2014 Tour of Britain
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Dylan Van Baarle during stage 8a
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| Dates | 7–14 September 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,375.7 km (854.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 45' 22" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Dylan van Baarle (NED)
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| Second |
 Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
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(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) | |
| Third |
 Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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(Team Sky) | |
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Points |
Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
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(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) |
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Mountains |
Mark McNally (GBR)
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(An Post–Chain Reaction) |
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Sprints |
 Sebastian Lander (DEN)
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(BMC Racing Team) |
| Team | IAM Cycling | ||
The 2014 Friends Life Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the eleventh running of the 2004 incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 75th British tour in total. The race started on 7 September in Liverpool, finishing on 14 September in London. The race was part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.HC race, for the first time.
The twenty teams invited to participate in the Tour of Britain were:
There were 8 stages in the 2014 race. Notable stages were Stage 3, which featured a summit finish, and Stage 5, a hilly stage to Exeter.
7 September 2014 — Liverpool to Liverpool, 104.8 kilometres (65.1 mi)
8 September 2014 — Knowsley to Llandudno, 200.8 kilometres (124.8 mi)
9 September 2014 — Newtown to The Tumble, 179.9 kilometres (111.8 mi)
10 September 2014 — Worcester to Bristol, 184.6 kilometres (114.7 mi)
11 September 2014 — Exmouth to Exeter, 177.3 kilometres (110.2 mi)
12 September 2014 — Bath to Hemel Hempstead, 205.6 kilometres (127.8 mi)
13 September 2014 — Camberley to Brighton, 225.1 kilometres (139.9 mi)
14 September 2014 — London to London, 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi)
14 September 2014 — London to London, 88.8 kilometres (55.2 mi)
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