Racing

A Year in Review: the five best sprinters of 2014

Who's top of the class after another high-octane season?

Sprint kings

Who was first to the line in 2014? (Pic: Tim de Waele/OPQS)
Andre Greipel salutes another Tour Down Under victory as he enjoyed plenty of early-season success (pic: Sirotti)
Mark Cavendish still earned 11 wins in 2014 despite an injury-hit campaign (pic: Tim de Waele/OPQS)
Nacer Bouhanni left FDJ.fr despite earning five Grand Tour career stage wins (pic: Sirotti)
John Degenkolb bagged four stage wins on his way to winning the Vuelta's green jersey in 2014 (Pic: Sirotti)
You can work on you race-winning sprint at the same time as aiding recovery (Pic: Sirotti)

Sprint kings

The 2014 season had its fair share of high-octane action. From gutsy solo breaks to wheel-to-wheel battles on cycling’s greatest climbs and full-gas sprints.

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Now the dust has settled on another memorable WorldTour season, it’s time to reflect on the star performers of 2014 – starting with the fast men of the peloton.

Who has been crowned as RoadCyclingUK’s top sprinter of the season? Let the battle commence…