2013 Tour of the Basque Country

2013 Tour of the Basque Country 2013 UCI World Tour 9 28 Tour of the Basque Country 2013, Stage 5.jpg Tour of the Basque Country 2013, Stage 5 300px 1–6 April 2013 6 833.1 km 21h 39' 35" Nairo Quintana MOV 2013 Colombia yellow Richie Porte SKY 2013 Australia Sergio Henao SKY 2013 Colombia Amets Txurruka CJR 2013b Spain white dots on red Nairo Quintana MOV 2013 Colombia white Amets Txurruka Spain CJR 2013b orange MOV 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Tour of the Basque Country was the 53rd running of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling stage race. It started on 1 April in Elgoibar and ended on 6 April in Beasain, and consisted of six stages, including a race-concluding individual time trial. It was the ninth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by Colombia's Nairo Quintana of the MOV 2013, after gaining enough time on the final time trial stage to move ahead of the previous race leader Sergio Henao of SKY 2013.http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-4-6/nairo-surprises-the-world Nairo surprises the world MOV 2013 Movistar 6 April 2013 6 April 2013 Quintana – the winner of the race's queen stage, the fourth stage, to Eibar–Arrate – had trailed by six seconds going into the stage, but overturned this disadvantage to eventually win the race by 23 seconds over Henao's teammate Richie Porte.http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28708_8621768,00.html Duo make Pais Vasco podium SKY 2013 BSkyB 6 April 2013 6 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20180430114211/https://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28708_8621768,00.html 30 April 2018 dead Quintana also won the points classification on the final stage, surpassing Henao in that competition also. Porte, winner of the fifth stage, had started the stage in third place but also overhauled Henao, who eventually finished the race third. Third stage winner Henao finished the race 11 seconds down on Porte, and 34 down on his countryman Quintana. The race's other jerseys both went to CJR 2013b rider Amets Txurruka; having featured in the opening stage breakaway, Txurruka led the mountains and sprints classifications from start to finish, taking home the red and white polka dot and orange jerseys respectively.http://www.teamcajarural.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/vuelta-pais-vasco_6.html Vuelta País Vasco es Tour of the Basque Country 6 April 2013 6 April 2013 CJR 2013b Blogspot The teams classification was won by the MOV 2013 yes, after placing Beñat Intxausti inside the top ten overall as well as Quintana. Teams As the Tour of the Basque Country was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were scheduled to be invited to the race, with two other squads – CJR 2013b and COF 2013 – given wildcard places, and as such, would have formed the event's 20-team peloton. 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 1 April 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 1 April 2013 With KAT 2013 yes not originally invited to the race, race organisers announced their inclusion to the race, bringing the total number of teams competing to twenty-one. The 21 teams that competed in the race were:http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-start-list-1 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco 2013 start list Cyclingnews.com Future plc 31 March 2013 1 April 2013 22em ALM 2013 ARG 2013 AST 2013 RAB 2013a BMC 2013 CJR 2013b CAN 2013 COF 2013 EUS 2013 FDJ 2013a GRM 2013 KAT 2013 LAM 2013 LTB 2013 MOV 2013 OPQ 2013 OGE 2013 RNT 2013 SAX 2013 SKY 2013 VCD 2013 Among the 164-rider start list – each team entered eight riders with the exception of ARG 2013 and RAB 2013a, who entered seven, and SKY 2013, who entered six – were four previous winners of the race. 2000 and 2011 winner Andreas Klöden was part of the RLT 2013 squad,http://www.radioshackleopardtrek.com/news/our-line-basque-country-without-chris-horner Our line-up for the Basque Country (without Chris Horner) 30 March 2013 6 April 2013 RLT 2013 Leopard SA and 2007 victor Juan José Cobo was part of the MOV 2013 for the race.http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-3-25/no-breaks-for-movistar-team No breaks for Movistar Team 25 March 2013 6 April 2013 MOV 2013 Movistar Another double winner from previous years, Alberto Contador – who won in 2008 and 2009 – was the team leader for SAX 2013, while Samuel Sánchez looked to defend his title at the race with EUS 2013, having won the race in the final time trial in 2012. Stages Stage 1 1 April 2013 — Elgoibar to Elgoibar, 156.5 km 1 onhttp://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa1-elgoibar-elgoibar/clasificacion-etapa.php https://web.archive.org/web/20130404144424/http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa1-elgoibar-elgoibar/clasificacion-etapa.php dead 4 April 2013 Clasificación de la etapa 1: Elgoibar – Elgoibar (156.5 Km) es Classification of Stage 1: Elgoibar – Elgoibar (156.5 km) 1 April 2013 Tour of the Basque Country El Diario Vasco The opening stage of the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country was expected to be one of two chances for sprinters to be prevail over the course of the race as the stage itself was lumpy on a circuit in and around Elgoibar. During the 156.5 km 1 on parcours, there were a total of six categorised climbs, including the first-category Alto de Azurki at an average gradient of 7.8%, although the steepest of the six climbs preceded the Alto de Azurki, as the Alto de Endoia averaged 9.6% over its duration.http://inrng.com/2013/04/tour-of-the-basque-country-preview/ Tour of the Basque Country Preview The Inner Ring WordPress 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 The final climb of the Alto de San Miguel summited out with 7.5 km 1 on remaining before the finish in Elgoibar. There were also three intermediate sprint points in the second half of the stage in Elgoibar itself, Berriatua and in Markina. After an initial seven-rider move got away early in the stage, the day's primary breakaway was a pair of riders, with Basque rider Amets Txurruka of the CJR 2013b team being joined by RLT 2013's Laurent Didier on the day's first categorised climb, the second-category Alto de Asensio.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14268/Vuelta-a-Pais-Vasco-Simon-Gerrans-outsprints-the-broken-peloton-to-take-stage-one.aspx Simon Gerrans outsprints the broken peloton to take stage one VeloNation VeloNation LLC 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 Ben Atkins The duo went across the summit with an advantage of around two-and-a-half minutes, before reaching a maximum of around 5' 15" at one point during the stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-1/results Gerrans claims opening stage of Pais Vasco Cyclingnews.com Future plc 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 Thereafter, it was left to SAX 2013 to initiate the chase, doing the majority of the pacing before RAB 2013a, AST 2013 and EUS 2013 took over as the stage neared its conclusion. Txurruka left Didier behind on the penultimate climb, the Alto de Kalbario, pulling over a minute clear as the peloton bore down and ultimately caught Didier. SAX 2013 yes had picked up the front of the peloton once again, as they continued to reduce the advantage that Txurruka held, and was caught with around 18 km 1 on remaining, prior to the day's final climb. The MOV 2013 took up the pace on the climb itself, looking to protect their leader Nairo Quintana, attempting to shell riders out of the back of the peloton. Towards the summit of the climb, several riders crashed – including LTB 2013's Jurgen Van den Broeck,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14271/Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step-and-Lotto-Belisol-count-the-cost-of-Pais-Vasco-crash.aspx Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Lotto-Belisol count the cost of Pais Vasco crash VeloNation VeloNation LLC 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 Ben Atkins and OPQ 2013 duo Tony Martin and Dries Devenyns; the latter abandoned with a fractured radial bone in his left armhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/devenyns-out-of-basque-tour-with-broken-arm Devenyns out of Basque Tour with broken arm Cyclingnews.com Future plc 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 – and as a result, the peloton split into several groups. At the front was a group of seventeen riders including favourites Alberto Contador of SAX 2013 yes, Quintana, SKY 2013's Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen of the BMC 2013.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/gerrans-takes-basque-country-stage-1-in-bunch-sprint_280206 Gerrans wins Basque Country stage 1 after fast finishing descent VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 After a lead-out from teammate Pieter Weening, Simon Gerrans sprinted to his third stage victory of the year ahead of a fast-finishing Peter Velits of OPQ 2013 yes.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-gerrans-claims-basque-opener-155304765.html Gerrans claims Basque opener in manic sprint Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 1 April 2013 1 April 2013 Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2013 4h 06' 33" 2 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 s.t. 3 Ángel Vicioso ESP KAT 2013 s.t. 4 Francesco Gavazzi ITA AST 2013 s.t. 5 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 s.t. 6 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2013 s.t. 7 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 s.t. 8 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 s.t. 9 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 s.t. 10 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Simon Gerrans AUS 20px20px OGE 2013 4h 06' 33" 2 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 0" 3 Ángel Vicioso ESP KAT 2013 + 0" 4 Francesco Gavazzi ITA AST 2013 + 0" 5 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 0" 6 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2013 + 0" 7 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 