The 2013 Milano–Torino was the 94th edition of the
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...
single-day cycling race. It was held on 2 October 2013, over a distance of 193 km, starting near
Milan
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in
Settimo Milanese and ending near
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
on the ''
Colle di Superga'' ("Superga Hill").
Diego Ulissi
Diego Ulissi (born 15 July 1989) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Ulissi is a versatile, all-round cyclist who often wins stages and one-day races from breakaways and over hilly terrain.
Born in ...
of
Lampre-Merida
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, who was second in the
2012 edition, won the race,
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
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's
Rafał Majka
Rafał Majka (Polish pronunciation: ; born 12 September 1989) is a Polish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is known as a strong climber, and rose to prominence at the 2013 Giro d'Italia, where he finis ...
was second and
Daniel Moreno
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(
Team Katusha
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) completed the podium.
The Italian rider attacked on the final climb together with
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the V ...
(
2012 winner),
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Valverde's biggest wins have been the Vuelta a España in 2009, Critérium du Dauphiné in 2008 and 2009, ...
,
Rafał Majka
Rafał Majka (Polish pronunciation: ; born 12 September 1989) is a Polish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is known as a strong climber, and rose to prominence at the 2013 Giro d'Italia, where he finis ...
,
Domenico Pozzovivo
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and
Daniel Moreno
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, waiting the last 250 m to sprint to victory.
Teams
A total of 21 teams and more than 150 riders were invited to the race. Among the riders, there favourites were
Alberto Contador
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,
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Valverde's biggest wins have been the Vuelta a España in 2009, Critérium du Dauphiné in 2008 and 2009, ...
,
Joaquim Rodríguez
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Rodríguez recorded notable results included fourteen Grand Tour stage victories, an ...
,
Jan Bakelants
Jan Bakelants (born 14 February 1986) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
His major wins include the 2008 Tour de l'Avenir and stage 2 of the 2013 Tour de France, claiming the yellow je ...
,
Carlos Betancur and
Diego Ulissi
Diego Ulissi (born 15 July 1989) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Ulissi is a versatile, all-round cyclist who often wins stages and one-day races from breakaways and over hilly terrain.
Born in ...
["Milano-Torino 2013, la startlist definitiva"]
, ''SpazioCiclismo'', 1 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013
Results
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013 Milano-Torino
2013 UCI Europe Tour
2013 in Italian sport
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