2013 Tre Valli Varesine

Tre Valli Varesine

2013 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	August 23
Stages	1
Distance	199.35 km (123.9 mi)
Winning time	5 hr 01 min 21 sec
Results
Winner   Kristijan Đurasek  (Croatia) (Lampre–Merida)   Second   Francesco Bongiorno  (Italy) (Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox)   Third   Alexandr Kolobnev  (Russia) (Team Katusha)
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The 2013 Tre Valli Varesine was the 93rd edition of the Tre Valli Varesine single-day cycling race. It was held on 23 August 2013, over a distance of 199.5 km. The race started with a circuit in Varese, passed through the three "varesine valley" (Valganna, Valcuvia and Valtravaglia) and another circuit in Luino, and ended in Campione d'Italia on the Lago di Lugano. ^[1]

The race was won by Kristijan Đurasek (Lampre-Merida), who out-sprinted Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox's Francesco Bongiorno on the final hill, whereas Alexandr Kolobnev of Team Katusha was third. ^{[2] [3]} The race was decided on the final climb: when Bongiorno attacked with two kilometers to go, only Đurasek could follow the young Italian rider. The two managed to keep themselves few seconds ahead of Kolobnev, who was chasing them alone, and the Croatian rider won the two-men sprint to get his first victory for Lampre-Merida. ^{[2] [4]}

Teams

15 teams and more than 100 riders took part to the race. ^[5] Pre-race favourites were Damiano Cunego, Enrico Gasparotto, Fabio Aru, Pierre Rolland, Alexandr Kolobnev and Davide Rebellin. ^[6]

UCI ProTeams Astana Lampre–Merida Team Katusha

UCI Professional Continental Teams Vini Fantini–Selle Italia Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox Colombia Sojasun CCC–Polsat–Polkowice MTN–Qhubeka Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Team Europcar RusVelo Champion System

UCI Continental Teams Ceramica Flaminia–Fondriest

Results

^[2]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Kristijan Đurasek  (CRO)	Lampre–Merida	5h 01' 21"
2	Francesco Bongiorno  (ITA)	Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox	+ 2"
3	Alexandr Kolobnev  (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 7"
4	Ivan Rovny  (RUS)	Ceramica Flaminia–Fondriest	+ 9"
5	Davide Rebellin  (ITA)	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice	+ 9"
6	Franco Pellizotti  (ITA)	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela	+ 10"
7	Fabio Aru  (ITA)	Astana	+ 10"
8	Simone Ponzi  (ITA)	Astana	+ 11"
9	Matteo Rabottini  (ITA)	Vini Fantini–Selle Italia	+ 11"
10	Sergey Firsanov  (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 13"

References

1. Caimi, Matteo (22 August 2013). "Presentazione Tre Valli Varesine 2013". SpazioCiclismo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
2. "Durasek solos to victory in Tre Valli Varesine". CyclingNews. Future plc. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
3. Almeida, Giampaolo (23 August 2013). "Tre Valli Varesine 2013, arriva la prima di Durasek!". SpazioCiclismo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
4. Johannesen, Jesper (23 August 2013). "Durasek takes the big one in Lombardy". Cyclingquotes.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
5. "Startlist Tre Valli Varesine 2013". Cyclingfever.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
6. Caimi, Matteo (22 August 2013). "Tre Valli Varesine 2013, la startlist definitiva". SpazioCiclismo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.