2013 Paris–Nice

2013 Paris–Nice 2013 UCI World Tour 2 28 Carte PN2013.jpg Route of the 2013 Paris–Nice 300 3–10 March 2013 8 1174 km 29h 59' 47" Richie Porte SKY 2013 AUS yellow Andrew Talansky GRS 2013 USA Jean-Christophe Péraud ALM 2013 FRA Johann Tschopp IAM 2013 SWI polkadot Sylvain Chavanel OPQ 2013 FRA green Andrew Talansky GRS 2013 USA white KAT 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Paris–Nice was the 71st running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 3 March in Houilles and ended on 10 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including a race-commencing prologue and a race-concluding mountain individual time trial. It was the second race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by Australia's Richie Porte of SKY 2013,http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/34314 Porte wins Paris-Nice in style SKY 2013 BSkyB 10 March 2013 17 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160820030945/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/34314 2016-08-20 dead who took the lead after winning the race's queen stage – the fifth stage – to La Montagne de Lure, and also won the final time trial at Col d'Èze, to become the first Australian rider to win the race.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/21733911 Team Sky's Richie Porte becomes first Australian Paris-Nice winner BBC Sport BBC 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130313201030/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21733911 13 March 2013 Porte won the general classification by 55 seconds over runner-up Andrew Talansky (GRS 2013),https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9920739/Paris-Nice-2013-stage-seven-Richie-Porte-triumphs-in-Col-dEze-time-trial-as-Team-Sky-retain-race-to-the-sun-title.html Brendan Gallagher Richie Porte triumphs in Col d'Eze time-trial as Team Sky retain 'race to the sun' title The Daily Telegraph 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130313225342/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9920739/Paris-Nice-2013-stage-seven-Richie-Porte-triumphs-in-Col-dEze-time-trial-as-Team-Sky-retain-race-to-the-sun-title.html 13 March 2013 who was winner of the race's third stage. Talansky also won the white jersey for the young rider classification, as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later. ALM 2013's Jean-Christophe Péraud completed the podium,http://www.roadcycling.com/news-results/porte-wins-stage-7-paris-nice-2013-takes-overall Porte Wins Stage 7 of Paris-Nice 2013; Takes Overall Gerald Churchill Roadcycling.com Seven Sparkles International 11 March 2013 17 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20130316100958/http://www.roadcycling.com/news-results/porte-wins-stage-7-paris-nice-2013-takes-overall 16 March 2013 26 seconds behind Talansky and 81 seconds down on Porte. In the race's other classifications, OPQ 2013's Sylvain Chavanel was the winner of the green jersey for the points classification,http://www.etixx-quickstep.com/en/news/detail/paris-nice-stage-7-two-opqs-in-overall-top-10-chavanel-wins-green/1112 Two OPQS in Overall Top 10, Chavanel Wins Green OPQ 2013 Decolef 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130319173841/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/paris-nice-stage-7-two-opqs-in-overall-top-10-chavanel-wins-green/1112 19 March 2013 amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and Johann Tschopp was the winner of the mountains classification for the IAM 2013 team, who were making their World Tour début at the race.http://www.iamcycling.ch/en/michel-thetaz-et-ses-coureurs/ World Tour Première for Michel Thétaz and his team IAM 2013 Independent Asset Management SA 3 March 2013 17 August 2016 KAT 2013 were the winners of the teams classification on their World Tour return,http://www.katushateam.com/2013/03/paris-nice-katusha-wins-final-teams-classification-spilak-is-6th-in-individual-gc/ Katusha wins final team's classification, Spilak is 6th in individual GC KAT 2013 Katusha Management SA 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130316050037/http://www.katushateam.com/2013/03/paris-nice-katusha-wins-final-teams-classification-spilak-is-6th-in-individual-gc/ 16 March 2013 having missed the Tour Down Under after temporarily losing their World Tour status before successfully appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cas-orders-worldtour-licence-for-katusha CAS orders WorldTour licence for Katusha Cyclingnews.com Future plc 15 February 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130218080057/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cas-orders-worldtour-licence-for-katusha 18 February 2013 Teams As Paris–Nice was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with four other squads given wildcard places,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/news/road/aso-announces-wildcards-for-paris-nice-dauphine_272426 ASO announces wildcards for Paris-Nice, Dauphine VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 23 January 2013 3 March 2013 Cofidis, Sojasun, and Europcar, along with IAM Cycling, will take the start at the "Race to the Sun" on March 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124143033/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/news/road/aso-announces-wildcards-for-paris-nice-dauphine_272426 24 January 2013 and as such, would have formed the event's 22-team peloton. KAT 2013 subsequently regained their ProTour status after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirms-19-worldtour-teams-for-2013 UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 18 February 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221004754/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirms-19-worldtour-teams-for-2013 21 February 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-three.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/news/katushas-return-swells-paris-nice-dauphine_275196 Katusha's return swells Paris-Nice, Dauphine VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 19 February 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130222024432/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/news/katushas-return-swells-paris-nice-dauphine_275196 22 February 2013 The 23 teams that competed in the race were:http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/start-list/ Paris — Nice 2013 start list Cyclingnews.com Future plc 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130305155905/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/start-list 5 March 2013 22em ALM 2013 ARG 2013 AST 2013 RAB 2013a BMC 2013 CAN 2013 COF 2013 EUC 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 SKY 2013 SOJ 2013 VCD 2013 Among the 184-rider start list was only one previous race winner; Andreas Klöden, who triumphed in 2000, competed for the RLT 2013 team.https://roadcyclinguk.com/news/racing-news/paris-nice-preview-2013.html George Scott Paris-Nice – preview RoadCyclingUK Factory Media 28 February 2013 17 August 2016 Route +Stage characteristics and winnershttps://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/ParisNice/2013-paris-nice.html 2013 Paris - Nice (World Tour), France BikeRaceInfo 27 August 2024 Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 3 March Houilles 2.9 km on 20px|link=|alt= Individual time trial Damien Gaudin FRA 1 4 March Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Nemours 195 km on 20px|link=|alt= Flat stage Nacer Bouhanni FRA 2 5 March Vimory to Cérilly 200.5 km on 20px|link=|alt= Flat stage Marcel Kittel GER 3 6 March Châtel-Guyon to Brioude 170.5 km on 20px|link=|alt= Hilly stage Andrew Talansky USA 4 7 March Brioude to Saint-Vallier 199.5 km on 20px|link=|alt= Hilly stage Michael Albasini SUI 5 8 March Châteauneuf-du-Pape to Montagne de Lure La Montagne de Lure fr Montagne de Lure 176 km on 20px|link=|alt= Medium mountain stage Richie Porte AUS 6 9 March Manosque to Nice 220 km on 20px|link=|alt= Medium mountain stage Sylvain Chavanel FRA 7 10 March Nice to Col d'Èze 9.6 km on 20px|link=|alt= Individual time trial Richie Porte AUS Stages Prologue 3 March 2013 — Houilles, 2.9 km 1 on (ITT)Prologue: Houilles to Houilles http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/prologue.