2013 Milan–San Remo
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 The peloton inSavona | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 17 March 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 246 km (152.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 37' 20 " | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The2013 Milan–San Remowas the 104th running of theMilan–San Remosingle-day cycling race. It was held on 17 March over a shortened distance of 246 kilometres (152.9 miles),[1]and was the fourth race of the2013 UCI World Tourseason. For the first time in 31 years,[2]Milan–San Remo was held on a Sunday, after race organisers requested to change and move into line with several of the other Classic races.[3]
Heavy snowfall and bad weather forced organisers to shorten the race from 298 kilometres (185.2 miles) to 246 kilometres (152.9 miles) eliminating two key climbs – thePasso del Turchinoand Le Manie – and arranging a bus transfer, for the race to begin a second time.[4]A few riders elected not to take the restart, includingOmega Pharma–Quick-Step'sTom Boonen,who protested against the decision to let all riders rejoin the main group, despite several riders having lost contact before the race was neutralised.
After Boonen's team-mateSylvain ChavanelandTeam SkyriderIan Stannardhad led a reduced peloton over the summit of the final climb, thePoggio di San Remo,a group of six formed on the descent from the Poggio, including pre-race favouritesPeter Sagan(Cannondale) and2008winnerFabian CancellaraofRadioShack–Leopard.The sextet remained together until the finish, whereGerald Ciolekprevailed in the sprint forMTN–Qhubeka,ahead of Sagan and Cancellara.[5][6]
Teams
[edit]As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, allUCI ProTeamswere invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with seven other squads given wildcard places,[7]and as such, would have formed the event's 25-team peloton. Originally admitted to the event as a wildcard,Team Katushasubsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport.[8][9]Each of the 25 teams entered eight riders to the race, making up a starting peloton of 200 riders. Among the peloton was the first black South African rider in the race's history,MTN–Qhubeka's Songezo Jim.[10]
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[11]
Results
[edit]| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gerald Ciolek(GER)
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MTN–Qhubeka | 5h 37' 20 " |
| 2 |  Peter Sagan(SVK)
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Cannondale | s.t. |
| 3 |  Fabian Cancellara(SUI)
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RadioShack–Leopard | s.t. |
| 4 |  Sylvain Chavanel(FRA)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 5 |  Luca Paolini(ITA)
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Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 |  Ian Stannard(GBR)
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Team Sky | s.t. |
| 7 |  Taylor Phinney(USA)
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BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 |  Alexander Kristoff(NOR)
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Team Katusha | + 14 " |
| 9 | Mark Cavendish(GBR)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 14 " |
| 10 |  Bernhard Eisel(AUT)
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Team Sky | + 14 " |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Order of Arrival"(PDF).Milan–San Remo.La Gazzetta dello Sport;RCS MediaGroup.17 March 2013.Retrieved17 March2013.
- ^Lowe, Felix (17 March 2013)."Ciolek wins snow-shortened Milan-San Remo".Yahoo!Eurosport.TF1 Group.Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2013.Retrieved17 March2013.
- ^Atkins, Ben (28 November 2012)."UCI confirms Milano-Sanremo and il Lombardia moving to Sundays in 2013".VeloNation.VeloNation LLC.Retrieved15 March2013.
- ^MacMichael, Simon (17 March 2013)."Snow and TV schedules wreak havoc as race shortened".Road.cc.Farrelly Atkinson.Retrieved17 March2013.
- ^"Gerald Ciolek wins Milan-San Remo".Cyclingnews.com.Future plc.17 March 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2013.Retrieved17 March2013.
- ^Atkins, Ben (17 March 2013)."Gerald Ciolek edges out Peter Sagan in breakaway sprint".VeloNation.VeloNation LLC.Retrieved17 March2013.
- ^Farrand, Stephen (8 January 2013)."Bardiani, Colombia and Fantini Vini secure Giro d'Italia wild card invitations".Cyclingnews.com.Future plc.Retrieved15 March2013.
25 teams will ride Milano-Sanremo: the 18 WorldTour teams plus Androni Giocattoli, Katusha, MTN-Qhubaka, IAM Cycling, Bardiani, Vini Fantini and Team Europcar.
- ^"CAS orders WorldTour licence for Katusha".Cyclingnews.com.Future plc.15 February 2013.Retrieved15 March2013.
- ^"UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013".Cyclingnews.com.Future plc.18 February 2013.Retrieved15 March2013.
- ^"MTN-Qhubeka's Jim cold introduction to the WorldTour".Cyclingnews.com.Future plc.19 March 2013.Retrieved19 March2013.
- ^"Milan-San Remo 2013 start list".Cyclingnews.com.Future plc.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-19.Retrieved15 March2013.
