The 2013

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was the World Championship for cyclo-cross. It took place at Eva Bandman Park in

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on Saturday, February 2, 2013. It was the first ever cyclo-cross world championship held outside of Europe. As in past years, four events were held. These world championships were mostly dominated by

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who, combined, won nine of the twelve possible medals and all of the gold medals.

Schedule

The original schedule was set to hold four events spread out over two days. Due to rising water levels in the

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and Beargrass Creek, which were predicted to flood low-lying parts of the venue by the morning of February 3, the UCI decided on Friday, February 1 to hold all the races on Saturday, February 2. The event organizers arranged for a temporary barrier to be erected to keep floodwaters from reaching the course on Saturday. In addition, the rider presentation, scheduled for the evening of February 1 at the

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entertainment complex in

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, was canceled. As a result of the schedule change, all four newly crowned world champions were able to attend the Louisville Foam Party. * Saturday February 2, 2013 ** 9:45/14:45 Men's Juniors ** 11:00/16:00 Women's Elite ** 12:30/17:30 Men's Under 23 ** 14:30/19:30 Men's Elite ''All times in

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, followed by UTC.''

Original

* Saturday February 2, 2013 ** 11:00/16:00 Men's Juniors ** 14:30/19:30 Men's Under 23 * Sunday February 3, 2013 ** 11:00/16:00 Women's Elite ** 14:30/19:30 Men's Elite ''All times in

, followed by UTC.''

Medal table

Medal summary

References

External links

Official website
{{2012–2013 cyclo-cross season Uci Cyclo-cross World Championships, 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International cycle races hosted by the United States Sports competitions in Louisville, Kentucky 2013 in American sports UCI Cyclo February 2013 sports events in the United States