2013 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche explained

2013 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
Date:	24–28 August 2013
Stages:	Prologue + 4 stages
Distance:	314.8
Unit:	km
First:	Tatiana Antoshina
First Nat:	RUS
First Team:	MCipollini–Giordana
First Color:	pink
Second:	Ashleigh Moolman
Second Nat:	RSA
Third:	Karol-Ann Canuel
Third Nat:	CAN
Third Team:	Vienne Futuroscope
Points:	Giorgia Bronzini
Points Nat:	ITA
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Linda Villumsen
Mountains Nat:	NZL
Mountains Color:	red
Sprints:	Elena Cecchini
Sprints Nat:	ITA
Sprints Team:	Faren–Let's Go Finland
Sprints Color:	violet
Youth:	Rossella Ratto
Youth Nat:	ITA
Youth Team:	Hitec Products UCK
Youth Color:	white
Team:	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
Combination:	Linda Villumsen
Combination Nat:	NZL
Combination Color:	blue
Previous:	2012
Next:	2014

The 2013 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche will be a women's cycle stage race held in France.^[1] The tour will be held from 2 September to 5 September, 2013. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.2.^[2]

Stages

Prologue

2 September Vallon Pont d'Arc to Vallon Pont d'Arc 2.5km (01.6miles)

Prologue result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 5" 4 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 5" 5 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 6"

General classification after Prologue Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 5" 4 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 5" 5 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 6"

Stage 1

3 September Rochegude to Beauchastel 120.9km (75.1miles)

Stage 1 result Rider Team Time 1 2 Orica–AIS s.t. 3 Faren–Let's Go Finland s.t. 4 RusVelo s.t. 5 GSD Gestion — Kallisto s.t.

General classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1 2 RusVelo + 2" 3 + 5" 4 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 5" 5 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 6"

Stage 2 (ITT)

4 September Vals-les-Bains to Vals-les-Bains 3.4km (02.1miles)

Stage 2 result Rider Team Time 1 Be Pink 2 Be Pink + 9" 3 + 9" 4 + 9" 5 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 9"

General classification after Stage 2 Rider Team Time 1 Be Pink 2 + 3" 3 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 8" 4 + 12" 5 Orica–AIS + 12"

Stage 3

4 September Vals-les-Bains to Le Teil 77.4km (48.1miles)

Stage 3 result Rider Team Time 1 2 Hitec Products UCK s.t. 3 Faren–Let's Go Finland s.t. 4 + 2" 5

Be Pink

+ 2"

|||General classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Be Pink
2			+ 3"
3		Orica–AIS	+ 12"
4			+ 12"
5		Hitec Products UCK	+ 12"

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Stage 4

5 September Le Pouzin to Cruas 110.6km (68.7miles)

Stage 4 result Rider Team Time 1 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 2 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t. 3 Orica–AIS s.t. 4 Faren–Let's Go Finland s.t. 5

RusVelo

s.t.

|||General classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Be Pink
2			+ 3"
3		Orica–AIS	+ 12"
4			+ 20"
5		Hitec Products UCK	+ 28"

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Stage 5

6 September

Stage 5 result Rider Team Time 1 Vienne Futuroscope 2 MCipollini–Giordana + 2" 3 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 59" 4 + 1' 00" 5 Hitec Products UCK + 1' 00"

General classification after Stage 5 Rider Team Time 1 2 MCipollini–Giordana + 1" 3 + 17" 4 Vienne Futuroscope + 21" 5 Hitec Products UCK + 25"

Stage 6

7 September

Stage 6 result Rider Team Time 1 2 Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t. 3 Hitec Products UCK s.t. 4 s.t. 5

Vienne Futuroscope

s.t.

|||General classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1		MCipollini–Giordana
2			+ 13"
3		Vienne Futuroscope	+ 17"
4		Hitec Products UCK	+ 52"
5		Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 52"

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Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Young rider classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Combination classification	Teams classification
P	Linda Villumsen	Linda Villumsen		Linda Villumsen	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded
1	Giorgia Bronzini	Emily Roper	Paulina Brzeźna	Anastasyia Chulkova	Cecilie Johnsen Gotaas	RusVelo
2	Alena Amialiusik	Alena Amialiusik	Alena Amialiusik	Alena Amialiusik	Be Pink
3	Giorgia Bronzini	Rossella Ratto	Alena Amialiusik
4	Joëlle Numainville
5	Karol-Ann Canuel	Linda Villumsen	Linda Villumsen	Linda Villumsen	Elena Cecchini	Linda Villumsen	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
6	Giorgia Bronzini	Tatiana Antoshina	Giorgia Bronzini
Final		Tatiana Antoshina	Rossella Ratto	Giorgia Bronzini	Linda Villumsen	Elena Cecchini	Linda Villumsen	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . tcfia.org.
2. Web site: Tour Cycliste F minin International de l\'Ard che 2013 - ProCyclingStats. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105083552/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_Cycliste_Feminin_International_de_l_Ardeche_2013. 2014-01-05.