0" 8 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 0" 9 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 0" 10 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 0" Stage 2 2 April 2013 — Elgoibar to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 170.2 km 1 onhttp://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa2-elgoibar-vitoria-gasteiz/clasificacion-etapa.php https://web.archive.org/web/20130406080911/http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa2-elgoibar-vitoria-gasteiz/clasificacion-etapa.php dead 6 April 2013 Clasificación de la etapa 2: Elgoibar – Vitoria (Gasteiz) (170.2 Km) es Classification of Stage 2: Elgoibar – Vitoria (Gasteiz) (170.2 Km) 1 April 2013 Tour of the Basque Country El Diario Vasco The second stage of the race was seen as the most likely to end in a sprint finish out of the five mass-start stages in the 2013 edition. Although there were five categorised climbs during its 170.2 km 1 on itinerary, including two second-category climbs inside the opening 50 km 1 on of the stage – the second of these, the Alto de Gatzaga, averaging a gradient of 10.8% – the gradients of the three third-category climbs late in the stage were not expected to cause major damage in the peloton. Vitoria-Gasteiz was hosting a stage finish of the Tour of the Basque Country for the second year in succession; in 2012,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14278/Vuelta-al-Pais-Vasco-Daryl-Impey-repeats-his-2012-stage-two-Vitoria-sprint.aspx Daryl Impey repeats his 2012 stage two Vitoria sprint VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2 April 2013 3 April 2013 Ben Atkins Daryl Impey won the second stage after attacking inside the final kilometre for the OGE 2012a team, and managed to hold off a fast-finishing main field, led home by teammate Allan Davis.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11528/Daryl-Impey-takes-Vuelta-a-Pais-Vasco-stage-two-with-final-kilometre-attack.aspx Ben Atkins 3 April 2012 3 April 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC Daryl Impey takes Vuelta a Pais Vasco stage two with final kilometre attackhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2012/stage-2/results Impey holds off peloton for stage 2 win with late flier Cyclingnews.com Future plc 3 April 2012 3 April 2013 CJR 2013b's home rider Amets Txurruka played a part in the breakaway for the second day in a row,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-2/results Impey delivers Orica-GreenEdge's second straight Pais Vasco stage win Peter Hymas Cyclingnews.com Future plc 2 April 2013 3 April 2013 although on this occasion, he had no other riders to collaborate with the pacing off the front. Txurruka, in the red and white polka-dot jersey as mountains classification leader, attacked prior to the day's first categorised climb, the Alto de Elgeta, commencing over 130 km 1 on at the front of the race, solo. Txurruka's maximum lead over the rest of the field came on the descent from the Alto de Gatzaga, reaching around five-and-a-half minutes. Txurruka extended his lead in both the mountains and sprints classifications as OGE 2013 yes moved to the front of the peloton,http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-impey-wins-país-vasco-orica-greenedge-double-151021460.html Impey wins at País Vasco as Orica-GreenEdge double up Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 2 April 2013 3 April 2013 Lee Walker and started the chase of Txurruka in earnest. On the Alto de San Martin, Jens Voigt (RLT 2013) and LAM 2013's Adriano Malori attacked from the peloton, and after around 5 km 1 on of chasing, caught up to Txurruka.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14283/Voigt-in-attacking-mood-in-Vuelta-al-Pais-Vasco.aspx Voigt in attacking mood in Vuelta al Pais Vasco VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2 April 2013 3 April 2013 Shane Stokes The three riders were eventually caught one-by-one on the run-in to Vitoria-Gasteiz, setting up the final sprint,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/orica-stays-perfect-at-basque-country-with-impeys-stage-2-win_280309 Orica stays perfect at Basque Country with Impey’s stage 2 win VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2 April 2013 3 April 2013 and with a lead-out from race leader Simon Gerrans and teammate Michael Matthews, Impey repeated his 2012 victory ahead of AST 2013's Francesco Gavazzi; Gavazzi's second top-four finish allowed him to take the race lead from Gerrans. Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Daryl Impey RSA OGE 2013 4h 23' 31" 2 Francesco Gavazzi ITA AST 2013 s.t. 3 Ángel Vicioso ESP KAT 2013 s.t. 4 Daniele Ratto ITA CAN 2013 s.t. 5 Dennis Vanendert BEL LTB 2013 s.t. 6 Michel Kreder NED GRS 2013 s.t. 7 Daniele Pietropolli ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 8 Egoitz García ESP COF 2013 s.t. 9 Maciej Paterski POL CAN 2013 s.t. 10 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Francesco Gavazzi ITA 20px20px AST 2013 8h 30' 04" 2 Ángel Vicioso ESP KAT 2013 + 0" 3 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 0" 4 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 0" 5 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 0" 6 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2013 + 0" 7 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2013 + 0" 8 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 0" 9 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 + 0" 10 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 0" Stage 3 3 April 2013 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Trapagaran, 164.7 km 1 onhttp://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa3-vitoria-gasteiz-trapagaran/clasificacion-etapa.php Clasificación de la etapa 3: Vitoria (Gasteiz) – Trapagaran (164.7 Km) es Classification of Stage 3: Vitoria (Gasteiz) – Trapagaran (164.7 Km) 1 April 2013 Tour of the Basque Country El Diario Vasco https://web.archive.org/web/20130406080917/http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa3-vitoria-gasteiz-trapagaran/clasificacion-etapa.php 2013-04-06 dead thumb|Colombian riders Sergio Henao (SKY 2013) and Carlos Betancur (ALM 2013) sprinting for victory on the final climb of the stage Moving away from the sprinter-friendly finishes of the opening two days, the third stage again included five categorised climbs over the 164.7 km 1 on parcours, with two second-category climbs – the Alto de la Reineta and the finishing climb of La Lejana – being the most testing of the day's race. La Lejana also incorporated a steep kick to the finish line in Trapagaran; the final 475 m of the stage was to be completed on roads averaging a gradient of around 21%,http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=60614 Los hermanos Izagirre descubren la subida a La Lejana es The Izagirre brothers discover the ascent to La Lejana Biciciclismo Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L. 29 March 2013 3 April 2013 although the climb as a whole, averaged only 5.7%. As a result of this, it was expected that the first major time gaps would come into play for the remainder of the race, and that the overall race contenders would be looking to gain some time ahead the following two mountain stages, and the final day time trial. The race remained together for most of the opening hour, with several moves being shut down before the riders could establish any legitimate gap from the main field. Continuing his perfect record of being in the stage breakaway every day,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/txurruka-gets-his-revenge-at-tour-of-the-basque-country_280602 Txurruka gets his revenge at Tour of the Basque Country VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. Andrew Hood 3 April 2013 3 April 2013 Amets Txurruka (CJR 2013b) had company out front – unlike his second stage solo attack – as he was joined by teammate Omar Fraile, Daniel Navarro of COF 2013, EUS 2013's Mikel Landa and Romain Bardet of the ALM 2013 team.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-3/results Henao edges Betancur on climb to Trapagaran 3 April 2013 3 April 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc The quintet's lead reached a maximum of around five-and-a-half minutes during the stage, before the advantage was steadily reduced after that point.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14289/Henao-narrowly-edges-out-Betancur-for-Vuelta-al-Pais-Vasco-stage-win.aspx Henao narrowly edges out Betancur for Vuelta al Pais Vasco stage win Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 3 April 2013 3 April 2013 Txurruka continued to extend his advantages in both the sprints and mountains classifications; he led across all three intermediate sprint points – in Amurrio, Trapagaran itself, and Muskiz – and four of the five categorised climbs. The leaders were eventually brought back to the peloton with around 10 km 1 on remaining. At the foot of the climb, SAX 2013 made their way to the front of the peloton with Nicolas Roche and Chris Anker Sørensen leading their train, protecting their leader Alberto Contador. After VCD 2013's Wout Poels had an attack quickly negated by the MOV 2013,http://ciclismo.as.com/ciclismo/2013/04/03/mas_ciclismo/1365002880_979717.html Henao se coloca líder en La Lejana y Contador va cuarto Alfonso Herrán es Henao stands as the leader at La Lejana and Contador is fourth Diario AS Ignacio Díez; PRISA 3 April 2013 3 April 2013 José Herrada picked up the lead of the group and set about shelling riders from the back of the group due to exhaustion. Colombian riders were prominent in the group; after Sergio Henao (SKY 2013) had attacked, been joined by Herrada's teammate Nairo Quintana and had been brought back, ALM 2013's Carlos Betancur went on the attack with 3 km 1 on remaining and was joined by KAT 2013 rider Giampaolo Caruso. Betancur and Caruso remained clear into the closing stages when they were joined by Henao, who had attacked from a thirty-rider group. Caruso faded on the closing straight as Henao and Betancur went shoulder-to-shoulder in the closing sprint; Henao crossed the line first for his second win of the season,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8615518,00.html Super Sergio takes Basque win Richard Simpson SKY 2013 BSkyB 3 April 2013 3 April 2013 ahead of Betancur, who had raised his arm in protest at the finish,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/henao-out-climbs-the-basque-field-to-take-race-lead_280525 Henao out-climbs the Basque field to take race lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 3 April 2013 3 April 2013 feeling that Henao had pushed him against the barrier. Henao's victory also allowed him to take the lead of both the points classification, and more importantly, the race lead overall. Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2013 3h 54' 22" 2 Carlos Betancur COL ALM 2013 s.t. 3 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2013 + 5" 4 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 8" 5 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 10" 6 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 10" 7 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 10" 8 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 10" 9 Igor Antón ESP EUS 2013 + 16" 10 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 21"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Sergio Henao COL 20px20px SKY 2013 12h 24' 26" 2 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 8" 3 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 10" 4 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 10" 5 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2013 + 10" 6 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 10" 7 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 21" 8 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 21" 9 José Herrada ESP MOV 2013 + 21" 10 Carlos Betancur COL ALM 2013 + 21" Stage 4 4 April 2013 — Trapagaran to Eibar–Arrate, 151.6 km 1 onhttp://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa4-trapagaran-eibar-arrate/clasificacion-etapa.php Clasificación de la etapa 4: Trapagaran – Eibar (Arrate) (151.6 Km) es Classification of Stage 4: Trapagaran – Eibar (Arrate) (151.6 Km) 1 April 2013 Tour of the Basque Country El Diario Vasco https://web.archive.org/web/20130406080922/http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa4-trapagaran-eibar-arrate/clasificacion-etapa.php 2013-04-06 dead For the fifth successive year, the Tour of the Basque Country included a stage finish in Eibar-Arrate, including the punchy climb of the first-category Alto de Usartza, an ascent with an average gradient of 6.7%,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28708_8609867,00.html Vuelta al Pais Vasco Race Guide SKY 2013 BSkyB 1 April 2013 5 April 2013 but with gradient in places at over 11%. The climb itself levelled out with 1.4 km 1 on remaining of the stage, before a slight downhill run to the finish. The Alto de Usartza was the fifth and final climb of the day's 151.6 km 1 on itinerary, starting in the previous day's finishing town of Trapagaran; the only other climb that was not rated as second-category, was the first-category Alto de Ixua, which was the day's steepest climb, averaging over 10%, and summiting with around 35 km 1 on remaining. Although not in top form, EUS 2013's Samuel Sánchez was seen as the stage favourite, having won the previous three finishes at Eibar-Arrate in the Tour of the Basque Country.http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=60786 Antón: "Es una situación dura"; Samuel Sánchez: "He estado en mi sitio" es Anton: "It's a tough situation", Samuel Sanchez: "I've been to my place" Biciciclismo Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L. 4 April 2013 5 April 2013 It was also seen as the queen stage of the race.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/quintana-claims-victory-in-stage-4-at-tour-of-the-basque-country_280675 Quintana claims victory in stage 4 at Tour of the Basque Country VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 4 April 2013 5 April 2013http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/537741/nairo-quintana-wins-tour-of-the-basque-country-stage-four-as-sergio-henao-maintains-lead.html Nigel Wynn Nairo Quintana wins Tour of the Basque Country stage four as Sergio Henao maintains lead Cycling Weekly IPC Media 4 April 2013 5 April 2013 Much like the previous day, the race remained together for most of the opening hour, after several mini-breaks were negated before they could establish a reputable gap over the main field. The breakaway was formed after around 45 km 1 on,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14296/Vuelta-al-Pais-Vasco-Quintana-jumps-clear-to-nab-stage-win-Henao-keeps-race-lead.aspx Shane Stokes Quintana jumps clear to nab stage win, Henao keeps race lead VeloNation VeloNation LLC 4 April 2013 5 April 2013 with five riders making headway; the highest-placed of the riders was Peter Velits of OPQ 2013 – who had finished second to OGE 2013's Simon Gerrans on the opening stage of the race – as he trailed the overnight leader Sergio Henao (SKY 2013) by less than two minutes.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-4/results Daniel Benson Quintana wins in the rain on Arrate finish Cyclingnews.com Future plc 4 April 2013 5 April 2013 Despite this, the lead quintet's maximum advantage reached over five minutes before it was steadily dwindled after that. With SKY 2013 yes on the front of the peloton, the lead group of three – after KAT 2013's Eduard Vorganov and Rein Taaramäe of COF 2013 had been dropped – reached the final climb with a lead of around two minutes. As the leaders made their way up the climb, CAN 2013's Daniele Ratto fell into difficulty remaining with Velits and the other member of the breakaway, ALM 2013's Matteo Montaguti. The MOV 2013's José Herrada was first to move from the peloton, with Pieter Weening (OGE 2013 yes) and Vorganov's teammate Simon Špilak joining him, and the trio caught the two leaders with around 4 km 1 on remaining. Špilak soon left them behind and gained a small gap over the rest, before they closed him down towards the top of the climb. This group remained together into the final kilometre as a chase group, led by Sánchez, was failing to make contact. Nairo Quintana (MOV 2013 yes) attacked in the closing stages, and held on to win by two seconds from Henao and SAX 2013's Alberto Contador; Quintana reduced Henao's overall lead to six seconds,http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-quintana-wins-rain-henao-keeps-basque-yellow-154434496.html Quintana wins in rain as Henao keeps Basque yellow Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 4 April 2013 5 April 2013 with three riders four seconds further back. Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 3h 58' 52" 2 Sergio Henao COL 20px SKY 2013 + 2" 3 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 2" 4 Carlos Betancur COL ALM 2013 + 2" 5 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 2" 6 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 2" 7 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 2" 8 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 16" 9 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 23" 10 Alberto Losada ESP KAT 2013 + 24"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Sergio Henao COL 20px20px SKY 2013 16h 23' 20" 2 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 6" 3 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 10" 4 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 10" 5 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 10" 6 Carlos Betancur COL ALM 2013 + 21" 7 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 26" 8 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 35" 9 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2013 + 35" 10 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 47" Stage 5 5 April 2013 — Eibar to Beasain, 166.1 km 1 onhttp://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa5-eibar-beasain/clasificacion-etapa.php https://web.archive.org/web/20130407065825/http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa5-eibar-beasain/clasificacion-etapa.php dead 7 April 2013 Clasificación de la etapa 5: Eibar – Beasain (166.1 Km) es Classification of Stage 5: Eibar – Beasain (166.1 Km) 1 April 2013 Tour of the Basque Country El Diario Vasco The penultimate stage was seen as the race's most difficult day of climbing, although was not considered as prestigious as the previous day's queen stage to Eibar–Arrate. Over the course of the 166.1 km 1 on parcours, there were a total of ten categorised climbs,http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/porte-poised-for-basque-title-after-stage-win-20130406-2hd0q.html Porte poised for Basque title after stage win The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media 6 April 2013 6 April 2013 the last of which – the second-category Alto de Olaberria, a steep climb with an average gradient of 12.3%, with a gradient in places reaching 16% – came just 5.8 km 1 on away from the finish of the stage in Beasain. The Alto de Olaberria was climbed three times in total during the stage, while another climb – the third-category Alto de Gabiria – was summited on two occasions. Weather conditions also made riding for the peloton more difficult, with rain and sleet falling throughout.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-5/results Porte wins penultimate Pais Vasco stage with late solo attack Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com Future plc 5 April 2013 6 April 2013 A three-rider move got away in the early stages, consisting of RAB 2013a's Lars Petter Nordhaug, Jérôme Pineau of OPQ 2013 and ARG 2013 rider Thierry Hupond, but they were brought back before the first climb, the Alto de Azkarate.