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130304082218/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/prologue.html 4 March 2013 thumb|EUC 2013 rider Damien Gaudin took the first victory of his professional career, winning the stage in a time of 3' 37". The opening stage of the 2013 Paris–Nice was a short, flat, yet technical individual time trial stage in and around the Yvelines commune of Houilles, around 15 km 1 on outside Paris. Packed into just under 3 km 1 on of racing were numerous 90-degree bends, requiring riders to make short, sharp bursts of acceleration.http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-prologue/ The Spin: Paris-Nice Prologue The Inner Ring WordPress 2 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303202604/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-prologue/ 3 March 2013 As such,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/prologue/results/ Gaudin surprises in prologue Cyclingnews.com Future plc 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306035209/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/prologue/results 6 March 2013 the stage itself was not suited towards any kind of time trial specialists; instead, riders who had a track background, rouleurs or certain sprinters who had sufficient pace to complete the course in a favourable time. Weather was not expected to be a major factor in the stage proceedings, unlike previous race-opening time trial stages. Marco Bandiera was the first rider to start the stage,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14057/Damien-Gaudin-produces-the-surprise-in-Paris-Nice-prologue.aspx Damien Gaudin produces the surprise in Paris-Nice prologue Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130305133118/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14057/Damien-Gaudin-produces-the-surprise-in-Paris-Nice-prologue.aspx 5 March 2013 on the World Tour début for his team, IAM 2013. Bandiera recorded a time of 3' 55" for the course, but was almost immediately bettered by KAT 2013's Yuri Trofimov and OPQ 2013 rider Stijn Vandenbergh. Vandenbergh's time of 3' 50" was marginally beaten by Sébastien Minard of ALM 2013, setting the tone for most of the stage with numerous placings set to be settled by tenths of a second. FDJ 2013a sprinter Nacer Bouhanni, riding a road bike for the course, was the first rider to go beneath 3' 50", as he set a time of 3' 47". However, his stay at the top was also short-lived as RAB 2013a's Maarten Tjallingii went three seconds quicker to move to the top of the timesheets. AST 2013 sprinter Borut Božič was the next rider to assume the stage lead, as he set a time of 3' 40"; his time was ultimately good enough for a final placing of eighth.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/damien-gaudin-wins-technical-prologue-to-lead-2013-paris-nice_276621 Damien Gaudin wins technical prologue to lead 2013 Paris-Nice VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306003144/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/damien-gaudin-wins-technical-prologue-to-lead-2013-paris-nice_276621 6 March 2013 Božič's time provided a stiff test for the majority of the field, as his time held on at the top for over half an hour, but Peter Velits (OPQ 2013 yes) ultimately went quicker by less than a second to take the lead. Another FDJ 2013a yes sprinter, and former French under-23 time trial champion, Geoffrey Soupe was the first rider to go underneath 3' 40", but he would ultimately lose out on white jersey honours – for young rider classification leader – to Tjallingii's teammate Wilco Kelderman, who completed the course marginally quicker.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kelderman-shines-in-paris-nice-opener Kelderman shines in Paris-Nice opener Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com Future plc 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130308024631/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kelderman-shines-in-paris-nice-opener 8 March 2013 French national champion Sylvain Chavanel was next to assume the lead for OPQ 2013 yes, going a second faster than Kelderman, but immediately after, Damien Gaudin – a former team pursuitist on the track for France – knocked another second off the benchmark for EUC 2013. Gaudin's time of 3' 37" held until the end of the stage, and gave him his first victory as a professional,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gaudin-wins-game-of-inches-to-spring-surprise-at-paris-nice Gaudin wins game of inches to spring surprise at Paris-Nice Barry Ryan Cyclingnews.com Future plc 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306045143/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gaudin-wins-game-of-inches-to-spring-surprise-at-paris-nice 6 March 2013 a performance he later described as "mad".Damien Gaudin: "It's just mad" http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/prologue/news/int/damien-gaudin-it-s-just-mad.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130519044950/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/prologue/news/int/damien-gaudin-it-s-just-mad.html 19 May 2013 Besides Chavanel, Lieuwe Westra recorded the best time of the overall contenders for VCD 2013, finishing less than a second off Gaudin's stage-winning time, in third position. Both riders were satisfied with their performances post-stage.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14058/Chavanel-Westra-encouraged-by-top-Paris-Nice-prologue-finishes.aspx Chavanel, Westra encouraged by top Paris-Nice prologue finishes Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130305133123/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14058/Chavanel-Westra-encouraged-by-top-Paris-Nice-prologue-finishes.aspx 5 March 2013 Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue RiderTeamTime 1 Damien Gaudin FRA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Green jersey EUC 2013 3' 37" 2 Sylvain Chavanel FRA OPQ 2013 + 1" 3 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 1" 4 Wilco Kelderman NED 20px|White jersey RAB 2013a + 2" 5 Geoffrey Soupe FRA FDJ 2013a + 2" 6 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 3" 7 Tony Gallopin FRA RLT 2013 + 3" 8 Borut Božič SLO AST 2013 + 3" 9 Sébastien Turgot FRA EUC 2013 + 4" 10 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2013 + 5" Stage 1 4 March 2013 — Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Nemours, 195 km 1 onStage 1: Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Nemours http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-1.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303014239/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-1.html 3 March 2013 thumb|upright|FDJ 2013a rider Nacer Bouhanni – pictured after the prologue – won the sprint finish into Nemours, to take the overall lead of the race, ahead of overnight leader Damien Gaudin of EUC 2013. The first mass-start stage of the race was set up ideally for the sprinters,http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-1/ The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 1 The Inner Ring WordPress 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307061436/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-1 7 March 2013 with very little on the course to threaten the peloton. Over the course of the 195 km 1 on parcours, there was very little fluctuation of altitude, even with only one categorised climb en route. The fourth-category Côte de Buthiers ascent offered the first points towards the mountains classification of the race, but at 500 m on long and a gradient of 4.2%, was not going to test the riders too much. Intermediate sprints at Malesherbes and La Madeleine-sur-Loing offered bonus seconds towards the general classification, the latter coming on a 47 km 1 on loop around Nemours, before the stage finish. A trio of riders – VCD 2013's Bert-Jan Lindeman, EUS 2013 rider Romain Sicard and Yannick Talabardon of SOJ 2013http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/stage-1/results/ Bouhanni wins in Nemours Cyclingnews.com Future plc 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 Barry Ryan https://web.archive.org/web/20130307110414/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-1/results 7 March 2013 – made the early breakaway from the field, and managed to extend their advantage to the peloton to almost seven-and-a-half minutes at one point during the stage,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14064/Paris-Nice-Bouhanni-powers-to-stage-win-and-overall-lead-in-big-bunch-gallop.aspx Bouhanni powers to stage win and overall lead in big bunch gallop VeloNation VeloNation LLC 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 Shane Stokes https://web.archive.org/web/20130307061532/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14064/Paris-Nice-Bouhanni-powers-to-stage-win-and-overall-lead-in-big-bunch-gallop.aspx 7 March 2013 before eventually stabilising at the five-minute mark for the majority of the stage. Lindeman took maximum points on offer during the stage; he crossed each of the two intermediate sprint lines in first position, ahead of Talabardon and Sicard on both occasions, while it was the same order at the Côte de Buthiers, where Lindeman secured the polka-dot jersey for the day. After the climb, there was a crash in the peloton, which forced Rui Costa (MOV 2013) to withdraw from the race, with a wrist injury, bruising and stitches.