2013 Clásica de San Sebastián explained

2013 Clásica de San Sebastián
Series:2013 UCI World Tour
Race No:19
Season No:28
Date:27 July 2013
Stages:1
Distance:232
Unit:km
Time:5h 39' 02"
Speed:41.0
First:Tony Gallopin
First Nat:France
Second:Alejandro Valverde
Second Nat:Spain
Third:Roman Kreuziger
Third Nat:Czech Republic
Previous:2012
Next:2014

The 2013 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 33rd edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 27 July 2013, over a distance of 232km (144miles), starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It was the nineteenth event of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won by 's Tony Gallopin, after he made a solo attack on the race's final climb – the Alto de Arkale – and was able to hold off the remainder of the field, to take the biggest win of his career.[1] Second place went to 's Alejandro Valverde, 28 seconds behind Gallopin,[2] while the podium was completed by rider Roman Kreuziger.[3]

Teams

As the Clásica de San Sebastián was a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. were given a wildcard place to form a 20-team peloton.

The 20 teams that competed in the race were:

Results

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CyclistTeamTimeUCI World Tour
Points
15h 39' 02"80
2+ 20"60
3+ 20"50
4+ 20"40
5+ 29"30
6+ 36"22
7+ 51"14
8+ 51"10
9+ 51"6
10+ 51"2

Notes and References

  1. News: Tony Gallopin wins 2013 Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian. Andrew. Hood. VeloNews. 27 July 2013. 28 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130730052306/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/07/news/tony-gallopin-wins-2013-clasica-ciclista-san-sebastian_297123. 30 July 2013. dead.
  2. News: Tony Gallopin takes solo win in San Sebastián. Nigel. Wynn. Cycling Weekly. 27 July 2013. 28 July 2013.
  3. News: Tony Gallopin wins Clásica de San Sebastián as Alejandro Valverde has to settle for second. Sky Sports. BSkyB. 27 July 2013. 28 July 2013.
  4. Web site: UCI WorldTour Ranking #18 – Clasica Ciclista San Sebastián (ESP/UWT). https://archive.today/20130728120212/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/uci.asp?page=result&SportID=102&CompetitionID=20654&CompetitionCodeInv=1&EditionID=810682&SeasonID=484&EventPhaseID=810683&EventID=10635&ContainerEventID=10635&GenderID=1&ClassID=1&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=800974&DerivedEventPhaseID=-1&detail=1&ranking=0. dead. 28 July 2013. 27 July 2013. 28 July 2013. Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports.