2013 Tour Down Under

February 2020 2013 Tour Down Under 2013 UCI World Tour 1 28 22–27 January 2013 6http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/tyler-farrar-returns-to-adelaide.htm Tour Down Under Events South Australia 7 January 2013 Farrar returns to Adelaide On Sunday 20 January the world's cycling elite will contest an exciting 51 km circuit race, the People’s Choice Classic as the curtain raiser for the six stage Santos Tour Down Under being raced over a total distance of 758.5 km. https://archive.today/20130219152521/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/tyler-farrar-returns-to-adelaide.htm 19 February 2013 dead 758.5 km 18h 28' 32" Tom-Jelte Slagter RAB 2013a Netherlands orange Javier Moreno MOV 2013 Spain Geraint Thomas SKY 2013 Great Britain Javier Moreno MOV 2013 Spain white Geraint Thomas SKY 2013 Great Britain blue Tom-Jelte Slagter RAB 2013a Netherlands black RLT 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Santos Tour Down Under was the 15th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2013 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Dutch rider Tom-Jelte Slagter of the RAB 2013a team, after taking the lead on the penultimate stage of the race and holding the race leader's ochre jersey to the finish, the next day, in Adelaide. Slagter also won the third stage of the race, taking the first victories of his professional career at the race.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13795/Tour-Down-Under-Greipel-extends-stage-record-Slagter-confirms-overall.aspx Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 27 January 2013 27 January 2013 Greipel extends stage record, Slagter confirms overall Slagter's winning margin over runner-up Javier Moreno of the MOV 2013 was 17 seconds,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-6/results Alex Malone Cyclingnews.com Future plc 27 January 2013 27 January 2013 100th career victory for Greipel in Adelaide City and SKY 2013's Geraint Thomas completed the podium, 8 seconds behind Moreno and 25 seconds in arrears of Slagter. Like Slagter, Thomas won a stage of the race, winning the second stage and held the race lead for three days. In the race's other classifications, Slagter's overall victory ensured that he also won the black jersey for the highest placed rider under the age of 26, while Thomas won the blue jersey for the sprints classification on the final dayRichard Simpson http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17553_8444372,00.html Thomas snatches superb third SKY 2013 BSkyB 27 January 2013 27 January 2013June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes  – taking points at the intermediate sprints and the finish to displace Slagter of the jersey – to hold off LTB 2013's André Greipel; Greipel won three stages during the race to surpass Robbie McEwen's previous record of most stage wins, and also picked up his 100th career victory with his final stage win.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2013/01/27/tom-jelte-slagter-tour-down-under/1867547/ Rookie Tom-Jelte Slagter wins Tour Down Under USA Today Gannett Company 27 January 2013 27 January 2013 Associated Press Moreno won the mountains classification,http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-1-27/another-dream-debut Another dream debut MOV 2013 Movistar 27 January 2013 27 January 2013 while RLT 2013 won the teams classification.http://www.radioshackleopardtrek.com/news/rslt-earn-top-team-honors RSLT Earn Top Team Honors RLT 2013 Leopard SA 27 January 2013 27 January 2013 Participating teams thumb|upright|OGE 2013 rider Stuart O'Grady, winner of the race in 1999 and 2001, was one of four former Tour Down Under overall winners to compete in the 2013 edition. As the Tour Down Under was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams at the time of the race were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. KAT 2013 was not invited, as the legal proceedings concerning their ProTour status were not resolved yet. Together with a selection of Australian riders forming the UniSA-Australia squad, this formed the event's 19-team peloton. The 19 teams invited to the race were:http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/start-list Santos Tour Down Under 2013 start list Cyclingnews.com Future plc 29 January 2013 22em ALM 2013 ARG 2013 AST 2013 RAB 2013a BMC 2013 CAN 2013 EUS 2013 FDJ 2013a GRM 2013 LAM 2013 LTB 2013 MOV 2013 OPQ 2013 OGE 2013 RNT 2013 SAX 2013 SKY 2013 UniSA-Australia VCD 2013 Among the 133-rider start list were four previous winners of the race. Stuart O'Grady (1999 and 2001) and Simon Gerrans (2006 and 2012) were both part of the OGE 2013 line-up,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13694/Orica-GreenEdge-aims-for-stages-as-Gerrans-defends-his-title-in-Santos-Tour-Down-Under.aspx Orica-GreenEdge aims for stages as Gerrans defends his title in Santos Tour Down Under Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 13 January 2013 29 January 2013 2003 winner Mikel Astarloza was part of the EUS 2013 squad for the race,http://www.tourism.sa.gov.au/media/spanish-sensations-confirmed-for-santos-tour-down-under.aspx Spanish sensations confirmed for Santos Tour Down Under South Australian Tourism Commission Government of South