2013 Amstel Gold Race

The 2013 Amstel Gold Race was the 48th running of the Amstel Gold Race, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 14 April 2013 over a distance of 251.8 kilometres (156.5 miles) and it was the eleventh race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.[1]

2013 Amstel Gold Race
2013 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 28
Race details
Dates14 April 2013
Stages1
Distance251.8 km (156.5 mi)
Winning time6h 35' 21"
Results
  Winner  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (Saxo–Tinkoff)
  Second  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Simon Gerrans (AUS) (Orica–GreenEDGE)

Teams

As the Amstel Gold Race is a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.[2]

The 19 UCI ProTeams that competed in the race:

The 6 teams who were given wild cards:

Results

[3][4]

Rider Team Time World Tour
Points
1  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Saxo–Tinkoff 6h 35' 21" 80
2  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team + 22" 60
3  Simon Gerrans (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 22" 50
4  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 22" 40
5  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 22" 30
6  Sergio Henao (COL) Team Sky + 22" 22
7  Björn Leukemans (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM + 22" 14
8  Pieter Weening (NED) Orica–GreenEDGE + 22" 10
9  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Astana + 22" 6
10  Bauke Mollema (NED) Blanco Pro Cycling + 22" 2

References
  1. Official PDF document
  2. Teams
  3. "UCI WorldTour Ranking #10 – Amstel Gold Race (NED/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. Cycling News: Kreuziger amazes in Amstel Gold Race Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
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