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/costa-crashes-out-of-paris-nice Costa crashes out of Paris-Nice Cyclingnews.com Future plc 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307110502/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/costa-crashes-out-of-paris-nice 7 March 2013http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-3-4/crash-ruins-costa-s-hopes-in-france Crash ruins Costa's hopes in France MOV 2013 Movistar 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 As the leaders were brought back towards the main field, an increase of pace in the peloton caused it to separate,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/hectic-paris-nice-feels-a-lot-like-summer_276776 Andrew Hood Hectic Paris-Nice feels a lot like summer VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306025851/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/hectic-paris-nice-feels-a-lot-like-summer_276776 6 March 2013 and caught out several of the expected stage challengers, such as ARG 2013's Marcel Kittel and OPQ 2013's Tom Boonen,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/boonen-confident-hes-on-track-for-cobbles_276772 Andrew Hood Boonen 'confident' he's on track for cobbles VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306025949/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/boonen-confident-hes-on-track-for-cobbles_276772 6 March 2013 who won the first mass-start stage in the 2012 edition of the race. Both riders would eventually finish in a group that finished just under two minutes behind the lead group. The lead trio were eventually caught with around 23 km 1 on remaining, with the sprinters' teams moving towards the front of the peloton from there on, before the finish in Nemours. OGE 2013 tried to set it up for Leigh Howard but their sprint train was overhauled by Boonen's teammate Sylvain Chavanel, who launched his sprint first. French national champion Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ 2013a) launched his sprint off Chavanel's wheel, and went side-by-side with Alessandro Petacchi of LAM 2013, with Bouhanni just prevailing ahead of Petacchi and CAN 2013's Elia Viviani. With ten bonus seconds on the finish line, Bouhanni took the leader's yellow jersey from EUC 2013's Damien Gaudin, who finished in the main field.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/bouhanni-sprints-to-stage-1-victory-at-paris-nice_276734 Bouhanni sprints to stage 1 victory at Paris-Nice, takes GC lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 4 March 2013 4 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307044841/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/bouhanni-sprints-to-stage-1-victory-at-paris-nice_276734 7 March 2013 Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Nacer Bouhanni FRA FDJ 2013a 4h 47' 24" 2 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 3 Elia Viviani ITA CAN 2013 s.t. 4 Jens Debusschere BEL LTB 2013 s.t. 5 Heinrich Haussler AUS IAM 2013 s.t. 6 Mark Renshaw AUS RAB 2013a s.t. 7 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2013 s.t. 8 Leigh Howard AUS OGE 2013 s.t. 9 Borut Božič SLO AST 2013 s.t. 10 Romain Feillu FRA VCD 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Nacer Bouhanni FRA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey FDJ 2013a 4h 51' 01" 2 Damien Gaudin FRA EUC 2013 + 0" 3 Sylvain Chavanel FRA 20px|Green jersey OPQ 2013 + 1" 4 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 1" 5 Elia Viviani ITA CAN 2013 + 1" 6 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LAM 2013 + 2" 7 Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2013a + 2" 8 Geoffrey Soupe FRA FDJ 2013a + 2" 9 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 3" 10 Tony Gallopin FRA RLT 2013 + 3" Stage 2 5 March 2013 — Vimory to Cérilly, 200.5 km 1 onStage 2: Vimory to Cérilly http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-2.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303014245/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-2.html 3 March 2013 thumb|upright|ARG 2013 sprinter Marcel Kittel – pictured before the prologue – claimed his second victory of the 2013 season, winning the uphill sprint into Cérilly. The second stage was run predominantly in a north-to-south direction, starting in Vimory in the Loiret department and finishing in the Allier commune of Cérilly, via a finishing loop of 18 km 1 on in length, and two intermediate sprint points – one in Les Choux, while the other came on the first passage of the finish line in Cérilly – respectively. Although there were no categorised climbs during the stage, the final kilometre of the stage – at the end of a 4 km 1 on long stretch of road – was uphill, reaching a gradient of 4% in certain places.http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-2-preview/ The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 2 The Inner Ring WordPress 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185845/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-2-preview/ 4 March 2016 However, the stage was still designed to suit the sprinters, with the uphill finish also aiding the chances for the puncheurs. Strong headwinds were prominent during the stage, although this did not stop three riders attacking in the opening kilometre; Kris Boeckmans of VCD 2013 was joined by SAX 2013's Mads Christensen and KAT 2013's Gatis Smukulis, and the trio remained together until Les Choux, when Boeckmans elected to return to the main field after winning the intermediate sprint.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/stage-2/results/ Kittel sprints to victory in Cérilly Cyclingnews.com Future plc 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 Susan Westemeyer https://web.archive.org/web/20130307110526/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-2/results 7 March 2013 Smukulis and Christensen soldiered on with a lead of around four minutes, but the peloton were back together by the 43 km 1 on mark, as FDJ 2013a established the pace of the group, to keep the overall leader Nacer Bouhanni out of danger.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14071/Paris-Nice-Marcel-Kittel-sprints-uphill-to-take-stage-two-as-Nacer-Bouhanni-crashes-out.aspx Marcel Kittel sprints uphill to take stage two as Nacer Bouhanni crashes out VeloNation VeloNation LLC 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 Ben Atkins https://web.archive.org/web/20130307142520/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14071/Paris-Nice-Marcel-Kittel-sprints-uphill-to-take-stage-two-as-Nacer-Bouhanni-crashes-out.aspx 7 March 2013 After around 20 km 1 on of stasis within the field, two of Boeckmans' teammates – Thomas De Gendt and Juan Antonio Flecha – attacked, along with EUS 2013 rider Mikel Astarloza and Maxime Bouet of ALM 2013, and their advantage reached a similar mark to that achieved by the first breakaway, at around four minutes. FDJ 2013a yes continued to set the pace on the front, bringing the lead gap to around a minute with 60 km 1 on remaining. However, Bouhanni hit the ground heavily while negotiating a left-hand bend,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-nice-leader-bouhanni-crashes-out Paris-Nice leader Bouhanni crashes out Cyclingnews.com Future plc 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130308023222/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-nice-leader-bouhanni-crashes-out 8 March 2013 falling face first. He had to abandon the race with two broken teeth, and required eight stitches for a burst lip.