2014 Tour of Qatar
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| Dates | 9–14 February 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 714.4 km (443.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15h 53' 37" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Niki Terpstra (Netherlands)
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(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) |
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| Second |
 Tom Boonen (Belgium)
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(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) | |
| Third |
Jürgen Roelandts (Belgium)
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(Lotto–Belisol) | |
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Points |
Tom Boonen (Belgium)
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(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) |
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Youth |
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Belgium)
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(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) |
| Team | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | ||
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 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider Niki Terpstra, who won the opening stage of the race and held the lead throughout. Second place went to his teammate Tom Boonen, who won two stages and the points classification, while third place went to Jürgen Roelandts of the Lotto–Belisol squad. The young rider classification was won by another Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, while the teams classification was also won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, 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.
Nineteen 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:
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