2013 Tirreno–Adriatico

2013 Tirreno–Adriatico 2013 UCI World Tour 3 28 6–12 March 2013 7http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/download/2013/T7/ClassificaGenerale.pdf PDF 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Digital S. Benedetto Del Tronto: km 9,2 https://web.archive.org/web/20130319034608/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/download/2013/T7/ClassificaGenerale.pdf 2013-03-19 dead 1060.1 km 28h 08' 17" Vincenzo Nibali AST 2013 Italy blue Chris Froome SKY 2013 Great Britain Alberto Contador SAX 2013 Spain Damiano Cunego LAM 2013 Italy green Alberto Contador SAX 2013 Spain red Michał Kwiatkowski OPQ 2013 Poland white MOV 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 48th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of the Two Seas. It started on 6 March in San Vincenzo and ended on 12 March in San Benedetto del Tronto and consisted of seven stages, including a race-commencing team time trial and a race-concluding individual time trial.it Gialanella Luca http://www.gazzetta.it/TirrenoAdriatico/28-01-2013/nibali-sfida-evans-contador-parata-stelle-tirreno-adriatico-914034429244.shtml Nibali sfida Evans e Contador Nibali and Contador to challenge Evans La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS MediaGroup 28 January 2013 8 February 2013 It was the third race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won for the second consecutive year by Italy's Vincenzo Nibali of the AST 2013 team – becoming the first rider to do so since Tony Rominger in 1989 and 1990http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/Nibali-defends-Tirreno-crown-20130312 Nibali defends Tirreno crown Sport24 Media24 Limited 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 – who took the race lead on the penultimate stage, and held the lead to the end of the race, the following day in San Benedetto del Tronto.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/mar/12/chris-froome-vincenzo-nibali-tirreno-adriatico Vincenzo Nibali holds off Chris Froome to win Tirreno-Adriatico The Guardian Guardian Media Group Press Association 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 Nibali won the general classification by 23 seconds over runner-up Chris Froome (SKY 2013),http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8559842,00.html Froome clinches second at Tirreno SKY 2013 BSkyB 12 March 2013 12 March 2013June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes who won the race's queen stage – the fourth stage – at a summit finish at Prati di Tivo. SAX 2013's Alberto Contador completed the podium, 29 seconds behind Froome and 52 seconds down on Nibali.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/21756420 Vincenzo Nibali beats Britain's Chris Froome to take Italy title BBC Sport BBC 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 Contador was also the winner of the points classification,http://teamsaxotinkoff.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=3926 Alberto Contador finished third in Tirreno-Adriatico SAX 2013 Riis Cycling 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 https://archive.today/20130411224141/http://teamsaxotinkoff.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=3926 11 April 2013 usurped dmy-all taking home the red jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. In the race's other classifications, OPQ 2013's Michał Kwiatkowski was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later, finishing in fourth place overall,http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tirreno-adriatico-stage-7-tony-martin-wins-tirreno-tt-kwiatkowski-wins-white-jersey/1115 Tony Martin wins Tirreno TT, Kwiatkowski Wins White Jersey OPQ 2013 Decolef 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130319173859/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tirreno-adriatico-stage-7-tony-martin-wins-tirreno-tt-kwiatkowski-wins-white-jersey/1115 19 March 2013 dead dmy-all having led the general classification for one stage. LAM 2013's Damiano Cunego won the green jersey as winner of the mountains classification,http://www.teamlampremerida.com/en/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-malori-grande-a-crono-niemiec-9-in-classifica/ Marvellous TT by Malori, Niemiec 9th in the ranking LAM 2013 New Master SRL 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 Celebration day for Cunego too, who was awarded as the best climber of Tirreno-Adriatico. 9 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509032534/http://www.teamlampremerida.com/en/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-malori-grande-a-crono-niemiec-9-in-classifica/ usurped while the MOV 2013 were winners of the teams classification.http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-3-12/italian-party-ends-in-style Italian party ends in style MOV 2013 Movistar 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 Teams As Tirreno–Adriatico was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with four other squads given wildcard places,Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bardiani-colombia-and-fantini-vini-secure-giro-ditalia-wild-card-invitations Bardiani, Colombia and Fantini Vini secure Giro d'Italia wild card invitations Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 January 2013 9 February 2013 RCS Sport apparently considered Katusha as a Professional Continental team and the Russian team has been invited to Tirreno-Adriatico with MTN-Qhubeka, NetApp-Endura and Vini Fantini. and as such, would have formed the event's 22-team peloton. Originally admitted to the event as a wildcard, KAT 2013 subsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cas-orders-worldtour-licence-for-katusha CAS orders WorldTour licence for Katusha Cyclingnews.com Future plc 15 February 2013 18 February 2013http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirms-19-worldtour-teams-for-2013 UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 18 February 2013 18 February 2013 The 22 teams that competed in the race were:http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/start-list Tirreno — Adriatico 2013 start list Cyclingnews.com Future plc 12 March 2013 22em ALM 2013 ARG 2013 AST 2013 RAB 2013a BMC 2013 CAN 2013 EUS 2013 FDJ 2013a GRM 2013 KAT 2013 LAM 2013 LTB 2013 MOV 2013 MTN 2013 APP 2013 OPQ 2013 OGE 2013 RNT 2013 SAX 2013 SKY 2013 VCD 2013 FAR 2013 Among the 176-rider start list were five previous winners of the race, including the most recent three riders to win. LAM 2013's Filippo Pozzato (winner in 2003),http://www.teamlampremerida.com/en/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-la-formazione-della-lampre-merida/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130509060951/http://www.teamlampremerida.com/en/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-la-formazione-della-lampre-merida/ usurped May 9, 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico, Lampre-Merida selection LAM 2013 New Master SRL 5 March 2013 12 March 2013 and 2008 winner Fabian Cancellara of RLT 2013,http://www.radioshackleopardtrek.com/news/our-line-tirreno-adriatico-0 Our line-up for Tirreno-Adriatico RLT 2013 Leopard SA 4 March 2013 12 March 2013 were both using the race as a tune-up for the spring Classic races. Stefano Garzelli (2010),http://www.fantiniselleitalia.com/det_news.php?id=470&ANAR= https://archive.today/20130409161524/http://www.fantiniselleitalia.com/det_news.php?id=470&ANAR= dead April 9, 2013 #YellowFluo Tirreno — Adriatico FAR 2013 Croft Sport Limited 4 March 2013 12 March 2013 Cadel Evans (2011),http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=03&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1062&cHash=b3c5fb67617c3e4f54edd02edc3afa1a https://web.archive.org/web/20130905082743/http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=03&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1062&cHash=b3c5fb67617c3e4f54edd02edc3afa1a usurped September 5, 2013 Strong Team Time Trial First Goal At Tirreno-Adriatico BMC 2013 BMC Trading 4 March 2013 12 March 2013 and Vincenzo Nibali (2012) were all leaders of their respective squads FAR 2013, BMC 2013 and AST 2013.http://proteam-astana.com/en/news/tirreno-adriatico-preview Tirreno-Adriatico Preview AST 2013 Abacanto SA 4 March 2013 12 March 2013 https://archive.today/20130411163755/http://proteam-astana.com/en/news/tirreno-adriatico-preview 11 April 2013 dead dmy-all Race overview Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tirreno-adriatico-route-unveiled Tirreno-Adriatico route unveiled Cyclingnews.com Future plc 28 January 2013 9 February 2013 StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 1 6 March San Vincenzo to Donoratico 16.9 km 1 on 20px|link= Team time trial OPQ 2013 2 7 March San Vincenzo to Indicatore 232 km 1 on 22px Flat stage Matthew Goss AUS 3 8 March Indicatore to Narni Scalo 190 km 1 on 22px Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK 4 9 March Narni to Prati di Tivo 173 km 1 on 22px Mountain stage Chris Froome GBR 5 10 March Ortona to Chieti 230 km 1 on 22px Mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 6 11 March Porto Sant'Elpidio to Porto Sant'Elpidio 209 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Intermediate stage Peter Sagan SVK 7 12 March San Benedetto del Tronto 9.2 km 1 on 20px|link= Individual time trial Tony Martin GER Stages Stage 1 6 March 2013 — San Vincenzo to Donoratico, 16.9 km 1 on team time trial (TTT)Stage 1: San Vincenzo to Donocratico — Team time trial http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/stage_1.shtml Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Sport 3 March 2013 The opening stage team time trial was contested over the same 16.9 km 1 on parcours that the 2012 edition of the race started with. On that occasion it was the OGE 2012a team that won by seventeen seconds from their closest rivals, completing the course in a time of 18' 41".http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2012/stage-1/results GreenEdge wins stage 1 team time trial Cyclingnews.com Future plc 7 March 2012 6 March 2013 The 2013 running of the team time trial was never going to trouble that sort of time due to the weather conditions beside the Mediterranean Sea, as rain caused treacherous conditions for the teams.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14077/Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step-nails-Tirreno-Adriatico-team-time-trial.aspx Kyle Moore Omega Pharma-Quick Step nails Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC LTB 2013 were the first team over the start line in San Vincenzo,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/start-times-for-tirreno-adriatico-ttt Start times for Tirreno — Adriatico TTT Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 and set the early benchmark with a time of 20' 19", but only held the top spot for a short period, as the defending winners OGE 2013 went beneath twenty minutes for the course by recording a time of 19' 48". After Joaquim Rodríguez and KAT 2013 failed to impress on the course,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-1/results Barry Ryan Omega Pharma-Quick Step win Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 MOV 2013 took the lead, going thirteen seconds quicker than the time set by OGE 2013 yes. After a fifteenth-place finish on the stage in 2012, CAN 2013 improved vastly with their performance, getting to within seven seconds of the time of the MOV 2013 yes – with the team describing their performance as a confidence boosthttp://www.cannondaleprocycling.com/good-start-at-tirreno-adriatico-fourth-place-in-the-ttt/ https://archive.today/20130410164348/http://www.cannondaleprocycling.com/good-start-at-tirreno-adriatico-fourth-place-in-the-ttt/ dead April 10, 2013 Good start at Tirreno-Adriatico: fourth place in the TTT CAN 2013 Brixia Sport 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 – but both would be usurped by the pre-stage favourites OPQ 2013. With proficient time trial riders Tony Martin, Michał Kwiatkowski and Niki Terpstra among their ranks, the squad were fastest by three seconds at the midway point of the stage, which was later extended to eleven secondshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/movistar-impresses-with-second-in-the-tirreno-adriatico-team-time-trial Stephen Farrand Movistar impresses with second in the Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 by the time they reached Donoratico, stopping the clock with an eventual stage-winning time of 19' 24". As Mark Cavendish was the first of the team's riders to cross the line, he was entitled to wear the race's first azzurra jersey, but attributed the acclaim to Martin, who he believed had done most of the work during the stage.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14080/Mark-Cavendish-We-finished-with-five-but-everyone-had-a-part-to-play.aspx Ben Atkins Mark Cavendish: "We finished with five but everyone had a part to play." 