2013 La Route de France explained

2013 La Route de France
Date:	3–10 August 2013
Stages:	7 + Prologue
Distance:	831.8
Unit:	km
First:	Linda Villumsen
First Nat:	NZL
First Color:	orange
First Team:	Wiggle–Honda
Second:	Emma Johansson
Second Nat:	SWE
Second Team:	Orica–AIS
Third:	Evelyn Stevens
Third Nat:	USA
Youth:	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Youth Nat:	FRA
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2012
Next:	2014

The 2013 La Route de France was an Elite Women's road race, rated at 2.1 by the UCI, which ran from 3 August to 10 August covering approximately 831.8 km. The race was won overall by Linda Villumsen of Wiggle–Honda, marking her first overall win for the new British based team. The race is also noted due to the record breaking efforts of Villumsen's teammate, Giorgia Bronzini who won six consecutive stages (1 – 6) breaking the all-time record for consecutive stage wins in a women's stage racing.^[1] The Wiggle–Honda team won all seven of the road stages, with Emma Johansson of Orica–AIS winning the prologue earlier in the race.

Stages

Prologue

3 August 2013 – Soissons to Soissons, 3.8km (02.4miles)^[2]

Prologue result

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

General classification after Prologue

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 1

4 August 2013 – Soissons to Enghien les Bains, 121km (75miles)^[3]

Stage 1 result

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	MCipollini–Giordana	s.t.
3	Orica–AIS	s.t.
4		s.t.
5	Team Argos–Shimano	s.t.

General classification after stage 1

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 2

5 August 2013 – Enghien les Bains to Mantes la Jolie, 89km (55miles)^[4]

Stage 2 result

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Team Argos–Shimano	s.t.
5	Orica–AIS	s.t.

General classification after stage 2

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 3

6 August 2013 – Anet to Mamers, 123km (76miles)^[5]

Stage 3 result

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	Orica–AIS	s.t.
3	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	s.t.
4		s.t.
5	Vienne Futuroscope	s.t.

General classification after stage 3

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 4

7 August 2013 – Cloyes sur le Loir to Briare, 140km (90miles)^[6]

Stage 4 result

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	Orica–AIS	s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Vienne Futuroscope	s.t.

General classification after stage 4

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 5

8 August 2013 – Saint-Fargeau to Pouges les Eaux, 98km (61miles)^[7]

Stage 5 result

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	Orica–AIS	s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Vienne Futuroscope	s.t.
5		s.t.

General classification after stage 5

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 6

9 August 2013 – Pouges les Eaux to Vichy, 127km (79miles)

Stage 6 result

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Team Argos–Shimano	s.t.
4	Orica–AIS	s.t.
5	Be Pink	s.t.

General classification after stage 6

	Team	Time
1	Orica–AIS
2	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 7

10 August 2013 – Cusset to Chauffailles, 130km (80miles)

Stage 7 result

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	+ 5' 53"
3	MCipollini–Giordana	+ 5' 53"
4	Orica–AIS	+ 5' 53"
5	Vienne Futuroscope	+ 5' 53"

Final General classification after stage 7

	Team	Time
1	Wiggle–Honda
2	Orica–AIS	+ 5' 52"
3		+ 5' 57"
4	MCipollini–Giordana	+ 6' 00"
5	Be Pink	+ 6' 06"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
P	Emma Johansson	Emma Johansson	Amy Pieters	Orica–AIS
1	Giorgia Bronzini	Wiggle–Honda
2	Giorgia Bronzini
3	Giorgia Bronzini
4	Giorgia Bronzini
5	Giorgia Bronzini
6	Giorgia Bronzini
7	Linda Villumsen	Linda Villumsen	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	MCipollini–Giordana
Final		Linda Villumsen	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	MCipollini–Giordana

Notes and References

Web site: Record-breaking Bronzini takes unprecedented sixth stage victory Wiggle–Honda Pro Cycling . 2013-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022141144/http://wigglehonda.com/record-breaking-giorgia-bronzini-takes-unprecedented-sixth-route-de-france-stage-victory/ . 2013-10-22 . dead .
Web site: La Route de France 2013 Prologue results.
Web site: Page not found | ProCyclingStats. www.procyclingstats.com.
Web site: La Route de France 2013 Stage 2 results.
Web site: La Route de France 2013 Stage 3 results.
Web site: La Route de France 2013 Stage 4 results.
Web site: La Route de France 2013 Stage 5 results.