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Dates | 16–18 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Tour of Zhoushan Island was a women's cycle stage race held in China from 16 to 18 May 2013. [1] The tour has an UCI rating of 2.2. The race was eventually won by Giorgia Bronzini, marking Wiggle High5 first general classification victory.
Stage 1 result
| General classification after stage 1
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Stage 2 result
| General classification after stage 2
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Stage 3 result
| Final General classification after stage 3
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