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/paris-nice-leader-bouhanni-crashes-out-of-race-during-stage-2_276849 Paris-Nice leader Bouhanni crashes out of race during stage 2 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 5 March 2013 17 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307185518/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/paris-nice-leader-bouhanni-crashes-out-of-race-during-stage-2_276849 7 March 2013 The peloton was neutralised as Bouhanni was receiving treatment by the roadside, but the pace lifted once again, after confirmation of Bouhanni's abandonment had been received by his teammates. The breakaway was negated with 45 km 1 on left to cover of the stage, when the sprinters' teams started to make early headway towards the front of the peloton. CAN 2013, OPQ 2013 and ARG 2013 moved forward ahead of the second intermediate sprint, where Elia Viviani took maximum points for CAN 2013 yes, ahead of Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ 2013 yes) and the rest of the field. Several solo attacks were neutralised on the loop around Cérilly, which set up a sprint finish. LAM 2013 tried to launch Alessandro Petacchi first, but Marcel Kittel (ARG 2013 yes) finished strongest down the right-hand side of the road and achieved his second win of the season by three bike lengths.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/kittel-claims-victory-in-stage-2-at-paris-nice_276878 Kittel claims victory in stage 2 at Paris-Nice VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307185207/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/kittel-claims-victory-in-stage-2-at-paris-nice_276878 7 March 2013Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/kittel-overcomes-doubts-with-paris-nice-win-targets-scheldeprijs_276937 Kittel overcomes doubts with Paris-Nice win, targets Scheldeprijs VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307120012/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/kittel-overcomes-doubts-with-paris-nice-win-targets-scheldeprijs_276937 7 March 2013 Finishing just behind was Viviani, who became the race's third leader in successive days, as well as taking the lead of both the points and young rider classifications.Fortune changes for Kittel and Bouhanni http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-2/news/flm/fortune-changes-for-kittel-and-bouhanni.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 5 March 2013 5 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160904095520/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-2/news/flm/fortune-changes-for-kittel-and-bouhanni.html 4 September 2016 dead dmy-all Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Marcel Kittel GER ARG 2013 5h 42' 18" 2 Elia Viviani ITA CAN 2013 s.t. 3 Leigh Howard AUS OGE 2013 s.t. 4 Borut Božič SLO AST 2013 s.t. 5 Samuel Dumoulin FRA ALM 2013 s.t. 6 Gianni Meersman BEL OPQ 2013 s.t. 7 Romain Feillu FRA VCD 2013 s.t. 8 Jens Debusschere BEL LTB 2013 s.t. 9 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2013 s.t. 10 Tony Gallopin FRA RLT 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Elia Viviani ITA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Green jersey20px|White jersey CAN 2013 10h 33' 11" 2 Sylvain Chavanel FRA OPQ 2013 + 7" 3 Damien Gaudin FRA EUC 2013 + 8" 4 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 9" 5 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LAM 2013 + 10" 6 Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2013a + 10" 7 Geoffrey Soupe FRA FDJ 2013a + 10" 8 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 11" 9 Tony Gallopin FRA RLT 2013 + 11" 10 Borut Božič SLO AST 2013 + 11" Stage 3 6 March 2013 — Châtel-Guyon to Brioude, 170.5 km 1 onStage 3: Châtel-Guyon to Brioude http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-3.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303014148/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-3.html 3 March 2013 thumb|upright|GRS 2013 rider Andrew Talansky – pictured before the prologue – achieved his first victory at World Tour level, winning a seven-rider sprint in Brioude. His stage victory also enabled him to become the race's fourth different leader in four stages. Following the sprinter-friendly stages of the previous two days, the third stage was more undulating and included three categorised climbs during its 170.5 km 1 on itinerary.Here's to the punchers... http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-3/news/enj/here-s-to-the-punchers-46-46-46.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 29 August 2016 5 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160923203208/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-3/news/enj/here-s-to-the-punchers-46-46-46.html 23 September 2016 dead dmy-all In between the two intermediate sprint points – coming in the communes of Joze, and in Brioude itself – were two third-category climbs of the Col de Potey and the Côte de la Forêt de la Comté, but neither averaged more than 5% in gradient over the duration of their ascents.http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-3/ The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 3 The Inner Ring WordPress 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024416/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-3/ 5 March 2016 After reaching Brioude, the peloton completed a finishing loop of around 28 km 1 on in length; halfway around the loop was the day's final climb, the second-category Côte de Mauvagnat ascent, a 2.7 km 1 on long climb with a listed average gradient of 6.7%. The climb itself was seen as the pivotal point of the day's action, whether the sprinters could stay with the main field before the descent back into Brioude. Heavy rain made riding conditions slightly treacherous,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/stage-3/results/ Peter Cossins Talansky outsprints breakaway group for biggest career win Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307233950/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-3/results 7 March 2013 but the day's breakaway formed in the opening kilometres as normal. For the second day running, SAX 2013's Mads Christensen made it into an attacking move, where he was joined by VCD 2013 rider Martijn Keizer, Sébastien Minard (ALM 2013) and Alexis Vuillermoz of the SOJ 2013 team.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14078/Paris-Nice-Andrew-Talansky-takes-yellow-with-rainy-stage-three-victory.aspx Andrew Talansky takes yellow with rainy stage three victory VeloNation VeloNation LLC 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 Ben Atkins https://web.archive.org/web/20130310065806/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14078/Paris-Nice-Andrew-Talansky-takes-yellow-with-rainy-stage-three-victory.aspx 10 March 2013 The quartet slowly built up their advantage over the peloton, being led by the CAN 2013 team – protecting the race leader Elia Viviani – to a maximum advantage of around four minutes. Keizer led the group over the top of the two third-category climbs, and as a result, took the polka-dot jersey for mountains classification leader away from his teammate Bert-Jan Lindeman. The quartet were slowly brought back, and with added impetus from KAT 2013, RLT 2013 and AST 2013, the peloton had caught them prior to the Côte de Mauvagnat, with 23 km 1 on remaining.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/talansky-takes-stage-3-at-paris-nice_276992 Talansky takes stage 3 at Paris-Nice, slips into race lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130309005042/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/talansky-takes-stage-3-at-paris-nice_276992 9 March 2013 After several foiled attacks from his AST 2013 yes teammate Maxim Iglinsky, Andriy Hrivko attacked towards the top of the Côte de Mauvagnat, and managed to build a small advantage before SKY 2013's Vasil Kiryienka bridged the gap on the descent from the climb. Kiryienka crashed on the wet roads several kilometres later, which delayed Hrivko enough for him to be caught by a group of four riders – Kiryienka's teammate David López, Gorka Izagirre of EUS 2013, EUC 2013's Davide Malacarne and hometown rider Romain Bardet (ALM 2013 yes) – which later became seven riders in total as another SKY 2013 yes rider joined the lead group, with Richie Porte linking up with GRS 2013's Andrew Talansky. BMC 2013 and OPQ 2013 tried to lead the chase for the respective overall contenders Tejay van Garderen and Sylvain Chavanel, but the lead group managed to survive off the front by seconds. Malacarne tried a solo attack at the flamme rouge, but was chased down not long after, gesturing at his fellow escapees as they did so. Porte tried a long stint on the front of the group, but Bardet accelerated past him only to fade shortly after, and it was Talansky that prevailed by a bike length over Malacarne and Izagirre. With Viviani distanced on the final climb,Lee Walker http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-talansky-wins-stage-takes-lead-paris-nice-151430266.html Talansky wins stage and takes lead in Paris-Nice Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 Talansky became the race's fourth different leader, taking the young rider lead from Viviani as well.Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/analysis/talansky-roars-into-yellow_277056 Talansky roars into yellow VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130309001541/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/analysis/talansky-roars-into-yellow_277056 9 March 2013 Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Andrew Talansky USA GRS 2013 4h 06' 15" 2 Davide Malacarne ITA EUC 2013 s.t. 3 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 s.t. 4 David López ESP SKY 2013 s.t. 5 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 s.t. 6 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2013 s.t. 7 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2013 s.t. 8 Jonathan Hivert FRA SOJ 2013 + 7" 9 Enrico Gasparotto ITA AST 2013 + 7" 10 Maxime Bouet FRA ALM 2013 + 7"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey GRS 2013 14h 39' 36" 2 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2013 + 3" 3 Davide Malacarne ITA EUC 2013 + 3" 4 Sylvain Chavanel FRA OPQ 2013 + 4" 5 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 5" 6 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 6" 7 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 7" 8 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 8" 9 David López ESP SKY 2013 + 9" 10 Jonathan Hivert FRA SOJ 2013 + 12" Stage 4 7 March 2013 — Brioude to Saint-Vallier, 199.5 km 1 onStage 4: Brioude to Saint-Vallier http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-4.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303014153/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-4.html 3 March 2013 Starting in the previous day's finishing commune of Brioude, the fourth stage was packed full of climbs, with a total of seven over the course of the 199.5 km 1 on parcours.http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-4/results Peter Cossins Albasini wins stage of seven cols in Paris-Nice Cyclingnews.com Future plc 7 March 2013 7 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307233553/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-4/results 7 March 2013 The last two climbs – both coming inside the final 25 km 1 on of racing – were both second-category ascents of the Côte de Talencieux and the Côte de la Sizeranne, with gradients of 8.1% and 6.6% respectively.http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-4-preview/ The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 4 The Inner Ring WordPress 7 March 2013 7 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150911231657/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-4-preview/ 11 September 2015 The Côte de la Sizeranne, which was situated 8.5 km 1 on from the finish in Saint-Vallier, had most recently featured during the first stage of the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné; the climb had been a catalyst to a late-stage attack from Cadel Evans, Jérôme Coppel and Andrey Kashechkin, with the trio managing to hold off the advancing peloton by just four seconds.http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/evans-wins-dauphine-stage-wiggins-takes-yellow_222389 Evans wins Dauphine stage; Wiggins takes yellow VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 4 June 2012 7 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120606184533/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/evans-wins-dauphine-stage-wiggins-takes-yellow_222389 6 June 2012http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/533113/evans-wins-dauphine-stage-one-as-wiggins-takes-lead.html Evans wins Dauphine stage one as Wiggins takes lead Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 4 June 2012 7 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609061732/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/533113/evans-wins-dauphine-stage-one-as-wiggins-takes-lead.html 9 June 2012 Along with the seven climbs, there were two intermediate sprint points at La Chaise-Dieu and Saint-Romain-d'Ay. After an initial solo move from SAX 2013's Michael Mørkøv was chased down, Gianni Meersman (OPQ 2013) along with Johann Tschopp of IAM 2013 and Javier Moreno of the MOV 2013 went clear on the day's first climb, the Côte de Lachaud. Moreno elected not to continue with the breakaway, but the group remained as a trio, as EUC 2013's Thomas Voeckler moved up on them.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14087/Paris-Nice-Michael-Albasini-bursts-from-the-pack-to-take-stage-four.aspx Michael Albasini bursts from the pack to take stage four VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 March 2013 7 March 2013 Ben Atkins https://web.archive.org/web/20130310065825/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14087/Paris-Nice-Michael-Albasini-bursts-from-the-pack-to-take-stage-four.aspx 10 March 2013 After a near-40 km 1 on chase, Mørkøv and three other riders – ARG 2013 rider Warren Barguil, Hubert Dupont of ALM 2013 and EUS 2013's Romain Sicard – were able to join the lead trio and eventually formed a breakaway of seven.Lee Walker http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-albasini-takes-victory-paris-nice-150545996.html Albasini takes victory in Paris-Nice Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 7 March 2013 7 March 2013 The group's maximum advantage was around four minutes, with GRS 2013 setting the pace for race leader Andrew Talansky. Numerous teams had stints on the front of the peloton, as they steadily brought back the lead group, as Tschopp accumulated enough points to take the polka-dot jersey as mountains classification leader. With 25 km 1 on remaining, Voeckler made a move off the front of the lead group, with only Dupont able to follow in the original instance. Tschopp and Meersman both later rejoined in the crosswinds, while behind the peloton was splitting into several groups; the front group of the main field eventually recaptured the four leaders with around 15 km 1 on remaining. With the group back together, several riders attempted to create solo moves on the final climb, the Côte de la Sizeranne, and on its descent. OPQ 2013 yes's Sylvain Chavanel was prominent in several moves on the climb; with assistance from teammate Kevin De Weert, Chavanel chased down a move by Maxime Monfort, but was not allowed to gain sufficient ground due to his placing in the general classification. Coppel tried to repeat his Dauphiné move in the closing stages, but it was left to a group sprint of around forty riders. Maxim Iglinsky was first to launch his sprint for AST 2013, but Michael Albasini finished the strongest to take the victory for OGE 2013. Iglinsky managed to hold on to second ahead of Chavanel's teammate Peter Velits,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/albasini-grabs-stage-4-victory-at-paris-nice_277099 Albasini grabs stage 4 victory at Paris-Nice; Talansky retains GC lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 7 March 2013 7 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130311112408/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/albasini-grabs-stage-4-victory-at-paris-nice_277099 11 March 2013 while Talansky maintained the race lead with a sixth-place finish. Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Michael Albasini SUI OGE 2013 4h 55' 41" 2 Maxim Iglinsky KAZ AST 2013 s.t. 3 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 s.t. 4 Enrico Gasparotto ITA AST 2013 s.t. 5 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 s.t. 6 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|Yellow jersey GRS 2013 s.t. 7 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2013 s.t. 8 Jens Keukeleire BEL OGE 2013 s.t. 9 Andreas Klöden GER RLT 2013 s.t. 10 Xavier Florencio ESP KAT 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey GRS 2013 19h 35' 17" 2 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2013 + 3" 3 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 4" 4 Sylvain Chavanel FRA OPQ 2013 + 4" 5 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 5" 6 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 6" 7 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 7" 8 Maxim Iglinsky KAZ AST 2013 + 13" 9 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 13" 10 Bart De Clercq BEL LTB 2013 + 15" Stage 5 8 March 2013 — Châteauneuf-du-Pape to Montagne de Lure La Montagne de Lure fr Montagne de Lure, 176 km 1 onStage 5: Châteauneuf-du-Pape to La Montagne de Lure http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-5.