2014 The Women's Tour
Date7–11 May
Stages5
Distance498.9
Unitkm
Time12h 42' 07"
FirstMarianne Vos
First natNED
First coloryellow
SecondEmma Johansson
Second natSWE
Second teamOrica–AIS
ThirdRossella Ratto
Third natITA
Third teamEstado de México–Faren Kuota
PointsMarianne Vos
Points natNED
Points colorgreen
MountainsSharon Laws
Mountains natGBR
Mountains teamUnitedHealthcare
Mountains colororange
YouthRossella Ratto
Youth natITA
Youth teamEstado de México–Faren Kuota
Youth colorwhite
Next2015

The 2014 Friends Life Women's Tour was the inaugural edition of The Women's Tour, a stage race held in Great Britain, with a UCI rating of 2.1.[1] It was the ninth stage race of the 2014 Women's Elite cycling calendar. It is the only race in Great Britain, apart from the National Championships, on this calendar.

The race was won by Dutch rider Marianne Vos of , with Vos winning three of the five stages as well as the points classification.[2]

Teams

UCI Women's teams
Astana BePink
Estado de México–Faren Kuota
Hitec Products
Orica–AIS
UnitedHealthcare
Lointek
Non-UCI women's teams
Matrix Fitness-Vulpine
National teams
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Switzerland

Stages

Stage 1

7 May 2014 — Oundle to Northampton, 93.8 km (58.3 mi)[3]

Stage 1 result

RiderTeamTime
1Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AIS2h 28' 29"
2Marianne Vos (Netherlands)s.t.
3Hannah Barnes (United Kingdom)UnitedHealthcares.t.
4Trixi Worrack (Germany)s.t.
5Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)s.t.
6Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)s.t.
7Elena Cecchini (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuotas.t.
8Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)s.t.
9Amy Pieters (Netherlands)Netherlands (national team)s.t.
10Tiffany Cromwell (Australia)s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

RiderTeamTime
1Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AIS2h 28' 17"
2Marianne Vos (Netherlands)+ 4"
3Hannah Barnes (United Kingdom)UnitedHealthcare+ 8"
4Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)+ 9"
5Élise Delzenne (France)+ 9"
6Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)+ 10"
7Trixi Worrack (Germany)+ 12"
8Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)+ 12"
9Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)+ 12"
10Elena Cecchini (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota+ 12"

Stage 2

8 May 2014 — Hinckley to Bedford, 118.5 km (73.6 mi)[4]

Stage 2 result

RiderTeamTime
1Rossella Ratto (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota3h 02' 02"
2Susanna Zorzi (Italy)Astana BePinks.t.
3Marianne Vos (Netherlands)+ 6"
4Amy Pieters (Netherlands)Netherlands (national team)+ 6"
5Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)+ 6"
6Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)+ 6"
7Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)+ 6"
8Aurore Verhoeven (France)Lointek+ 6"
9Aude Biannic (France)Lointek+ 6"
10Chloe Hosking (Australia)Hitec Products+ 6"

General Classification after Stage 2

RiderTeamTime
1Rossella Ratto (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota5h 30' 18"
2Susanna Zorzi (Italy)Astana BePink+ 5"
3Marianne Vos (Netherlands)+ 6"
4Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AIS+ 7"
5Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)+ 14"
6Hannah Barnes (United Kingdom)UnitedHealthcare+ 15"
7Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)+ 16"
8Élise Delzenne (France)+ 16"
9Silvia Valsecchi (Italy)Astana BePink+ 16"
10Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)+ 19"

Stage 3

9 May 2014 — Felixstowe to Clacton-on-Sea, 90.5 km (56.2 mi)[5]

Stage 3 result

RiderTeamTime
1Marianne Vos (Netherlands)2h 11' 05"
2Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AISs.t.
3Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)s.t.
4Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)s.t.
5Elena Cecchini (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuotas.t.
6Leah Kirchmann (Canada)s.t.
7Amy Pieters (Netherlands)Netherlands (national team)s.t.
8Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)s.t.
9Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)s.t.
10Chloe Hosking (Australia)Hitec Productss.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

