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| Dates | May 12–19, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 729 mi (1,173 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 43' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Amgen Tour of California was the eighth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 12–19, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Escondido and finished in Santa Rosa.[1]
It was won by the American Tejay van Garderen[2] (BMC Racing Team), the first success in the general classification of a stage race in the career of the then 24-year-old rider.[3] The sprints jersey was handed to Slovak Peter Sagan (Cannondale), who won it for the fourth time in four consecutive presences at the Tour.[4] Carter Jones (Bissell) prevailed in the mountains classification thanks to his participation in numerous breakaways,[5] and Lawson Craddock of Bontrager Cycling Team earned the youth classification jersey at 21 years of age.[6]
- ^ "2013 Stage Information". AMGEN Tour Of California. 2009, AEG. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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VeloNation8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Laura Weislo (19 May 2013). "Sagan extends Tour of California record". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "California KOM winner Carter Jones". Bicycling. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Mike Marino (19 May 2013). "Tejay van Garderen sees a responsibility to keep cycling on the straight and narrow". VeloNews. Retrieved 20 May 2013.