2013 Vuelta a España

68th edition of the cycling race 2013 Vuelta a España 2013 UCI World Tour 22 28 Vuelta2013.jpg 300px 24 August – 15 September 21 3,358.9 km 84h 36' 04" Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 red Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 green Nicolas Edet FRA COF 2013 blue polkadot Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 white ESP EUS 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Vuelta a España was the 68th edition of the race. Chris Horner won the 2013 Vuelta at the age of 41, becoming the oldest ever Grand Tour winner.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/24101494 Vuelta a España: Chris Horner, 41, is oldest Grand Tour winner 15 September 2013 BBC Sport 15 September 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/15/vuelta-a-espana-christopher-horner Christopher Horner becomes oldest grand tour champion 15 September 2013 Guardian UK 17 September 2013 https://www.espn.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/9677342/christopher-horner-us-wins-spanish-vuelta-oldest-grand-tour-champion Chris Horner wins Spanish Vuelta 15 September 2013 ESPN 17 September 2013 Horner beat his nearest challenger, Italian Vincenzo Nibali, by finishing ahead of him in each of the final three mountainous stages before the final stage into Madrid. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2013/09/15/christopher-horner-wins-spanish-vuelta-oldest-grand-tour-champion/2816175/ Christopher Horner wins Vuelta as oldest grand tour champion 15 September 2013 USA Today 17 September 2013 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/540389/chris-horner-wins-2013-vuelta-a-espana.html Chris Horner wins 2013 Vuelta a Espana 15 September 2013 Cycling Weekly 17 September 2013http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-21/results Chris Horner wins 2013 Vuelta a Espana 15 September 2013 Cycling News 17 September 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130102215145/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-21/results 2 January 2013 This Vuelta started in Galicia on August 24, 2013. The race spent 5 days in Galicia, then continued anticlockwise touring Spain through Castile and León, Extremadura, Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, La Rioja, Cantabria, and Asturias, before returning to Madrid for the finish on September 15.http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/news/spanish-rumor-mill-hints-at-a-2013-vuelta-a-espana-thats-even-hillier-than-12-edition_265570 Spanish rumor mill hints at a 2013 Vuelta a España that's even hillier than '12 edition 2012-11-18 VeloNews 2012-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20121121051124/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/news/spanish-rumor-mill-hints-at-a-2013-vuelta-a-espana-thats-even-hillier-than-12-edition_265570 dead http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/vuelta-a-espana/hints-on-vuelta-route-more-mountainous-than-2012-edition_270349 Hints on Vuelta route: More mountainous than 2012 edition 2013-01-02 VeloNews 2013-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20130105021533/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/vuelta-a-espana/hints-on-vuelta-route-more-mountainous-than-2012-edition_270349 dead The Vuelta included excursions into two neighboring countries, Andorra and France. The top three stage winners received the following bonuses in the general classification: 10 seconds for winners of the stages, six seconds for runners-up, and four seconds for those in third place.http://www.vavel.com/fr/cyclisme/261135-daniel-moreno-fait-coup-double.html Daniel Moreno fait coup double Vavel.com 2013-09-01 2014-07-27 2013-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012001434/http://www.vavel.com/fr/cyclisme/261135-daniel-moreno-fait-coup-double.html dead Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2013 Vuelta a España thumb|right|400px|The 21st and final stage of the Vuelta a España 2013 on Paseo del Prado in Madrid. The 19 UCI World Tour teams were automatically entitled to start the race; three wildcard teams were also invited.