2013 Danmark Rundt

The 2013 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 31 July to 4 August 2013. It was the 23rd edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.[1] The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour.[2]

2013 Danmark Rundt
2013 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates31 July – 4 August 2013
Stages6
Distance837 km (520.1 mi)
Results
Winner  Wilco Kelderman (NED) (Belkin Pro Cycling)
  Second  Lars Bak (DEN) (Lotto–Belisol)
  Third  Matti Breschel (DEN) (Saxo–Tinkoff)
Points  Wilco Kelderman (NED) (Belkin Pro Cycling)
Mountains  Martin Mortensen (DEN) (Concordia Forsikring–Riwal)
Youth  Wilco Kelderman (NED) (Belkin Pro Cycling)
  Team Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox

The race was won by Dutch rider Wilco Kelderman of the Belkin Pro Cycling Team with Danish riders Lars Bak of Lotto–Belisol and Matti Breschel of Team Saxo–Tinkoff finishing second and third.[3]

The race was made up of six stages over five days and covered a total of 837 kilometres (520 mi), including an individual time trial.[4] It featured sixteen teams, including seven UCI Pro teams.[5]

Schedule
Stage Route Distance Date Winner
1 Silkeborg > Varde 180 31 July  Magnus Cort (DEN)
2 Ribe > Sønderborg 180 1 August  Matti Breschel (DEN)
3 Sønderborg > Vejle 200 2 August  Matti Breschel (DEN)
4 Høng > Asnæs Indelukke 105 3 August  Magnus Cort (DEN)
5 (ITT) Holbæk 12.1 3 August  Wilco Kelderman (NED)
6 Roskilde > Frederiksberg 165 4 August  Mark Cavendish (GBR)

Teams

16 teams raced in the 2013 Danmark Rundt: 7 UCI ProTeams, 5 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 4 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name.[5]

UCI ProTeams UCI Professional Continental Teams UCI Continental Teams National Team

Classification leadership
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
Polkadot jersey		 Young rider classification
 Team classification Most Aggressive classification
1 Magnus Cort Magnus Cort Nikola Aistrup Magnus Cort Magnus Cort Lotto–Belisol Jimmi Sørensen
2 Matti Breschel Matthias Brändle
3 Matti Breschel Matti Breschel Matti Breschel Søren Kragh Andersen Wilco Kelderman Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox
4 Magnus Cort Sacha Modolo
5 Wilco Kelderman Wilco Kelderman Wilco Kelderman Matthias Brändle
6 Mark Cavendish Martin Mortensen Martin Mortensen
Final Wilco Kelderman Wilco Kelderman Martin Mortensen Wilco Kelderman Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox Martin Mortensen

Final standings

The general classification was won by Wilco Kelderman of Belkin Pro Cycling Team by six seconds from Lars Bak of Lotto–Belisol with Matti Breschel of Team Saxo–Tinkoff another nine seconds behind in third place.[2][3] Kelderman also won the points jersey by two points from Breschel and the young riders award. The race was Kelderman's first professional tour victory.[6]

Danish rider Martin Mortensen of Riwal Cycling Team won the mountain classification and the fighters award. The team race was won by Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox by 16 seconds from Vacansoleil–DCM.[3]

References
  1. "Datoer for Post Danmark Rundt 2013 på plads". Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. 2013 UCI cycling calendar | 2013 Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark, Velowire. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. Resultater, 6. étape Post Danmark Rundt 2013, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  4. Post Danmark Rundt Ruten 2013, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  5. Feltet til Post Danmark Rundt 2013, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  6. Kelderman eyes Eneco Tour after first pro win at Tour of Denmark, Cycling News, 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
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