2013 Tour of Hainan

The 2013 Tour of Hainan was the eighth edition of the Tour of Hainan cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 20 and 28 October 2013, in Hainan. It was won by Moreno Hofland, in his first professional victory ever.[1] Hofland won 3 stages, his teammate Theo Bos won the other six; it was the first time that a cycling team won all stages and the general classification in a UCI HC event.

2013 Tour of Hainan
2013–14 UCI Asia Tour, race 3 of 41
Race details
Dates20–28 October 2013
Stages9
Distance1,487.9 km (924.5 mi)
Results
  Winner  Moreno Hofland (NED) (Belkin Pro Cycling)
  Second  Frédéric Amorison (BEL) (Crelan–Euphony)
  Third  Tom Leezer (NED) (Belkin Pro Cycling)

  Points  Moreno Hofland (NED) (Belkin Pro Cycling)
  Mountains  Mateusz Taciak (POL) (CCC–Polsat–Polkowice)
  Team Belkin Pro Cycling

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the 2013 Tour of Hainan. These included one UCI ProTour teams, four UCI Professional Continental teams, and national teams representing the Ukraine, China and Hongkong.

The teams that participated in the race were:

Race overview

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 20 OctoberChengmai old Town to Chengmai110.7 km (68.8 mi)Flat stage Moreno Hofland (NED)
2 21 OctoberChengmai to Haikou175 km (108.7 mi)Flat stage Theo Bos (NED)
3 22 OctoberHaikou to Qionghai147.4 km (91.6 mi)Flat stage Theo Bos (NED)
4 23 OctoberQionghai to Wanning183 km (113.7 mi)Flat stage Theo Bos (NED)
5 24 OctoberWanning to Sanya218.6 km (135.8 mi)Hilly stage Theo Bos (NED)
6 25 OctoberSanya to Wuzhishan115.6 km (71.8 mi)Hilly stage Moreno Hofland (NED)
7 26 OctoberWuzhishan to Dongfang217.2 km (135.0 mi)Hilly stage Theo Bos (NED)
8 27 OctoberDongfang to Danzhou172.4 km (107.1 mi)Hilly stage Moreno Hofland (NED)
9 28 OctoberDanzhou to Chengmai148 km (92.0 mi)Flat stage Theo Bos (NED)

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Teams classification
1 Moreno Hofland Moreno Hofland Moreno Hofland No mountains Belkin Pro Cycling
2 Theo Bos
3 Theo Bos
4 Theo Bos Vitaliy Buts
5 Theo Bos
6 Moreno Hofland
7 Theo Bos Mateusz Taciak
8 Moreno Hofland
9 Theo Bos
Final Moreno Hofland Moreno Hofland Mateusz Taciak Belkin Pro Cycling

References

  1. "Tour of Hainan 2013 - Bos takes final stage for Belkin". Cyclingnews. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

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