Teams Selection of Tour de France 2014

The organisers of the Tour de France have chosen the teams that will take part in the 101st edition (July 5-27).

In accordance with Union Cycliste Internationale rules, the following eighteen ProTeams are automatically invited:

AG2R La Mondiale (Fra)

Astana Pro Team (Kaz)

Belkin Pro Cycling Team (Ned)

BMC Racing Team (USA)

Cannondale (Ita)

FDJ.fr (Fra)

Garmin Sharp (USA)

Lampre-Merida (Ita)

Lotto Belisol (Bel)

Movistar Team (Esp)

Omega Pharma – Quick Step Cycling Team (Bel)

Orica – GreenEDGE (Aus)

Team Europcar (Fra)

Team Giant – Shimano (Ned)

Team Katusha (Rus)

Team Sky (Gbr)

Tinkoff Saxo (Rus)

Trek Factory Racing (USA)

In addition to these eighteen teams, the organisers have awarded the following wildcards:

Bretagne – Séché Environnement (Fra)

Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (Fra)

IAM Cycling (Sui)

Team NetApp – Endura (Ger)

ETAPPE	TYPE	DATUM	START EN FINISH	KM	DETAILS
1	Flat	Saturday, July 5th	Leeds > Harrogate	191 km
2	Flat	Sunday, July 6th	York > Sheffield	198 km
3	Flat	Monday, July 7th	Cambridge > Londres	159 km
4	On-line	Tuesday, July 8th	Le Touquet-Paris-Plage > Lille Métropole	164 km
5	On-line	Wednesday, July 9th	Ypres > Arenberg Porte du Hainaut	156 km
6	On-line	Thursday, July 10th	Arras > Reims	194 km
7	On-line	Friday, July 11th	Épernay > Nancy	233 km
8	On-line	Saturday, July 12th	Tomblaine > Gérardmer La Mauselaine	161 km
9	On-line	Sunday, July 13th	Gérardmer > Mulhouse	166 km
10	On-line	Monday, July 14th	Mulhouse > La Planche des Belles Filles	161 km
-	Rest day	Tuesday, July 15th	Besançon
11	On-line	Wednesday, July 16th	Besançon > Oyonnax	186 km
12	On-line	Thursday, July 17th	Bourg-en-Bresse > Saint-Étienne	183 km
13	On-line	Friday, July 18th	Saint-Étienne > Chamrousse	200 km
14	On-line	Saturday, July 19th	Grenoble > Risoul	177 km
15	On-line	Sunday, July 20th	Tallard > Nîmes	222 km
-	Rest day	Monday, July 21st	Carcassonne
16	On-line	Tuesday, July 22nd	Carcassonne > Bagnères-de-Luchon	237 km
17	On-line	Wednesday, July 23rd	Saint-Gaudens > Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet	125 km
18	On-line	Thursday, July 24th	Pau > Hautacam	145 km
19	On-line	Friday, July 25th	Maubourguet Pays du Val d’Adour > Bergerac	208 km
20	Individual time-trial	Saturday, July 26th	Bergerac > Périgueux	54 km
21	On-line	Sunday, July 27th	Évry > Paris Champs-Élysées	136 km

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