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC Kwiatkowski was also part of the train at the finish – as well as Terpstra and Zdeněk Štybar – and thus was the best placed rider under the age of 25, and was entitled to wear the first white jersey.http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tirreno-adriatico-opqs-wins-ttt-despite-rough-weather/1101 OPQS Wins TTT Despite Rough Weather OPQ 2013 Decolef 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130310081538/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tirreno-adriatico-opqs-wins-ttt-despite-rough-weather/1101 10 March 2013 dead dmy-all Along with the MOV 2013 yes and CAN 2013 yes, BMC 2013 were the only other team to get within twenty seconds of the winning time. Of the overall contenders, defending champion Vincenzo Nibali and his AST 2013 squad were best positioned in fifth place, trailing OPQ 2013 yes by exactly twenty seconds. Chris Froome's SKY 2013 outfit gave up five seconds to Nibali in a time of 19' 49",http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/omega-pharma-wins-tirreno-opener-cavendish-leads_276998 Omega Pharma wins Tirreno opener, Cavendish leads VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 while SAX 2013, with Alberto Contador amongst their ranks, recorded a time of 19' 56", twelve seconds behind Nibali. Stage 1 Result TeamTime 1 OPQ 2013 19' 24" 2 MOV 2013 + 11" 3 BMC 2013 + 16" 4 CAN 2013 + 19" 5 AST 2013 + 20" 6 OGE 2013 + 24" 7 SKY 2013 + 25" 8 SAX 2013 + 29" 9 LAM 2013 + 35" 10 RLT 2013 + 36"General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Blue jersey OPQ 2013 19' 24" 2 Tony Martin GER OPQ 2013 + 0" 3 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 0" 4 Zdeněk Štybar CZE OPQ 2013 + 0" 5 Niki Terpstra NED OPQ 2013 + 0" 6 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 11" 7 Beñat Intxausti ESP MOV 2013 + 11" 8 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2013 + 11" 9 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2013 + 11" 10 Eros Capecchi ITA MOV 2013 + 11" Stage 2 7 March 2013 — San Vincenzo to Indicatore, 232 km 1 onStage 2: San Vincenzo to Indicatore http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/stage_2.shtml Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Sport 3 March 2013 With an itinerary of 232 km 1 on, the first mass-start stage of Tirreno–Adriatico was also the longest stage of the 2013 edition of the race.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14088/Tirreno-Adriatico-Goss-foils-rival-sprinters-for-stage-two-win.aspx Goss foils rival sprinters for stage two win VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 March 2013 8 March 2013 Shane Stokes However, this did not stop the stage being set up for the sprinters' benefit. There were two categorised climbs in the first half of the stage, at the Massa Marittima and the Cantoniera Montebello respectively, but after descending from the latter climb, the rest of the parcours was relatively flat before entering Indicatore for the first time. From then on, five laps of a 12.4 km 1 on finishing circuit were to be completed,http://inrng.com/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-stage-2-preview/ Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2 Preview The Inner Ring WordPress 6 March 2013 8 March 2013 Mikkel Condé with bonus time on offer at intermediate sprint points on the second and fourth passes of the finish line. However, like the previous day's team time trial, rain was expected to factor into the riding conditions, especially for the finish, which included a railway overpass around 1.2 km 1 on from the line. A trio of riders – EUS 2013's Garikoitz Bravo, TNE 2013 rider Cesare Benedetti and Kevin Hulsmans of FAR 2013 – made the early breakaway from the field, and managed to extend their advantage to the main field to around nine minutes at one point during the stage, before eventually stabilising at the seven-minute mark for the majority of the stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-2/results Daniel Benson Stephen Farrand Goss prevails in Indicatore Cyclingnews.com Future plc 7 March 2013 8 March 2013 Bravo and Benedetti each led over one of the day's two climbs, with a tie between the two on points in the mountains classification, with the day's general classification standings ultimately being the tie-breaker; ultimately, it was Bravo that finished highest, and thus he took the race's first green jersey. He would drop back from the lead trio first, thus leaving Benedetti and Hulsmans to continue on, at the head of the race. Race leader Mark Cavendish, the winner in Indicatore in 2012,Lee Walker http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-goss-wins-tirreno-adriatico-orica-greenedge-world-151252856.html Goss wins at Tirreno-Adriatico as Orica-GreenEdge do World Tour double Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 7 March 2013 8 March 2013 was able to gain a second at the first intermediate sprint, to establish a virtual one-second lead on the road. Cavendish added a further two seconds at the second intermediate sprint point – won by CAN 2013's Maciej Bodnar – while his OPQ 2013 team-mate Michał Kwiatkowski was also able to gain a second at the sprint, in effect, boosting his own lead in the young rider classification. On the penultimate lap, RAB 2013a's Sep Vanmarcke tried to establish a solo move in the heavy rain that had been falling for most of the stage, but was caught by the main field after several kilometres off the front. CAN 2013 yes moved to the front of the peloton on the final lap, hoping to set up Peter Sagan for the sprint finish. LTB 2013 led the sprint out in the closing metres for André Greipel, but first Sagan and then OGE 2013's Matthew Goss both came past him, with Goss ultimately taking the stage win on the line – his first win of the seasonhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/goss-all-smiles-after-first-win-of-season-at-tirreno Stephen Farrand Goss all smiles after first win of season at Tirreno Cyclingnews.com Future plc 7 March 2013 8 March 2013 – ahead of ALM 2013's Manuel Belletti and Gerald Ciolek, riding for World Tour débutants MTN 2013.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14091/MTN-Qhubeka-goes-close-to-stage-win-in-teams-first-WorldTour-race.aspx MTN Qhubeka goes close to stage win in team's first WorldTour race VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 March 2013 8 March 2013 Shane Stokes Cavendish maintained the leader's jersey after finishing fifth in the sprint – criticising his team's lead-out in the processhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-criticizes-teammates-after-losing-tirreno-sprint Stephen Farrand Cavendish criticizes teammates after losing Tirreno sprint Cyclingnews.com Future plc 7 March 2013 8 March 2013 – while Greipel and Sagan finished seventh and ninth respectively. Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Matthew Goss AUS OGE 2013 5h 48' 41" 2 Manuel Belletti ITA ALM 2013 s.t. 3 Gerald Ciolek GER MTN 2013 s.t. 4 Roberto Ferrari ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 5 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Blue jersey OPQ 2013 s.t. 6 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2013a s.t. 7 André Greipel GER LTB 2013 s.t. 8 Kristian Sbaragli ITA MTN 2013 s.t. 9 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 s.t. 10 Davide Appollonio ITA ALM 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Blue jersey OPQ 2013 6h 08' 02" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 2" 3 Niki Terpstra NED OPQ 2013 + 3" 4 Tony Martin GER OPQ 2013 + 3" 5 Zdeněk Štybar CZE OPQ 2013 + 3" 6 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 14" 7 Alex Dowsett GBR MOV 2013 + 14" 8 Juan José Cobo ESP MOV 2013 + 14" 9 Beñat Intxausti ESP MOV 2013 + 14" 10 Eros Capecchi ITA MOV 2013 + 14" Stage 3 8 March 2013 — Indicatore to Narni Scalo, 190 km 1 onStage 3: Indicatore to Narni Scalo http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/stage_3.shtml Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Sport 3 March 2013 For the second stage running, the stage was set up for sprinters, with only one categorised climb during the 190 km 1 on parcours. The climb itself – situated in the town of Todi – was short and steep, averaging 12.2% over 1.5 km 1 on of climbing.http://inrng.com/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-stage-3-preview/ Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3 Preview The Inner Ring WordPress 7 March 2013 9 March 2013 Mikkel Condé The remaining 70 km 1 on of the stage after the climb, were undulating around Narni and Narni Scalo. After a 22 km 1 on circuit towards the finish, the riders completed a final loop of 7.6 km 1 on before reaching the finish. For the second day running, TNE 2013 rider Cesare Benedetti and mountains classification leader Garikoitz Bravo of the EUS 2013 team both made it into the day's breakaway,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-3/results Sagan speeds to soggy Tirreno-Adriatico stage win Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 March 2013 9 March 2013 where again they were joined by a member of the FAR 2013 team, with Francesco Failli completing the lead trio.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14098/Tirreno-Adriatico-Sagan-beats-Cavendish-and-Greipel-to-grab-sprint-victory-into-Narni-Scalo.aspx Sagan beats Cavendish and Greipel to grab sprint victory into Narni Scalo VeloNation VeloNation LLC 8 March 2013 9 March 2013 Shane Stokes The trio quickly established an advantage over the main field, which they extended to around nine minutes before the climb at Todi, where Benedetti was able to take the green jersey from Bravo. Benedetti was able to do so, as he led over the top of the climb ahead of Failli and Bravo. At this point, Bravo departed the breakaway and returned to the main field. Benedetti and Failli continued apace out front, while the peloton slowly brought the peloton back, in order to not catch the leaders too quickly and create opportunities for riders to attack before the finish in Narni Scalo. CAN 2013 were mainstays at the front of the group, hoping to set up a sprint for Peter Sagan. As wet conditions hit the race once again, several mini-attacks occurred on the run-in to the finish, with RAB 2013a's Lars Boom heading onto the final circuit with a small lead over the peloton. His attack was brought back before the end, as were solo attacks by Failli's team-mate Matteo Rabottini and VCD 2013's Sergey Lagutin – the latter's attempt ending inside the final kilometre – setting up the final sprint. Matthew Goss, in the red jersey for points classification leader, for OGE 2013 launched his sprint first, but Gerald Ciolek (MTN 2013) came past him on the outside,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/sagan-beats-cavendish-greipel-in-tirreno-sprint_277243 Sagan bests Cavendish, Greipel in Tirreno sprint VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 8 March 2013 9 March 2013 before fading. Sagan and race leader Mark Cavendish (OPQ 2013) also came past him, with the former winning on the line, beating Cavendish for the first time in a head-to-head sprint.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-upbeat-despite-being-beaten-by-sagan Stephen Farrand Cavendish upbeat despite being beaten by Sagan Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 March 2013 9 March 2013http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-savours-his-first-win-against-cavendish Stephen Farrand Sagan savours his first win against Cavendish Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 March 2013 9 March 2013 Cavendish extended his overall lead with bonus seconds on offer for second place, while taking the points lead from Goss. Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 5h 15' 12" 2 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Blue jersey OPQ 2013 s.t. 3 André Greipel GER LTB 2013 s.t. 4 Gerald Ciolek GER MTN 2013 s.t. 5 Matthew Goss AUS 20px|Red jersey OGE 2013 s.t. 6 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 7 Tyler Farrar USA GRS 2013 s.t. 8 Thor Hushovd NOR BMC 2013 s.t. 9 Manuel Belletti ITA ALM 2013 s.t. 10 Simon Geschke GER ARG 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Blue jersey20px|Red jersey OPQ 2013 11h 23' 08" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 7" 3 Niki Terpstra NED OPQ 2013 + 9" 4 Tony Martin GER OPQ 2013 + 9" 5 Zdeněk Štybar CZE OPQ 2013 + 9" 6 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 + 18" 7 Alex Dowsett GBR MOV 2013 + 20" 8 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 20" 9 Beñat Intxausti ESP MOV 2013 + 20" 10 Juan José Cobo ESP MOV 2013 + 20" Stage 4 9 March 2013 — Narni to Prati di Tivo, 173 km 1 onStage 4: Narni to Prati di Tivo http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/stage_4.shtml Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Sport 3 March 2013 The queen stage of the 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/chris-froome-wins-queen-stage-at-2013-tirreno-adriatico-michal-kwiatkowski-takes-lead_277335 Chris Froome wins queen stage at 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico; Michal Kwiatkowski takes lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 9 March 2013 10 March 2013http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28563_8552283,00.html Froome wins Tirreno queen stage SKY 2013 BSkyB 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 the fourth stage saw the summit finish at Prati di Tivo for the second consecutive year, where Vincenzo Nibali soloed away to a sixteen-second victory after attacking with 4 km 1 on left to climb,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2012/stage-5/results Susan Westemeyer Nibali wins atop Prati di Tivo Cyclingnews.com Future plc 11 March 2012 10 March 2013 en route to winning the race overall in the final individual time trial stage. From the start in Narni, the 173 km 1 on parcours steadily rose, with three categorised climbs as part of the itinerary; the Forca di Arrone and the Capannelle Pass were both ascented but were not major tests to the riders, as both had average gradients of lower than 5%, but this was the preparation to the climb