The 2014 Critérium International, was the 83rd edition of the Critérium International cycling stage race. It took place on the island of Corsica, around the city of Porto Vecchio. As the previous two editions, the race consisted of three stages, with the first two held on the same day. The second stage was a short individual time trial.

The race was won by Jean-Christophe Péraud of Ag2r–La Mondiale, who won the overall classification without winning any stage. Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling) was second in the overall classification and won both the Points and the King of the Mountains classifications, while Tinkoff–Saxo's Rafał Majka finished ahead of the Young Rider classification. Suisse team IAM Cycling won the Teams classification.

Schedule

StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerRef
129 MarchPorto-VecchioPorto-Vecchio89 km (55 mi)Medium-mountain stageNacer Bouhanni (FRA)
2Porto-VecchioPorto-Vecchio7 km (4 mi)Individual time trialTom Dumoulin (NED)
330 MarchPorto-VecchioCol de l'Ospedale176 km (109 mi)Mountain stageMathias Frank (SUI)
Total272 km (169.0 mi)

Teams

A total of 15 teams took part in the race:

ProTeams

Professional Continental Teams

Continental Teams

Stages

Stage 1

29 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio to Porto-Vecchio, 89 km (55.3 mi)

RiderTeamTime
Stage 1 Result Rider Team Time 1 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FDJ.fr 2h 07' 01" 2 Nathan Haas (AUS) Garmin–Sharp s.t. 3 Marko Kump (SLO) Tinkoff–Saxo s.t. 4 Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar s.t. 5 Julien Simon (FRA) Cofidis s.t. 6 Matthias Brändle (AUT) IAM Cycling s.t. 7 Benjamin Giraud (FRA) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 s.t. 8 Armindo Fonseca (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement s.t. 9 Eugenio Alafaci (ITA) Trek Factory Racing s.t. 10 Julien Bérard (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FDJ.fr 2h 06' 55" 2 Nathan Haas (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 2" 3 Matthias Brändle (AUT) IAM Cycling + 3" 4 Marko Kump (SLO) Tinkoff–Saxo + 4" 5 Bob Jungels (LUX) Trek Factory Racing + 4" 6 Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 5" 7 Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar + 6" 8 Julien Simon (FRA) Cofidis + 6" 9 Benjamin Giraud (FRA) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 + 6" 10 Armindo Fonseca (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 6"
1Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)FDJ.fr2h 07' 01"
2Nathan Haas (AUS)Garmin–Sharps.t.
3Marko Kump (SLO)Tinkoff–Saxos.t.
4Tony Hurel (FRA)Team Europcars.t.
5Julien Simon (FRA)Cofidiss.t.
6Matthias Brändle (AUT)IAM Cyclings.t.
7Benjamin Giraud (FRA)Team La Pomme Marseille 13s.t.
8Armindo Fonseca (FRA)Bretagne–Séché Environnements.t.
9Eugenio Alafaci (ITA)Trek Factory Racings.t.
10Julien Bérard (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiales.t.
RiderTeamTime
1Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)FDJ.fr2h 06' 55"
2Nathan Haas (AUS)Garmin–Sharp+ 2"
3Matthias Brändle (AUT)IAM Cycling+ 3"
4Marko Kump (SLO)Tinkoff–Saxo+ 4"
5Bob Jungels (LUX)Trek Factory Racing+ 4"
6Stéphane Rossetto (FRA)BigMat–Auber 93+ 5"
7Tony Hurel (FRA)Team Europcar+ 6"
8Julien Simon (FRA)Cofidis+ 6"
9Benjamin Giraud (FRA)Team La Pomme Marseille 13+ 6"
10Armindo Fonseca (FRA)Bretagne–Séché Environnement+ 6"

Stage 2

29 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio, 7 km (4.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

