2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile

2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile
Race details
Dates	July 4–13
Stages	Prologue + 9 Stages
Distance	953 km (592.2 mi)
Winning time	25h 12' 07"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
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The 2014 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or 2014 Giro Rosa, was the 25th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2014 women's road cycling calendar. It was held over ten stages (nine stages plus a prologue) from 4 July to 13 July 2014, starting in Caserta and finishing in Madonna del Ghisallo.^[1]

Last years champion, Mara Abbott, sought to defend her title riding for the UnitedHealthcare team. Five-time winner Fabiana Luperini rode in the race for the 13th time, and plans to retire after the race.^[2]

Other highly regarded competitors included; British National Time Trial Champion Emma Pooley (Lotto–Belisol Ladies), Olympic and World Road Race Champion Marianne Vos (Rabo–Liv), current World Time Trial Champion Ellen van Dijk (Boels–Dolmans), Evelyn Stevens (Specialized–lululemon), Alena Amialiusik (Astana BePink), Emma Johansson (Orica–AIS), Giorgia Bronzini and Linda Villumsen (Wiggle–Honda) and finally Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products).

Teams

20 teams competed in the race:

Stages

Prologue

4 July 2014 – Caserta to Caserta, 2.05 km (1.3 mi)

Prologue Result & General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	2' 26"
2	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1"
3	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 5"
4	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 7"
5	Melissa Hoskins (AUS)	Orica–AIS	+ 8"
6	Roxane Knetemann (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 8"
7	Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	+ 8"
8	Shelley Olds (USA)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 10"
9	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 10"
10	Amy Pieters (NED)	Giant–Shimano	+ 10"

Stage 1

5 July 2014 – Santa Maria a Vico to Santa Maria a Vico, 95.2 km (59.2 mi)

Stage 1 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	2h 42' 03"
2	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 4"
3	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 5"
4	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 20"
5	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 1' 20"
6	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 20"
7	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 1' 20"
8	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+ 1' 20"
9	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 1' 24"
10	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	Hitec Products	+ 1' 24"

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	2h 44' 20"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 15"
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 23"
4	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 36"
5	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+ 1' 42"
6	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 42"
7	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 1' 44"
8	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 1' 44"
9	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	Hitec Products	+ 1' 55"
10	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 2' 06"

Stage 2

6 July 2014 – Frattamaggiore to Frattamaggiore, 120 km (74.6 mi)

Stage 2 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Wiggle–Honda	2h 54' 36"
2	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
3	Shelley Olds (USA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
4	Carmen Small (USA)	Specialized–lululemon	s.t.
5	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
6	Barbara Guarischi (NED)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
7	Melissa Hoskins (AUS)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
8	Giada Borgato (ITA)	Estado de México–Faren Kuota	s.t.
9	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
10	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	5h 38' 50"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 21"
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 29"
4	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 1' 50"
5	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 1' 50"
6	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 53"
7	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 54"
8	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 00"
9	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 2' 12"
10	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 13"

Stage 3

In the 2014 edition of the race there are a number of stages which contain critical climbs which will favor the races who have General classification ambitions. The first of these notable climbs comes on Stage 3, San Donato Val di Comino is over 4.5 km at an average of 4.7%.

7 July 2014 – Caserta to San Donato Val di Comino, 125.3 km (77.9 mi)

Stage 3 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	3h 20' 50"
2	Elena Berlato (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 10"
3	Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 16"
4	Doris Schweizer (SWI)	Astana BePink	+ 20"
5	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 21"
6	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Orica–AIS	+ 21"
7	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 21"
8	Megan Guarnier (AUS)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 21"
9	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 21"
10	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+ 21"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	9h 00' 01"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 21"
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 29"
4	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 41"
5	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 1' 50"
6	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 1' 50"
7	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 53"
8	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 54"
9	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 00"
10	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 24"

Stage 4

Approximately 15 km from the finish of Stage 4 riders will face the Torre di Jesi, a climb of 2.3 km in length at an average of over 4.5%.

8 July 2014 – Alba Adriatica to Jesi, 118 km (73.3 mi)

Stage 4 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	3h 04' 11"
2	Shelley Olds (USA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
3	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
4	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
5	Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	s.t.
6	Marta Tagliaferro (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
7	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	s.t.
8	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
9	Simona Frapporti (ITA)	Astana BePink	s.t.
10	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	12h 04' 02"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 31"
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 39"
4	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 51"
5	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 2' 00"
6	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 2' 00"
7	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 2' 03"
8	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 2' 04"
9	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 08"
10	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 34"

Stage 5

9 July 2014 – Jesi to Cesenatico, 118.3 km (73.5 mi)

Stage 5 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	2h 53' 30"
2	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Wiggle–Honda	s.t.
3	Shelley Olds (USA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
4	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
5	Chloe Hosking (AUS)	Hitec Products	s.t.
6	Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA)	Servetto Footon	s.t.
7	Carmen Small (USA)	Specialized–lululemon	s.t.
8	Giada Borgato (ITA)	Estado de México–Faren Kuota	s.t.
9	Lucy Garner (GBR)	Wiggle–Honda	s.t.
10	Edita Janeliūnaitė (LIT)	Forno d'Asolo–Astute	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	14h 57' 22"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 41"
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 49"
4	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 2' 01"
5	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 2' 10"
6	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 2' 10"
7	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 2' 13"
8	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 2' 14"
9	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 18"
10	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 44"

Stage 6

Stage 6 sees one of the most significant climbs of the 2014 edition of the race. The Samede La Crossetta gains almost 700 metres of altitude in approximately 8 km, therefore averaging over 8%.

10 July 2014 – Gaiarine to San Fior, 112 km (69.6 mi)

Stage 6 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	3h 05' 46"
2	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 15"
3	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 15"
4	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 15"
5	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 15"
6	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 15"
7	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 15"
8	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 06"
9	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 4' 19"
10	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Hitec Products	+4' 19"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	18h 03' 19"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 45"
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 53"
4	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 2' 12"
5	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 2' 17"
6	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 2' 58"
7	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Rabo–Liv	+ 4' 41"
8	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 6' 09"
9	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 6' 18"
10	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 6' 18"

Stage 7

11 July 2014 – Aprica to Chiavenna, 91.8 km (57.0 mi)

Stage 7 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	2h 36' 43"
2	Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)	Wiggle–Honda	s.t.
3	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
4	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
5	Shelley Olds (USA)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
6	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
7	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	s.t.
8	Daiva Tušlaitė (LTU)	Forno d'Asolo–Astute	s.t.
9	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	s.t.
10	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	20h 39' 52"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 54"
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 1' 03"
4	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 2' 20"
5	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 2' 24"
6	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 3' 08"
7	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Rabo–Liv	+ 4' 51"
8	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 6' 19"
9	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 6' 24"
10	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 6' 28"

Stage 8

Stage 8 finishes in the first of two consecutive summit finishes. The San Domenico di Varzo climb is 11 km averaging 8%.

12 July 2014 – Verbania to San Domenico di Varzo, 90.3 km (56.1 mi)

Stage 8 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	2h 32' 49"
2	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 5"
3	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 29"
4	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 53"
5	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 1' 27"
6	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 28"
7	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 53"
8	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 53"
9	Tetyana Ryabchenko (UKR)	S.C. Michela Fanini Rox	+ 1' 58"
10	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 2' 01"

General Classification after Stage 8

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	23h 14' 09"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 16"
3	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 17"
4	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 1' 39"
5	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 1' 46"
6	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 2' 47"
7	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 6' 27"
8	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 6' 44"
9	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 6' 57"
10	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Rabo–Liv	+ 7' 10"

Stage 9

The second of the two mountain finishes is the climb at Madonna del Ghisallo, a 10 km climb at just over 5%.

13 July 2014 – Trezzo sull'Adda to Madonna del Ghisallo, 80.1 km (49.8 mi)

Stage 9 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	1h 57' 40"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 25"
3	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 25"
4	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 33"
5	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 33"
6	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 38"
7	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 49"
8	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 50"
9	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 50"
10	Tetyana Ryabchenko (UKR)	S.C. Michela Fanini Rox	+ 1' 52"

General Classification after Stage 9

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	25h 12' 07"
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	+ 15"
3	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 1' 32"
4	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 1' 54"
5	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 2' 06"
6	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Giant–Shimano	+ 3' 18"
7	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 6' 59"
8	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 7' 16"
9	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	+ 8' 23"
10	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Orica–AIS	+ 8' 36"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Italian rider classification
P	Annemiek van Vleuten	Annemiek van Vleuten	Annemiek van Vleuten	Not awarded	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	Tatiana Guderzo
1	Marianne Vos	Marianne Vos	Marianne Vos	Ashleigh Moolman		Elisa Longo Borghini
2	Giorgia Bronzini			Ashleigh Moolman
3	Annemiek van Vleuten			Valentina Scandolara
4	Marianne Vos
5	Marianne Vos
6	Emma Pooley
7	Marianne Vos			Emma Pooley
8	Emma Pooley
9	Emma Pooley
Final		Marianne Vos	Marianne Vos	Emma Pooley	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	Elisa Longo Borghini

Sub-classifications

Points Classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Marianne Vos (NED)	Rabo–Liv	115
2	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	65
3	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Rabo–Liv	48
4	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	48
5	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Wiggle–Honda	45

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	64
2	Valentina Scandolara (ITA)	Orica–AIS	33
3	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	31
4	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	26
5	Mara Abbott (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	25

Youth Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Rabo–Liv	18h 04' 04"
2	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	+ 8"
3	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Rabo–Liv	+ 3' 56"
4	Asja Paladin (ITA)	Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	+ 21' 22"
5	Alice Maria Arzuffi (ITA)	Astana BePink	+ 24' 44"

Italian rider classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Hitec Products	18h 04' 12"
2	Fabiana Luperini (ITA)	Estado de México–Faren Kuota	+ 8' 40"
3	Elena Berlato (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 18' 17"
4	Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 21' 10"
5	Asja Paladin (ITA)	Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	+ 21' 14"

Points scales

The following table shows the number of points awarded for the Points and Mountains classifications. With respect to the Mountains classification, the table shows how the points are scaled dependent on the category of the climb.^[3]

		Position
Competition	Points scale	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points classification	N/A	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1
Mountains classification	1st Category	13	11	9	7	5	–	–	–	–	–
	2nd Category	7	5	3	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
	3rd Category	5	4	3	2	1	–	–	–	–	–

Time bonuses

Time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds are awarded to the first three riders across the finish line of each stage (except the prologue). Time bonuses of 3, 2, and 1 seconds are awarded to the first three riders to cross the line of each intermediate sprint.^[3]

References

^ "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile, Giro Rosa 2014 – CyclingFever — The International Cycling Social Network — Get the Cycling fever!". women.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
^ "Fabiana e l'ultimo Giro d'Italia: a 40 anni la Luperini sogna il sesto sigillo e chiede 'aiuto' alla rete". gonews.it (in Italian). 24 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "www.girorosa.it". Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

External links

Cycling News

[cyclingfever-1] "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile, Giro Rosa 2014 – CyclingFever — The International Cycling Social Network — Get the Cycling fever!". women.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

[2] "Fabiana e l'ultimo Giro d'Italia: a 40 anni la Luperini sogna il sesto sigillo e chiede 'aiuto' alla rete". gonews.it (in Italian). 24 June 2014.

[reg-3] "www.girorosa.it". Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2014-07-05.

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