The 2013 Gracia–Orlová is the 27th edition of the
Gracia–Orlová
Gracia–Orlová is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic and in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. It was created in 1987.
Since 2004, it starts in Dětmarovice. A mountain stage i ...
, a women's cycling stage race. It is an
UCI 2.2 category race and is held between 24 and 28 April 2012 in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It consists of a prologue and 5 stages.
Stages
Prologue
;25 April 2012 –
Havířov
Havířov (; pl, ) is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. ...
to Havířov (
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-b ...
),
The prologue started in Havířov located in the east of the Republic, only 12 km from the Polish border and less than 40 km from Slovakia at 17:00 local time. The prologue was and consisted of a straight kilometer followed by a few technical turns and again back the straight kilometer to the finish line.
Ellen van Dijk
Eleonora Maria "Ellen" van Dijk (; born 11 February 1987) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Besides road cycling she was also a track cyclist until 2012. Van Dijk is known as a time ...
won the prologue, just as in the
2012 Gracia–Orlová. Behind Van Dijk her teammate
Lisa Brennauer
Lisa Brennauer (born 8 June 1988) is a German former Cycle sport, racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2022, for six different teams.
On the track, Brennauer won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Cycling at th ...
finished second
Aleksandra Burchenkova finished third. With
Evelyn Stevens in fourth place made that 3 finished in the top 5.
Stage 1
;25 April 2013 –
Dětmarovice
Dětmarovice (; pl, , german: Dittmarsdorf, ''Dittmannsdorf'') is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Koukoln ...
to
Štramberk
Štramberk (; german: Stramberg) is a town in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. The historic centre of Štramberk is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural m ...
,
The first stage started in
Dětmarovice
Dětmarovice (; pl, , german: Dittmarsdorf, ''Dittmannsdorf'') is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Koukoln ...
with a travel south to
Havířov
Havířov (; pl, ) is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. ...
. The riders swung east and encircled the lake to the south-east of the city. The course had during this section different small climbs, some steep but rising no more than 50m. At and started bigger climbs, but not that big as the mountains of stages 3 and 4. The last section after the last descent, about from the finish line, was a flatter section with hills no higher than 50m. The race ended on top of a steep climb.
Due to the fall of the main bunch in the last three kilometer zone riders on place 1–101 were credited with the same time. The fall happened before beginning of the final climb.
Evelyn Stevens () won at the top of the climb the side-by-side sprint ahead of teammate
Ellen van Dijk
Eleonora Maria "Ellen" van Dijk (; born 11 February 1987) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Besides road cycling she was also a track cyclist until 2012. Van Dijk is known as a time ...
. Behind them
Alena Amialiusik
Alena Vasileŭna Amialiusik ( be, Алена Васільеўна Амялюсік; born 6 February 1989) is a Belarusian road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road ra ...
(
BePink) finished third.
Stage 2
;26 April 2012 –
Havířov
Havířov (; pl, ) is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. ...
to Havířov (
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-b ...
),
The second stage was a individual time trial which took place in the morning starting from 9:30. The riders rode from
Havířov
Havířov (; pl, ) is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. ...
to
Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...
and back. The time trial would have been two rounds but was shortened to one. The course has some humps witch sections reaching a gradients near 6% and had a sweeping bend at the turning point.
Stage 3
;26 April 2013 –
Orlová
Orlová (; pl, ; german: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Orlová is made up of four town parts: Lazy, Lutyně, Město and Poru ...
to
Visalaje,
The race sets out once again from
Orlová
Orlová (; pl, ; german: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Orlová is made up of four town parts: Lazy, Lutyně, Město and Poru ...
in the afternoon on the same day as stage 2. This time the race began in the north of the town and heading north briefly before turning south-east towards the same lakes as in stage 1, then turns south at
Stonava
Stonava ( pl, , german: Steinau) is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority.
Etymology
The name is ...
and south-west at
Albrechtice. It passes the lakes
Těrlicko
Těrlicko (; pl, , german: Tierlitzko) is a municipality in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Těrlicko is made up of villages of Dolní Těrlicko, Horn ...
and
Žermanice
Žermanice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Geography
Žermanice is located about northeast of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava ...
before progressing south via
Dobra and
Nošovice
Nošovice (german: Noschowitz, pl, Noszowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name originates from ''lokator'' Potmieno ...
. The first had only a couple of small hills but from here the terrain begins to climb more steeply. At
Raškovice
Raškovice ( pl, Raszkowice) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Raškovice lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Th ...
, with to go, the race entered the mountains with the finish line located 800m above sea level, at the
Visalaje ski resort.
Stage 4
;27 April 2012 –
Lichnov to
Lichnov,
The fourth stage featured over the course of its four main mountains. One reaching 1000m with a 6% gradient climb of 600m over 10 km to get there, one reaching 800m with a 5.3% climb of 425m in 8 km, one to 900m with another 6% climb over 4 km before it flattens out slightly over the last kilometre to the summit and a final climb to 550m with a 12.5% section over the last kilometer to the top. Then there was another very steep, short climb to the finish line.
The race started without team
RusVelo. Team manager Zabirova navigated the team to the wrong village also called
Lichnov, about from
Lichnov where the start took place.
Stage 5
;28 April 2012 –
Orlová
Orlová (; pl, ; german: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Orlová is made up of four town parts: Lazy, Lutyně, Město and Poru ...
to
Orlová
Orlová (; pl, ; german: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Orlová is made up of four town parts: Lazy, Lutyně, Město and Poru ...
,
The stage 5 route, winding through
Orlová
Orlová (; pl, ; german: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Orlová is made up of four town parts: Lazy, Lutyně, Město and Poru ...
, was a long circuit with some very steep climbs but no higher than 270m above sea level. The circuit was completed six times, giving a total distance of .
Final classifications
General classification
Source
Points classification
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Mountains classification
Source
Sprints classification
Source
Team classification
Source
Classification leadership
References
External links
See also
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2013 in women's road cycling
UCI Road World Rankings
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World Championships
The World Road Championships is set to be held in Florence
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