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2013 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

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Dates
  
20–24 March 2013

Distance
  
556.7 km (345.9 mi)

Winner
  
Diego Ulissi (ITA)

Stages
  
6

Winning time
  
14h 15' 12"

Second
  
Damiano Cunego (ITA)

The 2013 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali was the 28th edition of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali cycling stage race. It started on 20 March in Gatteo and ended on 24 March in Fiorano Modenese.

The race was officially presented on 12 March 2013 in Sant'Angelo di Gatteo. It consisted of four full stages and two half-stages; the first stage, second half-stage (Stage 1b) was a particular team time trial in which each team was split into two separate mini-teams, with the final time taken on the third rider who crossed the finish line. This original time trial was won by Team Katusha.

The race was won by Lampre–Merida's Italian rider Diego Ulissi, who took the leader's red jersey by winning the second stage. His team-mate Damiano Cunego was second in the General classification, was the winner of the Points classification, as well as the third stage. Colombian rider Miguel Ángel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela) completed the podium. Alessandro Mazzi of Utensilnord Ora24.eu won the King of the Mountains classification, and Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox) won the Young rider classification. Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela was first in the Teams classification.

Teams

25 teams were invited to take part in the race, including the ProTeams Lampre–Merida, Cannondale, Astana and Team Katusha. The 25 teams were:

Pro Teams
Professional Continental Teams
Continental Teams

References

2013 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali Wikipedia