The 2013

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is the fifth edition of the ranking system launched by the

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(UCI) in 2009. The series started with the

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on 22 January. __TOC__

Teams

The

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s compete in the World Tour, with

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teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event.

Events

All events from the

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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 For the second successive year, the Tour of Hangzhou was scheduled originally as part of the tour, but later withdrawn.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 the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).

Nation

Source: National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings were also used to determine how many riders a country could have in the

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Teams

Events

Final standings

Individual

Team

Nation

Leader progress

References

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