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303014250/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-5.html The queen stage of the 2013 Paris–Nice,Lee Walker http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-porte-takes-control-paris-nice-summit-victory-152100257.html Porte takes control of Paris-Nice after summit victory Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 8 March 2013 8 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130313074304/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-porte-takes-control-paris-nice-summit-victory-152100257.html 13 March 2013http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/34460 Porte powers into yellow SKY 2013 Sky UK 8 March 2013 8 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130311114909/http://www.teamsky.com/article/0%2C27290%2C28543_8550076%2C00.html 11 March 2013 dead the fifth stage included the only summit finish of the race, finishing 1600 m above sea level at La Montagne de Lure after a near-14 km 1 on climb at an average gradient of 6.6% and reaching 8.5% in places.http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-5-preview/ The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 5 The Inner Ring WordPress 8 March 2013 8 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20151027081438/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-5-preview/ 27 October 2015 The climb itself was the last of six categorised climbs during the stage, although the other climbs en route – mainly second- and third-category climbs compared to the first-category finishing climb – were less steep and challenging to the field as a whole. Also as part of the parcours were two intermediate sprint points at Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt and Forcalquier. La Montagne de Lure, described as the "little sister of Mont Ventoux",http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/news/road/paris-nice-offers-challenging-course-for-2013_274232 Andrew Hood Paris-Nice offers challenging course for 2013 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 7 February 2013 8 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130210052541/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/news/road/paris-nice-offers-challenging-course-for-2013_274232 10 February 2013http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/03/01/porte-a-dark-horse-for-paris-nice/ Felix Lowe Porte a dark horse for Paris-Nice The Roar The Roar Sports Media Pty Ltd. 1 March 2013 8 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042937/http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/03/01/porte-a-dark-horse-for-paris-nice/ 4 March 2016 had previously featured in the race in 2009, when Alberto Contador soloed to victory during that year's sixth stage, beating closest rivals Fränk Schleck and Luis León Sánchez by almost a minute, and taking the race lead in the process.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/mar09/parisnice09/?id=results/parisnice096 Bjorn Haake Contador takes control Cyclingnews.com Future plc 13 March 2009 8 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618162748/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/mar09/parisnice09/?id=results%2Fparisnice096 18 June 2009 dead RLT 2013's Jens Voigt – who finished in the top ten on the stage in 2009http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/stage-5/results/ Peter Cossins Porte proves his class on La Montagne de Lure Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 March 2013 8 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130308183540/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-5/results 8 March 2013 – initiated the day's breakaway after 14 km 1 on of racing, and was later joined by SOJ 2013 rider Cyril Lemoine, Paolo Longo Borghini of CAN 2013 and Thierry Hupond of the ARG 2013 team.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14097/Paris-Nice-Richie-Porte-attacks-into-yellow-on-La-Montagne-de-Lure.aspx Richie Porte attacks into yellow on La Montagne de Lure VeloNation VeloNation LLC 8 March 2013 8 March 2013 Ben Atkins https://web.archive.org/web/20130313184656/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14097/Paris-Nice-Richie-Porte-attacks-into-yellow-on-La-Montagne-de-Lure.aspx 13 March 2013 The quartet steadily built up a lead over the peloton, eventually reaching a maximum advantage of around six-and-a-half minutes, but still causing no threat overall as Hupond was the best placed of the riders, some nine minutes behind the overnight leader GRS 2013's Andrew Talansky. For most of the stage, the advantage remained between four and five minutes, with Talansky's squad maintaining their presence at the front of the peloton. Heading towards the final climb at La Montagne de Lure, the leaders still held a lead of approaching two minutes but was quickly being dwindled, with SKY 2013 moving their riders towards the front. At the foot of the climb, Voigt attacked on his own for the second time during the stage, as the peloton began to shrink with the pace mainly being set by Kanstantsin Sivtsov and David López, with the squad's leader Richie Porte just behind them. Voigt's fellow breakaway companions were caught with around 10 km 1 on remaining, while Voigt remained a further minute up the road. He was caught 3 km 1 on later, which set up a spate of attacks in the following few kilometres. Michele Scarponi was able to gain a slight advantage for LAM 2013, to which Talansky and Porte later closed down, while Nairo Quintana (MOV 2013) also latched onto the group. Talansky tried a second move, but Quintana led the rest of the ever-decreasing group up to him. Denis Menchov attacked just before 2 km 1 on to go, and was initially given freedom to build a gap, at which point, Talansky made a third move before Porte closed him down again. Porte launched his own attack with 1.4 km 1 on left, quickly catching and passing Menchov, and soloed away to the stage victory and the yellow jersey. Menchov finished second, 26 seconds behind,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14100/Menchov-philosophical-after-near-miss-in-Paris-Nice.aspx Menchov philosophical after near-miss in Paris-Nice VeloNation VeloNation LLC 8 March 2013 8 March 2013 Shane Stokes https://web.archive.org/web/20130430211753/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14100/Menchov-philosophical-after-near-miss-in-Paris-Nice.aspx 30 April 2013 while Talansky led a small group over the line in third, 33 seconds behind Porte.Porte outwits Talansky to seize Paris-Nice lead http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-5/news/flm/porte-outwits-talansky-to-seize-paris-nice-lead.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 8 March 2013 18 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160417110449/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-5/news/flm/porte-outwits-talansky-to-seize-paris-nice-lead.html 17 April 2016 Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 4h 50' 54" 2 Denis Menchov RUS KAT 2013 + 26" 3 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|Yellow jersey GRS 2013 + 33" 4 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 33" 5 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 33" 6 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 33" 7 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 33" 8 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 33" 9 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 33" 10 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2013 + 33"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Richie Porte AUS 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2013 24h 26' 08" 2 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|Green jersey20px|White jersey GRS 2013 + 32" 3 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 42" 4 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 49" 5 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 52" 6 Sylvain Chavanel FRA OPQ 2013 + 53" 7 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 53" 8 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 54" 9 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2013 + 54" 10 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 56" Stage 6 9 March 2013 — Manosque to Nice, 220 km 1 onStage 6: Manosque to Nice http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-6.