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 Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

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 ...

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, who was second in the 2012 edition, won the race,

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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 Daniel Moreno Fernández (born 5 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. He specialised in mountain and high-mountain races along with Grand ...

(

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) completed the podium. The Italian rider attacked on the final climb together with

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( 2012 winner),

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and

, 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

Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (born 12 May 1979) is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2001 and 2016 for the , , and teams. Rodríguez recorded notable results included fourteen Grand Tour stage victories, an ...

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, Carlos Betancur and

"Milano-Torino 2013, la startlist definitiva"
, ''SpazioCiclismo'', 1 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013

Results

References

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