}} | s.t. | 9 | Michael Van Staeyen|BEL}} | TSV|2014}} | s.t. | 10 | Bernhard Eisel|AUT}} | SKY|2014}} | s.t. |
| | General Classification after Stage 4Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|9h 19' 38"}} | 2 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 17" | 3 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | + 20" | 4 | Ian Stannard|GBR}} | SKY|2014}} | + 37" | 5 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 47" | 6 | Michael Mørkøv|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | + 48" | 7 | Marcel Sieberg|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 51" | 8 | Stijn Vandenbergh|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 1' 00" | 9 | Andrew Fenn|GBR}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 1' 08" | 10 | Karsten Kroon|NED}} | SAX|2014}} | + 1' 21" |
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Stage 5- 13 February 2014 –
- //Zubarah Fort">Al Zubara Fort to Madinat ash Shamal, {{convert|159|km|1|abbr=on}}[9]
Stage 5 ResultRider | Team | Time |
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1 | André Greipel|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | {{nowrap|3h 48' 53"}} | 2 | Aidis Kruopis|LTU}} | OGE|2014}} | s.t. | 3 | Theo Bos|NED}} | BEL|2014}} | s.t. | 4 | Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | SAX|2014}} | s.t. | 5 | Matteo Pelucchi|ITA}} | IAM|2014}} | s.t. | 6 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | s.t. | 7 | Sam Bennett|IRL}} | TNE|2014}} | s.t. | 8 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | s.t. | 9 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | s.t. | 10 | Elia Viviani|ITA}} | CAN|2014}} | s.t. |
| | General Classification after Stage 5Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|13h 08' 31"}} | 2 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 17" | 3 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | + 20" | 4 | Ian Stannard|GBR}} | SKY|2014}} | + 37" | 5 | Michael Mørkøv|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | + 48" | 6 | Marcel Sieberg|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 56" | 7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 57" | 8 | Stijn Vandenbergh|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 1' 05" | 9 | Andrew Fenn|GBR}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 1' 18" | 10 | André Greipel|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 1' 23" |
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Stage 6- 14 February 2014 –
- //Sealine Beach Resort">Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche, {{convert|113.5|km|1|abbr=on}}[10]
Stage 6 ResultRider | Team | Time |
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1 | Arnaud Démare|FRA}} | FDJ|2014}} | {{nowrap|2h 45' 06"}} | 2 | Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | SAX|2014}} | s.t. | 3 | Bernhard Eisel|AUT}} | SKY|2014}} | s.t. | 4 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | s.t. | 5 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo|ARG}} | SKD|2014}} | s.t. | 6 | Silvan Dillier|SUI}} | BMC|2014}} | s.t. | 7 | Andrea Guardini|ITA}} | AST|2014}} | s.t. | 8 | Sam Bennett|IRL}} | TNE|2014}} | s.t. | 9 | Sebastian Lander|DEN}} | BMC|2014}} | s.t. | 10 | Nicola Ruffoni|ITA}} | COG|2014}} | s.t. |
| | Final General ClassificationRider | Team | Time |
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1 | Niki Terpstra|NED}} | OPQ|2014}} | {{nowrap|15h 53' 37"}} | 2 | Tom Boonen|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 17" | 3 | Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}} | LTB|2014}} | + 20" | 4 | Ian Stannard|GBR}} | SKY|2014}} | + 37" | 5 | Michael Mørkøv|DEN}} | SAX|2014}} | + 48" | 6 | Marcel Sieberg|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 56" | 7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 57" | 8 | Stijn Vandenbergh|BEL}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 1' 05" | 9 | Andrew Fenn|GBR}} | OPQ|2014}} | + 1' 18" | 10 | André Greipel|GER}} | LTB|2014}} | + 1' 23" |
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Classification leadership tableStage | Winner | General classification
| Points classification
| Young rider classification
| Teams classification |
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1 | Niki Terpstra | Niki Terpstra | Niki Terpstra | Sam Bennett | {{ct|OPQ|2014}} | 2 | Tom Boonen | Andrew Fenn | 3 | Michael Hepburn | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | 4 | Tom Boonen | Tom Boonen | 5 | André Greipel | 6 | Arnaud Démare | Final | Niki Terpstra | Tom Boonen | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | {{ct|OPQ|2014 |
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External links{{official website|http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_courseTQA.html}}{{Tour of Qatar}} 3 : 2014 in men's road cycling|2014 in Qatari sport|Tour of Qatar |