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303014158/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-6.html 3 March 2013 The penultimate stage of the race was also its longest of the 2013 edition, with a 220 km 1 on itinerary for the peloton as the race moved towards the coast and Nice itself. There were five categorised climbs on the route, the first of which commenced just after the 2 km 1 on point of the stage, with the third-category Côte du Bois de Rousset climb, an ascent of 4.4 km 1 on and a 4.5% average gradient.http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-6/ The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 6 The Inner Ring WordPress 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130315001913/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-6/ 15 March 2013 The tougher climbs came in the second half of the stage, with a pair of first-category climbs – the Côte de Cabris, 7.6 km 1 on at 5.8% and the Col du Ferrier, 4.3 km 1 on at 6.8% – but with the summit of the Col du Ferrier still being over 70 km 1 on from the finish, on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. As a result, it was still expected to come down to a sprint finish at the end, but the severity of the climbs was certain to rule out many of the pure sprinters from the finish.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/stage-6/results/ Peter Hymas Chavanel takes sprint victory in Nice Cyclingnews.com Future plc 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130312115706/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-6/results 12 March 2013 AST 2013 rider Egor Silin was the catalyst of the breakaway, attacking on the Côte du Bois de Rousset, gaining maximum points on offer for the climb. He was later joined by ten other riders, with Johann Tschopp also being part of the group as he was looking to secure the mountains classification for IAM 2013.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14105/Paris-Nice-Sylvain-Chavanel-wins-for-France-on-the-Promenade-des-Anglais.aspx Sylvain Chavanel wins for France on the Promenade des Anglais VeloNation VeloNation LLC 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 Ben Atkins https://web.archive.org/web/20130312024725/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14105/Paris-Nice-Sylvain-Chavanel-wins-for-France-on-the-Promenade-des-Anglais.aspx 12 March 2013 SKY 2013 only allowed the breakaway to build up a lead of around three minutes due to the fact that another member of the breakaway, Arnold Jeannesson of FDJ 2013a, was only 1' 49" behind the race leader, Richie Porte. After taking second place points behind Silin on the first climb of the day, Tschopp proceeded to take maximum points at the remaining four climbs of the day's stage, guaranteeing himself an unassailable lead in the classification. With 64 points, Tschopp held a 40-point lead over ARG 2013's Thierry Hupond, with only ten points left to be taken at the finish of the following day's individual time trial at Col d'Èze, a first-category climb.2013 Paris–Nice: Special rules http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/docs/reglement.pdf Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221129/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/docs/reglement.pdf 1 February 2014 By the time the lead group was on the descent of the Col du Ferrier, only six members of the original eleven-rider lead group remained out front, and were only a minute clear of the peloton that was being led by the BMC 2013, EUS 2013 and SKY 2013 yes.Jonathan Symcox http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-chavanel-wins-sprint-nice-160100955.html Chavanel wins sprint into Nice Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112080739/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-chavanel-wins-sprint-nice-160100955.html 12 January 2016 The breakaway was brought back by the main field prior to the day's second and final intermediate sprint point at Tourrettes-sur-Loup, with 34.5 km 1 on remaining of the stage. AST 2013 yes's Andriy Hrivko as well as OPQ 2013 pairing Peter Velits and Sylvain Chavanel attacked prior to the sprint, to gain vital bonus seconds towards the general classification. The trio returned to the peloton after the sprint, and ultimately SKY 2013 yes manned the front of the main group towards the finish in Nice, to set up the bunch sprint of around sixty riders. ALM 2013 and the BMC 2013 yes moved towards the front for Samuel Dumoulin and Philippe Gilbert respectively, but Chavanel surprised both riders to take the sprint on the line.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14109/Gilbert-goes-frustratingly-close-to-first-win-as-world-champion.aspx Gilbert goes frustratingly close to first win as world champion VeloNation VeloNation LLC 9 March 2013 10 March 2013 Shane Stokes https://web.archive.org/web/20130313000629/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14109/Gilbert-goes-frustratingly-close-to-first-win-as-world-champion.aspx 13 March 2013 His result, a third stage win at Paris–Nice,Third time happy for Chavanel http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-6/news/flm/third-time-happy-for-chavanel.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 10 March 2013 9 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130312043352/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-6/news/flm/third-time-happy-for-chavanel.html 12 March 2013 gave him the lead in the points classification as well as moving him into third place overall, with ten bonus seconds. Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Sylvain Chavanel FRA OPQ 2013 5h 14' 23" 2 Philippe Gilbert BEL BMC 2013 s.t. 3 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2013 s.t. 4 Samuel Dumoulin FRA ALM 2013 s.t. 5 Tony Gallopin FRA RLT 2013 s.t. 6 Julien Simon FRA SOJ 2013 s.t. 7 Borut Božič SLO AST 2013 s.t. 8 Heinrich Haussler AUS IAM 2013 s.t. 9 Jonathan Hivert FRA SOJ 2013 s.t. 10 Alberto Losada ESP KAT 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 Richie Porte AUS 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2013 29h 40' 31" 2 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|White jersey GRS 2013 + 32" 3 Sylvain Chavanel FRA 20px|Green jersey OPQ 2013 + 42" 4 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 42" 5 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 49" 6 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 52" 7 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 53" 8 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 53" 9 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 54" 10 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2013 + 1' 06" Stage 7 10 March 2013 — Nice to Col d'Èze, 9.6 km 1 on (ITT)Stage 7: Nice to Col d'Èze http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-7.html Paris–Nice Amaury Sport Organisation 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130302225534/http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2013/us/stage-7.html 2 March 2013 For the second year in succession, the race concluded at Col d'Èze on the outskirts of Nice, with a mountainous individual time trial. The 9.6 km 1 on test against the clock began in Nice, with the steepest part of the climb coming in the early stages, reaching a gradient of 8.5% – against the average for the climb of 4.7% – in the second kilometre.http://inrng.com/?p=13593 The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 7 The Inner Ring WordPress 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130315021615/http://inrng.com/2013/03/the-spin-paris-nice-stage-7-preview/ 15 March 2013 The intermediate timing point came at the Col des Quatre Chemins, 4 km on from the finish, with the final 1.5 km 1 on towards the summit of Col d'Èze were contested on a false flat. In 2012, the stage saw Bradley Wiggins and Lieuwe Westra battle it out for the general classification, with Wiggins winning the stage by two seconds and the race by eight seconds.