2013 Tour de Suisse

2013 Tour de Suisse 2013 UCI World Tour 17 28 8–16 June 2013 9http://www.matsport.fr.php53-23.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/resultat/TDS/pdf/Etape_09/09_TDS_Gessamt.pdf PDF Classement General 9 fr General ranking 9 MATsport Timing Onlinehome 16 June 2013 16 June 2013April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 1284.2 km 31h 08' 11" Rui Costa Portugal MOV 2013 yellow Bauke Mollema Netherlands RAB 2013a Roman Kreuziger Czech Republic SAX 2013 Robert Vrečer Slovenia EUS 2013 red Peter Sagan Slovakia CAN 2013 polkadot Robert Vrečer Slovenia EUS 2013 blue AST 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Tour de Suisse was the 77th running of the Tour de Suisse cycling stage race. It started on 8 June with an individual time trial in Quinto and ended on 16 June after another individual time trial in Flumserberg; in total, the race consisted of nine stages. It was the seventeenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won for the second successive year by MOV 2013 rider Rui Costa,http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-6-16/rui-ii-of-switzerland Rui II of Switzerland MOV 2013 Movistar 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 who claimed the leader's yellow jersey after winning the final stage – a time trial, with a 10 km 1 on climb to a summit finishWynn Nigel Rui Costa wins 2013 Tour de Suisse https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/rui-costa-wins-2013-tour-de-suisse-29266 Cycling Weekly 4 January 2021 16 June 2013 – overturning a 13-second deficit to previous race leader Mathias Frank of the BMC 2013.http://www.thelocal.ch/20130616/sagan-takes-swiss-tour-sprint-stage Peter Sagan takes Swiss tour sprint stage The Local The Local Europe AB Agence France-Presse 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 Costa was also the winner of the race's queen stage two days prior, winning into La Punt.http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-6-14/costa-crowns-brilliant-performance Costa crowns brilliant performance MOV 2013 Movistar 14 June 2013 16 June 2013 Costa's winning margin over runner-up Bauke Mollema of RAB 2013a – a stage winner during the race, winning the second stage – was sixty-two seconds,http://www.blancoprocyclingteam.com/teamnews?id=38816 The perfect time trial RAB 2013a Rabo Wielerploegen BV 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130619222436/http://www.blancoprocyclingteam.com/teamnews?id=38816 19 June 2013 dead dmy-all while the podium was completed by SAX 2013's Roman Kreuziger,http://teamsaxotinkoff.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=4075 Roman Kreuziger overall third in Tour de Suisse SAX 2013 Riis Cycling 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130623031100/http://teamsaxotinkoff.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=4075 2013-06-23 usurped eight seconds down on Mollema and seventy behind Costa. In the race's other classifications, EUS 2013 rider Robert Vrečer was the winner of both the mountains and the sprints classifications, having featured in several breakaways during the nine-day race.http://www.euskalteleuskadi.com/es/noticias-euskaltel-euskadi/1038-9-etapa-tour-de-suisse-izagirre-11-en-la-etapa-anton-12-en-la-general.html Izagirre, 11º en la etapa; Antón, 12º en la general es Izagirre, 11th on the stage; Anton, 12th place overall EUS 2013 Fundación Euskadi 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130621033656/http://www.euskalteleuskadi.com/es/noticias-euskaltel-euskadi/1038-9-etapa-tour-de-suisse-izagirre-11-en-la-etapa-anton-12-en-la-general.html 21 June 2013 dead dmy-all Peter Sagan (CAN 2013) again won the points classification, and was the only other rider to win multiple stages during the event. AST 2013 finished at the head of the teams classification,http://proteam-astana.com/en/news/tour-de-suisse-results-stage-nine Kangert blazes to time trial podium and Astana wins overall team competition at Tour de Suisse AST 2013 Abacanto SA 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130619222805/http://proteam-astana.com/en/news/tour-de-suisse-results-stage-nine 19 June 2013 dead dmy-all for the second successive year. Teams As the Tour de Suisse 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 – IAM 2013,http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news_detail/article/das-schweizer-team-iam-cycling-mit-wildcard-an-der-tour-de-suisse-2013-dabei/ Wild card for IAM Cycling puts Swiss team on starting line for 2013 Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 6 March 2013 1 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130410034953/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news_detail/article/das-schweizer-team-iam-cycling-mit-wildcard-an-der-tour-de-suisse-2013-dabei/ 10 April 2013 dead dmy-all and SOJ 2013http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news_detail/article/das-franzoesische-team-sojasun-mit-wildcard-an-der-tour-de-suisse-2013-dabei/ French team Sojasun awarded wild card for 2013 Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 21 March 2013 1 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130410035008/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/news/news_detail/article/das-franzoesische-team-sojasun-mit-wildcard-an-der-tour-de-suisse-2013-dabei/ 10 April 2013 dead dmy-all – 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 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 15 February 2013 1 April 2013http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirms-19-worldtour-teams-for-2013 UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 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/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/start-list Tour de Suisse 2013 start list Cyclingnews.com Future plc 16 June 2013 22em ALM 2013 ARG 2013 AST 2013 RAB 2013a BMC 2013 CAN 2013 EUS 2013 FDJ 2013a GRM 2013 IAM 2013 KAT 2013 LAM 2013 LTB 2013 MOV 2013 OPQ 2013 OGE 2013 RNT 2013 SAX 2013 SOJ 2013 SKY 2013 VCD 2013 Among the 167-rider starting peloton – each team entered eight riders with the exception of VCD 2013, who entered seven – were four previous winners of the race. 2008 winner Roman Kreuziger was the designated team leader for SAX 2013,http://teamsaxotinkoff.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=4053 Preview: Tour de Suisse SAX 2013 Riis Cycling 7 June 2013 16 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130611194050/http://teamsaxotinkoff.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=4053 11 June 2013 usurped dmy-all while 2009 winner Fabian Cancellara occupied a similar role for RLT 2013. The MOV 2013 had two previous riders among their octet; Vladimir Karpets, who won the race in 2007, served as one of the domestiques for the defending race-winner Rui Costa.http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-5-30/dauphine-and-suisse-in-the-horizon Dauphiné and Suisse in the horizon MOV 2013 Movistar 30 May 2013 16 June 2013 Race overview + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 1 8 June Quinto to Quinto 8.1 km 1 on 20px|link= Individual time trial Cameron Meyer AUS 2 9 June Ulrichen to Crans-Montana 117.2 km 1 on 22px Mountain stage Bauke Mollema NED 3 10 June Montreux to Meiringen 204.9 km 1 on 22px Intermediate stage Peter Sagan SVK 4 11 June Innertkirchen to Buochs 174.4 km 1 on 22px Flat stage Arnaud Démare FRA 5 12 June Buochs to Leuggern 178.4 km 1 on 22px Hilly stage Alexander Kristoff NOR 6 13 June Leuggern to Meilen 187.9 km 1 on 22px Hilly stage Grégory Rast SUI 7 14 June Meilen to La Punt 206 km 1 on 22px Mountain stage Rui Costa POR 8 15 June Zernez to Bad Ragaz 180.5 km 1 on 22px Hilly stage Peter Sagan SVK 9 16 June Bad Ragaz to Flumserberg 26.8 km 1 on 20px|link= Individual time trial Rui Costa POR Stages Stage 1 8 June 2013 — Quinto, 8.1 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT)http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_1._Etappe_Quinto_-_Quinto.pdf PDF 1st stage, Quinto: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 1 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130909050829/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_1._Etappe_Quinto_-_Quinto.pdf 9 September 2013 dead dmy-all After three years of opening with an individual time trial stage around the city of Lugano, the municipality of Quinto played host to the opening salvo of the 2013 edition of the Tour de Suisse. Starting and finishing at Ambri Airport, the 8.1 km 1 on parcours was set to favour the time trial specialists more so than the 2012 race-opening stage,http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-1-preview-favorites.html Stage 1 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 7 June 2013 8 June 2013 Mikkel Condé with slightly less undulation on the route; the only major spike of note on the route – the route was compact, with no more than 100 m of undulating parcours – was a 300 m climb of 7% with around 2 km 1 on remaining of the stage.http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-suisse-stage-1-itt-terpstra-proves-his-power-in-2nd-two-opqs-in-top-10/1260 Terpstra Proves His Power in 2nd, Two OPQS in Top 10 OPQ 2013 Decolef 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130615064621/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-suisse-stage-1-itt-terpstra-proves-his-power-in-2nd-two-opqs-in-top-10/1260 15 June 2013 dead dmy-all From the climb, the route descended back down towards the airport, with a run-in including a finishing straight of 300 m. Race organisers expected the best time for the stage to be beneath the ten-minute barrier, with a time of 9' 55". SOJ 2013 rider Yannick Talabardon was the first rider into the stage,http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/Sonstiges/Prologue.pdf PDF Horaire de départ du Contre-la-montre fr Departure times for the Individual Time Trial Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 8 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130831093441/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/Sonstiges/Prologue.pdf 31 August 2013 dead dmy-all and he recorded a time of 10' 32", which was instantaneously beaten by the next rider on the road, Reto Hollenstein of the IAM 2013 team; Hollenstein recorded a time exactly equal to the organisers' predicted winning time of 9' 55".http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14737/Tour-de-Suisse-Cameron-Meyer-takes-short-breezy-Quinto-stage-one-time-trial.aspx Cameron Meyer takes short, breezy Quinto stage one time trial Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 However, Hollenstein was not to win with such a time, as after half an hour with the best time, Alex Rasmussen (GRS 2013) knocked a second off the best time. Rasmussen held the fastest time for around fifteen minutes until Cameron Meyer comfortably beat that time for OGE 2013. Although not the fastest through the intermediate time-check, Meyer crossed the line in a time of 9' 39", beating Rasmussen's time by fifteen seconds over the course.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-1/results Meyer wins time trial opener in Tour de Suisse Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 A shift in wind direction aided Meyer's bid to win the stage,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538799/cameron-meyer-wins-tour-de-suisse-opening-time-trial.html Nigel Wynn Cameron Meyer wins Tour de Suisse opening time trial Cycling Weekly IPC Media 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 and after two hours passed, Meyer was able to take the stage victory, and the first yellow jersey.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/cameron-meyer-wins-opening-time-trial-at-2013-tour-de-suisse_290209 Cameron Meyer wins opening time trial at 2013 Tour de Suisse VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 Several of the main contenders for the stage were caught out by the wind; Fabian Cancellara (RLT 2013) lost 22 seconds to Meyer, while CAN 2013's Peter Sagan just broke the top 40 in the stage results, as he lost 35 seconds over the course. Stage 1 Result and General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Cameron Meyer AUS 20px20px OGE 2013 9' 39" 2 Niki Terpstra NED OPQ 2013 + 10" 3 Heinrich Haussler AUS IAM 2013 + 14" 4 Alex Rasmussen DEN GRS 2013 + 15" 5 Gorka Verdugo ESP EUS 2013 + 16" 6 Reto Hollenstein SUI IAM 2013 + 16" 7 Michel Koch GER CAN 2013 + 18" 8 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 19" 9 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRS 2013 + 19" 10 Matteo Tosatto ITA SAX 2013 + 19" Stage 2 9 June 2013 — Ulrichen to Crans-Montana, 117.2 km 1 onhttp://www.matsport.fr.php53-23.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/resultat/TDS/pdf/Etape_02/02_TDS_Etappe.pdf PDF Classement de l'etape 2 fr Stage ranking 2 MATsport Timing Onlinehome 9 June 2013 9 June 2013April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes After originally being scheduled to be held over a distance of 170.7 km 1 on,http://www.bicibg.it/01news/dettaglio.asp?id1=7&idN=10984 Ecco le tappe dell'edizione 2013 it Here are the stages of the 2013 edition BiciBG Duemilacom S.r.l 15 March 2013 9 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130615122049/http://www.bicibg.it/01news/dettaglio.asp?id1=7&idN=10984 15 June 2013 dead dmy-all race organisers announced prior to the race that the stage would be shortened to 161.3 km 1 on.http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_2._Etappe_Quinto_-_Crans-Montana_1.pdf PDF 2nd stage, Quinto to Crans-Montana: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 9 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021203850/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_2._Etappe_Quinto_-_Crans-Montana_1.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all A further amendment was made the night before the stage was due to be run, reducing the stage yet further, to 117.2 km 1 on. The amendment was due to heavy snow on what was due to be the first categorised climb of the race, the Nufenen Pass, which had made the roads impassable. The stage start was moved to Ulrichen,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538803/bauke-mollema-wins-stage-two-of-tour-de-suisse.html Bauke Mollema wins stage two of Tour de Suisse Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 which had been due to be the first town in which the peloton would have passed on the descent from the climb. The new parcours was largely downhill to start, before flattening out; it passed through two intermediate sprint points at Sierre and Sion before reaching the first-category climb to Crans-Montana. A 16 km 1 on long climb,http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-2-preview-favorites.html Stage 2 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 8 June 2013 9 June 2013 Mikkel Condé the ascent averaged over 6%, and was featuring in the race after a year's absence in 2012; the previous stage finish was won by Mauricio Soler in 2011,http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/news/juan-mauricio-soler-takes-over-tour-de-suisse-lead_178198 Juan Mauricio Soler takes over Tour de Suisse lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 12 June 2011 9 June 2013 Agence France-Presse before he crashed heavily later in that race, which ultimately ended his cycling career.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12429/Thirteen-months-after-Tour-de-Suisse-crash-Mauricio-Soler-announces-retirement-from-cycling.aspx Thirteen months after Tour de Suisse crash, Mauricio Soler announces retirement from cycling Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 17 July 2012 9 June 2013 After a quick opening to the stage, the breakaway was formed inside the opening 20 km 1 on of racing. MOV 2013 rider Enrique Sanz was joined by ALM 2013's Christophe Riblon, Adrián Sáez (EUS 2013) and Johannes Fröhlinger of ARG 2013 made up the group,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-2/results Mollema wins at Crans-Montana Cyclingnews.com Future plc 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 and managed to accrue a maximum advantage of approaching three minutes around halfway through the stage. Sanz led the group through each of the intermediate sprint points, as the peloton started to close on the lead quartet.