2013 Belgium Tour Explained

2013 Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour
Date:	23–26 August 2013
Stages:	4
Distance:	332.5
Unit:	km
Time:	8h 26' 51"
Speed:	39.361
First:	Ellen van Dijk
First Nat:	NED
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Lisa Brennauer
Second Nat:	GER
Third:	Emma Johansson
Third Nat:	SWE
Mountains:	Sofie De Vuyst
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Team:	Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
Mountains Color:	blue
Sprints:	Jasmin Glaesser
Sprints Nat:	AUS
Sprints Team:	Team TIBCO-To The Top
Sprints Color:	green
Youth:	Amy Pieters
Youth Nat:	NED
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2012
Next:	2014

The 2013 Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour is the second edition of the Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour, previous called Lotto-Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race in Belgium. The tour will be held from 23 to 26 August 2013. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.2.^[1]

Stages

Stage 1

23-08-2013 – Warquignies to Angreau, 19.75km (12.27miles) Team time trial (TTT)^[2]

Stage 1 Result Team Time 1 2 + 35" 3 Team TIBCO-To The Top + 1' 22" 4 Hitec Products UCK + 1' 29" 5 + 1' 31"

General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0"

Stage 2

24-08-2013 – Angreau to Angreau, 110.16km (68.45miles)^[3]

Stage 2 Result Rider Team Time 1 2h 55' 48" 2 s.t. 3 Hitec Products UCK s.t. 4 Topsport Vlaanderen-Bioracer s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2 Rider Team Time 1 3h 21' 27" 2 + 0" 3 + 20" 4 + 29" 5 + 35"

Stage 3

25-08-2013 – Nijlen to Nijlen, 115.12km (71.53miles)^[4]

Stage 3 Result Rider Team Time 1 2h 45' 23" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 Topsport Vlaanderen-Bioracer s.t. 5 Team TIBCO-To The Top s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3 Rider Team Time 1 6h 06' 44" 2 + 6" 3 + 26" 4 + 35" 5 + 41"

Stage 4

26-08-2013 – Geraardsbergen to Geraardsbergen, 87.47km (54.35miles)^[5]

Stage 4 Result Rider Team Time 1 2h 20' 05" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 Hitec Products UCK + 3" 5 + 3"

General Classification after Stage 4 Rider Team Time 1 + 8h 26' 51" 2 + 7" 3 + 27" 4 + 1' 05" 5 Team TIBCO-To The Top + 1' 29"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Belgian Riders	Team classification	Combativity award
1		Ellen van Dijk	no award	no award	Annette Edmondson	Evelyn Arys		no award
2	Kirsten Wild	Jasmin Glaesser	Sofie De Vuyst	Jasmin Glaesser	Sofie De Vuyst	Élise Delzenne
3	Kirsten Wild	Lisa Brennauer	Marijn de Vries
4	Annette Edmondson	Ellen van Dijk	Amy Pieters		Loes Gunnewijk
Final Classification		Ellen van Dijk	Jasmin Glaesser	Sofie De Vuyst	Amy Pieters	Sofie De Vuyst		no award

Classification standings

General Classification

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1			8h 26' 51"
2			+ 7"
3			+ 27"
4			+ 1' 05"
5		Team TIBCO-To The Top	+ 1' 29"
6			+ 1' 38"
7		Sengers Ladies Cycling Team	+ 1' 46"
8		Hitec Products UCK	+ 1' 47"
9		Team TIBCO-To The Top	+ 1' 55"
10		Lotto Belisol Ladies	+ 1' 57

Source^[6]

Team Classification

Rank	Team	Time
1		24h 30' 35"
2	Team TIBCO-To The Top	+ 1' 13"
3	Lotto Belisol Ladies	+ 1' 17"
4		+ 1' 50"
5	Hitec Products UCK	+ 1' 59"
6		+ 4' 15"
7	Sengers Ladies Cycling Team	+ 5' 48"
8	CyclelivePLUS-Zannata Ladies Team	+ 6' 08"
9	Topsport Vlaanderen-Bioracer	+ 6' 42"
10	Belgium national team	+ 8' 25'"

Source^[7]

Sprints Classification

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1		Team TIBCO-To The Top	17
2			16
3		Lotto Belisol Ladies	15
4			10
5		Belgium national team	9

Source^[8]

Mountains Classification

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1		Sengers Ladies Cycling Team	23
2			9
3			8
4		Lotto Belisol Ladies	6
5			5

Source^[9]

Young rider classification

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1			8h 28' 29"
2		Hitec Products UCK	+ 9"
3		Lotto Belisol Ladies	+ 19"
4		Hitec Products UCK	+ 24"
5			+ 57"

Source^[10]

Belgian Rider Classification

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1		Sengers Ladies Cycling Team	8h 28' 37"
2		Sengers Ladies Cycling Team	+ 11"
3		Lotto Belisol Ladies	+ 27"
4		Lotto Belisol Ladies	+ 33"
5			+ 34"

Source

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2). Procyclingstats.com. 23 August 2013.
2. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) Stage 1 (TTT) " Warquignies › Angreau (19.75k/12.3m). Procyclingstats.com. 23 August 2013.
3. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) Stage 2 " Angreau › Angreau (110.16k/68.5m) . Procyclingstats.com. 24 August 2013.
4. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) Stage 3 " Nijlen › Nijlen (115.12k/71.5m) . Procyclingstats.com. 24 August 2013.
5. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) Stage 4 " Geraardsbergen › Geraardsbergen (87.47k/54.4m). Procyclingstats.com. 26 August 2013.
6. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) General Classification . Procyclingstats.com. 26 August 2013.
7. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) Teams Classification . Procyclingstats.com. 26 August 2013.
8. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour Final Results . lottocyclingcup.eu . 26 August 2013.
9. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) Mountains Classification . Procyclingstats.com. 26 August 2013.
10. Web site: Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour (2.2) Youth Classification . Procyclingstats.com. 26 August 2013.