Ninth edition of the UCI Europe Tour | |
Details | |
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Dates | 27 January 2013 – 20 October 2013 |
Location | Europe |
Races | About 300+ |
Champions | |
Individual champion | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) (Gourmetfein–Simplon) |
Teams' champion | Team Europcar |
Nations' champion | France |
The 2013 UCI Europe Tour was the ninth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2013 season began on 27 January 2013 with the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise and ended on 20 October 2013 with the Chrono des Nations.
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. John Degenkolb of Germany was the defending champion of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour. Riccardo Zoidl of Austria was crowned as the 2013 UCI Europe Tour.
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:
There was a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.
Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | 531.5 |
2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Team Europcar | 484 |
3 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | 430 |
4 | Matej Mugerli (SLO) | Adria Mobil | 387 |
5 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 369 |
6 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 367 |
7 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil | 354 |
8 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Sojasun | 334 |
9 | Vitaliy Buts (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 320.67 |
10 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | 315 |
Rank | Team | Points |
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1 | Team Europcar | 1502.6 |
2 | IAM Cycling | 1334.34 |
3 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 1168.5 |
4 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 1149.2 |
5 | Gourmetfein–Simplon | 1028 |
6 | Adria Mobil | 1000 |
7 | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | 927.4 |
8 | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | 907.34 |
9 | Sojasun | 891.5 |
10 | Rabobank Development Team | 877 |
Rank | Nation | Points |
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1 | France | 2753.25 |
2 | Italy | 2742.2 |
3 | Belgium | 1772.17 |
4 | Germany | 1570 |
5 | Spain | 1494 |
6 | Netherlands | 1441.25 |
7 | Czech Republic | 1433.22 |
8 | Ukraine | 1365.69 |
9 | Slovenia | 1276 |
10 | Austria | 1227 |
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