RiderTeamTime
1Marianne Vos (Netherlands)7h 41' 14"
2Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AIS+ 8"
3Rossella Ratto (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota+ 9"
4Susanna Zorzi (Italy)Astana BePink+ 14"
5Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)+ 18"
6Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)+ 24"
7Hannah Barnes (United Kingdom)UnitedHealthcare+ 24"
8Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)+ 25"
9Élise Delzenne (France)+ 25"
10Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)+ 28"

Stage 4

10 May 2014 — Cheshunt to Welwyn Garden City, 87.8 km (54.6 mi)[6]

Stage 4 result

RiderTeamTime
1Marianne Vos (Netherlands)2h 13' 09"
2Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)s.t.
3Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)s.t.
4Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AISs.t.
5Elena Cecchini (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuotas.t.
6Lauren Hall (United States)s.t.
7Leah Kirchmann (Canada)s.t.
8Aude Biannic (France)Lointeks.t.
9Trixi Worrack (Germany)s.t.
10Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

RiderTeamTime
1Marianne Vos (Netherlands)9h 54' 10"
2Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AIS+ 19"
3Rossella Ratto (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota+ 22"
4Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)+ 30"
5Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)+ 31"
6Susanna Zorzi (Italy)Astana BePink+ 31"
7Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)+ 37"
8Hannah Barnes (United Kingdom)UnitedHealthcare+ 37"
9Elena Cecchini (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota+ 41"
10Amy Pieters (Netherlands)Netherlands (national team)+ 41"

Stage 5

11 May 2014 — Harwich to Bury St Edmunds, 108.3 km (67.3 mi)[7]

Stage 5 result

RiderTeamTime
1Marianne Vos (Netherlands)2h 48' 10"
2Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)s.t.
3Amy Pieters (Netherlands)Netherlands (national team)s.t.
4Hannah Barnes (United Kingdom)UnitedHealthcares.t.
5Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AISs.t.
6Elena Cecchini (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuotas.t.
7Chloe Hosking (Australia)Hitec Productss.t.
8Aude Biannic (France)Lointeks.t.
9Élise Delzenne (France)s.t.
10Leah Kirchmann (Canada)s.t.

Final General Classification

RiderTeamTime
1Marianne Vos (Netherlands)12h 42' 07"
2Emma Johansson (Sweden)Orica–AIS+ 30"
3Rossella Ratto (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota+ 35"
4Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)+ 38"
5Susanna Zorzi (Italy)Astana BePink+ 44"
6Amy Pieters (Netherlands)Netherlands (national team)+ 50"
7Lucy Garner (United Kingdom)Great Britain (national team)+ 50"
8Hannah Barnes (United Kingdom)UnitedHealthcare+ 50"
9Lauren Hall (United States)+ 52"
10Elena Cecchini (Italy)Estado de México–Faren Kuota+ 54"

Classification leadership table

The yellow jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest overall accumulated time.
The points jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from stage finishes, and intermediate sprints on each stage.
The Queen of the Mountains jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points accrued from the summits of designated climbs on each stage.
The best young rider jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest accumulated time who is under 23 years of age.
The best British rider jersey is awarded to the leading British rider on general classification.
StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Best British rider
Teams classification
1Emma JohanssonEmma JohanssonEmma JohanssonSharon LawsHannah BarnesHannah Barnes
2Rossella RattoRossella RattoMarianne VosRossella RattoLizzie ArmitsteadAstana BePink
3Marianne VosMarianne VosOrica–AIS
4Marianne Vos
5Marianne VosLucy Garner
FinalMarianne VosMarianne VosSharon LawsRossella RattoLucy Garner

References

  1. ^ "Women's Tour of Britain receives 2.1 status". Cyclingnews.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ^ Cary, Tom (2014-05-11). "Women's Tour 2014: Marianne Vos a worthy winner as cycling enjoys a breakthrough moment". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  3. ^ "Stage 1: Oundle — Northampton" (PDF). The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Stage 2: Hinckley — Bedford" (PDF). The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Stage 3: Felixstowe — Clacton-on-Sea" (PDF). The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Stage 4: Cheshunt — Welwyn Garden City" (PDF). The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Stage 5: Harwich — Bury St Edmunds" (PDF). The Women's Tour. SweetSpot. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.