On 11 July the official anthem of the Championships was announced titled Song-G Ponferrada 2014 written by Bierzo band Rapabestas.

[6] The Italian company Erreà was made responsible to develop and distribute the official merchandising, from which a percentage of sales will go towards funding the event.

[8] The Provincial Council of León invested €323,181 to upgrade Ponferrada and make the city ready for the championships.

[9] According to media reports in March 2015, the championships failed to make a profit, with estimates for losses ranging from €2.7 to €9 million.

The number of cyclists per nation that competed, excluding riders in the team time trials, is shown in parentheses.

All courses will start and finish in Ponferrada and will run through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo and Carracedelo.

The total elevation over the elite men's course is 458 m (1,503 ft) with a few hills in the last 15 km (9.3 mi) with a maximum inclination of 10%.

The course starts with a flat section of 30 km (19 mi) through the valley of Bierzo, before the parcours goes slightly up.

In a few kilometres the riders will reach the highest point in the route, located at 709 m (2,326 ft) after 43 km (27 mi).

[27] The first 4 km (2.5 mi) are flat, after which starts the climb to Alto de Montearenas with an average gradient of 8%.

After a few hundred metres the ascent flattens and the remaining 5.1 km (3.2 mi) are at an average gradient of 3.5%.

Alto de Compostilla is a short climb of 1.1 km (0.68 mi), at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts are 11%.