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14491/Caja-Rural-Cofidis-and-NetApp-Endura-awarded-Vuelta-a-Espana-wildcards.aspx Caja Rural, Cofidis and NetApp-Endura awarded Vuelta a España wildcards velonation.com VeloNation 3 May 2013 1 June 2013 22em ALM 2013 ARG 2013 AST 2013 RAB 2013b BMC 2013 CAN 2013 CJR 2013b† COF 2013† EUS 2013 FDJ 2013b GRS 2013 KAT 2013 LAM 2013 LTB 2013 MOV 2013 OPQ 2013 OGE 2013 RLT 2013 TNE 2013† SAX 2013 SKY 2013 VCD 2013 †: Invited Pro-continental teams Route + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypehttp://velorooms.com/roadbooks/2013/vueltaespana.pdf 27 August 2013 Velorooms Vuelta a España, Unipublic La Vuelta '13: Libro de Ruta es La Vuelta '13: Road Book 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234357/http://velorooms.com/roadbooks/2013/vueltaespana.pdf deadWinner124 AugustVilanova de Arousa to Sanxenxo27.4 km on20px|Team time trialTeam time trialKAZ AST 2013225 August Pontevedra to Monte da Groba 177.7 km on22pxMedium-mountain stage Nicolas Roche IRL326 August Vigo to Mirador de Lobeira 184.8 km on22pxFlat stage Chris Horner USA427 August Lalín to Finisterra 189 km on22pxMedium-mountain stage Daniel Moreno ESP528 August Sober to Lago de Sanabria 174.3 km on22pxMedium-mountain stage Michael Matthews AUS629 August Guijuelo to Caceres 175 km on22pxFlat stage Michael Mørkøv DEN730 August Almendralejo to Mairena del Aljarafe 205.9 km on22pxFlat stage Zdeněk Štybar CZE831 August Jerez de la Frontera to Alto de Peñas Blancas 166.6 km on22pxMedium-mountain stage Leopold König CZE91 September Antequera to Valdepeñas de Jaén 163.7 km on22pxMedium-mountain stage Daniel Moreno ESP102 September Torredelcampo to Alto de Haza Llanas 186.8 km on22pxMountain stage Chris Horner USA3 SeptemberRest day114 September Tarazona 38.8 km on20px|Individual time trialIndividual time trial Fabian Cancellara SUI125 September Maella to Tarragona 164.2 km on22px Flat stage Philippe Gilbert BEL136 September Valls to Castelldefels 169 km on22pxMedium-mountain stage Warren Barguil FRA147 September Bagà to Coll de la Gallina (Andorra) 155.7 km on22pxMountain stage Daniele Ratto ITA158 September Andorra (Andorra) to Peyragudes (France) 224.9 km on22pxMountain stage Alexandre Geniez FRA169 September Graus to Formigal 146.8 km on22pxMountain stage Warren Barguil FRA10 SeptemberRest day1711 September Calahorra to Burgos 189 km on22pxFlat stage Bauke Mollema NED1812 September Burgos to Peña Cabarga es 186.5 km on22pxMountain stage Vasil Kiryienka BLR1913 September San Vicente de la Barquera to Alto del Naranco 181 km on22pxMedium-mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez ESP2014 September Avilés to Alto de L'Angliru 142.2 km on22pxMountain stage Kenny Elissonde FRA2115 September Leganés to Madrid 109.6 km on22pxFlat stage Michael Matthews AUS Total 3358.9 km on Race overview For in-depth details see 2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21 Stage one was a team time trial (TTT) which was won by Astana and resulted in Janez Brajkovič being awarded the red jersey. Stage two was won by Vincenzo Nibali who also took over the red jersey, but on the next stage Chris Horner would win and claim the lead. The race would eventually evolve into a battle between Horner and Nibali, who was attempting to win a very rare Grand Tour Double as he had won the Giro a few months earlier. Horner meanwhile was more of an outside contender for victory and prior to the start of this Vuelta he had more or less acknowledged this by announcing during a team meeting that he could finish top 10. Privately however, he told his wife and friends that he could podium as he felt he was in very good form following the 2013 Tour of Utah. After winning on stage three he told his team he could podium and told his wife he could win. Daniel Moreno would win stage four as Nibali would win back the jersey and hold it for the next few stages.vuelta-a-espana/daniel-moreno-wins-vuelta-a-espana-stage-four Nigel Wynn of Cycling Weekly 27 August 2013 https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/daniel-moreno-wins-vuelta-a-espana-stage-four-26349 live https://web.archive.org/web/20201031075005/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/daniel-moreno-wins-vuelta-a-espana-stage-four-26349 2020-10-31 Leopold König would win stage eight by one second over Daniel Moreno resulting in Nicolas Roche taking over the race lead. In stage nine Moreno would not be denied as he won his second stage, this one by four seconds, as he also took the red jersey from Roche by one second. Meanwhile, Nibali, Horner, former Vuelta champ Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodríguez were all within a minute of the lead. Until this point in the race Directeur Sportif for Team Radioshack José Azevedo had considered Horner's statement declaring he could make the podium, but still ran the team with the plan he had come into the race with. Only after Horner won again on stage ten and reclaimed the red jersey did he declare full team support for the American for the rest of the race. Stage eleven was an