2013 Gent–Wevelgem
| 2013 UCI World Tour, race 7 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | March 24, 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 183.4 km (114.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 29' 10" | ||||||||||||
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The 2013 Gent–Wevelgem was the 75th running of the Gent–Wevelgem single-day cycling race. It was held on 24 March 2013 over a distance of 183.4 kilometres (114.0 miles) and was the seventh race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was originally scheduled to be over a distance of 238 kilometres (147.9 miles), but due to snow, the race start was moved from Deinze to Gistel.[1]
The race was won by Slovakia's Peter Sagan of the Cannondale team, after making a solo attack with 4 km (2.5 mi) remaining, and ultimately held on to win the race by 23 seconds ahead of a group of nine riders.[2] Second place went to Slovenian Borut Božič, riding for the Astana team,[3] while Greg Van Avermaet was the highest-finishing Belgian rider, completing the podium for the BMC Racing Team.[4]
Teams
As Gent–Wevelgem was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with six other squads given wildcard places, and as such, would have formed the event's 24-team peloton. Team Katusha subsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[5][6] With Team Katusha not originally invited to the race, race organisers announced their inclusion to the race, bringing the total number of teams competing to twenty-five. Each of the 25 teams were allowed to enter eight riders to the race, making up a maximum starting peloton of 200 riders.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[7]
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter Sagan (SVK)
|
Cannondale | 4h 29' 10" |
| 2 |  Borut Božič (SLO)
|
Astana | + 23" |
| 3 |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
|
BMC Racing Team | + 23" |
| 4 |  Heinrich Haussler (AUS)
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IAM Cycling | + 23" |
| 5 |  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
|
Vacansoleil–DCM | + 23" |
| 6 |  Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA)
|
FDJ | + 23" |
| 7 |  Bernhard Eisel (AUT)
|
Team Sky | + 23" |
| 8 | Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 24" |
| 9 |  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)
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RadioShack–Leopard | + 24" |
| 10 |  Andrey Amador (CRC)
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Movistar Team | + 24" |
References
- ^ "Gent-Wevelgem start moved to Gistel". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Sagan solos away for crafty Gent-Wevelgem victory". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Moore, Kyle (24 March 2013). "Sagan solos out of breakaway group to take Gent-Wevelgem". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Peter Sagan wins 2013 Ghent-Wevelgem". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "CAS orders WorldTour licence for Katusha". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Gent — Wevelgem 2013 start list". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.