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14743/Tour-de-Suisse-Mollema-climbs-to-Crans-Montana-victory.aspx Mollema climbs to Crans Montana victory Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 Riblon attacked his companions with around 25 km 1 on remaining, but he was caught several kilometres later, and the group as a whole were caught just as the final climb commenced. FDJ 2013a led onto the climb, with Thibaut Pinot expected to challenge for the stage. Dan Martin (GRS 2013) launched the first major attack on the ascent, with his team-mate Ryder Hesjedal eventually bridging up to him with three other riders. A high pace that was being set by the GRS 2013 yes duo reduced the group of five to just three, with only AST 2013 rider Tanel Kangert being able to stick within the small group, which was around fifteen seconds ahead of the main field. Hesjedal then took the front, and Martin dropped back, which allowed the gap to further extend up to half a minute with around 6 km 1 on remaining. Hesjedal kicked on from Kangert a couple of kilometres later, and led across the line in which mountains classification points were being offered. Several other riders launched punchy moves as they approached the final kilometre, with the strongest coming from IAM 2013's Johann Tschopp and Bauke Mollema of RAB 2013a. Mollema closed in on Hesjedal inside the final kilometre, and accelerated away to claim his first stage victory since the 2010 Tour de Pologne, despite receiving a 20-second penalty post-stage for receiving a bidon in an area too close to the finish. Overnight leader Cameron Meyer (OGE 2013) was able to maintain the yellow jersey by three seconds from Hesjedal.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/bauke-mollema-wins-stage-2-of-2013-tour-de-suisse-cameron-meyer-holds-lead_290258 Bauke Mollema wins stage 2 of 2013 Tour de Suisse; Cameron Meyer holds lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a 2h 43' 00" 2 Mathias Frank SUI BMC 2013 + 11" 3 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 11" 4 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRS 2013 + 11" 5 Johann Tschopp SUI IAM 2013 + 11" 6 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 11" 7 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 11" 8 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2013 + 11" 9 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 19" 10 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2013 + 19"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Cameron Meyer AUS 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Polkadot jersey OGE 2013 2h 53' 06" 2 Ryder Hesjedal CAN 20px|Red jersey GRS 2013 + 3" 3 Mathias Frank SUI BMC 2013 + 5" 4 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 12" 5 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 16" 6 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 28" 7 Moreno Moser ITA CAN 2013 + 34" 8 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 34" 9 Alexsandr Dyachenko KAZ AST 2013 + 35" 10 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2013 + 36" Stage 3 10 June 2013 — Montreux to Meiringen, 204.9 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_3._Etappe_Montreux_-_Meiringen1.pdf PDF 3rd stage, Montreux to Meiringen: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 10 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021153618/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_3._Etappe_Montreux_-_Meiringen1.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all The third stage of the race was a transitional stage, starting from Montreux alongside the banks of Lake Geneva and heading north towards Bern on an undulating route. This route included a third-category climb at the Chemin de Lorette in Fribourg, as it meandered its way towards the stage finish at Meiringen. Prior to reaching Meiringen for the first time, an intermediate sprint point was passed in the village of Brienz, on the northern shore of Lake Brienz. At Meiringen, there was a short, punchy fourth-category climb at the Grimselstrasse, a 2 km 1 on climb of 5.6% in gradient,http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-3-preview-favorites.html Stage 3 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 9 June 2013 10 June 2013 Mikkel Condé and after another intermediate sprint at Innertkirchen, set the riders up for the day's major ascent. That ascent was the first-category climb of the Hasliberg, measuring 6.3% over 12 km 1 on, with portions approaching 10%; the gradient was stunted somewhat by a short false-flat halfway up the climb. A fast, technical descent – with speeds reaching a maximum of around 90 km/h mph onhttp://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/sagan-sprints-to-victory-in-tour-de-suisse-stage-3_290362 Sagan claims victory in third stage at the Tour de Suisse VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 10 June 2013 10 June 2013 – followed the summit, and brought the riders back to Meiringen, where the final 2 km 1 on of racing were flat, with straight roads. With heavy rain on the route, the peloton went through a testing portion of the course in the opening kilometres and enabled the group to split apart for a period before reforming several kilometres later.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14749/Tour-de-Suisse-Peter-Sagan-takes-a-wet-stage-three-in-breakaway-sprint.aspx Peter Sagan takes a wet stage three in breakaway sprint Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 10 June 2013 10 June 2013 On the climb at the Chemin de Lorette, the breakaway formed with eighteen riders heading up the road ahead of the peloton.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-3/results Sagan prevails in Meiringen Susan Westemeyer Cyclingnews.com Future plc 10 June 2013 10 June 2013 Despite such a large group going ahead, the peloton – being led by the OGE 2013 team – kept the lead gap in check at between three and three-and-a-half minutes. The group started to splinter as it headed towards Meiringen for the first time, while in the peloton, Ryder Hesjedal (GRS 2013), who had been lying second place overall, crashed out of the race.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-sagan-wins-stage-three-tour-de-suisse-165651512.html Sagan wins stage three of Tour de Suisse, Frank leads Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 10 June 2013 10 June 2013 He was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with "multiple contusions and abrasions", but no fractured bones.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hesjedal-crashes-out-of-tour-de-suisse Hesjedal crashes out of Tour de Suisse Cyclingnews.com Future plc 10 June 2013 10 June 2013 The nine leaders crossed the finish line in Meiringen ahead of the closing 37 km 1 on loop, and held a lead of around two minutes over the peloton. After OPQ 2013's Tom Boonen led over the fourth-category precursor to the Hasliberg, the lead group thinned yet further, ultimately leaving four riders at the head of proceedings – RAB 2013a rider Wilco Kelderman, Matti Breschel (SAX 2013), Martin Elmiger of IAM 2013, and OGE 2013 yes's Michael Albasini – but the remnants of the peloton were inside a minute of the group. BMC 2013's pace on the front with Tejay van Garderen and Mathias Frank had reduced the group to around fifteen riders, with yellow jersey wearer Cameron Meyer (OGE 2013 yes) among those dropped. The groups merged towards the top, where Breschel's team-mate Roman Kreuziger attacked clear, with CAN 2013's Peter Sagan, Frank and Rui Costa of the MOV 2013 bridged across. The four riders remained off the front until the finish, where Sagan out-sprinted the rest for his seventh career victory at the Tour de Suisse. Fourth place for Frank was good enough for him to claim the race leader's yellow jersey; his first race lead at his home Tour.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14753/Mathias-Frank-You-should-never-underestimate-any-stages-in-the-Tour-of-Switzerland.aspx Mathias Frank: "You should never underestimate any stages in the Tour of Switzerland" Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 10 June 2013 10 June 2013 Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 4h 46' 27" 2 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 s.t. 3 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 s.t. 4 Mathias Frank SUI BMC 2013 s.t. 5 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 39" 6 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 46" 7 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 46" 8 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 46" 9 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 46" 10 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 46"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Mathias Frank SUI 20px|Yellow jersey BMC 2013 7h 39' 38" 2 Roman Kreuziger CZE 20px|Red jersey SAX 2013 + 23" 3 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 + 35" 4 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 53" 5 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 57" 6 Bauke Mollema NED 20px|Polkadot jersey RAB 2013a + 1' 08" 7 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 1' 23" 8 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 1' 26" 9 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 1' 28" 10 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 39" Stage 4 11 June 2013 — Innertkirchen to Buochs, 174.4 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_4._Etappe_Innertkirchen_-_Buochs1_.pdf PDF 4th stage, Innertkirchen to Buochs: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 11 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021140712/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_4._Etappe_Innertkirchen_-_Buochs1_.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all The fourth stage of the race was one of a select few to be aimed towards the sprinters that took to the start at the commencement of the race in Quinto. Starting in Innertkirchen, the opening quarter of the stage was relatively flat prior to the first of the day's three categorised climbs, a second-category climb at Schwanden. A two-part descent with a long period of flat during it, the route returned to flatter ground in Heimberg. An undulating next 50 km 1 on followed, passing through the first intermediate sprint in Schüpfheim. The intermediate sprint was closely followed by the second-category Rengg ascent, which was seen as a pivotal part of the route, as its steepness was certain to test some sprinters and their endurance towards the finish. At 3.7 km 1 on long, the climb also had an average gradient of 6.2%.http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-4-preview-favorites.html Stage 4 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 10 June 2013 11 June 2013 Mikkel Condé From the descent, it was almost flat all the way to Buochs, save for a fourth-category kicker – the Rengglochstrasse – near Kriens; the finish was also technical, with a testing 90-degree left-hand turn with just 200 m remaining. The day's breakaway formed quickly after the start, with RLT 2013 rider Jens Voigt, Robert Vrečer of EUS 2013 and LTB 2013's Olivier Kaisen going clear,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538836/arnaud-demare-wins-tour-de-suisse-stage-four.html Arnaud Demare wins Tour de Suisse stage four Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 11 June 2013 11 June 2013 and causing no threat to the peloton as a whole. The lead trio built up an advantage on the road of over four minutes,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-4/results Demare sprints to stage 4 win in Buochs Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com Future plc 11 June 2013 11 June 2013 before the sprinters' teams set about reducing the advantage ahead of the finish. Kaisen was dropped on the Rengglochstrasse, with the main field within two minutes of the two remaining leaders on the road. Voigt and Vrečer had to momentarily stop for a closed level crossing just inside of the final 10 km 1 on,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14756/Tour-de-Suisse-Arnaud-Demare-takes-a-tight-sprint-to-win-stage-four.aspx Arnaud Démare takes a tight sprint to win stage four Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 11 June 2013 11 June 2013 as their lead was cut to around thirty seconds. Voigt attacked with 5 km 1 on remaining, but was still being closed down by the main field; the peloton caught Vrečer just over a kilometre later, while Voigt was brought back at 1.8 km 1 on to go. This ultimately set up the sprint finish, where FDJ 2013a's Arnaud Démare reached the final left-hand turn first, and managed to fend off a quick-finishing Matthew Goss (OGE 2013) to take the stage win. Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2013a 4h 08' 23" 2 Matthew Goss AUS OGE 2013 s.t. 3 Tyler Farrar USA GRS 2013 s.t. 4 John Degenkolb GER ARG 2013 s.t. 5 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2013 s.t. 6 Heinrich Haussler AUS IAM 2013 s.t. 7 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 s.t. 8 Jens Debusschere BEL LTB 2013 s.t. 9 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 10 Jacopo Guarnieri ITA AST 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Mathias Frank SUI 20px|Yellow jersey BMC 2013 11h 48' 01" 2 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 23" 3 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 + 35" 4 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2013 + 53" 5 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 57" 6 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 1' 08" 7 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 1' 23" 8 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 1' 26" 9 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 1' 28" 10 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 39" Stage 5 12 June 2013 — Buochs to Leuggern, 178.4 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_5._Etappe_Buochs_-_Leuggern1.pdf PDF 5th stage, Buochs to Leuggern: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 11 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021144410/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_5._Etappe_Buochs_-_Leuggern1.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all thumb|The peloton passing through Wohlen, around 75 km 1 on into the stage. The midway point of the race was marked with a stage heading from Buochs towards the outskirts of Lucerne, bypassing it around Horw and Malters. Having navigated their way around, the peloton continued directly north on their 178.4 km 1 on parcours, towards the Swiss-German border and a finishing circuit around Leuggern. Around two-and-a-half laps were completed of the 26.5 km 1 on circuit, with five categorised climbs (all fourth-category) and two intermediate sprints to be contested in Döttingen, prior to the finish in Leuggern itself. Of the five climbs, only two different hills were ascented; the Zurziberg was tackled three times on the route, while the Loorweg was climbed twice, but neither were expected to distance the sprinters, with average gradients of 5% apiece.http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-5-preview-favorites.html Stage 5 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 11 June 2013 12 June 2013 Mikkel Condé Inside the final kilometre,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/kristoff-claims-stage-5-victory-at-the-tour-de-suisse_290668 Kristoff claims stage 5 victory at the Tour de Suisse VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 12 June 2013 12 June 2013 the road kicked up with a 4% gradient, and was expected to favour power sprinters such as CAN 2013's Peter Sagan and John Degenkolb of ARG 2013. After around 18 km 1 on of racing,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-5/results Kristoff takes sprint victory in Leuggern Cyclingnews.com Future plc 12 June 2013 12 June 2013 Daniel Benson the day's breakaway was formed; four riders went clear – Stijn Devolder of RLT 2013, SOJ 2013 rider Cyril Lemoine, Sébastien Minard (ALM 2013) and OPQ 2013's Serge Pauwels – and ultimately pulled clear to an advantage of almost three minutes at one point during the stage, and reached the finishing circuit with around two minutes of that gap still remaining.