to Prati di Tivo. The 14.6 km 1 on long climb reached a gradient of 12% at its lower slopes, but the gradient averaged 7.1% for the duration. There was also the second of the day's intermediate sprints during the climb, at Pietracamela, coming with just under 6 km 1 on remaining. Four riders – AST 2013's Fredrik Kessiakoff, Anthony Roux (FDJ 2013a), Tomasz Marczyński of VCD 2013, and for the second day running, Francesco Failli riding for the FAR 2013 teamhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-4/results Froome wins summit finish at Prati di Tivo Cyclingnews.com Future plc 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 – advanced clear of the main field after 20 km 1 on of the stage,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14104/Froome-scoops-Tirreno-Adriatico-queen-stage-win-with-final-kilometre-surge.aspx Froome scoops Tirreno-Adriatico queen stage win with final kilometre surge VeloNation VeloNation LLC 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 Shane Stokes and managed to extend their advantage to a maximum of about seven minutes around a third of the way into the stage. Failli was in the breakaway to try and take the mountains classification lead away from TNE 2013's Cesare Benedetti, and ultimately did so, after taking maximum points at the first two climbs on the route. OPQ 2013 and the BMC 2013 moved to the front of the peloton behind, keeping their respective protected riders out of danger, prior to the final climb. The lead quartet held a lead of under two minutes at the foot of the climb, with the peloton closing quickly. With such a pace behind, Marczyński went off the front on his own, in order to prevent himself being caught for as long as possible. He held a lead of around 45 seconds with 9 km 1 on remaining, as SKY 2013 led the chase in the peloton with five riders on the front, protecting Chris Froome, who was one of the favourites for the stage. Marczyński was caught not long after, with SKY 2013 yes's pace reducing numbers in the peloton drastically, with Cadel Evans, Joaquim Rodríguez and Roman Kreuziger among those dropped. SAX 2013 rider Alberto Contador tried several times to get clear, and at one point, had formed a group with Nibali and Failli's team-mate Mauro Santambrogio. Froome was able to get back to them with assistance from RLT 2013's Chris Horner,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14108/Tirreno-Adriatico-Horner-impresses-in-debut-race-of-2013.aspx Horner impresses in debut race of 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 and countered over the top of the group, and soloed away to a six-second margin of victory,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-there-are-no-secrets-at-team-sky Stephen Farrand Chris Froome: There are no secrets at Team Sky Cyclingnews.com Future plc 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 ahead of Santambrogio who finished second, with Nibali in third. Michał Kwiatkowski kept the azzurra jersey with OPQ 2013 yes, finishing the stage fourth,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kwiatkowski-fights-back-to-take-tirreno-adriatico-race-lead Stephen Farrand Kwiatkowski fights back to take Tirreno-Adriatico race lead Cyclingnews.com Future plc 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 to take the jersey from team-mate Mark Cavendish. Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 4h 41' 31" 2 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 6" 3 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 + 11" 4 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 13" 5 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 15" 6 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 15" 7 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2013 + 20" 8 Wout Poels NED VCD 2013 + 43" 9 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 43" 10 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 58"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|Blue jersey20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 16h 04' 59" 2 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 4" 3 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 + 16" 4 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 30" 5 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2013 + 33" 6 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 40" 7 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 55" 8 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 04" 9 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 1' 16" 10 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 1' 16" Stage 5 10 March 2013 — Ortona to Chieti, 230 km 1 onStage 5: Ortona to Chieti http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/stage_5.shtml Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Sport 3 March 2013 The race finished in Chieti for the fourth successive year, after a long day in the saddle for the peloton. After a lumpy parcours out of the start town of Ortona,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-5/results 10 March 2013 11 March 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc Rodriguez solos to victory in Chieti the riders had to wait some 90 km 1 on for the first of three categorised climbs on the day. The first climb, the Forchetta di Palena,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14111/Rodriguez-unequalled-on-final-climb-wins-stage-five-of-Tirreno-Adriatico.aspx Shane Stokes 10 March 2013 11 March 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC Rodriguez unequalled on final climb, wins stage five of Tirreno-Adriatico was not excessive steep at an average gradient of 3.3% but the climb itself was long and laborious at 21.7 km 1 on long. After a substantial descent, the riders headed towards the second climb via the first of two intermediate sprint points at Lettomanoppello, before the steep Passo Lanciano. The Lanciano, 11.3 km 1 on at 8.6%,http://c-cycling.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-stage-5-preview.html Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 5 Preview C-Cycling Blogspot 9 March 2013 11 March 2013 Mikkel Condé was introduced by race organisers for the 2013 edition in order to make the run in to Chieti more demanding than before. Upon arriving in Chieti, there were two steep climbs in the final 7.5 km 1 on; the first, averaging 7.7%, led up to the second intermediate sprint, and the second – after a short descent – averaged over 12% for 1200 m, reaching 19% in places.