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2013 Volta A Catalunya
The 2013 Volta a Catalunya was the 93rd running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 18 March in Calella, ended on 24 March in Barcelona, and consisted of seven stages. It was the fifth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by the Republic of Ireland's Dan Martin (cyclist), Dan Martin of the team, who took the lead after winning the race's Glossary of bicycling#queen stage, queen stage – the fourth stage – to Port Ainé–Rialp, and maintained the overall lead of the race until the end. As a result, Martin – who had previously finished the race in second place twice and fourth place over the previous four years – became the second Irish rider to win the race after Sean Kelly (cyclist), Sean Kelly, who won the race in 1984 and 1986. Martin won the general classification by 17 seconds over runner-up Joaquim Rodríguez (), while 's Michele Scarponi completed the podium, 17 seconds behind Rodríguez and 34 seconds dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 UCI World Tour
The 2013 UCI World Tour is the fifth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under on 22 January. __TOC__ Teams The UCI ProTeams compete in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event. Events All events from the 2012 UCI World Tour are included. For the second successive year, the Tour of Hangzhou was scheduled originally as part of the tour, but later withdrawn. ;Notes Final standings Individual Source: Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages. * 228 riders scored points. 30 other riders finished in positions that would have earned them points, but they were ineligible as members of non-ProTour teams. Team Source: Team rankings are calculated by adding th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