individual time trial where Nibali put time into all of the riders close to him in the standings reclaiming the red jersey yet again. Once again Nibali would maintain the lead for the next several stages. In stage eighteen Vasil Kiryienka would win the day as Horner took +0:25 out of Nibali to come within just three seconds of the lead. Stage nineteen saw the riders contend with the Monte Naranco where Rodríguez won the stage and pulled within a minute of Valverde for the final podium position. Horner took another six seconds from Nibali and reclaimed the red jersey by three seconds, but for all intents and purposes they were neck and neck going into the final mountain stage, which culminated on the Alto de l'Angliru. Rodríguez and Valverde were not far behind going into this decisive stage and if Nibali and Horner were to attack one another to the breaking point, either of these two riders could be in a position to steal the race. Horner was concerned about Nibali being considerably stronger than he was in the final sprint to the finish so his plan was to defeat him on the mountain.cited from first-person explanation from the rider. As can be seen this video, backspace needed in the link as youtu.be triggers a wikipedia source rejection: youtu. be/QKO7GHowi1ka If it is the rider telling the story then is this a better source than former TV broadcasts Nibali also intended to win on the mountain and he did attack Horner on numerous occasions, but Horner was able to seal his only grand tour victory by responding to every attack and eventually riding away from everyone except for the final surviving breakaway rider in Kenny Elissonde.Vuelta-a-Espana-2013-stage-20-Chris-Horner-all-but-seals-title-after-Kenny-Elissonde-wins-on-summit-of-Angliru The Telegraph 14 September 2013 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10310102/Vuelta-a-Espana-2013-stage-20-Chris-Horner-all-but-seals-title-after-Kenny-Elissonde-wins-on-summit-of-Angliru.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20130915064359/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10310102/Vuelta-a-Espana-2013-stage-20-Chris-Horner-all-but-seals-title-after-Kenny-Elissonde-wins-on-summit-of-Angliru.html 2013-09-15 Classification leadership table There were four main classifications contested in the 2013 Vuelta a España, with the most important being the general classification. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the red jersey; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the Vuelta. In 2013, there were time bonuses given on mass-start stages; ten seconds were awarded to the stage winner, with six for second and four for third. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awards a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists get points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and is identified with a green jersey. There was also a mountains classification. The organisation categorised some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reach the top of these climbs, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and was identified with a blue polka dot jersey. The fourth individual classification was the combination classification, marked by the white jersey. This classification is calculated by adding the numeral ranks of each cyclist in the general, points and mountains classifications – a rider must have a score in all classifications possible to qualify for the combination classification – with the lowest cumulative total signifying the winner of this competition. For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team is the team with the lowest total time. For the combativity award, a jury gives points after each stage to the cyclists they considered most combative. The cyclist with the most votes in all stages leads the classification. For the daily combative winner, the rider in question donned a dossard with a red background, on the following stage. Stage Winner General classification25px Points classification25px Mountains classification25px Combination classification25px Team classification Combativity award 1 AST 2013 Janez Brajkovič not awarded not awarded not awarded AST 2013 Janez Brajkovič 2 Nicolas Roche Vincenzo Nibali Nicolas Roche Nicolas Roche Nicolas Roche RLT 2013 Alex Rasmussen 3 Chris Horner Chris Horner Pablo Urtasun 4 Daniel Moreno Vincenzo Nibali Daniel Moreno Nicolas Edet 5Michael Matthews Antonio Piedra 6Michael Mørkøv Michael Matthews Tony Martin 7 Zdeněk Štybar Javier Aramendia 8 Leopold König Nicolas Roche Daniel Moreno SAX 2013 Antonio Piedra 9 Daniel Moreno Daniel Moreno Daniel Moreno MOV 