RiderTeamTime
Stage 2 Result Rider Team Time 1 Tom Dumoulin (NED) Giant–Shimano 9' 07" 2 Rohan Dennis (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 3" 3 Bob Jungels (LUX) Trek Factory Racing + 10" 4 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 11" 5 Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Cofidis + 11" 6 Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Garmin–Sharp + 14" 7 Mathias Frank (SUI) IAM Cycling + 16" 8 Julien Simon (FRA) Cofidis + 16" 9 Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 18" 10 Nathan Haas (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 20"General Classification after Stage 2 Rider Team Time 1 Tom Dumoulin (NED) Giant–Shimano 2h 16' 08" 2 Rohan Dennis (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 3" 3 Bob Jungels (LUX) Trek Factory Racing + 8" 4 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 11" 5 Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Cofidis + 11" 6 Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Garmin–Sharp + 14" 7 Nathan Haas (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 16" 8 Mathias Frank (SUI) IAM Cycling + 16" 9 Julien Simon (FRA) Cofidis + 16" 10 Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 18"
1Tom Dumoulin (NED)Giant–Shimano9' 07"
2Rohan Dennis (AUS)Garmin–Sharp+ 3"
3Bob Jungels (LUX)Trek Factory Racing+ 10"
4Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 11"
5Jérôme Coppel (FRA)Cofidis+ 11"
6Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU)Garmin–Sharp+ 14"
7Mathias Frank (SUI)IAM Cycling+ 16"
8Julien Simon (FRA)Cofidis+ 16"
9Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)Bretagne–Séché Environnement+ 18"
10Nathan Haas (AUS)Garmin–Sharp+ 20"
RiderTeamTime
1Tom Dumoulin (NED)Giant–Shimano2h 16' 08"
2Rohan Dennis (AUS)Garmin–Sharp+ 3"
3Bob Jungels (LUX)Trek Factory Racing+ 8"
4Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 11"
5Jérôme Coppel (FRA)Cofidis+ 11"
6Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU)Garmin–Sharp+ 14"
7Nathan Haas (AUS)Garmin–Sharp+ 16"
8Mathias Frank (SUI)IAM Cycling+ 16"
9Julien Simon (FRA)Cofidis+ 16"
10Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)Bretagne–Séché Environnement+ 18"

Stage 3

30 March 2014 — Porto-Vecchio to Col de l'Ospedale, 176 km (109.4 mi)

RiderTeamTime
Stage 3 Result Rider Team Time 1 Mathias Frank (SUI) IAM Cycling 4h 43' 59" 2 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t. 3 Tiago Machado (POR) NetApp–Endura + 2" 4 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Trek Factory Racing + 3" 5 Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 3" 6 Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 13" 7 Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 20" 8 Fabio Duarte (COL) Colombia + 36" 9 Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 + 36" 10 Julien Simon (FRA) Cofidis + 36"Final General Classification Rider Team Time 1 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 7h 00' 12" 2 Mathias Frank (SUI) IAM Cycling + 1" 3 Tiago Machado (POR) NetApp–Endura + 19" 4 Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 25" 5 Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 26" 6 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Trek Factory Racing + 28" 7 Julien Simon (FRA) Cofidis + 47" 8 Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 48" 9 Bob Jungels (LUX) Trek Factory Racing + 57" 10 Fabio Duarte (COL) Colombia + 1' 07"
1Mathias Frank (SUI)IAM Cycling4h 43' 59"
2Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiales.t.
3Tiago Machado (POR)NetApp–Endura+ 2"
4Fränk Schleck (LUX)Trek Factory Racing+ 3"
5Rafał Majka (POL)Tinkoff–Saxo+ 3"
6Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)Bretagne–Séché Environnement+ 13"
7Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 20"
8Fabio Duarte (COL)Colombia+ 36"
9Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA)Team La Pomme Marseille 13+ 36"
10Julien Simon (FRA)Cofidis+ 36"
RiderTeamTime
1Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale7h 00' 12"
2Mathias Frank (SUI)IAM Cycling+ 1"
3Tiago Machado (POR)NetApp–Endura+ 19"
4Rafał Majka (POL)Tinkoff–Saxo+ 25"
5Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)Bretagne–Séché Environnement+ 26"
6Fränk Schleck (LUX)Trek Factory Racing+ 28"
7Julien Simon (FRA)Cofidis+ 47"
8Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 48"
9Bob Jungels (LUX)Trek Factory Racing+ 57"
10Fabio Duarte (COL)Colombia+ 1' 07"

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationYoung rider classificationTeam Classification
1Nacer BouhanniNacer BouhanniNacer BouhanniThéo VimpereNacer BouhanniTeam Europcar
2Tom DumoulinTom DumoulinTom DumoulinTom DumoulinGarmin–Sharp
3Mathias FrankJean-Christophe PéraudMathias FrankMathias FrankRafał MajkaIAM Cycling
FinalJean-Christophe PéraudMathias FrankMathias FrankRafał MajkaIAM Cycling

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