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Dates | 3–7 April 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 548.6 km (340.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 14h 28' 53" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Energiewacht Tour is the third edition of the Energiewacht Tour women's cycling stage race. It is rated by the UCI as category 2.2, and is held between 3 and 7 April 2013 in the Netherlands. [1] Twenty-four teams of 6 riders take part. [2] There is also an Energiewacht Tour for junior riders from 5 to 7 April 2013. [3]
24 teams of maximal 6 riders take part. [2]
The race consisted of three laps around Bad Nieuweschans and 3 laps around Winschoten. The mayor of Oldambt, Pieter Smit, started the race. The race included two bonification sprints. Lisa Brennauer won the first one, ahead of Ellen van Dijk and Adrie Visser. Visser won the second one ahead of Trixi Worrack and Annemiek van Vleuten. In Bad Nieuweschans the bunch split into three groups. The first group had a 1' 25" seconds gap on the second group before they were sent into the wrong direction. The race was neutralized and the first group got the 1' 25" seconds lead. After that some roads were not properly closed anymore and cars rode over the course. Due to the dangerous situation the women's stopped riding. After a while they continuead riding but later on they had to wait for an open bridge. A protest of the women's followed and with one lap to go the ladies stopped at the start/finish in Winschoten. Some of them wanted to abandon the race but after intense discussions with the organisation the ladies started again with the original time differences between the groups. In the final lap the front group split with a small group of 4 leaders in the front. Kirsten Wild won the side by side sprint of Ellen van Dijk. Iris Slappendel finished in third place. [4] [5] [6]
Stage 1 result
| General classification after stage 1
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s.t. = same time
Pekela was the start and Veendam the finish place of the team time trial in the 2012 Energiewacht Tour. Now the riders rode the same course in a regular race. After three laps in Pekela the riders rode to Veendam for four local laps there. During the local laps in Pekela the peloton split in different groups, with a front group of 13 riders. Annemiek van Vleuten got punctured and could not reach the front group during the race. From the stage 1 top-10 of also Christine Majerus was not in the first group. In the final kilometers there were a lot of attacks, but were pulled back. Kirsten Wild pulled back the last one of Lisa Brennauer and won the sprint ahead of Chloe Hosking and Adrie Visser. [7]
Stage 2 result
| General classification after stage 2
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s.t. = same time
Winsum will be also the host city for 2013 Dutch National Time Trial Championships and the course of both time trials is probably the same. [8] Ellen van Dijk won the time trial with nearly a minute ahead of Lisa Brennauer and Shara Gillow who finished second and third. Van Dijk took over the lead in the general classification from Kirsten Wild who finished 9th at 1' 54". [9]
Stage 3a result
| General classification after stage 3a
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Source: [9]
Stage 3b result
| General classification after stage 3b
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s.t. = same time
Source: [10]
Stage 4 result
| General classification after stage 4
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s.t. = same time
Source: [11]
Stage 5 result
| General classification after stage 5
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Source: [12]
Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Specialized–lululemon | 14h 28' 53" |
2 | Loes Gunnewijk (NED) | Orica–AIS | + 1' 21" |
3 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 1' 22" |
4 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Specialized–lululemon | + 1' 51" |
5 | Adrie Visser (NED) | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | + 2' 44" |
6 | Gracie Elvin (NED) | Orica–AIS | + 2' 48" |
7 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | + 3' 09" |
8 | Iris Slappendel (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 3' 40" |
9 | Sanne van Paassen (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 3' 54" |
10 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | + 4' 08" |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | 102 points |
2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Specialized–lululemon | 63 points |
3 | Adrie Visser (NED) | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | 44 points |
4 | Loes Gunnewijk (NED) | Orica–AIS | 38 points |
5 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | 38 points |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | 18 points |
2 | Lauren Kitchen (AUS) | Wiggle–Honda | 5 points |
3 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | 4 points |
4 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | 3 points |
5 | Valentina Carretta (ITA) | MCipollini–Giordana | 3 points |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Eva Lechner (ITA) | Bike4Air NWV Groningen | 14h 42' 39" |
2 | Ilona Hoeksma (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team | + 3' 58" |
3 | Judith Bloem (NED) | Restore Cycling Mix | + 5' 17" |
4 | Bianca van den Hoek (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team | + 7' 12" |
5 | Moniek Tenniglo (NED) | Rabo Plieger van Arckel | + 8' 24" |
6 | Aafke Eshuis (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team | + 9' 32" |
Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | Jolanda Neff (SUI) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | 11h 40' 14" |
2 | Annette Edmondson (AUS) | Orica–AIS | + 16" |
3 | Laura Trott (GBR) | Wiggle–Honda | + 4' 16" |
4 | Emilie Moberg (NOR) | Hitec Products UCK | + 4' 36" |
5 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 7' 13" |
Team | Time | |
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1 | Orica–AIS | 43h 32' 31" |
2 | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 2' 46" |
3 | Specialized–lululemon | + 2' 59" |
4 | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | + 2' 46" |
5 | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2' 59" |
Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Sprints classification | Combativity classification | Young rider classification | Best club rider classification | Team classification |
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1 | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | Anna van der Breggen | Loes Gunnewijk | Laura Trott | Ilona Hoeksma | Specialized–lululemon |
2 | Kirsten Wild | Lizzie Armitstead | Jolanda Neff | |||||
3a | Ellen van Dijk | Ellen van Dijk | No award | Eva Lechner | ||||
3b | Kirsten Wild | Jermaine Post | ||||||
4 | Kirsten Wild | Evelyn Arys | ||||||
5 | Valentina Carreta | Ruth Winder | Orica–AIS | |||||
Final Classification | Ellen van Dijk | Kirsten Wild | Anna van der Breggen | Jolanda Neff | Eva Lechner | Orica–AIS |
Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Sprints classification | Combativity classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
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1 | Amy Hill | Amy Hill | Amy Hill | Marjolein van 't Geloof | Floortje Mackaij | Amalie Dideriksen | Wales National Team |
2 | Demi de Jong | Floortje Mackaij | Lotte Kopecky | Marie Sonnery Cottet | Jeanne Korevaar | Netherlands National Team | |
3 | Floortje Mackaij | Kelly van den Steen | |||||
Final Classification | Amy Hill | Floortje Mackaij | Lotte Kopecky | Jeanne Korevaar | Netherlands National Team |
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