2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
| 2013 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 21 April 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 261.5 km (162.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 38' 07" | ||||||||||||
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The 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 99th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 April 2013 over a distance of 261.5 kilometres (162.5 miles) and it was the thirteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by Dan Martin of Garmin–Sharp after he placed a late attack out of a group led by his teammate Ryder Hesjedal, to catch and eventually distance Joaquim Rodríguez who had to settle for second, while Alejandro Valverde won the sprint for third place.[1]
Teams
[edit]As Liège–Bastogne–Liège is a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.[2]
The 19 UCI ProTeams that competed in the race:
The 6 teams who were given wild cards:
Results
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| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
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| 1 |  Dan Martin (IRL)
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Garmin–Sharp | 6h 38' 07" | 100 |
| 2 |  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Team Katusha | + 3" | 80 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 9" | 70 |
| 4 |  Carlos Betancur (COL)
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Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 9" | 60 |
| 5 |  Michele Scarponi (ITA)
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Lampre–Merida | + 9" | 50 |
| 6 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)
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Astana | + 18" | 40 |
| 7 |  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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BMC Racing Team | + 18" | 30 |
| 8 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)
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Garmin–Sharp | + 18" | 20 |
| 9 |  Rui Costa (POR)
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Movistar Team | + 18" | 10 |
| 10 |  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Orica–GreenEDGE | + 18" | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Brown, Gregor (21 April 2013). "Dan Martin's Liege win is a 'dream come true'". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Participating teams". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ "Dan Martin wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
