2014 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 27 April 2014 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 263 km (163.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 37' 43" | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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Winner | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | (Orica–GreenEDGE) | |
Second | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | (Movistar Team) | |
Third | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) |
The 2014 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 100th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 27 April 2014 over a distance of 263 kilometres (163.4 miles) and it was the thirteenth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season. It was won by Simon Gerrans in a four-rider sprint finish – becoming the first Australian to win the race – ahead of Alejandro Valverde, Michał Kwiatkowski and Giampaolo Caruso.
As Liège–Bastogne–Liège 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: