2014 Gent–Wevelgem

The 2014 Gent–Wevelgem was the 76th running of the Gent–Wevelgem single-day cycling race. It was held on 30 March 2014, over a distance of 233 kilometres (144.8 miles) and was the seventh race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season. It was won by John Degenkolb in the sprint ahead of Arnaud Démare and Peter Sagan.[1]

2014 Gent–Wevelgem
2014 UCI World Tour, race 7 of 28
The route of the 2014 Gent–Wevelgem.
Race details
Dates30 March 2014
Stages1
Distance233 km (144.8 mi)
Winning time5h 34' 43"
Results
  Winner  John Degenkolb (GER) (Giant–Shimano)
  Second  Arnaud Démare (FRA) (FDJ.fr)
  Third  Peter Sagan (SVK) (Cannondale)

Teams

As Gent–Wevelgem was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places, thus completing the 25-team peloton.

The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[2]

Results

The podium (from left to right): Arnaud Démare, John Degenkolb and Peter Sagan.
Cyclist Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Giant–Shimano 5h 34' 43"
2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr s.t.
3  Peter Sagan (SVK) Cannondale s.t.
4  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) Belkin Pro Cycling s.t.
5  Tom Boonen (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
6  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t.
7  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
8  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
9  Thor Hushovd (NOR) BMC Racing Team s.t.
10  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Lotto–Belisol s.t.

References

  1. "John Degenkolb outpaces Demare and Sagan". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. "Gent–Wevelgem 2014 start list". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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