Australia 4 January 2013 29 January 2013 12 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130412114852/http://www.tourism.sa.gov.au/media/spanish-sensations-confirmed-for-santos-tour-down-under.aspx dead while André Greipel – another two-time winner, in 2008 and 2010 respectively – was the main sprinter for the LTB 2013 squad.http://www.lottobelisol.be/en/race-selections-january-790.htm Race selections January LTB 2013 Belgian Cycling Project 2 January 2013 29 January 2013 In the meantime traditionally the first WorldTour race of the year is taking place, the Tour Down Under, preceded by the Down Under Classic two days earlier. Herman Frison is sports director in that race, Adam Hansen and Greg Henderson – although he's a New-Zealander – are the local heroes, André Greipel the top sprinter; together with Olivier Kaisen, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg and Tim Wellens they will form the Lotto Belisol squad. 7 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130107020051/http://www.lottobelisol.be/en/race-selections-january-790.htm dead Stages Stage 1 22 January 2013 — Prospect to Lobethal, 135 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-1.pdf Tour Down Under Events South Australia 7 January 2013 Stage 1: Prospect to Lobethal – 135 km https://web.archive.org/web/20130413095232/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-1.pdf 13 April 2013 dead For the second successive year, the Tour Down Under started with a stage beginning in Prospect; on this occasion, an undulating 135 km 1 on parcours was scheduled for the riders, including one categorised climb – a steep,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-1 Stage 1 profile Cyclingnews.com Future plc 30 October 2012 29 January 2013 second-category ascent of Checker Hill – around a third into the stage. Three intermediate sprint points were also scheduled, as the riders completed nearly three laps of a finishing circuit around Lobethal, with the sprints each taking place in the town of Charleston. The final sprint came with around 16.5 km 1 on remaining of the stage, before leading to the uphill finish in Lobethal; where it was likely to result in a sprint finish.http://inrng.com/tour-down-under/ 2013 Santos Tour Down Under preview The Inner Ring Blogspot 19 January 2013 29 January 2013Jason Kohlmorgen http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/01/22/tour-down-under-stage-one-preview/ Tour Down Under stage one preview The Roar The Roar Sports Media Pty Ltd. 22 January 2013 29 January 2013 On his World Tour début,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-1/results Greipel crushes competition in Lobethal Cyclingnews.com Future plc 22 January 2013 22 January 2013 Alex Malone the Australian under-23 champion Jordan Kerby launched a solo attack for the UniSA-Australia representative team in the early moments of the stage; he held a maximum lead of around seven minutes at one point during the stage,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13761/Santos-Tour-Down-Under-Andre-Greipel-makes-it-a-dozen-in-opening-day-sprint.aspx André Greipel makes it a dozen in opening day sprint VeloNation VeloNation LLC 22 January 2013 29 January 2013 Ben Atkins but was eventually caught during the second of the finishing laps around Lobethal by OPQ 2013 rider Jérôme Pineau. Pineau dropped Kerby not long after catching him, and accumulated a lead of 1' 15" as he started the final lap. His move was ended in Charleston, as BMC 2013's Philippe Gilbert moved out of the peloton to gain the three bonus seconds on offer for the first rider across the sprint line.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-gilbert-shows-tour-down-under-gc-intentions Gilbert shows Tour Down Under GC intentions Cyclingnews.com Future plc 22 January 2013 29 January 2013 Jane Aubrey After several late attacks were caught, the sprint trains of the LTB 2013 and RAB 2013a teams moved toward the front of the field. With a lead-out from LTB 2013 yes team-mates Jürgen Roelandts and Greg Henderson, André Greipel achieved a record-equalling twelfth Tour Down Under stage victory, comfortably winning the sprint ahead of Arnaud Démare (FDJ 2013a) and RAB 2013a yes's Mark Renshaw.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/race-results/2013-santos-tour-down-under-results-stage-1_272222/1 2013 Santos Tour Down Under results, stage 1 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 22 January 2013 22 January 2013 26 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130126105057/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/race-results/2013-santos-tour-down-under-results-stage-1_272222/1 deadhttp://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8421985/Andre-Greipel-makes-perfect-start-at-Tour-Down-Under-winning-stage-one Andre Greipel makes perfect start at Tour Down Under winning stage one Sky Sports BSkyB 22 January 2013 29 January 2013 As a result, Greipel picked up the ochre and blue jerseys for being the first leader of the points and general classifications. Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 André Greipel GER LTB 2013 3h 35' 24" 2 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2013a s.t. 3 Mark Renshaw AUS RAB 2013a s.t. 4 Simone Ponzi ITA AST 2013 s.t. 5 Steele Von Hoff AUS GRS 2013 s.t. 6 Roberto Ferrari ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 7 Daniele Pietropolli ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2013 s.t. 9 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2013 s.t. 10 Zak Dempster AUS UniSA-Australia s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 André Greipel GER 20px 20px LTB 2013 3h 35' 14" 2 Arnaud Démare FRA 20px FDJ 2013a + 4" 3 Mark Renshaw AUS RAB 2013a + 6" 4 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2013 + 7" 5 Philippe Gilbert BEL BMC 2013 + 7" 6 Jérôme Pineau FRA OPQ 2013 + 8" 7 Thomas De Gendt BEL VCD 2013 + 8" 8 Simone Ponzi ITA AST 2013 + 9" 9 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2013 + 9" 10 Steele Von Hoff AUS GRM 2013 + 10" Stage 2 23 January 2013 — Mount Barker to Rostrevor, 116.5 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-2.pdf Tour Down Under Events South Australia 7 January 2013 Stage 2: Mount Barker to Rostrevor – 116.5 km https://web.archive.org/web/20130124014654/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-2.pdf 24 January 2013 dead thumb|upright|SKY 2013 rider Geraint Thomas (pictured before the fourth stage) fared best in the final sprint, to win the stage and assume the leader's ochre jersey. Although relatively short at 116.5 km 1 on in length, the second stage of the Tour was undulating from the start in Mount Barker. After passing through the first sprint point in the town of Echunga, the riders had to negotiate a short loop around the Adelaide Hills, passing Hahndorf and Littlehampton on the route, before a second intermediate sprint at Oakbank. The run-in towards the finish at Rostrevor was punctuated by the day's only categorised climb, the first-category Corkscrew ascent, which made its début in the race.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/corkscrew-road-to-feature-in-santos-tour-down-under/story-e6frea6u-1226414316785 Corkscrew Road to feature in Santos Tour Down Under Reece Homfray Adelaide Now News Limited 2 July 2012 1 February 2013http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-22/corkscrew-the-big-challenge-for-tour-down-under/4477982 Corkscrew the big challenge for Tour Down Under ABC Sport Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australian Associated Press 22 January 2013 1 February 2013 With parts of the climb reaching a gradient of around 17%,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/corkscrew-a-serious-hurdle-for-tour-down-under-contenders Corkscrew a serious hurdle for Tour Down Under contenders Jane Aubrey Alex Malone Cyclingnews.com Future plc 23 January 2013 1 February 2013 it was expected to significantly reduce the numbers in the peloton before the descent into Rostrevor, with sprinters not expecting to feature by the end.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-2 Stage 2 profile Cyclingnews.com Future plc 30 October 2012 1 February 2013 A quartet of riders – UniSA-Australia's Calvin Watson, ARG 2013 rider Will Clarke, Guillaume Bonnafond of ALM 2013 and SAX 2013's Christopher Juul-Jensenhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-2/results Thomas wins the battle of Corkscrew Jane Aubrey Cyclingnews.com Future plc 23 January 2013 1 February 2013 – made the early breakaway from the field, but were not allowed to attain a substantial advantage due to the Corkscrew and its potential to split the race apart. Clarke won both of the intermediate sprints on the route, beating Watson at the first of them and Bonnafond at the latter sprint.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13768/Thomas-grabs-stage-win-and-race-lead-on-day-two-of-Santos-Tour-Down-Under.aspx Thomas grabs stage win and race lead on day two of Santos Tour Down Under VeloNation VeloNation LLC 23 January 2013 1 February 2013 In the peloton, BMC 2013 was keeping station at the front as Swiss champion Martin Kohler, who led the race overall at one point in 2012, was protecting their leader Philippe Gilbert, who had been in the top ten overall overnight after his bonus seconds gained on the opening stage. Gilbert would ultimately be one of twenty riders to crash on the descent from the Corkscrew, and rode to the finish with a broken derailleur,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536542/geraint-thomas-wins-stage-and-takes-tour-down-under-lead.html Geraint Thomas wins stage and takes Tour Down Under lead Sophie Smith Cycling Weekly IPC Media 23 January 2013 1 February 2013 losing nearly three minutes.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13773/Gilbert-loses-chance-of-winning-Santos-Tour-Down-Under.aspx Gilbert loses chance of winning Santos Tour Down Under Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 23 January 2013 1 February 2013 The breakaway was gradually brought back, with Clarke remaining off the front of the main field until the foot of the Corkscrew. Several mini-attacks occurred as soon as the gradient rose, but it was not until the pre-stage favourite George Bennett (RLT 2013) made his move on the climb that an attack gained ground from the main field. SKY 2013's Geraint Thomas joined him for a point on the climb, before moving further up the road,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-radioshack-leopard-with-cards-to-play-at-down-under RadioShack Leopard with cards to play at Down Under Alex Malone Cyclingnews.com Future plc 23 January 2013 1 February 2013 to take maximum points for the climb and the classification lead. Bennett caught up to Thomas on the descent, with his team-mate Ben Hermans and Javier Moreno of the MOV 2013 also joining the duo. As the most proficient sprinter of the group, Thomas waited the longest to launch his sprint and soon sped past his rivals to take the stage victory, achieving a one-second gap in the process and the ochre jersey. Moreno and Hermans also stayed ahead of a closing eleven-rider group, while Bennett finished the stage tenth. Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2013 2h 44' 18" 2 Javier Moreno ESP MOV 2013 + 1" 3 Ben Hermans BEL RLT 2013 + 1" 4 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED RAB 2013a + 4" 5 Tim Wellens BEL LTB 2013 + 4" 6 Daniele Pietropolli ITA LAM 2013 + 4" 7 Jack Bauer NZL GRS 2013 + 4" 8 Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2013a + 4" 9 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 4" 10 George Bennett NZL RLT 2013 + 4"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px 20px SKY 2013 6h 19' 32" 2 Javier Moreno ESP MOV 2013 + 5" 3 Ben Hermans BEL RLT 2013 + 7" 4 Daniele Pietropolli ITA 20px LAM 2013 + 14" 5 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px RAB 2013a + 14" 6 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 14" 7 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 14" 8 Tim Wellens BEL LTB 2013 + 14" 9 Jack Bauer NZL GRS 2013 + 14" 10 Tiago Machado POR RLT 2013 + 14" Stage 3 24 January 2013 — Unley to Stirling, 139 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-3.pdf Tour Down Under Events South Australia 7 January 2013 BikeExchange.com.au Stage 3: Unley to Stirling – 139 km https://web.archive.org/web/20130124014926/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-3.pdf 24 January 2013 dead The third stage of the race was predominantly a circuit race around Stirling; just over 30 km 1 on from the start in Unley – via a second-category climb in the early kilometres of the stage, at Eagle On The Hill – the riders reached the finishing town of Stirling. From there, five lapshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2013/01/24/tom-jelte-slagter-wins-stage-3-of-tour-down-under/1860757/ Tom-Jelte Slagter wins stage 3 of Tour Down Under 24 January 2013 1 February 2013 USA Today Gannett Company The Associated Press of a 21.4 km 1 on circuit were completed – two more than the equivalent circuit around the town during the second stage of the 2012 Tour – with intermediate sprints to be contested in Heathfield on each of the first two laps. A hilly circuit was projected to reduce the numbers in any potential final sprint, although not as prominently as the previous stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-3 Stage 3 profile Cyclingnews.com Future plc 30 October 2012 1 February 2013 After several mini-breaks were initiated before Eagle On The Hill, leading to a 23-rider lead group for a short period, the day's breakaway was formed by a pair of riders.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13777/Santos-Tour-Down-Under-Tom-Jelter-Slagter-takes-stage-three-with-final-kilometre-attack.aspx Tom-Jelte Slagter takes stage three with final kilometre attack Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 24 January 2013 1 February 2013 OGE 2013 rider Simon Clarke was joined at the head of the race by Will Clarke – the winner in Stirling in 2012 after a stage-long breakawayhttp://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012012/2/cycling-clarke-claims-solo-win-tour-under-stage.html Tour Down Under turns upside down on brilliant day for UniSA's Clarke 18 January 2012 1 February 2013 Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group Reuters – who featured in the lead for the second day running, for ARG 2013. The Clarkes built up a maximum lead of around three-and-a-half minutes, with SKY 2013 leading the peloton and protecting race leader Geraint Thomas. Thomas gained a second at the first intermediate sprint,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-3/results Slagter takes tough victory into Stirling Alex Malone Cyclingnews.com Future plc 24 January 2013 1 February 2013 to extend his overall lead by one second,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas-happy-with-another-second-in-the-bank-at-tour-down-under Thomas happy with another second in the bank at Tour Down Under Jane Aubrey Cyclingnews.com Future plc 24 January 2013 1 February 2013 as the Clarkes took maximum points on offer at each sprint. They were joined by six other riders, who had been a part of a 12-rider move that had broken clear of the peloton on the third lap of the circuit. The move broke down on the final lap, and after CAN 2013's Cameron Wurf was caught inside the final kilometre, it ultimately set up a reduced sprint of around thirty riders. With only David Tanner as a lead-out, RAB 2013a's Tom-Jelte Slagter – the young rider classification leader – moved to the front of the line, launched his sprint early, and held off the rest of the group to take his first professional victory by a bike length, ahead of Matthew Goss (OGE 2013 yes) and BMC 2013's Philippe Gilbert.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9823949/Tour-Down-Under-2013-stage-three-Tom-Jelte-Slagter-wins-sprint-finish-as-Geraint-Thomas-retains-overall-lead.html Tom-Jelte Slagter wins sprint finish as Geraint Thomas retains overall lead The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 24 January 2013 1 February 2013 He moved into second place overall, five seconds behind Thomas, who retained the ochre jersey.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/21156612 Geraint Thomas finishes fourth to retain lead BBC Sport BBC 24 January 2013 1 February 2013 Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px RAB 2013a 3h 36' 46" 2 Matthew Goss AUS OGE 2013 s.t. 3 Philippe Gilbert BEL BMC 2013 s.t. 4 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2013 s.t. 5 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 s.t. 6 Javier Moreno ESP MOV 2013 s.t. 7 Simone Ponzi ITA AST 2013 s.t. 8 Daniele Pietropolli ITA 20px LAM 2013 s.t. 9 Ivan Santaromita ITA BMC 2013 s.t. 10 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px 20px 20px SKY 2013 9h 56' 17" 2 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px RAB 2013a + 5" 3 Javier Moreno ESP MOV 2013 + 6" 4 Ben Hermans BEL RLT 2013 + 8" 5 Daniele Pietropolli ITA LAM 2013 + 15" 6 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 15" 7 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 15" 8 George Bennett NZL RLT 2013 + 15" 9 Jack Bauer NZL GRS 2013 + 15" 10 Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2013a + 15" Stage 4 25 January 2013 — Modbury to Tanunda, 126.5 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-4.pdf Tour Down Under Events South Australia 7 January 2013 Bupa Stage 4: Modbury to Tanunda – 126.5 km https://web.archive.org/web/20130124015056/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-4.pdf 24 January 2013 dead The fourth stage saw the remaining riders head north-west from the start in Modbury to the eventual finish in the Barossa Valley and the town of Tanunda, for its third stage finish of the Tour in four years; on the two previous occasions, sprinters had fared best as André Greipel won the opening stage in 2010,http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/01/news/down-under-in-tanunda-greipel-takes-one-for-real_102484 Down Under in Tanunda, Greipel takes one for real Anthony Tan VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 19 January 2010 1 February 2013 while Óscar Freire was the victor in 2012, winning stage four.http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/freire-flashes-home-in-tanunda.htm Freire flashes home in Tanunda Tour Down Under Events South Australia 20 January 2012 1 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121180311/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/freire-flashes-home-in-tanunda.htm 21 January 2012 dead The 126.5 km 1 on itinerary, consisting of one categorised climb – a second category climb in Humbug Scrub – and two intermediate sprints once again, was exponentially suited to the sprinters and a bunch sprint was to be expected in Tanunda.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-4 Stage 4 profile Cyclingnews.com Future plc 30 October 2012 1 February 2013 Not long after the start, another two-rider breakaway of the day was formed, consisting of the reigning World Champion Philippe Gilbert of the BMC 2013, and Damien Howson of the UniSA-Australia representative team.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13783/Greipel-grabs-another-at-Santos-Tour-Down-Under-setting-new-stage-win-record.aspx Greipel grabs another at Santos Tour Down Under, setting new stage win record VeloNation VeloNation LLC 25 January 2013 1 February 2013 The pair built up a lead of over three minutes during the stage, but once again, the peloton did not allow for it to climb any further, to minimise the threats to the general classification. Howson took maximum points at Humbug Scrub,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-4/results Greipel takes 13th stage victory in Tanunda Jane Aubrey Cyclingnews.com Future plc 25 January 2013 1 February 2013 with Gilbert taking the honours at both intermediate sprint points in Mount Pleasant and Springton respectively. The duo remained off the front until inside the final 10 km 1 on, when the sprint trains of the sprinters' teams began to move towards the front of the main field. Inside the final kilometre, six riders – including three members of the OGE 2013 squad – crashed, but all riders were able to remount and finish the stage.http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/late-race-crash-mars-tanunda-finish-for-orica-greenedge Late Race Crash Mars Tanunda Finish for ORICA-GreenEDGE OGE 2013 GreenEDGE Cycling 25 January 2013 1 February 2013 LTB 2013 led out from the front, with Greg Henderson the final man for Greipel to launch his sprint off of. Greipel ultimately won by a bike length, ahead of LAM 2013's Roberto Ferrari and Jonathan Cantwell of SAX 2013, to achieve a record-breaking thirteenth stage win at the race, surpassing Robbie McEwen's previous record of twelve.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-25/lucky-13-for-greipel-breaks-tour-record/4484610 Lucky 13 for Greipel breaks Tour record ABC Sport Australian Broadcasting Corporation 25 January 2013 1 February 2013 None of the top ten overall were involved in the late-stage incidents, allowing Geraint Thomas (SKY 2013) to maintain his overall lead. Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 André Greipel GER LTB 2013 3h 02' 52" 2 Roberto Ferrari ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 3 Jonathan Cantwell AUS SAX 2013 s.t. 4 Andrew Fenn GBR OPQ 2013 s.t. 5 Barry Markus NED VCD 2013 s.t. 6 Marcel Kittel GER ARG 2013 s.t. 7 Mark Renshaw AUS RAB 2013a s.t. 8 Kenny van Hummel NED VCD 2013 s.t. 9 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2013a s.t. 10 Klaas Lodewyck BEL BMC 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2013 12h 59' 09" 2 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px RAB 2013a + 5" 3 Javier Moreno ESP MOV 2013 + 6" 4 Ben Hermans BEL RLT 2013 + 8" 5 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 15" 6 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 15" 7 Jack Bauer NZL GRS 2013 + 15" 8 Tiago Machado POR RLT 2013 + 15" 9 Adam Hansen AUS LTB 2013 + 15" 10 George Bennett NZL RLT 2013 + 15" Stage 5 26 January 2013 — McLaren Vale to Old Willunga Hill, 151.5 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-5.pdf Tour Down Under Events South Australia 7 January 2013 Jayco Stage 5: McLaren Vale to Old Willunga Hill – 151.5 km https://web.archive.org/web/20130413095830/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-5.pdf 13 April 2013 dead The race's queen stagehttp://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536613/tom-slagter-relieves-geraint-thomas-of-tour-down-under-lead.html Tom Slagter relieves Geraint Thomas of Tour Down Under lead Sophie Smith Cycling Weekly IPC Media 26 January 2013 2 February 2013https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cycling/simon-gerrans-extracts-revenge-in-tour-down-under/news-story/6c1e410fbf619da75a5cf792738fe71b Simon Gerrans extracts revenge in Tour Down Under The Australian News Limited Peter Kogoy 26 January 2013 2013-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130126193854/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cycling/simon-gerrans-extracts-revenge-in-tour-down-under/story-fn8sc2wz-1226562523596 subscription live 25 January 2012 was unaltered from its 2012 iteration, for the 2013 event. From the start in McLaren Vale, the peloton covered several kilometres before reaching Willunga, and from there, riders completed three laps of a coast-side loop around Aldinga Beach and Snapper Point; both of the intermediate sprint points were held in the latter suburb, coming on the second and third laps. Upon reaching Willunga for the fourth time, the race headed in the opposite direction, and the first of two ascents of Old Willunga Hill – a 3 km 1 on long, first-category climb at an average gradient of 7.6%http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/blazin-saddles/saddles-down-under-140132908.html Saddles Down Under 13 January 2012 2 February 2013 Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group – on another short loop, before the summit finish. It was expected that the finish would be contested between a small group,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-5 Stage 5 profile Cyclingnews.com Future plc 30 October 2012 2 February 2013 and that the climb would crown the overall winner of the race, ahead of the final stage criterium in Adelaide.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/old-willunga-hill-to-decide-winner-of-tour-down-under Alex Malone Old Willunga Hill to decide winner of Tour Down Under 25 January 2013 2 February 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc After two earlier foiled attacks, the stage saw an eventual breakaway of seven riders, as they quickly went clear of the main field; home rider Calvin Watson (UniSA-Australia) was part of the group on Australia Day, where he was joined by VCD 2013 pairing Thomas De Gendt and Tomasz Marczyński, Jens Mouris of OGE 2013, ARG 2013's Koen de Kort, Manuele Boaro (SAX 2013) and BMC 2013 rider Klaas Lodewyck.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13787/Tour-Down-Under-Gerrans-edges-Slagter-on-Old-Willunga-as-Thomas-falters.aspx Gerrans edges Slagter on Old Willunga as Thomas falters Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 With de Kort being 2' 52" behind the overall leader Geraint Thomas (SKY 2013), the peloton did not allow for a substantial lead to be accumulated, as the maximum time gap that the breakaway established was around four-and-a-half minutes at the midway point of the stage. RAB 2013a were prominent on the front of the group in the hope of trying to move Tom-Jelte Slagter, the young rider classification leader and second to Thomas overall, into the ochre jersey ahead of the final stage. The upped pace in the peloton spelled the end of the breakaway just as they reached Old Willunga Hill for the first time. On the climb, the MOV 2013 sent two of the riders off the front in the intention of helping Javier Moreno into ochre; Eros Capecchi and José Herrada were later joined by ALM 2013's Guillaume Bonnafond and LTB 2013 rider Jürgen Roelandts.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-2013/stage-5/results Gerrans victorious on Australia Day at Old Willunga Alex Malone Cyclingnews.com Future plc 26 January 2013 2 February 2013https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9828557/Tour-Down-Under-2013-stage-five-Simon-Gerrans-celebrates-thrilling-local-win-as-Geraint-Thomas-loses-grip.html Simon Gerrans celebrates thrilling local win as Geraint Thomas loses grip The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 They reached the summit of the climb with a gap of around fifteen seconds. At this point, the peloton slowed slightly to allow the lead group to extend their advantage to around forty seconds. However, they were caught on the climb to the finish, which sparked several counter-moves in the peloton; Edvald Boasson Hagen was setting the pace for Thomas,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_8439991,00.html Battling Thomas drops to fifth SKY 2013 BSkyB 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 with Slagter just behind, as Moreno attacked with 1.7 km 1 on remaining. He held clear into the final kilometre, as defending overall winner Simon Gerrans (OGE 2013 yes) moved forward in the pack, soon breaking clear to join Moreno. Slagter made his move not long after, and Thomas could not follow, cracking with 600 m left.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-geraint-thomas-disappointed-having-lost-down-under-lead Geraint Thomas disappointed having lost Down Under lead Alex Malone Cyclingnews.com Future plc 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 Slagter and Gerrans ultimately contested a two-man sprint for the line which Gerrans narrowly won – avenging a narrow defeat to Alejandro Valverde in 2012http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/536614/simon-gerrans-aiming-for-ardennes-classics-after-down-under-stage-win.html Simon Gerrans aiming for Ardennes Classics after Down Under stage win Sophie Smith Cycling Weekly IPC Media 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 – while Slagter's second-place finish allowed him to take the ochre jersey ahead of Moreno, who finished the stage third, and claimed the mountains classification lead.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/teamwork-earns-moreno-kom-lead-at-tour-down-under Teamwork earns Moreno KOM lead at Tour Down Under Alex Malone Cyclingnews.com Future plc 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 Thomas fell to fifth overall,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/21211326 Geraint Thomas drops to fifth place BBC Sport BBC 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 as RLT 2013's Ben Hermans and Jon Izagirre of EUS 2013 moved into third and fourth respectively.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13792/Aggressive-Radioshack-Leopard-hoped-for-more-on-Old-Willunga-Hill.aspx Aggressive Radioshack-Leopard hoped for more on Old Willunga Hill Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 26 January 2013 2 February 2013 Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2013 3h 36' 25" 2 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px RAB 2013a s.t. 3 Javier Moreno ESP MOV 2013 + 10" 4 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 12" 5 Tiago Machado POR RLT 2013 + 13" 6 Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2013a + 16" 7 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 16" 8 Rafael Valls ESP VCD 2013 + 16" 9 Daniele Pietropolli ITA LAM 2013 + 16" 10 Ben Hermans BEL RLT 2013 + 16"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px 20px 20px RAB 2013a 16h 35' 33" 2 Javier Moreno ESP 20px MOV 2013 + 13" 3 Ben Hermans BEL RLT 2013 + 25" 4 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 28" 5 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2013 + 29" 6 Tiago Machado POR RLT 2013 + 29" 7 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 32" 8 Daniele Pietropolli ITA LAM 2013 + 32" 9 Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2013a + 32" 10 Jussi Veikkanen FIN FDJ 2013a + 37" Stage 6 27 January 2013 — Adelaide (criterium), 90 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-6.pdf Tour Down Under Events South Australia 7 January 2013 Stage 6 – 90 km: Adelaide https://web.archive.org/web/20130413095927/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/documents/2013-stage-6.pdf 13 April 2013 dead The race finished with its now-customary criterium race around the streets of Adelaide; for the 90 km 1 on distance, a circuit of 4.5 km 1 on was completed twenty times,http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-27/slagter-wins-tour-down-under/4486368 Slagter wins Tour Down Under ABC Sport Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australian Associated Press/Agence France-Presse 27 January 2013 3 February 2013 with several passages through the finish line counting towards the sub-classifications for sprints and the mountains. With SKY 2013 looking to move Geraint Thomas back onto the final overall podium, any attempts at a breakaway were quickly shut down and no move garnered more than thirty seconds of a time gap. Thus, at the first intermediate sprint point at the end of the eighth lap, Thomas sprinted for bonus seconds and after help from Edvald Boasson Hagen, he won the sprint to accumulate three seconds back. Thomas took a further second at the second sprint, won by Boasson Hagen, to move nearer the top placings. Ultimately, the race came down to the final sprint where André Greipel (LTB 2013) took his third win of the race,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/21219463 Geraint Thomas finishes third BBC Sport BBC 27 January 2013 3 February 2013 and the 100th victory of his professional career.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-greipel-celebrates-yet-another-milestone-at-the-tour-down-under Jane Aubrey Greipel celebrates yet another milestone at the Tour Down Under Cyclingnews.com Future plc 27 January 2013 3 February 2013 He was followed across the line by Mark Renshaw of the RAB 2013a team and Boasson Hagen completed a strong day for himself with third place. A sixth-place finish for Thomas, combined with points achieved at the earlier intermediate sprints, allowed him to take the sprints classification ahead of Greipel; his stage performance was also rewarded with the most combative rider of the day honours.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-sky-leads-thomas-back-onto-podium-at-tour-down-under Alex Malone Sky leads Thomas back onto podium at Tour Down Under Cyclingnews.com Future plc 27 January 2013 3 February 2013 A small time gap also allowed him to finish third overall, with EUS 2013's Jon Izagirre also moving ahead of RLT 2013 rider Ben Hermans in the final standings. Renshaw's team-mate Tom-Jelte Slagter finished in the same time as Greipel, to achieve his first overall victory as a professional – becoming the first Dutchman to win the racehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9829627/Tour-Down-Under-2013-stage-six-Tom-Jelte-Slagter-takes-overall-title-as-Geraint-Thomas-finishes-third.html Tom-Jelte Slagter takes overall title as Geraint Thomas finishes third The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 27 January 2013 3 February 2013 – extending his winning margin over Javier Moreno (MOV 2013) to 17 seconds,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13796/Moreno-rises-to-challenge-of-team-leadership-with-second-overall-in-Santos-Tour-Down-Under.aspx Moreno rises to challenge of team leadership with second overall in Santos Tour Down Under VeloNation VeloNation LLC 27 January 2013 3 February 2013 after Moreno finished four seconds behind. Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 André Greipel GER LTB 2013 1h 52' 59" 2 Mark Renshaw AUS RAB 2013a s.t. 3 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2013 s.t. 4 Matthew Goss AUS OGE 2013 s.t. 5 Tyler Farrar USA GRS 2013 s.t. 6 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2013 s.t. 7 Klaas Lodewyck BEL BMC 2013 s.t. 8 Barry Markus NED VCD 2013 s.t. 9 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR ALM 2013 s.t. 10 Kenny van Hummel NED VCD 2013 s.t.Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px 20px RAB 2013a 18h 28' 32" 2 Javier Moreno ESP 20px MOV 2013 + 17" 3 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px 20px SKY 2013 + 25" 4 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 32" 5 Ben Hermans BEL RLT 2013 + 34" 6 Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2013a + 34" 7 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 36" 8 Daniele Pietropolli ITA LAM 2013 + 36" 9 Tiago Machado POR RLT 2013 + 38" 10 Jussi Veikkanen FIN FDJ 2013a + 41" Classification leadership table In the 2013 Tour Down Under, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received an ochre jersey.Tour Down Under: Jersey Guide http://velostage.com/tour-down-under-jersey-guide/ Velostage.com Velostage 29 January 2013 13 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113195619/http://velostage.com/tour-down-under-jersey-guide/ dead This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Tour Down Under, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. Additionally, there was a sprints classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a white jersey. 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 young rider classification, marked by a black jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1987 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, and each member of the winning team received a red jersey on the final podium. Additionally, a green jersey was awarded on the podium each day, for the most aggressive rider, or riders, of that day's stage. Stage WinnerGeneral Classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains Classification25px|link=|alt=Sprint Classification25px|link=|alt=Young Rider Classification25px|link=|alt=Team Classification25pxAggressive Rider25px 1 André Greipel André Greipel Jordan Kerby André Greipel Arnaud Démare LAM 2013 Jordan Kerby 2 Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Daniele Pietropolli Tom-Jelte Slagter RLT 2013 Christopher Juul-Jensen 3 Tom-Jelte Slagter Geraint Thomas Simon Clarke 4 André Greipel Jack Bobridge André Greipel Philippe GilbertDamien Howson 5 Simon Gerrans Tom-Jelte Slagter Javier Moreno Tom-Jelte Slagter Thomas De Gendt 6 André Greipel Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Final Tom-Jelte Slagter Javier Moreno Geraint Thomas Tom-Jelte Slagter RLT 2013 – References 30em External links http://tourdownunder.com.au/ Category:Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Tour Down Under Tour