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Danmark Rundt
Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...
was a men's
road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
held from 31 July to 4 August 2013. It was the 23rd edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.
The race was rated as a
2.HC event and formed part of the
2013 UCI Europe Tour
The 2013 UCI Europe Tour was the ninth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2013 season began on 27 January 2013 with the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise and ended on 20 October 2013 with the Chrono des Nations.
The points leader, based on the ...
.
[2013 UCI cycling calendar , 2013 Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark]
Velowire. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
The race was won by Dutch rider
Wilco Kelderman
Wilco Kelderman (born 25 March 1991) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Professional career
Born in Amersfoort, Kelderman finished in seventh position in the general classification of the 2014 Giro d'Italia ...
of the
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
Belkin is an American consumer electronics and networking company headquartered in El Segundo, California. It produces mobile and computer connectivity devices and peripherals for consumer and commercial use. These include wireless chargers, pow ...
with Danish riders
Lars Bak
Lars Ytting Bak (born 16 January 1980) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the Fakta, , , , and squads. From 2022, Bak will act as team manager for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Ba ...
of
Lotto-Belisol and
Matti Breschel
Matti Breschel (born 31 August 1984) is a Danish retired professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2005 and 2019 for the , , and teams.
Career Junior career
Born in Ballerup, Breschel got his breakthrough with small Danish Tea ...
of
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
Tinkoff () was a Russian-registered professional cycling team from Russia and previously Denmark. It competed in the UCI World Tour. The team was owned by Russian Oleg Tinkov and, from 1999 until March 2015, was managed by former Tour de France ...
finishing second and third.
[Resultater, 6. étape Post Danmark Rundt 2013]
Danmarks Cykle Union, 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
The race was made up of six stages over five days and covered a total of , including an
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 ...
.
[Post Danmark Rundt Ruten 2013]
Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2013-07-15. It featured sixteen teams, including seven UCI Pro teams.
[Feltet til Post Danmark Rundt 2013]
Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
Schedule
Teams
16 teams raced in the 2013 Danmark Rundt: 7 UCI ProTeams, 5 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 4 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name.
Classification leadership
Final standings
The general classification was won by
Wilco Kelderman
Wilco Kelderman (born 25 March 1991) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Professional career
Born in Amersfoort, Kelderman finished in seventh position in the general classification of the 2014 Giro d'Italia ...
of
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
Belkin is an American consumer electronics and networking company headquartered in El Segundo, California. It produces mobile and computer connectivity devices and peripherals for consumer and commercial use. These include wireless chargers, pow ...
by six seconds from
Lars Bak
Lars Ytting Bak (born 16 January 1980) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the Fakta, , , , and squads. From 2022, Bak will act as team manager for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Ba ...
of
Lotto-Belisol with
Matti Breschel
Matti Breschel (born 31 August 1984) is a Danish retired professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2005 and 2019 for the , , and teams.
Career Junior career
Born in Ballerup, Breschel got his breakthrough with small Danish Tea ...
of
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
Tinkoff () was a Russian-registered professional cycling team from Russia and previously Denmark. It competed in the UCI World Tour. The team was owned by Russian Oleg Tinkov and, from 1999 until March 2015, was managed by former Tour de France ...
another nine seconds behind in third place.
Kelderman also won the points jersey by two points from Breschel and the young riders award. The race was Kelderman's first professional tour victory.
[Kelderman eyes Eneco Tour after first pro win at Tour of Denmark]
''Cycling News'', 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
Danish rider
Martin Mortensen of
Riwal Cycling Team won the mountain classification and the fighters award. The team race was won by
Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox by 16 seconds from
Vacansoleil-DCM.
References
External links
Official site (Danish)
{{Danmark Rundt
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Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...
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