2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
2014 UCI World Tour, race 26 of 29 | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 14 September 2014 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 205.7 km (127.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 5h 24' 27"[1] | ||||||||||||
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The 2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the fifth edition of the
Teams
As the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. A Canadian national squad also competed in the race, and as such, forming the event's 19-team peloton.
The 19 teams that competed in the race were:
Course
The race consisted of 17 laps of a circuit 12.1 km (7.5 mi) in length, and followed the same path as the 2011 edition. The circuit, around the main campus of the Université de Montréal, was well-suited for climbers and punchers with three climbs per lap. The finish was on an uphill climb with a small gradient of 4%, that was located on Avenue du Parc. There was a sharp, 180 degrees bend to the right situated 500 meters away from the line. The total vertical climb of the race was 3,893 meters.[2] The major difficulties were:
- Kilometre 2: Côte Camilien-Houde: 1,8 kilometres, average gradient of 8%
- Kilometre 6: Côte de la Polytechnque: 780 metres, average gradient of 6% with a pass of 200 metres at 11%
- Kilometre 11: Avenue du Parc: 560 metres, average gradient of 4%
Results
Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
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1 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 5h 24' 27" | 80 |
2 | Rui Costa (POR) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" | 60 |
3 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Lotto–Belisol | + 0" | 50 |
4 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" | 40 |
5 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 0" | 30 |
6 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 0" | 22 |
7 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" | 14 |
8 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" | 10 |
9 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Astana | + 0" | 6 |
10 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" | 2 |
References
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (14 September 2014). "Gerrans wins GP de Montréal". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- . Grand Prix Cycliste Québec-Montréal. Retrieved 11 September 2011.