| 2013 E3 Harelbeke | |
| Series: | 2013 UCI World Tour |
| Race No: | 6 |
| Season No: | 28 |
| Date: | 22 March 2013 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 211 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 5h 08' 28" |
| Speed: | 41.0 |
| First: | Fabian Cancellara |
| First Nat: | Switzerland |
| Second: | Peter Sagan |
| Second Nat: | Slovakia |
| Third: | Daniel Oss |
| Third Nat: | Italy |
| Previous: | 2012 |
| Next: | 2014 |
The 2013 E3 Harelbeke was the 56th running of the E3 Harelbeke single-day cycling race. It was held on 22 March 2013, over a distance of 211km (131miles) and was the sixth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won for the third time by rider Fabian Cancellara,[1] after he made a solo attack with around 35km (22miles) remaining of the race.[2] Second place went to Peter Sagan of the team, while third place went to the 's Daniel Oss; both of those riders finished 64 seconds behind Cancellara.
As E3 Harelbeke 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. subsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[3] [4] With 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 entered eight riders to the race, making up a starting peloton of 200 riders.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[5]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | + 1' 04" | |||
| 3 | + 1' 04" | |||
| 4 | + 1' 04" | |||
| 5 | + 1' 08" | |||
| 6 | + 1' 08" | |||
| 7 | + 2' 15" | |||
| 8 | + 2' 15" | |||
| 9 | + 2' 15" | |||
| 10 | + 2' 15" |