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14303/Porte-scoops-Pais-Vasco-stage-win-and-moves-closer-to-team-mate-Henaos-race-lead.aspx Porte scoops Pais Vasco stage win and moves closer to team-mate Henao’s race lead Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 5 April 2013 6 April 2013 Extending his lead in the mountains classification was Amets Txurruka (CJR 2013b), as he crossed the summit first. The field remained together until the second climb where Egor Silin of AST 2013, and the MOV 2013's José Herrada got clear on the first-category Alto de Urraki. The group soon expanded to an eventual ten-rider maximum, and formed the stage's primary breakaway, however with several prime candidates for the race overall in the group, the gap never broke two minutes to the peloton. Txurruka's teammate Omar Fraile also joined them later in the stage, and soon attacked on his own with around 40 km 1 on remaining. SKY 2013 were manning the front of the peloton, protecting team leader Richie Porte and the race leader Sergio Henao from any potential dangers on the roads. They had reduced Fraile's advantage to around a minute with 20 km 1 on remaining, at the top of the Alto de Barbaris. Fraile was eventually caught towards the top of the Alto de Olaberria; defending race winner Samuel Sánchez (EUS 2013) twice counter-attacked on the descent from the climb,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/porte-attacks-late-for-basque-tour-stage-5-win_280815 Porte attacks late for Basque Tour stage 5 win VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 5 April 2013 6 April 2013 but both moves were covered off by SKY 2013 yes. Porte and Sánchez soon broke clear on the descent for a period, but were brought back to the main group. Porte attacked again with around 1.2 km 1 on remaining, and soloed away to victory by four seconds ahead of Sánchez and Henao.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/537756/richie-porte-solos-to-win-stage-five-in-basque-country.html Nigel Wynn Richie Porte solos to win stage five in Basque Country Cycling Weekly IPC Media 5 April 2013 6 April 2013 Porte's victory moved him to six seconds behind Henao, ahead of the final time trial in Beasain. Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 4h 40' 43" 2 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 4" 3 Sergio Henao COL 20px SKY 2013 + 4" 4 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 4" 5 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 4" 6 John Gadret FRA ALM 2013 + 4" 7 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 4" 8 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 4" 9 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 20" 10 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2013 + 20"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Sergio Henao COL 20px20px SKY 2013 21h 04' 07" 2 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 6" 3 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 6" 4 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 10" 5 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 10" 6 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 35" 7 Carlos Betancur COL ALM 2013 + 37" 8 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 47" 9 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2013 + 51" 10 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 1' 03" Stage 6 6 April 2013 — Beasain, 24 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT)http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa6-beasain-beasain/clasificacion-etapa.php https://web.archive.org/web/20130407065830/http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/clasificaciones/etapa6-beasain-beasain/clasificacion-etapa.php dead 7 April 2013 Clasificación de la etapa 6: Beasain – Beasain (24 Km) es Classification of Stage 6: Beasain – Beasain (24 Km) 1 April 2013 Tour of the Basque Country El Diario Vasco The final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country ended like it had done so for the past decade with a technical time trial in and around the town of Beasain. Over the 24 km 1 on parcours, there were three steep climbs averaging 6.9%, 7.3% and 12.1%, with the last of the trio coming with around 5 km 1 on remaining of the stage. 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. The previous day's stage resulted in around half of the peloton pulling out of the race, due to the conditions.http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1263&cHash=bfc68542158a3eee7b64ca8c0a0e0244 https://web.archive.org/web/20130905180550/http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1263&cHash=bfc68542158a3eee7b64ca8c0a0e0244 usurped September 5, 2013 No Risks Taken BMC 2013 BMC Trading 6 April 2013 7 April 2013 Thus, Michael Albasini of OGE 2013, who, in 73rd place, trailed overall leader Sergio Henao of SKY 2013 by fifty-five minutes and twenty-nine seconds, was the first rider to set off on the final stage. Albasini was not the first rider to reach the line however, as he was passed by Laurent Didier (RLT 2013) on the stage, with Didier setting the first benchmark of 38' 51".http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14308/Quintana-overpowers-Porte-and-Henao-to-scoop-Vuelta-al-Pais-Vasco-overall-victory.aspx Quintana overpowers Porte and Henao to scoop Vuelta al Pais Vasco overall victory VeloNation VeloNation LLC 6 April 2013 7 April 2013 He was closely followed by ALM 2013's Christophe Riblon – who also passed Albasini on the stage – who recorded a time some 50 seconds quicker than Albasini. Egor Silin (AST 2013) was the first rider beneath 38 minutes on the course with a 37' 24", but that was obliterated by the world time trial champion Tony Martin of the OPQ 2013 squad, who managed to complete the course in a time of 35' 05", 2' 19" quicker than Silin's time.