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14760/Tour-de-Suisse-Alexander-Kristoff-wins-complicated-stage-five-sprint-finish.aspx Alexander Kristoff wins complicated stage five sprint finish Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 12 June 2013 12 June 2013 Behind, Giovanni Visconti, who had been lying in fourth place overall, exited the race with serious bruising and skin loss, after a crash.http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-6-12/crash-forces-visconti-to-withdrawal Crash forces Visconti to withdrawal MOV 2013 Movistar 12 June 2013 12 June 2013 On the first full lap of the closing circuit, SAX 2013 rider Michael Mørkøv attacked on the Zurziberg, and managed to pull clear by around 30 seconds on the climb itself. Further round the circuit, several riders hit the tarmac, as the peloton was forced to narrowly pass parked cars at the side of the road; LTB 2013 rider Jens Debusschere suffered the worst of the injuries, and although he was able to finish the stage, he withdrew following it after he was diagnosed with a fractured ulna. Mørkøv's foray off the front of the peloton was not to last, and he was caught by the peloton, who crossed the finish line in Leuggern for the second time, just thirty seconds behind the four leaders. The leaders tried to up the pace on the Loorweg, but were caught even before they had reached the summit of the climb. BMC 2013 led through the second intermediate sprint in protection of their race leader Mathias Frank, before IAM 2013 took up the front,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538859/alexander-kristoff-out-paces-peter-sagan-to-win-tour-de-suisse-stage-five.html Alexander Kristoff out-paces Peter Sagan to win Tour de Suisse stage five Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 12 June 2013 12 June 2013 ahead of the final ascent of the Zurziberg. EUS 2013's Jorge Azanza tried to go clear on the climb, but was caught prior to gaining a substantial advantage. This ultimately led to the final sprint; AST 2013 had led into the final kilometre, with CAN 2013 yes chasing for Sagan, but with a lack of team-mates, he had to chase down the sprint first. KAT 2013's Alexander Kristoff moved ahead of him, and went on to take his first World Tour victory by around a bike length, ahead of Sagan and FDJ 2013a rider Arnaud Démare.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kristoff-claims-his-fifth-victory-of-the-season-in-switzerland Kristoff claims his fifth victory of the season in Switzerland Cyclingnews.com Future plc 12 June 2013 12 June 2013 Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2013 4h 08' 29" 2 Peter Sagan SVK CAN 2013 s.t. 3 Arnaud Démare FRA 20px|Polkadot jersey FDJ 2013a s.t. 4 Matti Breschel DEN SAX 2013 s.t. 5 Heinrich Haussler AUS IAM 2013 s.t. 6 Matthew Goss AUS OGE 2013 s.t. 7 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 8 Jacopo Guarnieri ITA AST 2013 s.t. 9 Boy van Poppel NED VCD 2013 s.t. 10 Daryl Impey RSA OGE 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Mathias Frank SUI 20px|Yellow jersey BMC 2013 15h 56' 30" 2 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 23" 3 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 + 35" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 57" 5 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 1' 08" 6 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 1' 23" 7 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 1' 26" 8 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 1' 28" 9 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 39" 10 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2013 + 1' 42" Stage 6 13 June 2013 — Leuggern to Meilen, 187.9 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_6._Etappe_Leuggern_-_Meilen1.pdf PDF 6th stage, Leuggern to Meilen: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 11 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021150405/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_6._Etappe_Leuggern_-_Meilen1.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all thumb|The peloton – being led by the BMC 2013 – passing through Zürich, 40 km 1 on before the end of the stage. The sixth stage of the race started in the previous day's finishing town of Leuggern and headed predominantly south-east away from the town. During the day's parcours of 187.9 km 1 on, were two categorised climbs – both of which were categorised as third-category ascents – that both came in the second half of the stage; the first of which was the Schwändistrasse Fesisberg, a steep climb approaching 7% in gradient over a 3 km 1 on length.http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-6-preview-favorites.html Stage 6 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 12 June 2013 13 June 2013 Mikkel Condé There were also two intermediate sprint points in the stage, held 17 km 1 on apart from one another. The first came at Küsnacht, after the race had made its way through Zürich, and continued alongside the banks of Lake Zurich. Having headed inland for the second climb – the Limberg, with gradients of up to 11% – the race moved back towards the Lake itself, passing through the second intermediate sprint at Oetwil am See; the race continued along the banks of the Lake until the finish in Meilen. The day's breakaway took some time in forming, with around 30 km 1 on having been completed before the move was instigated.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14765/Tour-de-Suisse-Gregory-Rast-takes-an-emotional-local-breakaway-win-on-stage-six.aspx Grégory Rast takes an emotional local breakaway win on stage six Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 13 June 2013 13 June 2013 Four riders went clear and were given the blessing by the peloton to go clear and establish an advantage. The group consisted of SKY 2013 rider Mathew Hayman, OPQ 2013's Bert Grabsch, Alexandr Kolobnev (KAT 2013) and Grégory Rast of RLT 2013, with the best-placed rider among the quartet being Rast, who trailed overnight leader Mathias Frank (BMC 2013) by over 25 minutes in the general classification. With no threats to the classification, the peloton elected not to chase down the lead four, and instead let them battle it out for stage honours. Their maximum lead hit quarter of an hour, but was under eleven by the time the field had reached the finish.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/rast-wins-sixth-stage-of-tour-de-suisse-as-the-breakaway-survives_290795 Rast wins sixth stage of Tour de Suisse as the breakaway survives VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 13 June 2013 13 June 2013 16 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130616124023/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/rast-wins-sixth-stage-of-tour-de-suisse-as-the-breakaway-survives_290795 dead Rast launched an opportunist move at the flamme rouge and was not chased down,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-6/results Rast wins from break in Meilen Susan Westemeyer Cyclingnews.com Future plc 13 June 2013 13 June 2013 to take his first Tour de Suisse stage win. Hayman and Kolobnev came in 25 seconds, with Grabsch at 28 seconds. The field came in with CAN 2013 rider Peter Sagan leading home in fifth place, 10' 43" behind Rast,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538877/gregory-rast-wins-tour-de-suisse-stage-six-from-breakaway.html Gregory Rast wins Tour de Suisse stage six from breakaway Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 13 June 2013 13 June 2013 and in the process, extending his points classification lead. Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Grégory Rast SUI RLT 2013 4h 23' 53" 2 Mathew Hayman AUS SKY 2013 + 25" 3 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS KAT 2013 + 25" 4 Bert Grabsch GER OPQ 2013 + 28" 5 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Polkadot jersey CAN 2013 + 10' 43" 6 John Degenkolb GER ARG 2013 + 10' 43" 7 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2013a + 10' 43" 8 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2013 + 10' 43" 9 Davide Cimolai ITA LAM 2013 + 10' 43" 10 Tosh Van der Sande BEL LTB 2013 + 10' 43"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 Mathias Frank SUI 20px|Yellow jersey BMC 2013 20h 31' 06" 2 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 23" 3 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 + 35" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 57" 5 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 1' 08" 6 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 1' 23" 7 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 1' 26" 8 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 1' 28" 9 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 39" 10 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2013 + 1' 42" Stage 7 14 June 2013 — Meilen to La Punt, 206 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_7.__Etappe_Meilen_-_La_Punt1.pdf PDF 7th stage, Meilen to La Punt: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 11 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021201457/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_7.__Etappe_Meilen_-_La_Punt1.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all The queen stage of the 2013 Tour de Suisse,http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/nc/en/news/news_detail/article/costa-gewinnt-die-koenigsetappe/ Costa wins Queen Stage Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130615064623/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/nc/en/news/news_detail/article/costa-gewinnt-die-koenigsetappe/ 15 June 2013 dead dmy-allhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/costa-crowns-brilliant-performance-at-tour-de-suisse Costa crowns brilliant performance at Tour de Suisse Cyclingnews.com Future plc 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 the seventh stage had a somewhat docile start to its 206 km 1 on itinerary. Except for a third-category climb of the Kerenzerberg Pass – with a maximum gradient of about 10% – after around 52 km 1 on of racing, the first half of the stage was predominantly flat before the mountainous second half of the route. After moving towards the Prättigau valley, the first-category Prättigaustrasse was the first to be tackled; a climb of two halves, with a steady start and then a 7% kick up to the summit.http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-7-preview-favorites.html Stage 7 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 13 June 2013 14 June 2013 Mikkel Condé After a gradual descent from the climb, the next climb started almost immediately after, with the fourth-category Hauptstrasse, but this was the set-up for the final climb, the hors catégorie ascent of the Albula Pass, reaching over 2300 m above sea level. After passing through the two intermediate sprints at Alvaneu and Bergün respectively, the climb had irregular gradients throughout; shallow to start with, portions of the climb averaged 10%. The descent was not too technical, despite a series of hairpin bends, but the closing metres were flat in La Punt. Mini-attacks were key to the first hour and a half of racing, but the breakaway did not establish until almost 70 km 1 on were completed. Fourteen riders went clear of the field, with the best placed among them being RAB 2013a rider Luis León Sánchez, who trailed the overnight leader of the general classification, Mathias Frank (BMC 2013), by almost six-and-a-half minutes.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14771/Tour-de-Suisse-Rui-Costa-takes-the-Queen-stage-but-Frank-holds-on.aspx Rui Costa takes the Queen stage but Frank holds on Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 The group managed to build up a lead of around five-and-a-half minutes at its maximum, but was around a quarter of that by the time the leaders reached the final climb of the day, the Albula Pass. Sánchez and ARG 2013's Georg Preidler attacked at the foot of the climb,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538893/rui-costa-wins-tour-de-suisse-stage-seven.html Nigel Wynn Rui Costa wins Tour de Suisse stage seven Cycling Weekly IPC Media 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 while out of the peloton came a separate solo attack by SKY 2013's Joe Dombrowski. Dombrowski soon caught up to the remnants of the breakaway group, before moving past them with fresher legs. Dombrowski soon made his way up to the lead duo of Sánchez and Preidler on the climb, and also left them behind as he continued his pace up the climb,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-7/results Costa wins stage 7 at Tour de Suisse Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com Future plc 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 and was almost a minute clear of the peloton with around 20 km 1 on to race. Sánchez and Preidler were soon caught by the peloton, with the former's RAB 2013a yes team setting the pace on the front of the main field, as they started to close on Dombrowski. Towards the top of the climb, Bauke Mollema attacked, and was followed by FDJ 2013a's Thibaut Pinot, Tejay van Garderen of the BMC 2013 yes and Rui Costa (MOV 2013), the defending race winner. Dan Martin (GRS 2013) also joined the group for a period – making a sextet after Dombrowski had been caught near the tophttp://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,29007_8776971,00.html Dombrowski bags first top 10 SKY 2013 BSkyB 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 – but he was dropped along with Dombrowski towards the top of the climb, and on the descent.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/costa-captures-stage-7-win-at-tour-de-suisse_290920 Costa captures stage 7 win at Tour de Suisse VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 Pinot and Mollema were gapped by van Garderen and Costa, but Mollema was able to rejoin the lead pair, after an inflatable arch – which had been erected to signify two kilometres left to race – had collapsed onto the road.http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=14&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1684&cHash=ca249d3e921927c62b0d6a1b749c1c91 https://web.archive.org/web/20130905131209/http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=115&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=14&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1684&cHash=ca249d3e921927c62b0d6a1b749c1c91 usurped September 5, 2013 Van Garderen Third; Frank Still Leads BMC 2013 BMC Trading 14 June 2013 14 June 2013 The trio remained together down to La Punt, where Costa prevailed in a close sprint, ahead of Mollema and van Garderen. Frank finished 22 seconds behind Costa to maintain the race lead, but by a reduced margin of 13 seconds. Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 5h 11' 08" 2 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a s.t. 3 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 s.t. 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 9" 5 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2013 + 22" 6 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 22" 7 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 22" 8 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 22" 9 Mathias Frank SUI 20px|Yellow jersey BMC 2013 + 22" 10 Joe Dombrowski USA SKY 2013 + 22"General Classification after Stage 7 RiderTeamTime 1 Mathias Frank SUI 20px|Yellow jersey BMC 2013 25h 42' 36" 2 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 + 13" 3 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 23" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA 20px|Red jersey FDJ 2013a + 44" 5 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 46" 6 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 17" 7 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 1' 23" 8 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2013 + 1' 42" 9 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 1' 43" 10 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 1' 50" Stage 8 15 June 2013 — Zernez to Bad Ragaz, 180.5 km 1 onhttp://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_8._Etappe_Zernez_-_Bad_Ragaz_1.pdf PDF 8th stage, Zernez to Bad Ragaz: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 1 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021132132/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_8._Etappe_Zernez_-_Bad_Ragaz_1.