2014 Baltic Chain Tour

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2014 Baltic Chain Tour
2014 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates20–24 August 2014
Stages5
Distance851.8 km (529.3 mi)
Winning time18h 36' 54"
Results
Winner  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (BKCP–Powerplus)
  Second  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) (Tirol Cycling Team)
  Third  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) (Kolss Cycling Team)
Mountains  Uladzimir Harakhavik (BLR) (Belarus (national team))
Youth  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (BKCP–Powerplus)
Sprints  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (BKCP–Powerplus)
  Team Kolss Cycling Team
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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 23 August 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.

Teams[]

A total of 20 teams raced in the 2014 Baltic Chain Tour: 12 UCI Continental teams, 5 national teams and 3 amateur tams.

Route[]

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Winner
1 20 August Vilnius (Lithuania) to Panevėžys (Lithuania) 184.5 km (114.6 mi)  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR)
2 21 August Riga (Latvia) to Sigulda (Latvia) 157.7 km (98.0 mi)  Ivan Balykin (RUS)
3 22 August Valmiera (Latvia) to Pärnu (Estonia) 164.5 km (102.2 mi)  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR)
4 23 August Pärnu (Estonia) to Viljandi (Estonia) 165.5 km (102.8 mi)  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
5 24 August Viljandi (Estonia) to Tallinn (Estonia) 179.6 km (111.6 mi)  Phil Bauhaus (GER)

Stages[]

Stage 1[]

20 August 2014 — Vilnius (Lithuania) to Panevėžys (Lithuania), 184.5 km (114.6 mi)
Stage 1 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team 3h 50' 55"
2  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) BKCP–Powerplus + 4"
3  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 4"
4  Martin Laas (EST) + 17"
5   (GER) Team Stölting + 17"
6  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 17"
7  Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 17"
8  Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 17"
9  Piotr Kirpsza (POL) BDC Marcpol + 17"
10  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com + 17"
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) General ClassificationSprint Kolss Cycling Team 3h 50' 45"
2  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 4"
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Young riders classification BKCP–Powerplus + 7"
4  Martin Laas (EST) + 22"
5  Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 22"
6  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com + 26"
7   (GER) Team Stölting + 27"
8  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 27"
9  Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 27"
10  Piotr Kirpsza (POL) BDC Marcpol + 27"

Stage 2[]

21 August 2014 — Riga (Latvia) to Sigulda (Latvia), 157.7 km (98.0 mi)
Stage 2 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Ivan Balykin (RUS) Russia (national team) 3h 22' 56"
2   (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 0"
3  David van der Poel (NED) BKCP–Powerplus + 9"
4  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha + 9"
5  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Frøy–Bianchi + 9"
6  Adam Stachowiak (POL) BDC Marcpol + 9"
7  Krists Neilands (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 9"
8  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 9"
9   (BLR) Belarus (national team) + 9"
10  Stepan Astafyev (KAZ) Vino 4ever + 9"
General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) General Classification Tirol Cycling Team 7h 13' 54"
2  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 0"
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Young riders classification BKCP–Powerplus + 3"
4  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com + 22"
5  Martin Laas (EST) + 22"
6  Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) Lithuania (national team) + 23"
7  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha + 26"
8   (GER) Team Stölting + 27"
9  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 27"
10  Piotr Kirpsza (POL) BDC Marcpol + 27"

Stage 3[]

22 August 2014 — Valmiera (Latvia) to Pärnu (Estonia), 164.5 km (102.2 mi)
Stage 3 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team 3h 46' 50"
2  Mamyr Stash (RUS) Itera–Katusha + 0"
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Jersey white.svg BKCP–Powerplus + 0"
4  Oskar Nisu (EST) Estonia (national team) + 0"
5  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Jersey yellow.svg Tirol Cycling Team + 0"
6  Aidis Kruopis (LTU) Lithuania (national team) + 0"
7  Igor Boev (RUS) Russia (national team) + 0"
8  Aksel Nõmmela (EST) Estonia (national team) + 0"
9   (BEL) BKCP–Powerplus + 0"
10  Wietse Bosmans (BEL) BKCP–Powerplus + 0"
General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) Jersey yellow.svgJersey green.svg Kolss Cycling Team 11h 00' 33"
2  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 9"
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Jersey white.svg BKCP–Powerplus + 10"
4  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com + 33"
5  Martin Laas (EST) + 33"
6  Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) Lithuania (national team) + 34"
7  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha + 37"
8  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 38"
9   (GER) Team Stölting + 38"
10  Matvey Zubov (RUS) Russia (national team) + 42"

Stage 4[]

23 August 2014 — Pärnu (Estonia) to Viljandi (Estonia), 165.5 km (102.8 mi)
Stage 4 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Jersey white.svg BKCP–Powerplus 3h 47' 51"
2  Krists Neilands (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 10"
3  Philipp Walsleben (GER) BKCP–Powerplus + 10"
4  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 10"
5  Wietse Bosmans (BEL) BKCP–Powerplus + 14"
6  Martin Laas (EST) + 14"
7   (GER) Team Stölting + 14"
8  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha + 14"
9  Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) Lithuania (national team) + 14"
10   (BEL) BKCP–Powerplus + 22"
General Classification after Stage 4
Rider Team Time
1  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Jersey yellow.svgJersey green.svgJersey white.svg BKCP–Powerplus 14h 48' 23"
2  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 20"
3  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 35"
4  Martin Laas (EST) + 45"
5  Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) Lithuania (national team) + 49"
6  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha + 52"
7   (GER) Team Stölting + 53"
8  Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com + 1' 17"
9  Matvey Zubov (RUS) Russia (national team) + 1' 17"
10  Andris Vosekalns (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 1' 34"

Stage 5[]

24 August 2014 — Viljandi (Estonia) to Tallinn (Estonia), 179.6 km (111.6 mi)
Stage 5 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Stölting 3h 48' 35"
2  Aidis Kruopis (LTU) Lithuania (national team) + 0"
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Jersey yellow.svg BKCP–Powerplus + 0"
4  Ivan Balykin (RUS) Russia (national team) + 0"
5  Martin Laas (EST) + 0"
6  Krists Neilands (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 0"
7  Oskar Nisu (EST) Estonia (national team) + 0"
8  Trond Trondsen (NOR) Team Frøy–Bianchi + 0"
9  Andris Smirnovs (LAT) Rietumu–Delfin + 0"
10  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 0"
Final General Classification
Rider Team Time
1  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Jersey yellow.svgJersey green.svgJersey white.svg BKCP–Powerplus 18h 36' 54"
2  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team + 24"
3  Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 39"
4  Martin Laas (EST) + 49"
5  Maxim Pokidov (RUS) Itera–Katusha + 56"
6   (GER) Team Stölting + 57"
7  Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) Lithuania (national team) + 1' 19"
8  Matvey Zubov (RUS) Russia (national team) + 1' 27"
9  Piotr Kirpsza (POL) BDC Marcpol + 2' 11"
10  Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team + 2' 34"

Classification leadership table[]

Stage Winner General classification
A jersey with a yellow design 		Sprints classification
A jersey with a green design 		Mountains classification
A jersey with a red polka-dot design 		Young rider classification
A jersey with a white design 		Teams classification
1 Mykhaylo Kononenko Mykhaylo Kononenko Mykhaylo Kononenko Not awarded Mathieu van der Poel Kolss Cycling Team
2 Ivan Balykin Clemens Fankhauser Ivan Balykin Ivan Balykin
3 Mykhaylo Kononenko Mykhaylo Kononenko Mykhaylo 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[]

  1. ^ Programme of the event

External links[]

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