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rodriguez-bounces-back-with-stage-win-in-chieti Stephen Farrand 10 March 2013 11 March 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc Rodriguez bounces back with stage win in Chieti Upon cresting the top of the climb, there was a false flat to the finish on the Via Salomone. Nine riders formed the day's breakaway after 20 km 1 on of racing, with the advantage that they held increasing to a maximum of over eight minutes at the top of the first climb on the day. OPQ 2013, SKY 2013 and CAN 2013 were keeping station at the front of the peloton, while at the front, LAM 2013's Damiano Cunego attacked on the Passo Lanciano, while RLT 2013 rider Stijn Devolder attempted to chase him down. Cunego's solo move was ultimately unsuccessful, as he was the last member of the breakaway to be brought back by the peloton with around 7 km 1 on remaining.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/joaquim-rodriquez-wins-stage-5-at-tirreno-adriatico-chris-froome-takes-lead_277425 Joaquim Rodriquez wins stage 5 at Tirreno-Adriatico; Chris Froome takes lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 10 March 2013 11 March 2013 14 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130314204531/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/joaquim-rodriquez-wins-stage-5-at-tirreno-adriatico-chris-froome-takes-lead_277425 dead SKY 2013 yes's pace on the front was reducing numbers in the peloton, with 2012 Chieti winner Peter Sagan (CAN 2013 yes) being dropped. After a move from SAX 2013's Roman Kreuziger and the MOV 2013's Andrey Amador was brought back, Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2013) saw his chance to attack with 1.4 km 1 on to go. He got a gap, and soloed away to his second victory of the season. A group of five riders came across the line eight seconds in arrears, with Chris Froome (SKY 2013 yes) among them, to take the leader's blue jersey from OPQ 2013 yes's Michał Kwiatkowski.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-its-not-over-till-its-over Stephen Farrand 10 March 2013 11 March 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc Froome: It's not over till it's over Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 6h 06' 43" 2 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 8" 3 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 8" 4 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 8" 5 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 8" 6 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 8" 7 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 + 17" 8 Przemysław Niemiec POL LAM 2013 + 22" 9 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 22" 10 Dan Martin IRE GRS 2013 + 28"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px|Blue jersey SKY 2013 22h 11' 53" 2 Alberto Contador ESP 20px|Red jersey SAX 2013 + 20" 3 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 + 20" 4 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 24" 5 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 37" 6 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 52" 7 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 55" 8 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2013 + 57" 9 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 1' 27" 10 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2013 + 1' 51" Stage 6 11 March 2013 — Porto Sant'Elpidio to Porto Sant'Elpidio, 209 km 1 onStage 6: Porto Sant'Elpidio to Porto Sant'Elpidio http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/stage_6.shtml Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Sport 3 March 2013 The penultimate stage of the race was held as a circuit race around Porto Sant'Elpidio, with an itinerary of 209 km 1 on being held over two separate circuits. Firstly, the riders completed two laps of a circuit 91.2 km 1 on in length – 3.2 km 1 on were covered in the neutral zone before the real start of the stage – before the peloton turned onto another circuit, this time 29.8 km 1 on in length, towards the stage finish back along the Adriatic coast. On each lap, the riders had to ascent a climb in Sant'Elpidio a Mare; on the first two laps, the climb was 3 km 1 on long and averaging 6.1%, while on the final lap, it was a more gradual 2.9% after approaching from a different direction.http://c-cycling.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-stage-6-preview.html Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 6 Preview C-Cycling Blogspot 10 March 2013 12 March 2013 Mikkel Condé These figures were dwarfed in comparison to the maximum gradient of the climb, listed by race organisers as reaching 27%.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/poels-cracks-top-10-in-tirreno-adriatico 11 March 2013 12 March 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc Poels cracks top 10 in Tirreno-Adriatico Poels powered up the 27% grade of the Sant'Elpidio a Mare with the overall contenders, leaving behind him a trail of riders zig-zagging or walking their way to the top. Continuing a theme that has occurred throughout the race, wet conditions greeted the riders in Porto Sant'Elpidio for the start of the stage. The breakaway of the day was sizable, as sixteen riders made up the group.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14118/Tirreno-Adriatico-Sagan-blasts-home-for-stage-win-while-Nibali-attack-upends-race-and-deposes-Froome.aspx Shane Stokes 11 March 2013 11 March 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC Sagan blasts home for stage win while Nibali attack upends race and deposes Froomehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-6/results 11 March 2013 11 March 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc Sagan wins, Nibali takes race lead in Tirreno-Adriatico breakaway With such a large group, the peloton did not allow for a large gap to be created over themselves, keeping the gap below four minutes for the majority of the stage, before reaching an absolute maximum of around four-and-a-half minutes. With around 50 km 1 on remaining, ARG 2013's Tom Dumoulin and Damiano Cunego of LAM 2013 attacked out of the lead group, hitting the climb in Sant'Elpidio a Mare off the front. Five riders were able to rejoin the lead duo, as the peloton continually closed down on the group. Dumoulin attacked again on the final ascent of the climb, and was joined by the MOV 2013's Beñat Intxausti. Intxausti soon left Dumoulin and crossed the top of the climb first. He was later joined on the descent by the defending champion Vincenzo Nibali of AST 2013 and EUS 2013's Samuel Sánchez, known as two of the best descenders in the peloton.http://road.cc/content/news/78168-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6-vincenzo-nibali-snatches-race-lead-bruising-day-sagan 11 March 2013 11 March 2013 Road.cc Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Vincenzo Nibali snatches race lead on bruising day, Sagan takes the stage Simon MacMichael CAN 2013's Peter Sagan also joined them,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/sagan-wins-wild-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6_277570 