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all The penultimate stage started high in the mountains at Zernez; the stage start was almost 1500 m above sea level. The race steadily rose towards the first of two categorised climbs on the route, passing through the previous day's stage finish of La Punt, and also St. Moritz, before the ascent of the Julier Pass. The climb started at Silvaplana, and climbed almost 7 km 1 on to the summit, at an average gradient of around 6.6%.http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-8-preview-favorites.html Stage 8 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 14 June 2013 15 June 2013 Mikkel Condé From there, a 60 km 1 on descent followed, taking the race back down to flatter grounds at Rhäzüns. After contesting the first intermediate sprint just outside Chur, the riders passed through the finish line in Bad Ragaz for the first time, prior to a 40 km 1 on closing loop.http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/nc/en/news/news_detail/article/sagan-feierte-zweiten-triumph/ Sagan celebrates second triumph Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 15 June 2013 15 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130619222455/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/nc/en/news/news_detail/article/sagan-feierte-zweiten-triumph/ 19 June 2013 dead dmy-all The second intermediate sprint came shortly after the line in Sargans, taking in several kilometres in Liechtenstein, prior to the third-category kicker at the St. Luzisteig Pass – with a maximum gradient of 12% – just 6 km 1 on from the finish. A fast descent followed, before the final 2 km 1 on were flat. Soon after the stage begun, the breakaway was formed; a group of four riders went clear, with the group consisting of Reto Hollenstein (IAM 2013), LAM 2013's Manuele Mori, Maxime Bouet (ALM 2013) and EUS 2013 rider Robert Vrečer,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14779/Tour-de-Suisse-Peter-Sagan-takes-a-simple-second-victory-on-stage-eight.aspx Peter Sagan takes a simple second victory on stage eight VeloNation VeloNation LLC 15 June 2013 15 June 2013 who was looking to regain the lead of the mountains classification that he lost to Thibaut Pinot of FDJ 2013a on the previous stage. Vrečer led the group over the Julier Pass, where the quartet enjoyed their largest advantage of the day, at almost five-and-a-half minutes. The lead dropped as they progressed through the itinerary, and the advantage was around a minute with 26 km 1 on to go.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-8-of-the-2013-tour-de-suisse_291019 Peter Sagan wins stage 8 of the 2013 Tour de Suisse VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 15 June 2013 15 June 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110006/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/peter-sagan-wins-stage-8-of-the-2013-tour-de-suisse_291019 dead Hollenstein attacked the rest of his companions at this point, and managed to remain clear until around 17 km 1 on to go, where the peloton moved past under the impetus of the OGE 2013 team,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-8/results Sagan sprints to second Tour de Suisse stage win Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com Future plc 15 June 2013 15 June 2013 with assistance from CAN 2013. With OGE 2013 yes on the front, their team leader Cameron Meyer suffered a puncture prior to the final climb; the resultant time gap was too much for him to bridge back to, and he ultimately lost almost half a minute to the peloton by stage's end. As the peloton made their way up the St. Luzisteig Pass, a high pace was causing fractures within the group, and with added assistance from SAX 2013, the group was made up of thirty-four riders on the descent.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538902/peter-sagan-strikes-again-in-tour-de-suisse.html Peter Sagan strikes again in Tour de Suisse Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 15 June 2013 15 June 2013 BMC 2013's Philippe Gilbert tried to launch an attack not long after – the incumbent world champion looking to take his first victory in the rainbow jersey – but he was brought back by Sagan's team. It ultimately set up the sprint finish, with race leader Mathias Frank trying to lead Gilbert out; SAX 2013 yes's Daniele Bennati was first to launch, but Sagan sped past to take a comfortable victory, his second of the race. Frank finished within the group, to maintain his 13-second lead over Rui Costa (MOV 2013) into the final time trial.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130615/peter-sagan-mathias-frank-tour-de-suisse.ap/ https://archive.today/20130619222543/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130615/peter-sagan-mathias-frank-tour-de-suisse.ap/ dead June 19, 2013 Sagan wins stage 8, Frank retains Tour de Suisse lead Sports Illustrated Time Inc. Associated Press 15 June 2013 15 June 2013 Stage 8 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Polkadot jersey CAN 2013 4h 33' 26" 2 Daniele Bennati ITA SAX 2013 s.t. 3 Philippe Gilbert BEL BMC 2013 s.t. 4 Michael Albasini SUI OGE 2013 s.t. 5 Christophe Riblon FRA ALM 2013 s.t. 6 Martin Elmiger SUI IAM 2013 s.t. 7 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 s.t. 8 Julien Simon FRA SOJ 2013 s.t. 9 Maxime Monfort BEL RLT 2013 s.t. 10 Simon Geschke GER ARG 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 8 RiderTeamTime 1 Mathias Frank SUI 20px|Yellow jersey BMC 2013 30h 16' 02" 2 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 + 13" 3 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 23" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 44" 5 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 46" 6 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 17" 7 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 1' 23" 8 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 1' 43" 9 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 1' 50" 10 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2013 + 2' 09" Stage 9 16 June 2013 — Bad Ragaz to Flumserberg, 26.8 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT)http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_9._Etappe_Bad_Ragaz_-_Flumserberg.pdf PDF 9th stage, Bad Ragaz to Flumserberg: Time schedule Tour de Suisse ongoing GmbH 1 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021172918/http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2013/TDS/Marschtabellen/Marschtabelle_9._Etappe_Bad_Ragaz_-_Flumserberg.pdf 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all With less than a minute covering the top five, the final stage was the one to decide the general classification of the 2013 Tour de Suisse. The final time trial stage was set up unconventionally, with the 26.8 km 1 on itinerary split into two distinct sections. The opening 16.5 km 1 on from the start in Bad Ragaz was flat,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8779337/Rui-Costa-defends-Tour-de-Suisse-title-after-time-trial-win Rui Costa defends Tour de Suisse title after time trial win Sky Sports BSkyB 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 heading towards the first intermediate time-check at Flums. From there on, the route headed upwards towards the finish at Flumserberg. The first element of the climb towards the second time-check averaged around 8.5% over a distance of 5.4 km 1 on,http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/06/tour-de-suisse-stage-9-preview-favorites.html Stage 9 Preview & Favorites C-Cycling Blogspot 15 June 2013 16 June 2013 Mikkel Condé with the final 4.9 km 1 on slightly steeper, averaging 9.5%. Such was the climb, it was expected that riders would start the stage on time-trial machinery, before stopping to change to a road bike prior to the climb.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538903/rui-costa-wins-2013-tour-de-suisse.html Rui Costa wins 2013 Tour de Suisse Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 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, Olivier Kaisen of LTB 2013, who, in 151st place, trailed overall leader Mathias Frank (BMC 2013) by one hour, thirty minutes and forty seconds, was the first rider to set off on the stage. He was not first to finish however, as he was passed by GRS 2013's Alex Rasmussen on the road; Rasmussen ultimately set the benchmark at just under 62 minutes, which was almost immediately beaten by OGE 2013 rider Sam Bewley, who moved the fastest time towards the hour mark.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14784/Tour-de-Suisse-Rui-Costa-climbs-to-successful-overall-defence-on-the-Flumserberg.aspx Rui Costa climbs to successful overall defence on the Flumserberg Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 Bewley's team-mate Stuart O'Grady comfortably took the fastest time several minutes later, recording a time of 57' 54" for the course.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-suisse-2013/stage-9/results Stephen Farrand Costa repeats as Tour de Suisse champion Cyclingnews.com Future plc 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 Cyril Lemoine (SOJ 2013) took nearly a minute off O'Grady's time to take top spot for a period, before KAT 2013 rider Alexander Kristoff repeated the feat on Lemoine's time, taking the fastest time with 55' 58". His time was not threatened for the best part of half an hour, before his team-mate Gatis Smukulis bettered the target time, recording a time of 55' 35" for the course, before Daryl Impey (OGE 2013 yes) was next to go fastest, ten seconds quicker than Smukulis. Andreas Klöden of RLT 2013 was first under 55 minutes, with 54' 36", a time that was matched exactly fifteen minutes later by the MOV 2013's Jesús Herrada. Points classification winner Peter Sagan (CAN 2013) and FDJ 2013a team-mates Jérémy Roy and Arnold Jeannesson all enjoyed spells at the top of the timesheets, as the best time continued to tumble. EUS 2013 and Jon Izagirre were next, setting a time of 53' 23", before Andrey Amador (MOV 2013 yes) moved the target below 53 minutes, with a time ultimately bettered by only four riders. Jean-Christophe Péraud (ALM 2013) bettered Amador's time by one second to take top spot, which held into the top ten riders. AST 2013's Tanel Kangert – the final stage winner in 2012, when that edition ended with a mountain stage – took the lead from Péraud with 52' 17", which was good enough for second. The pre-stage favourite, Tejay van Garderen (BMC 2013 yes),http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/tour_de_suisse_stage_9_preview_live_at_1605/ Tour de Suisse stage 9 preview, live at 16.05 Cycling Quotes JJnet.dk A/S 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 Emil Axelgaard faded on the course, losing almost a minute to Kangert. RAB 2013a's Bauke Mollema was only eight seconds off Kangert's time,http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-costa-takes-overall-win-tour-de-suisse-161132275.html Costa takes overall win in Tour de Suisse Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 Reuters while Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2013a yes) and Roman Kreuziger of SAX 2013 lost more than half a minute. However, Kangert's time was to be beaten by the eventual race-winner, Rui Costa of the MOV 2013 yes. He was the only rider to break 52 minutes with 51' 56", and as Frank rolled across the line almost two minutes down – to finish fifth overallhttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14788/Frank-disappointed-but-seeing-big-picture-after-Suisse-time-trial-loss.aspx Frank disappointed but seeing big picture after Suisse time trial loss Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 – Costa became the first back-to-back winner since Andrew Hampsten in 1986 and 1987.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/costa-celebrates-back-to-back-tour-de-suisse-victories Costa celebrates back-to-back Tour de Suisse victories Cyclingnews.com Future plc 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 Mollema was the biggest mover among the leaders, moving from fifth to second,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14787/Mollema-pleased-by-Suisse-time-trial-that-all-went-like-clockwork.aspx Mollema pleased by Suisse time trial that "all went like clockwork" Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 16 June 2013 16 June 2013 ahead of Kreuziger. Stage 9 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Rui Costa POR MOV 2013 51' 56" 2 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 21" 3 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 29" 4 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 42" 5 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2013 + 43" 6 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 55" 7 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 1' 00" 8 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 1' 05" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO AST 2013 + 1' 06" 10 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 19"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Rui Costa POR 20px|Yellow jersey MOV 2013 31h 08' 11" 2 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2013a + 1' 02" 3 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2013 + 1' 10" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2013a + 1' 26" 5 Mathias Frank SUI BMC 2013 + 1' 43" 6 Tanel Kangert EST AST 2013 + 1' 51" 7 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 2' 23" 8 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2013 + 2' 42" 9 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 2' 42" 10 Cameron Meyer AUS OGE 2013 + 3' 44" Classification leadership table In the 2013 Tour de Suisse, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and the leader received a yellow jersey.http://velorooms.com/roadbooks/2013/suisse.pdf Tour de Suisse 2013: Technischer Guide/Guide technique VeloRooms.com VeloRooms 16 June 2013 ongoing GmbH 4 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223635/http://velorooms.com/roadbooks/2013/suisse.pdf dead This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Tour de Suisse, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red 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; there were twenty-one categorised climbs in the race, split into five distinctive categories. The third jersey represented the points classification, marked by a white-and-red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing highly in a stage. For stages 4, 5, 6 and 8, the win earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 13, fifth 11, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. For all other stages, the win earned 15 points, second place earned 12 points, third 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 12th. Points could also be earned at intermediate sprints for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage on a 6–3–1 scale. The fourth jersey represented the sprints classification, marked by a blue 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 individual time trial stages. 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 Winner General Classification25px|Yellow jersey Mountains Classification25px|Red jersey Points Classification25px|White-and-red jersey Sprints Classification25px|blue jersey Team Classification 1 Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer not awardedAlthough Cameron Meyer received the jerseys on the podium in Quinto, no points were on offer during the stage. Cameron Meyer not awarded OPQ 2013 2 Bauke Mollema Ryder Hesjedal Enrique Sanz IAM 2013 3 Peter Sagan Mathias Frank Roman Kreuziger Bauke Mollema AST 2013 4 Arnaud Démare Robert Vrečer Arnaud Démare 5 Alexander Kristoff Peter Sagan 6 Grégory Rast KAT 2013 7 Rui Costa Thibaut Pinot AST 2013 8 Peter Sagan Robert Vrečer Robert Vrečer 9 Rui Costa Rui Costa Final Rui Costa Robert Vrečer Peter Sagan Robert Vrečer AST 2013 Notes N References 30em External links http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/ Category:Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse