2013 World Ports Classic Explained

2013 World Ports Classic
Series:	2013 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	30 August - 31 August
Stages:	2
Distance:	356
Unit:	km
Time:	7h 28' 10"
First:	Nikolas Maes
First Nat:	BEL
First Color:	blue
Second:	Jonathan Cantwell
Second Nat:	AUS
Third:	Reinier Honig
Third Nat:	NED
Points:	Nikolas Maes
Points Nat:	BEL
Points Color:	green
Youth:	Stig Broeckx
Youth Nat:	BEL
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2012
Next:	2014

The 2013 World Ports Classic is the second edition of the two-day cycle race between the port cities of Rotterdam and Antwerp. It is scheduled to start on 30 August 2013 and finish one day later on 31 August 2013.^[1]

Teams Participating

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bretagne-Séché Environnement
• Champion System Pro Cycling Team
• Color Code-Biowanze

Race overview

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner
1	Antwerp to Rotterdam	165km (103miles)	30 August
2	Rotterdam to Antwerp	191km (119miles)	31 August

Stages

Stage 1

30 August 2013 – Antwerp to Rotterdam, 165km (103miles)^[2]

Stage 1 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 26" 3 + 26" 4 + 26" 5 + 26" 6 + 26" 7 + 26" 8 + 26" 9 + 26" 10 + 26"

General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 28" 3 + 29" 4 + 33" 5 + 35" 6 + 35" 7 + 36" 8 + 36" 9 + 36" 10 + 36"

Stage 2

31 August 2013 – Rotterdam to Antwerp, 191km (119miles)^[3]

Stage 2 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3" 3 + 3" 4 + 3" 5 + 3" 6 + 3" 7 + 3" 8 + 3" 9 + 3" 10 + 3"

Final General Classification Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 2" 4 + 3" 5 + 4" 6 + 4" 7 + 4" 8 + 4" 9 + 15" 10 + 30"

Leadership Classifications

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Young rider classification	Team Classification
1	Jelle Wallays	Jelle Wallays	Jelle Wallays	Jelle Wallays
2	Maarten Tjallingii	Nikolas Maes	Nikolas Maes	Stig Broeckx
Final		Nikolas Maes	Nikolas Maes	Stig Broeckx

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Ports Classic 2013 Stage 1: Antwerpen › Rotterdam - ProCyclingStats. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140127110539/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/World_Ports_Classic_2013_Stage_1_Rotterdam. 2014-01-27.
2. News: Wallays slips away for solo World Ports victory. cyclingnews. 30 August 2013. 6 September 2013.
3. News: Maes wins World Ports Classic. cyclingnews. 31 August 2013. 6 September 2013.