Sagan wins wild Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 11 March 2013 12 March 2013 14 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160614223746/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/sagan-wins-wild-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6_277570 dead after the peloton had been led by his team to keep him out of any available danger on the wet roads. Intxausti and Sánchez were both later dropped from the lead group, while the previous day's stage winner Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2013) soon bridged up to the group from a separate group of chasers, among them was the points classification leader,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-challenged-by-steep-climbs-in-tirreno-adriatico 11 March 2013 11 March 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc Contador challenged by steep climbs in Tirreno-Adriatico SAX 2013 rider Alberto Contador. Sagan was ultimately strongest for the finish, taking his second stage victory of the week, and further adding to his favourite tag for Milan–San Remo.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14120/Sagan-says-nothing-is-certain-in-relation-to-Milan-Sanremo.aspx Shane Stokes 11 March 2013 11 March 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC Sagan says nothing is certain in relation to Milan Sanremo Nibali and Rodríguez followed two seconds behind, and with Chris Froome (SKY 2013) losing forty-eight seconds to Nibali, the AST 2013 yes rider moved into the azzurra jersey ahead of the final time trial.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-gets-better-as-weather-worsens-in-tirreno-adriatico 11 March 2013 11 March 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc Nibali gets better as weather worsens in Tirreno-Adriatico Nearly a third of the peloton abandoned the race during the stage due to the conditions, to which race director Michele Acquarone apologised for,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8557744/Tirreno-Adriatico-organiser-Michele-Acquarone-apologises-for-brutal-sixth-stage Tirreno-Adriatico organiser Michele Acquarone apologises for brutal sixth stage Sky Sports BSkyB 11 March 2013 11 March 2013 on social networking service Twitter.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/acquarone-tirreno-stage-6-went-too-far_277610 Acquarone: Tirreno stage 6 went too far VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 11 March 2013 12 March 2013 Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 5h 45' 17" 2 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2013 + 2" 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 2" 4 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 44" 5 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 44" 6 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 44" 7 Alberto Contador ESP 20px|Red jersey SAX 2013 + 44" 8 Jürgen Roelandts BEL LOT 2013 + 50" 9 Thor Hushovd NOR BMC 2013 + 50" 10 Simon Geschke GER ARG 2013 + 50"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|Blue jersey AST 2013 27h 57' 26" 2 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 34" 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 37" 4 Alberto Contador ESP 20px|Red jersey SAX 2013 + 48" 5 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 58" 6 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 1' 05" 7 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 1' 20" 8 Przemysław Niemiec POL LAM 2013 + 2' 54" 9 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2013 + 2' 58" 10 Wout Poels NED VCD 2013 + 3' 08" Stage 7 12 March 2013 — San Benedetto del Tronto, 9.2 km 1 on individual time trial (ITT)Stage 7: San Benedetto del Tronto — Individual time trial http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/stage_7.shtml Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Sport 3 March 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico ended with an individual time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto for the third successive year, with the Marche city playing host to a perfectly flat out-and-back ride right along the Adriatic coast; it was held on the largely the same course as the 2011 and 2012 editions – although 100 m on shorter in 2013 – won on both occasions by Fabian Cancellara, winning in times of 10' 33" and 10' 36" respectively.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/tirreno-adriatico/stage-7/results Cancellara crushes final Tirreno stage 15 March 2011 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 13 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220201138/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tirreno-adriatico/stage-7/results 2013-12-20 deadhttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11359/Vincenzo-Nibali-snatches-last-gasp-Tirreno-Adriatico-victory-in-San-Benedetto-time-trial.aspx Vincenzo Nibali snatches last-gasp Tirreno-Adriatico victory in San Benedetto time trial Ben Atkins 13 March 2012 13 March 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC Cancellara of the RLT 2013 team and OPQ 2013's Tony Martin were regarded as the pre-stage favourites, while in the battle for the overall race victory, it was expected that Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2013) would win the race for the second successive year,http://inrng.com/2013/03/tirreno-adriatico-stage-7-preview/ Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 7 Preview The Inner Ring WordPress 11 March 2013 13 March 2013 Mikkel Condé having overturned a six-second deficit to Cancellara's team-mate Chris Horner to win the race in the time trial, in 2012.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/532091/nibali-wins-tirreno-adriatico-overall.html Nibali wins Tirreno-Adriatico overall Gregor Brown 13 March 2012 13 March 2013 Cycling Weekly IPC Media As was customary of time trial stages, cyclists set off in reverse order from where they were ranked in the general classification at the end of the previous stage. Thus, Martin Velits of OPQ 2013 yes, who, in 108th place, trailed overall leader Nibali by one hour, fifteen minutes and thirty-eight seconds, was the first rider to set off on the final stage. Velits set a time of 11' 25" for the course, but was immediately beaten by OGE 2013's Jens Mouris,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14123/Martin-wins-final-time-trial-Nibali-holds-off-Froome-to-take-Tirreno-Adriatico.aspx Martin wins final time trial, Nibali holds off Froome to take Tirreno-Adriatico VeloNation VeloNation LLC 12 March 2013 13 March 2013 Shane Stokes who went inside the 11-minute barrier, with a time of 10' 52". His time held on top for around half an hour, before being bettered twice within the space of a minute by two RLT 2013 yes team-mates, Hayden Roulston and Cancellara. Roulston went seven seconds quicker than Mouris to take top spot, but Cancellara went eight quicker than Roulston to assume top spot in a time of 10' 37". LAM 2013's Adriano Malori deposed Cancellara of the fastest time not long after, with a time of 10' 31",http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2013/stage-7/results Daniel Benson World champion Tony Martin wins final Tirreno time trial Cyclingnews.com Future plc 12 March 2013 13 March 2013 but ultimately, Martin improved upon that time, setting an eventual stage-winning time of 10' 25", passing his minute man Egoi Martínez (EUS 2013) on the stage. This gave Martin his second time trial win of the season, having won a final day time trial at the Volta ao Algarve.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/martin-strikes-again-in-tirreno-adriatico-time-trial Stephen Farrand Martin strikes again in Tirreno-Adriatico time trial Cyclingnews.com Future plc 12 March 2013 13 March 2013 The focus then moved to the overall battle, with Andrey Amador of the MOV 2013 taking eighth place from Malori's team-mate Przemysław Niemiec, after Amador recorded the third fastest time for the stage. The final place on the overall podium was also settled on the stage, with three riders within twenty-one seconds of one another, pre-stage. Young rider classification leader Michał Kwiatkowski (OPQ 2013 yes), fifth overall overnight, set a target of 10' 46" for the other riders to follow. Points classification leader Alberto Contador of SAX 2013 was next across the line, going nine seconds slower than Kwiatkowski, but doing enough to stay ahead of him by one second. KAT 2013's Joaquim Rodríguez recorded a time of 11' 08" for the course, but was not good enough to remain ahead of Contador and Kwiatkowski, missing the podium by two seconds, leaving him disappointed.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rodriguez-disappointed-to-miss-tirreno-adriatico-podium Rodríguez disappointed to miss Tirreno-Adriatico podium Cyclingnews.com Future plc 13 March 2013 13 March 2013 Chris Froome (SKY 2013) set a time of 10' 40" for Nibali to chase in the battle for the victory, which Nibali prevailed in, losing around a third of his 34-second overnight lead on the stage. Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Tony Martin GER OPQ 2013 10' 25" 2 Adriano Malori ITA LAM 2013 + 6" 3 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2013 + 10" 4 Fabian Cancellara SUI RLT 2013 + 12" 5 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2013 + 14" 6 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 15" 7 Hayden Roulston NZL RLT 2013 + 20" 8 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 21" 9 Dario Cataldo ITA SKY 2013 + 23" 10 Alex Dowsett GBR MOV 2013 + 23"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|Blue jersey AST 2013 28h 08' 17" 2 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 23" 3 Alberto Contador ESP 20px|Red jersey SAX 2013 + 52" 4 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2013 + 53" 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 54" 6 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 1' 21" 7 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 2' 03" 8 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2013 + 2' 42" 9 Przemysław Niemiec POL LAM 2013 + 3' 19" 10 Wout Poels NED VCD 2013 + 3' 35" Classification leadership table In the Tirreno–Adriatico, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses in intermediate sprints and at the finish in mass-start stages, the leader received a blue jersey.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/download/regulation_2013.pdf PDF Tirreno–Adriatico RCS Digital 13 March 2013 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico Regulations https://web.archive.org/web/20130708215904/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2011/en/download/regulation_2013.pdf 8 July 2013 dead dmy-all This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the winner was considered the winner of the race itself. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top ten in a stage. The stage win awarded 12 points, second place awarded 10 points, third 8, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for tenth. In addition, the first four riders across the intermediate sprint lines earned points, 5, 3, 2, and 1 in succession. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. There were twelve recognised climbs in the race, and unlike most other races, the climbs were not separated into categories – each awarded the same points to the first four riders over its summit, on a scale of 5, 3, 2, and 1 in succession. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1988 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time. Stage WinnerGeneral Classification25px|link=|alt=Points Classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains Classification25px|link=|alt=Young Riders Classification25px|link=|alt=Team Classification 1 OPQ 2013 Mark Cavendish not awarded not awarded Michał Kwiatkowski OPQ 2013 2 Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Garikoitz Bravo 3 Peter Sagan Mark Cavendish Cesare Benedetti 4 Chris Froome Michał Kwiatkowski Francesco Failli SKY 2013 5 Joaquim Rodríguez Chris Froome Alberto Contador Cesare Benedetti 6 Peter Sagan Vincenzo Nibali Damiano Cunego MOV 2013 7 Tony Martin Final Vincenzo Nibali Alberto Contador Damiano Cunego Michał Kwiatkowski MOV 2013 Final standings General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px AST 2013 28h 08' 17" 2 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 23" 3 Alberto Contador ESP 20px SAX 2013 + 52" 4 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2013 + 53" 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 54" 6 Chris Horner USA RLT 2013 + 1' 21" 7 Mauro Santambrogio ITA FAR 2013 + 2' 03" 8 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2013 + 2' 42" 9 Przemysław Niemiec POL LAM 2013 + 3' 19" 10 Wout Poels NED VCD 2013 + 3' 35" Points Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Alberto Contador ESP 20px SAX 2013 27 2 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 26 3 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 25 King of the Mountains Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Damiano Cunego ITA 20px LAM 2013 20 2 Cesare Benedetti ITA APP 2013 13 3 Garikoitz Bravo ESP EUS 2013 10 Young Rider Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2013 28h 09' 10" 2 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED RAB 2013a + 16' 34" 3 Arthur Vichot FRA FDJ 2013a + 16' 47" References 30em External links http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/en/ Category:Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno-Adriatico Tirreno-Adriatico