2013 Strade Bianche Explained

2013 Strade Bianche
Series:2013 UCI Europe Tour
Date:March 2
Stages:1
Distance:188
Unit:km
Time:5h 01' 53"
First:Moreno Moser
First Nat:ITA
Second:Peter Sagan
Second Nat:SVK
Third:Rinaldo Nocentini
Third Nat:ITA
Previous:2012
Next:2014

The 2013 Strade Bianche was the 7th edition of the international one-day cycling race Strade Bianche. The race was held on 2 March 2013, on the same route of the previous edition. The race started in Gaiole del Chianti and ended in Piazza del Campo in Siena.[1]

The race was won by 's rider Moreno Moser, the nephew of Francesco Moser. His team-mate Peter Sagan was second and Rinaldo Nocentini of was third. Moser attacked together with Juan Antonio Flecha with 17 km to go, chased down the four fugitives Michael Schär, Maxim Belkov, Giairo Ermeti and Aleksejs Saramotins, and attacked again for a solo breakaway on the final climb in the last kilometer.[2]

Teams

The start list includes 17 teams – 11 ProTeams and 6 Professional Continental Teams – and a total of 136 riders. Among them were the 2012 winner Fabian Cancellara, talents Peter Sagan and Moreno Moser, the 2006 Milan – San Remo winner Filippo Pozzato of, the 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans and the 2009 Vuelta a España winner Alejandro Valverde of the .[3]

Results

[4]

CyclistTeamTime
15h 01' 53"
2+ 6"
3+ 7"
4+ 7"
5+ 7"
6+ 7"
7+ 7"
8+ 7"
9+ 10"
10+ 13"

Notes and References

  1. News: Cancellara hopes for a third victory in the Strade Bianche by Limar. La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS MediaGroup. 25 February 2013. 1 March 2013.
  2. News: Marco. Pastonesi. A sensational Moser in Siena. The Strade Bianche race is his. La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS MediaGroup. 2 March 2013. 3 March 2013.
  3. News: Strade Bianche 2013: Startlist. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 March 2013. 1 March 2013.
  4. News: Stephen. Farrand. Moser thrills tifosi with Strade Bianche win. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 March 2013. 3 March 2013.