2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar

The 2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar was the 6th edition of the Ladies Tour of Qatar. It was organised by the Qatar Cycling Federation with technical and sports-related assistance from Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (category 2.1). It took place from Tuesday 4 February until Friday 7 February 2014 and consisted of 4 stages. 15 teams of 6 riders took part.[1]

2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar
Race details
Dates4–7 February
Stages4
Distance388 km (241.1 mi)
Winning time9h 37' 01"
Results
Winner  Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) (Team Giant–Shimano)
  Second  Amy Pieters (Netherlands) (Team Giant–Shimano)
  Third  Chloe Hosking (Australia) (Hitec Products UCK)
Points  Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) (Team Giant–Shimano)
Youth  Amy Pieters (Netherlands) (Team Giant–Shimano)
  Team Orica–AIS

One of the favourites for the title, Ellen van Dijk, was not able to participate because she had not recovered from an illness.[2]

Teams

Fifteen teams competed in the 2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar. These included twelve UCI Women's Teams and three national teams.

UCI teams
National teams
  •  France
  • Italy Italy
  • Australia Australia

Source[1]

Stages

Stage 1
4 February 2014 – Museum of Islamic Art to Mesaieed, 97 km (60.3 mi)[3]
Stage 1 result
Rider Team Time
1  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 2h 09' 56"
2  Shelley Olds (USA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
3  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Hitec Products UCK s.t.
4  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies s.t.
5  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans s.t.
6  Pascale Jeuland (FRA) France (national team) s.t.
7  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
8  Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS s.t.
9  Iris Slappendel (NED) Rabo–Liv s.t.
10  Trixi Worrack (GER) Specialized–lululemon s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 2h 09' 40"
2  Shelley Olds (USA) Alé–Cipollini + 8"
3  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Hitec Products UCK + 11"
4  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans + 14"
5  Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS + 15"
6  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies + 16"
7  Pascale Jeuland (FRA) France (national team) + 16"
8  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Alé–Cipollini + 16"
9  Iris Slappendel (NED) Rabo–Liv + 16"
10  Trixi Worrack (GER) Specialized–lululemon + 16"

Stage 2
5 February 2014 – Al Zubarah to Shamal City, 112.5 km (69.9 mi)[4]
Stage 2 result
Rider Team Time
1  Amy Pieters (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 2h 53' 33"
2  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv + 3"
3  Charlotte Becker (GER) Wiggle–Honda + 3"
4  Inga Čilvinaitė (LTU) RusVelo + 6"
5  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano + 27"
6  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Hitec Products UCK + 27"
7  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS + 27"
8  Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) RusVelo + 27"
9  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies + 31"
10  Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS + 31"
 General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1  Amy Pieters (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 5h 03' 28"
2  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano + 7"
3  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Hitec Products UCK + 18"
4  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS + 28"
5  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies + 30"
6  Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS + 31"
7  Iris Slappendel (NED) Rabo–Liv + 38"
8  Valentina Scandolara (ITA) Orica–AIS + 38"
9  Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 38"
10  Trixi Worrack (GER) Specialized–lululemon + 38"

Stage 3
6 February 2014 – Katara Cultural Village to Al Khor Corniche, 93.5 km (58.1 mi)[5]
Stage 3 result
Rider Team Time
1  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 2h 27' 34"
2  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans s.t.
3  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Hitec Products UCK s.t.
4  Shelley Olds (USA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
5  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS s.t.
6  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
7  Trixi Worrack (GER) Specialized–lululemon s.t.
8  Elena Cecchini (ITA) Italy (national team) s.t.
9  Amy Pieters (NED) Team Giant–Shimano s.t.
10  Loes Gunnewijk (NED) Orica–AIS s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 7h 30' 53"
2  Amy Pieters (NED) Team Giant–Shimano + 9"
3  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Hitec Products UCK + 21"
4  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS + 35"
5  Trixi Worrack (GER) Specialized–lululemon + 47"
6  Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS + 55"
7  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies + 1' 29"
8  Elena Cecchini (ITA) Italy (national team) + 1' 40"
9  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Specialized–lululemon + 1' 48"
10  Iris Slappendel (NED) Rabo–Liv + 2' 05"

Stage 4
7 February 2014 – Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche, 85 km (52.8 mi)[6]
Stage 4 result
Rider Team Time
1  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 2h 06' 23"
2  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) Wiggle–Honda s.t.
3  Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS s.t.
4  Trixi Worrack (GER) Specialized–lululemon s.t.
5  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies s.t.
6  Shelley Olds (USA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
7  Pascale Jeuland (FRA) France (national team) s.t.
8  Roxane Fournier (FRA) France (national team) s.t.
9  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans s.t.
10  Luo Xiaoling (CHN) China Chongming–Giant Pro Cycling s.t.
 Final General Classification
Rider Team Time
1  Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Giant–Shimano 9h 37' 01"
2  Amy Pieters (NED) Team Giant–Shimano + 22"
3  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Hitec Products UCK + 36"
4  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS + 50"
5  Trixi Worrack (GER) Specialized–lululemon + 1' 02"
6  Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS + 1' 06"
7  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladies + 1' 44"
8  Elena Cecchini (ITA) Italy (national team) + 1' 55"
9  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Specialized–lululemon + 2' 03"
10  Iris Slappendel (NED) Rabo–Liv + 2' 31"

Classification leadership table
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Young rider classification
 Teams classification
1 Kirsten Wild Kirsten Wild Kirsten Wild Melissa Hoskins Orica–AIS
2 Amy Pieters Amy Pieters Amy Pieters
3 Kirsten Wild Kirsten Wild
4 Kirsten Wild
Final Kirsten Wild Kirsten Wild Amy Pieters Orica–AIS

References
  1. "2014 » 6th Ladies Tour of Qatar (2.1)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. "Van Dijk meldt zich af voor Ladies Tour of Qatar" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. "Stage 1". Tour of Qatar. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. "Stage 2". Tour of Qatar. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. "Stage 3". Tour of Qatar. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  6. "Stage 4". Tour of Qatar. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

See also
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