2014 Volta a Portugal

2014 Volta a Portugal

2014 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates		July 30 - August 10
Stages		10 + Prologue
Distance
Winning time		42h40m23s
Palmares
	Winner	Gustavo César (Spain)	(OFM-Quinta da Lixa)
	Second	Rui Sousa (Portugal)	(Rádio Popular-Onda)
	Third	Délio Fernandez (Spain)	(OFM-Quinta da Lixa)
	Points	Davide Viganò (Italy)	(Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
	Mountains	António Carvalho (Portugal)	(LA-Antarte)
	Youth	David Rodrigues (Portugal)	(PRT National Team)
	Team	OFM-Quinta da Lixa

The 2014 Volta a Portugal was a men's road bicycle race held from 30 July to 10 August 2014. It was the 76th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. As part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event. The Spanish cyclist Gustavo César from OFM-Quinta da Lixa won the race.

Participating teams

In total, 16 teams are set to compete.

• National teams:
  • Banco BIC-Carmim
  • Efapel–Glassdrive
  • LA-Antarte
  • Louletano-Dunas Douradas
  • OFM-Quinta da Lixa
  • Rádio Popular-Onda
  • Portugal National Team
• International teams:
  • Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
  • Burgos-BH
  • Team Stolting
  • Team Stuttgard
  • Team Ukyo
  • Christina Watches-Kuma
  • Lokosphinx
  • Team Ecuador
  • 4-72 Colombia

Schedule

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Type		Winner
Prologue	Fafe > Fafe	6.8 km	July 30		Individual time trial	Victor de la Parte (ESP)
1	Lousada > Maia	183.5 km	July 31		Flat stage	Phil Bauhaus (GER)
2	Gondomar > Braga	183.5 km	August 1		Medium-mountain stage	Davide Viganò (ITA)
3	Viana do Castelo > Montalegre - Serra do Larouco	180 km	August 2		Medium-mountain stage	David Belda (ESP)
4	Boticas > Mondim de Basto (Srª da Graça)	192.5 km	August 3		Mountain stage	Edgar Pinto (POR)
5	Alvarenga (Arouca) > Alto da Nossa Sra. da Assunção	161.3 km	August 4		Medium-mountain stage	David Belda (ESP)
6	Oliveira do Bairro > Viseu	155 km	August 5		Flat stage	Phil Bauhaus (GER)
7	Belmonte > Torre	172.5 km	August 7		Mountain stage	Rui Sousa (POR)
8	Sabugal > Castelo Branco	194 km	August 8		Flat stage	Sergey Shilov (RUS)
9	Sabugal > Guarda	28.9 km	August 9		Individual time trial	Gustavo César (ESP)
10	Lisbon > Lisbon	167.1 km	August 10		Flat stage	Manuel Cardoso (POR)

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification Classificação Geral Individual	Points classification Classificação dos Pontos	Mountains classification Classificação da Montanha	Young rider classification Classificação da Juventude	Team classification Classificação por Equipas
Prologue (ITT)	Víctor de la Parte	Víctor de la Parte	not awarded	not awarded	Rubén Fernández	Efapel-Glassdrive
1.ª etapa	Phil Bauhaus		Phil Bauhaus	Pablo Torres
2.ª etapa Medium Mountain stage	Davide Viganò		Davide Viganò	Antonio Carvalho
3.ª etapa Medium Mountain stage	David Belda	Gustavo César Veloso
4.ª etapa Mountain stage	Edgar Pinto					OFM-Quinta da Lixa
5.ª etapa Medium Mountain stage	David Belda		David Belda
6.ª etapa	Phil Bauhaus		Davide Viganò
7.ª etapa Mountain stage	Rui Sousa				Heiner Parra
8.ª etapa	Sergey Shilov
9.ª etapa (ITT)	Gustavo César Veloso		Gustavo César Veloso		David Rodrigues
10.ª etapa	Manuel Antonio Cardoso		Davide Viganò
Final Classification		Gustavo César	Davide Viganò	Antonio Carvalho	David Rodrigues	OFM-Quinta da Lixa

Final standings

General classification
Pos	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gustavo Veloso	OFM	42h40'23"
2	Rui Sousa	BOA	+ 1'45"
3	Delio Fernández	OFM	2'38"
4	Joni Brandão	EFG	+ 2'54"
5	Edgar Pinto	LAA	+ 3'10"
6	Ricardo Vilela	OFM	+ 4'38"
7	Victor de la Parte	EFG	+ 5'15"
8	Virgílio Santos	BOA	+ 6'42"
9	Amaro Antunes	BBC	+ 7'04"
10	Sandro Pinto	LDD	+ 7'08"

External links

Official website