2013 Tre Valli Varesine

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]

Tre Valli Varesine
2013 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
DatesAugust 23
Stages1
Distance199.35 km (123.9 mi)
Winning time5 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)

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 UCI Professional Continental Teams UCI Continental Teams

Results

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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.
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