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-6/results Quintana wins overall at Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 April 2013 7 April 2013 It would eventually be good enough to win the stage, with no other rider getting within fifteen seconds of his time; it was his third individual time trial win of 2013 – all coming on the final stage of races – after previous wins at the Volta ao Algarve and Tirreno–Adriatico.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/537761/nairo-quintana-wins-tour-of-the-basque-country.html Nigel Wynn Nairo Quintana wins Tour of the Basque Country Cycling Weekly IPC Media 6 April 2013 7 April 2013 He also passed four riders during his stage-winning run to the finish, a performance which left him "satisfied".http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/04/news/nairo-alexander-quintana-wins-2013-tour-of-the-basque-country_280947 Nairo Alexander Quintana wins 2013 Tour of the Basque Country VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 6 April 2013 7 April 2013 The focus then shifted to the overall race battle, with five riders – Henao, Nairo Quintana (MOV 2013), Henao's teammate Richie Porte, SAX 2013's Alberto Contador and Simon Špilak of KAT 2013 – heading into the stage separated by only ten seconds. Špilak set the target time for the four riders behind him to chase, recording the third-fastest time at that point with a 35' 53" for the course. Contador was much slower than his rival, taking the course in a steady manner, and crossed the finish line nineteen seconds in arrears of Špilak. The rain was not making for easy riding; at the intermediate time-check, Quintana was coping best with the conditions, pulling ten seconds on Porte and seventeen on Henao. Porte eventually displaced Špilak from third place, going eight seconds quicker than him, but his chances for the overall slipped away, as Quintana took twenty-three seconds out of him, recording a time of 35' 22". Henao tried his best to hold on to the win, but crossed the line forty seconds down on Quintana, giving Quintana his first World Tour win. Porte moved ahead of his teammate for second place,http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-quintana-fends-favourites-tour-basque-country-163438025.html Quintana fends off favourites in Vuelta al Pais Vasco Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group Reuters 6 April 2013 7 April 2013 while Henao placed third by one solitary second ahead of Špilak. Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Tony Martin GER OPQ 2013 35' 05" 2 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 17" 3 Beñat Intxausti ESP MOV 2013 + 32" 4 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 40" 5 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 48" 6 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 51" 7 Sergio Henao COL 20px SKY 2013 + 57" 8 Carlos Betancur COL ALM 2013 + 1' 05" 9 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 1' 06" 10 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 1' 07"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Nairo Quintana COL 20px20px MOV 2013 21h 39' 35" 2 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 23" 3 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2013 + 34" 4 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 35" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 54" 6 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2013 + 1' 18" 7 Carlos Betancur COL ALM 2013 + 1' 19" 8 Beñat Intxausti ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 57" 9 Wout Poels NED VCD 2013 + 2' 47" 10 John Gadret FRA ALM 2013 + 2' 56" Classification leadership table In the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white dots. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth jersey represented the sprints classification, marked by an orange jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage, with the exception of the final individual time trial stage. 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 Classification25pxPoints Classification25pxMountains Classification25pxSprints Classification25pxTeam Classification 1 Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka AST 2013 2 Daryl Impey Francesco Gavazzi Francesco Gavazzi 3 Sergio Henao Sergio Henao Sergio Henao MOV 2013 4 Nairo Quintana KAT 2013 5 Richie Porte MOV 2013 6 Tony Martin Nairo Quintana Nairo Quintana Final Nairo Quintana Nairo Quintana Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka MOV 2013 References 30em External links http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2013/ Category:Tour of the Basque Country by year Tour of the Basque Country Tour of the Basque Country Category:2013 in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Category:April 2013 sports events in Spain