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/17332892 Bradley Wiggins wins Paris-Nice after final time trial BBC Sport BBC 11 March 2012 10 March 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120311164515/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/17332892 11 March 2012 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, Rick Flens of RAB 2013a, who, in 151st place, trailed overall leader Richie Porte (SKY 2013) by one hour, twenty minutes and nine seconds, was the first rider to set off on the final stage. thumb|left|SKY 2013's Richie Porte, in the leader's yellow jersey, won the final stage by 23 seconds over GRS 2013 rider Andrew Talansky. As a result, Porte won the race overall by 55 seconds ahead of Talansky. Flens set the first benchmark with a time of 22' 35".http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14110/Paris-Nice-Richie-Porte-confirms-overall-victory-with-dominant-Col-dEze-victory.aspx Richie Porte confirms overall victory with dominant Col d'Èze victory Ben Atkins 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 VeloNation VeloNation LLC https://web.archive.org/web/20130313000634/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14110/Paris-Nice-Richie-Porte-confirms-overall-victory-with-dominant-Col-dEze-victory.aspx 13 March 2013 Evaldas Šiškevičius of the SOJ 2013 team was next to hold first place, going eleven seconds quicker than Flens, before prologue winner Damien Gaudin (EUC 2013) went fastest with a time of 22' 11". His lead was to last less than a minute as FDJ 2013a's Jérémy Roy went comfortably quicker than his time, more than a minute faster in a time of 20' 59".http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2013/stage-7/results/ Porte seals Paris-Nice title with win on Col d'Èze Cyclingnews.com Future plc 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 Peter Hymas https://web.archive.org/web/20130314015823/http://www.cyclingnews.com/paris-nice/stage-7/results 14 March 2013 Roy held the best time for the best part of an hour before LAM 2013's Mattia Cattaneo knocked eight seconds off the benchmark. Javier Moreno (MOV 2013) also went quickest for a period of time before Jérôme Coppel – fifth on the climb in 2012 – moved top for COF 2013 in a time of 20' 33". Ion Izagirre moved the best time nearer the 20-minute mark as he took another eleven seconds off the best time, before his time was usurped by Michele Scarponi, as the LAM 2013 yes rider put in a solid performance and went top on 20' 19". The first of four sub 20-minute times was recorded by the MOV 2013 yes's Nairo Quintana, setting a time of 19' 43", holding his pace all the way up the climb. Quintana's time held into the later moments of the stage, as the top ten overall contenders hit the course. Simon Špilak (KAT 2013) had gone quicker to the intermediate point than Quintana, but faded in the second half of the stage, and was thus unable to match his fourth place of 2012. Quintana's time remained untouched until the final two riders to start the stage; much like 2012, the top two were to battle for victory, as Porte and Andrew Talansky of GRS 2013 were split by 32 seconds pre-stage.Jonathan Symcox http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-porte-wins-paris-nice-dominating-time-trial-154858409.html Porte wins Paris-Nice after dominating time trial Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 Talansky set the fastest intermediate split at the time, going six seconds quicker than ALM 2013's Jean-Christophe Péraud, but Porte passed the same point 21 seconds quicker than Talansky had done so.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/richie-porte-rules-final-time-trial-to-take-overall-victory-at-2013-paris-nice_277432 Richie Porte rules final time trial to take overall victory at 2013 Paris-Nice VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130313023428/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/richie-porte-rules-final-time-trial-to-take-overall-victory-at-2013-paris-nice_277432 13 March 2013 Péraud had faded to five seconds behind Quintana at the finish – despite falling at the start – and with slower times for those around in him the general classification, he sealed a place on the final podium. Talansky crossed the finish line with the fastest time, going four seconds quicker than Quintana with a time of 19' 39". However, Porte sealed victory in the race, and the stage itself, punching the air as he crossed the line in a time of 19' 16", four seconds slower than Wiggins' winning time of 2012.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/537324/richie-porte-wins-paris-nice-after-final-time-trial-victory.html Richie Porte wins Paris-Nice after final time trial victory Kenny Pryde Cycling Weekly IPC Media 10 March 2013 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130313064011/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/537324/richie-porte-wins-paris-nice-after-final-time-trial-victory.html 13 March 2013 Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Richie Porte AUS 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2013 19' 16" 2 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|White jersey GRS 2013 + 23" 3 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2013 + 27" 4 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 32" 5 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 52" 6 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 55" 7 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 1' 00" 8 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2013 + 1' 03" 9 Sylvain Chavanel FRA 20px|Green jersey OPQ 2013 + 1' 05" 10 Ion Izagirre ESP EUS 2013 + 1' 06"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Richie Porte AUS 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2013 29h 59' 47" 2 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|White jersey GRS 2013 + 55" 3 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2013 + 1' 21" 4 Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2013 + 1' 44" 5 Sylvain Chavanel FRA 20px|Green jersey OPQ 2013 + 1' 47" 6 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2013 + 1' 48" 7 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2013 + 1' 54" 8 Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2013 + 2' 17" 9 Andreas Klöden GER RLT 2013 + 2' 22" 10 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2013 + 2' 28" Classification leadership table In the 2013 Paris–Nice, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Paris–Nice, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 20 in a stage. Unlike in the better known points classification in the Tour de France, the type of stage had no effect on what points were on offer – each stage had the same points available on the same scale. The win earned 25 points, second place earned 22 points, third 20, fourth 18, fifth 16, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 20th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints; three points for crossing the sprint line first, two points for second place, and one for third. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red and white polka-dot jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. For first-category climbs, points were awarded on a scale of 10 points for first across the climb, second place earned 8 points, third 6, fourth 4, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for seventh. Second-category climbs awarded points on a scale of 7 points for first place, second place earned 5 points, third 3, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for fifth. Third-category climbs, and the one fourth-category climb, awarded points to the top three riders only; 4 points for first across the climb, second place earned 2 points, third place earned 1 point. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1988 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time. Stage Winner General Classification25px Points Classification25px Mountains Classification25px Young Rider Classification25px Team Classification25px P Damien Gaudin Damien Gaudin Damien Gaudin not awarded Wilco Kelderman OPQ 2013 1 Nacer Bouhanni Nacer Bouhanni Sylvain Chavanel Bert-Jan Lindeman Nacer Bouhanni 2 Marcel Kittel Elia Viviani Elia Viviani Elia Viviani 3 Andrew Talansky Andrew Talansky Martijn Keizer Andrew Talansky AST 2013 4 Michael Albasini Johann Tschopp 5 Richie Porte Richie Porte Andrew Talansky KAT 2013 6 Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel 7 Richie Porte Final Richie Porte Sylvain Chavanel Johann Tschopp Andrew Talansky KAT 2013 References 30em Further reading http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf Guide Historique 2014 French Historic Guide 2014 L'Equipe 76 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327051041/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf 27 March 2014 External links http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_horscoursePNC.html Paris-Nice Category:Paris–Nice Paris-Nice