2013 Javier Aramendia 10 Chris Horner Chris Horner Chris Horner Chris Horner SAX 2013 Juan Antonio Flecha 11 Fabian Cancellara Vincenzo Nibali Nicolas Roche AST 2013 Fabian Cancellara 12 Philippe Gilbert Fabricio Ferrari 13 Warren Barguil Michele Scarponi 14 Daniele Ratto Alejandro Valverde Daniele Ratto Chris Horner Daniele Ratto 15 Alexandre Geniez Nicolas Edet Alexandre Geniez 16 Warren Barguil EUS 2013 Juan Antonio Flecha 17 Bauke Mollema Javier Aramendia 18 Vasil Kiryienka Egoi Martínez 19 Joaquim Rodríguez Chris Horner Edvald Boasson Hagen 20 Kenny Elissonde David Arroyo 21 Michael Matthews not awarded Final Chris Horner Alejandro Valverde Nicolas Edet Chris Horner EUS 2013 Javier Aramendia Margins between Horner and Nibali Cycliste 120px 222px 322px 422px 522px 622px 722px 822px 922px 1022px 1120px 1222px 1322px 1422px 1522px 1622px 1722px 1822px 1922px 2022px 2122px Chris Horner +10" +10"20px +3" +3" +3" +3" +8"20px 25px 25px +46" 25px +46" 25px +46" 25px +50" 25px 25px +50" 25px +28" 25px +28" 25px +3" 25px 25px 25px 25px Vincenzo Nibali 20px +3" +1" +43" +3" +37" +37" Classification standings Legend   20px|link=General classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=Red jersey   Denotes the leader of the General classification   20px|link=Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=Blue polka dot jersey   Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification   20px|link=Points classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the leader of the Points classification   20px|link=Combination classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=White jersey   Denotes the leader of the Combination rider classification General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA 20px20px RLT 2013 84h 36' 04" 2 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 + 37" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px MOV 2013 + 1' 36" 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 3' 22" 5 Nicolas Roche IRL SAX 2013 + 7' 11" 6 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2013 + 8' 00" 7 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013b + 8' 41" 8 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 9' 51" 9 Leopold König CZE TNE 2013 + 10' 11" 10 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 13' 11" Points classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px|Green jersey MOV 2013 152 2 Chris Horner USA 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey RLT 2013 126 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 125 4 Nicolas Roche IRL SAX 2013 122 5 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 119 6 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 111 7 Maximiliano Richeze ARG LAM 2013 84 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2013 83 9 Michael Matthews AUS OGE 2013 78 10 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013b 75 King of the Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Nicolas Edet FRA 20px|Blue polka-dot jersey COF 2013 46 2 Chris Horner USA 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey RLT 2013 32 3 Daniele Ratto ITA CAN 2013 30 4 André Cardoso POR CJR 2013b 26 5 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 23 6 Amets Txurruka ESP CJR 2013b 22 7 Kenny Elissonde FRA FDJ 2013b 21 8 Nicolas Roche IRL SAX 2013 19 9 Vasil Kiryienka BLR SKY 2013 18 10 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2013 17 Combination classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Chris Horner USA 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey RLT 2013 5 2 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 13 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px|Green jersey MOV 2013 17 4 Nicolas Roche IRL SAX 2013 17 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 27 6 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 32 7 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2013 41 8 Leopold König CZE APP 2013 42 9 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2013 43 10 André Cardoso POR CJR 2013b 54 Team classification Pos.TeamTime1 ESP EUS 2013 253h 29' 35"2 ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 02"3 KAZ AST 2013 + 1' 30"4 DEN SAX 2013 + 9' 56"5 ESP CJR 2013b + 33' 48"6KAT 2013 + 45' 21"7 LUX RLT 2013 + 46' 54"8 GER TNE 2013 + 52' 29"9 FRA FDJ 2013b + 1h 01' 21"10 USA BMC 2013 + 1h 56' 46" References External links Vuelta a España 2013 Official website 2013 Vuelta a España 1 11 12 21 Category:2013 in Spanish road cycling Category:2013 UCI World Tour 2013 Category:August 2013 sports events in Spain Category:September 2013 sports events in Spain