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2013 Gent–Wevelgem
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2013 Gent–Wevelgem |
| series | 2013 UCI World Tour |
| race_no | 7 |
| season_no | 28 |
| date | |
| stages | 1 |
| distance | 183.4 |
| unit | km |
| time | 4h 29' 10" |
| first | Peter Sagan |
| first_nat | SVK |
| first_team | |
| second | Borut Božič |
| second_nat | SLO |
| second_team | |
| third | Greg Van Avermaet |
| third_nat | BEL |
| third_team | |
| previous | 2012 |
| next | 2014 |
The 2013 Gent–Wevelgem was the 75th running of the Gent–Wevelgem single-day cycling race. It was held on 24 March 2013 over a distance of 183.4 km and was the seventh race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was originally scheduled to be over a distance of 238 km, but due to snow, the race start was moved from Deinze to Gistel.
The race was won by Slovakia's Peter Sagan of the team, after making a solo attack with 4 km remaining, and ultimately held on to win the race by 23 seconds ahead of a group of nine riders. Second place went to Slovenian Borut Božič, riding for the team, while Greg Van Avermaet was the highest-finishing Belgian rider, completing the podium for the .
Teams
As Gent–Wevelgem was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with six other squads given wildcard places, and as such, would have formed the event's 24-team peloton. subsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. With not originally invited to the race, race organisers announced their inclusion to the race, bringing the total number of teams competing to twenty-five. Each of the 25 teams were allowed to enter eight riders to the race, making up a maximum starting peloton of 200 riders.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan | |
| 2 | Borut Božič | |
| 3 | Greg Van Avermaet | |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| 5 | Juan Antonio Flecha | |
| 6 | Mathieu Ladagnous | |
| 7 | Bernhard Eisel | |
| 8 | Stijn Vandenbergh | |
| 9 | Yaroslav Popovych | |
| 10 | Andrey Amador |
References
References
- (23 March 2013). "Gent-Wevelgem start moved to Gistel". [[Future plc]].
- (24 March 2013). "Sagan solos away for crafty Gent-Wevelgem victory". [[Future plc]].
- Moore, Kyle. (24 March 2013). "Sagan solos out of breakaway group to take Gent-Wevelgem". VeloNation LLC.
- (24 March 2013). "Peter Sagan wins 2013 Ghent-Wevelgem". [[Competitor Group, Inc.]].
- (15 February 2013). "CAS orders WorldTour licence for Katusha". [[Future plc]].
- (18 February 2013). "UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013". [[Future plc]].
- "Gent — Wevelgem 2013 start list". [[Future plc]].
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