2013 Tour of Britain explained

2013 Tour of Britain
Series:	2013 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	15–22 September 2013
Stages:	8
Distance:	1159.3
Unit:	km
Time:	29h 45' 22"
Speed:	38.960
First:	Bradley Wiggins
First Nat:	Great Britain
First Color:	gold
Second:	Martin Elmiger
Second Nat:	Switzerland
Third:	Simon Yates
Third Nat:	Great Britain
Third Team:	Great Britain
Points:	Martin Elmiger
Points Nat:	Switzerland
Points Color:	blue
Mountains:	Ángel Madrazo
Mountains Nat:	Spain
Mountains Color:	white
Sprints:	Ángel Madrazo
Sprints Nat:	Spain
Sprints Color:	green
Previous:	2012
Next:	2014

The 2013 Tour of Britain was the tenth running of the current Tour of Britain and the 74th British tour in total. The race consisted of eight stages, starting on 15 September in Peebles, and finishing on 22 September in London. The race was part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.1 category race.

Sir Bradley Wiggins won the race after gaining a lead in the stage 3 time trial.^[1]

Teams

19 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 5 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 7 UCI Continental Teams and one national team.^[2]

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Great Britain

Stages

There were 8 stages in the 2013 race covering a total of 1159.3km (720.4miles).^[3] Notable stages were Stage 6, which featured the race's first ever summit finish, and Stage 3, an individual time trial, something absent in the previous edition.^[4]

List of stages
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	15 September		209.9km (130.4miles)		Flat stage
2	16 September		186.6km (115.9miles)	Medium-mountain stage
3	17 September		16.1km (10miles)
4	18 September		188.4km (117.1miles)	Hilly stage
5	19 September		177.1km (110miles)	Medium-mountain stage
6	20 September		137km (85miles)	Medium-mountain stage
7	21 September		155.4km (96.6miles)	Hilly stage
8	22 September	London – London	88.8km (55.2miles)	Flat stage

Stage 1

15 September 2013 – Peebles to Drumlanrig Castle, 209.9km (130.4miles)

Stage 1 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8	Great Britain	s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 4"
3		+ 6"
4		+ 6"
5		+ 6"
6		+ 7"
7		+ 8"
8		+ 8"
8		+ 9"
10	Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox	+ 10"

Stage 2

16 September 2013 – Carlisle to Kendal, 186.6km (115.9miles)

Stage 2 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		+ 6"
4	Great Britain	+ 6"
5		+ 6"
6		+ 6"
7		+ 9"
8		+ 9"
9		+ 9"
10		+ 9"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Team	Time
1
2	Great Britain	+ 20"
3		+ 20"
4		+ 23"
5		+ 23"
6		+ 23"
7		+ 23"
8		+ 23"
9		+ 26"
10		+ 26"

Stage 3

17 September 2013 – Knowsley, 16.1km (10miles) individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 36"
3			+ 42"
4			+ 54"
5			+ 56"
6			+ 1' 16"
7			+ 1' 20"
8			+ 1' 22"
9			+ 1' 25"
10			+ 1' 26"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 37"
3			+ 47"
4			+ 55"
5			+ 57"
6			+ 1' 17"
7			+ 1' 18"
8			+ 1' 18"
9			+ 1' 21"
10			+ 1' 21"

Stage 4

18 September 2013 – Stoke-on-Trent to Llanberis, 188.4km (117.1miles)

Stage 4 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6	Great Britain	s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9	Team UK Youth	s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 37"
3			+ 47"
4			+ 55"
5			+ 57"
6			+ 1' 17"
7			+ 1' 18"
8			+ 1' 18"
9			+ 1' 21"
10			+ 1' 21"

Stage 5

19 September 2013 – Machynlleth to Caerphilly, 177.1km (110miles)

Stage 5 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6	Great Britain	s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 37"
3		+ 43"
4		+ 55"
5		+ 1' 12"
6		+ 1' 17"
7		+ 1' 18"
8	Great Britain	+ 1' 23"
9		+ 1' 38"
10		+ 1' 44"

Stage 6

20 September 2013 – Sidmouth to Haytor, 137km (85miles)

Stage 6 Result

	Team	Time
1	Great Britain
2		+ 2"
3		+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 5"
6		+ 7"
7		+ 7"
8		+ 12"
9		+ 12"
10		+ 31"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 32"
3	Great Britain	+ 1' 06"
4		+ 1' 08"
5		+ 1' 16"
6		+ 1' 19"
7		+ 1' 34"
8		+ 1' 36"
9		+ 1' 42"
10		+ 1' 58"

Stage 7

21 September 2013 – Epsom to Guildford, 155.4km (96.6miles)

Stage 7 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7	Team UK Youth	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 26"
3	Great Britain	+ 1' 06"
4		+ 1' 08"
5		+ 1' 16"
6		+ 1' 19"
7		+ 1' 34"
8		+ 1' 36"
9		+ 1' 42"
10		+ 1' 56"

Stage 8

22 September 2013 – London to London, 88.8km (55.2miles)

Stage 8 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 8

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 26"
3	Great Britain	+ 1' 03"
4		+ 1' 08"
5		+ 1' 13"
6		+ 1' 16"
7		+ 1' 34"
8		+ 1' 42"
9		+ 1' 46"
10		+ 1' 57"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprint Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Combativity award
1	Elia Viviani	Elia Viviani	Aaron Gate	Kristian House	Elia Viviani	Anthony Delaplace
2	Gerald Ciolek	Gerald Ciolek	Nicola Boem	Ángel Madrazo	Gerald Ciolek	Ángel Madrazo
3	Bradley Wiggins	Bradley Wiggins		no award
4	Mark Cavendish	Aaron Gate		Elia Viviani	Thomas Scully
5	Sam Bennett	Ángel Madrazo		Sam Bennett	Jacob Rathe
6	Simon Yates	Martin Elmiger		Liam Holohan
7	Mark Cavendish	Pete Williams
8	Mark Cavendish	Shane Archbold
Final		Bradley Wiggins	Ángel Madrazo	Ángel Madrazo	Martin Elmiger	Kristian House

Notes and References

Web site: Tour of Britain: Bradley Wiggins seals title as Cavendish wins stage . BBC Sport . 2013-09-22 . 2013-12-14.
Web site: Best ever field for Tour of Britain | Latest News . Cycling Weekly . 2010-11-17 . 2013-08-12.
News: Tour of Britain 2013 route revealed . CyclingWeekly.co.uk . 2013-03-09 . 2013-05-13.
News: Haytor summit finish for Tour of Britain . CyclingWeekly.co.uk . 2013-03-21 . 2013-05-13.