2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake
The 2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake is the 13th edition[1] of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Qinghai Province, China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is run at the highest category (apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and is rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.[2]
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| Dates | 6–19 July 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,219 km (1,379 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 51h 40' 40" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
Twenty-two teams competed in the 2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake. These included five UCI Professional Continental and seventeen UCI Continental teams.
The teams that participated in the race were:
- 5-hour Energy
- Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
- Bike Aid–Ride for Help
- Burgos BH
- China Hainan HNB Yindongli
- Continental Team Astana
- Drapac Professional Cycling
- Euskadi
- Gan Su Sports Lottery Cycling Team
- Hengxiang Cycling Team
- Kolss Cycling Team
- Team La Pomme Marseille 13
- Neri Sottoli
- NetApp–Endura
- Ningxia Sports Lottery Cycling Team
- Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team
- RTS–Santic Racing Team
- RusVelo
- Tabriz Petrochemical Team
- Torku Şekerspor
- UnitedHealthcare
- Vini Fantini–Nippo
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 6 July | Xining to Xining | 122 km (76 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR) | |
| 2 | 7 July | Duoba to Datong | 188 km (117 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Marco Benfatto (ITA) | |
| 3 | 8 July | Huzhu to Xihai | 234 km (145 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | |
| 4 | 9 July | Xihai to Heimahe | 206 km (128 mi) | |
Flat stage | Marco Benfatto (ITA) | |
| 5 | 10 July | Qinghai Lake to Guide | 203 km (126 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Thomas Vaubourzeix (FRA) | |
| 6 | 11 July | Guide to Tongren | 208 km (129 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Grega Bole (SLO) | |
| 7 | 12 July | Tongren to Hualong | 143 km (89 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Timofey Kritsky (RUS) | |
| 8 | 13 July | Xunhua to Lintao | 225 km (140 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Sergiy Lagkuti (UKR) | |
| 14 July | Rest day | ||||||
| 9 | 15 July | Tianshui to Tianshui | 118 km (73 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Ahmet Örken (TUR) | |
| 10 | 16 July | Tianshui to Pingliang | 227 km (141 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Grega Bole (SLO)[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 11 | 17 July | Yinchuan to Yinchuan | 133 km (83 mi) | |
Flat stage | Mattia Gavazzi (ITA) | |
| 12 | 18 July | Zhongwei to Zhongwei | 120 km (75 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | |
| 13 | 19 July | Lanzhou to Lanzhou | 92 km (57 mi) | |
Flat stage | Mattia Gavazzi (ITA) | |
Stages
Stage 1
- 6 July 2014 — Xining to Xining, 122 km (76 mi)
Stage 2
- 7 July 2014 — Duoba to Datong, 188 km (117 mi)
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 9 July 2014 — Xihai to Heimahe, 206 km (128 mi)
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Stage 5
- 10 July 2014 — Qinghai Lake to Guide, 203 km (126 mi)
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Stage 6
- 11 July 2014 — Guide to Tongren, 208 km (129 mi)
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Stage 7
- 12 July 2014 — Tongren to Hualong, 143 km (89 mi)
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Stage 8
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Stage 9
- 15 July 2014 — Tianshui to Tianshui, 118 km (73 mi)
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Stage 10
- 16 July 2014 — Tianshui to Pingliang, 227 km (141 mi)
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Stage 11
- 17 July 2014 — Yinchuan to Yinchuan, 133 km (83 mi)
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Stage 12
- 18 July 2014 — Zhongwei to Zhongwei, 120 km (75 mi)
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Stage 13
- 19 July 2014 — Lanzhou to Lanzhou, 92 km (57 mi)
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Teams classification |
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| 1 | Oleksandr Polivoda | Oleksandr Polivoda | Oleksandr Polivoda | not awarded | Kolss Cycling Team |
| 2 | Marco Benfatto | ||||
| 3 | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Ghader Mizbani | Continental Team Astana | ||
| 4 | Marco Benfatto | Marco Benfatto | |||
| 5 | Thomas Vaubourzeix | Thomas Vaubourzeix[lower-alpha 1] | Thomas Vaubourzeix[lower-alpha 1] | NetApp–Endura | |
| 6 | Grega Bole | Mykhaylo Kononenko[lower-alpha 1] | |||
| 7 | Timofey Kritsky | ||||
| 8 | Sergiy Lagkuti | ||||
| 9 | Ahmet Örken | Mykhaylo Kononenko | |||
| 10 | Grega Bole[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| 11 | Mattia Gavazzi | ||||
| 12 | Eduard-Michael Grosu | ||||
| 13 | Mattia Gavazzi | Mykhaylo Kononenko[lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Final | Mykhaylo Kononenko[lower-alpha 1] | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Ghader Mizbani | NetApp–Endura | |
Notes
- All results achieved by
Ilya Davidenok (KAZ), including his general classification victory and stage 10 win, were voided after he tested positive for anabolic steroids at the Tour de l'Avenir the following month.
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