| 2013 UCI World Tour, race 1 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22–27 January 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 758.5 km (471.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 28' 32" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Santos Tour Down Under was the 15th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2013 UCI World Tour.
The race was won by Dutch rider Tom-Jelte Slagter of the Blanco Pro Cycling team, after taking the lead on the penultimate stage of the race and holding the race leader's ochre jersey to the finish, the next day, in Adelaide. Slagter also won the third stage of the race, taking the first victories of his professional career at the race.[2] Slagter's winning margin over runner-up Javier Moreno of the Movistar Team was 17 seconds,[3] and Team Sky's Geraint Thomas completed the podium, 8 seconds behind Moreno and 25 seconds in arrears of Slagter. Like Slagter, Thomas won a stage of the race, winning the second stage and held the race lead for three days.
In the race's other classifications, Slagter's overall victory ensured that he also won the black jersey for the highest placed rider under the age of 26, while Thomas won the blue jersey for the sprints classification on the final day[4] – taking points at the intermediate sprints and the finish to displace Slagter of the jersey – to hold off Lotto–Belisol's André Greipel; Greipel won three stages during the race to surpass Robbie McEwen's previous record of most stage wins, and also picked up his 100th career victory with his final stage win.[5] Moreno won the mountains classification,[6] while RadioShack–Leopard won the teams classification.[7]
- ^ "Farrar returns to Adelaide". Tour Down Under. Events South Australia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
On Sunday 20 January the world's cycling elite will contest an exciting 51 km circuit race, the People's Choice Classic as the curtain raiser for the six stage Santos Tour Down Under being raced over a total distance of 758.5 km.
- ^ Moore, Kyle (27 January 2013). "Greipel extends stage record, Slagter confirms overall". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Malone, Alex (27 January 2013). "100th career victory for Greipel in Adelaide City". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Simpson, Richard (27 January 2013). "Thomas snatches superb third". Team Sky. BSkyB. Retrieved 27 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rookie Tom-Jelte Slagter wins Tour Down Under". USA Today. Gannett Company. Associated Press. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Another dream debut". Movistar Team. Movistar. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "RSLT Earn Top Team Honors". RadioShack–Leopard. Leopard SA. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.