2014 Baltic Chain Tour

2014 Baltic Chain Tour
2014 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates 20—24 August 2013
Stages 5
Distance 851.8 km (529.3 mi)
Winning time 18h 36' 54"
Results
Winner  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (BKCP–Powerplus)
Second  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) (Tirol Cycling Team)
Third  Mykhailo Kononenko (UKR) (Kolss Cycling Team)

Mountains  Uladzimir Harakhavik (BLR) (National Team Belarus)
Youth  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (BKCP–Powerplus)
Sprints  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (BKCP–Powerplus)
Team Kolss Cycling Team

The 2014 Baltic Chain Tour was the fourth modern edition of the Baltic Chain Tour road cycling race. It was held over a period of five days between 20 and 24 August 2014.[1] The race was a part of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour with a race classification of 2.2. This year the tour coincided with the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Chain, a peaceful political demonstration that occurred on August 23, 1989 with approximately two million people joining their hands to form a human chain spanning over 600 kilometres (370 mi) across the three Baltic states.

Schedule

Stage Start Finish Distance Date Winner Time
1 Vilnius Panevėžys 184.5km 20 August  Mykhailo Kononenko (UKR) 3h 50' 55"
2 Riga Sigulda 157,7km 21 August  Ivan Balykin (RUS) 3h 22' 56"
3 Valmiera Pärnu 164.5km 22 August  Mykhailo Kononenko (UKR) 3h 46' 50"
4 Pärnu Viljandi 165.5km 23 August  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 3h 47' 51"
5 Viljandi Tallinn 179.6km 24 August  Phil Bauhaus (GER) 3h 48' 35"

Teams

UCI Continental Teams National Teams
  • Belarus National Team Belarus
  • Estonia National Team Estonia
  • Germany National Team Germany
  • Lithuania National Team Lithuania
  • Russia National Team Russia
Elite Teams
  • Estonia Peloton
  • Estonia SJK Viiking
  • Lithuania Top Team

Stages

Stage 1

20 August 2014 – Vilnius to Panevėžys, 184.5 km (114.6 mi)

Stage 1 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Mykhailo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team 3h 50' 55"
2  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) BKCP–Powerplus 4"
3  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
4  Martin Laas (EST) SJK Viiking 17"
5  Jan Oelerich (GER) Team Stölting s.t.
6  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin s.t.
7  Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team s.t.
8  Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team s.t.
9  Piotr Kirpsza (POL) BDC Marcpol s.t.
10  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Mykhailo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team 3h 50' 45"
2  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team 4"
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) BKCP–Powerplus 7"
4  Martin Laas (EST) SJK Viiking 22"
5  Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team s.t.
6  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com 26"
7  Jan Oelerich (GER) Team Stölting 27"
8  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin s.t.
9  Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team s.t.
10  Piotr Kirpsza (POL) BDC Marcpol s.t.

Stage 2

21 August 2014 – Rīga to Sigulda, 157.7 km (98.0 mi)

Stage 2 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Ivan Balykin (RUS) National Team Russia 3h 50' 55"
2  Martin Weiss (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
3  David van der Poel (NED) BKCP–Powerplus 9"
4  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha s.t.
5  Trond Håkon Trondsen (NOR) Frøy-Bianchi s.t.
6  Adam Stachowiak (POL) BDC Marcpol s.t.
7  Krists Neilands (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin s.t.
8  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
9  Mikita Zharoven (BLR) National Team Belarus s.t.
10  Stepan Astafyev (KAZ) Vino 4ever s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team 7h 13' 54"
2  Mykhailo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team s.t.
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) BKCP–Powerplus 3"
4  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com 22"
5  Martin Laas (EST) SJK Viiking s.t.
6  Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) National Team Lithuania 23"
7  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha 26"
8  Jan Oelerich (GER) Team Stölting 27"
9  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin s.t.
10  Piotr Kirpsza (POL) BDC Marcpol s.t.

Classification leadership table

Stage Stage winner General Classification
Sprint
King of the Mountains
Young riders classification (U26)
Team classification
1 Mykhailo Kononenko Mykhailo Kononenko Mykhailo Kononenko Mathieu van der Poel Kolss Cycling Team
2 Ivan Balykin Clemens Fankhauser Ivan Balykin Ivan Balykin
3 Mykhailo Kononenko Mykhailo Kononenko Mykhailo Kononenko Uladzimir Harakhavik
4 Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel
5 Phil Bauhaus
Final Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel Uladzimir Harakhavik Mathieu van der Poel Kolss Cycling Team

References

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