2013 Strade Bianche
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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2013 Strade Bianche
| series = 2013 UCI Europe Tour
| race_no =
| season_no =
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| date = March 2
| stages = 1
| distance = 188
| unit = km
| time = 5h 01' 53"
| speed =
| first = Moreno Moser
| first_nat = ITA
| first_natvar =
| first_team = {{UCI team code|CAN|2013}}
| second = Peter Sagan
| second_nat = SVK
| second_natvar =
| second_team = {{UCI team code|CAN|2013}}
| third = Rinaldo Nocentini
| third_nat = ITA
| third_natvar =
| third_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2013}}
| previous = 2012
| next = 2014
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The 2013 Strade Bianche was the 7th edition of the international one-day cycling race Strade Bianche. The race was held on 2 March 2013, on the same route of the previous edition. The race started in Gaiole del Chianti and ended in Piazza del Campo in Siena.{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/StradeBianche/en/25-02-2013/cancellara-hopes-for-third-victory-the-strade-bianche-by-limar-92179395754.shtml|title=Cancellara hopes for a third victory in the Strade Bianche by Limar|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=RCS MediaGroup|date=25 February 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}
The race was won by {{UCI team code|CAN|2013}}'s rider Moreno Moser, the nephew of Francesco Moser. His team-mate Peter Sagan was second and Rinaldo Nocentini of {{UCI team code|ALM|2013}} was third. Moser attacked together with Juan Antonio Flecha with 17 km to go, chased down the four fugitives Michael Schär, Maxim Belkov, Giairo Ermeti and Aleksejs Saramotins, and attacked again for a solo breakaway on the final climb in the last kilometer.{{cite news|first=Marco|last=Pastonesi|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/StradeBianche/en/02-03-2013/a-sensational-moser-siena-the-strade-bianche-race-is-his-photo-92274922586.shtml|title=A sensational Moser in Siena. The Strade Bianche race is his|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=RCS MediaGroup|date=2 March 2013|accessdate=3 March 2013}}
Teams
The start list includes 17 teams – 11 ProTeams and 6 Professional Continental Teams – and a total of 136 riders. Among them were the 2012 winner Fabian Cancellara ({{UCI team code|RLT|2013}}), {{UCI team code|CAN|2013}} talents Peter Sagan and Moreno Moser, the 2006 Milan – San Remo winner Filippo Pozzato of {{UCI team code|LAM|2013}}, the 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans ({{UCI team code|BMC|2013}}) and the 2009 Vuelta a España winner Alejandro Valverde of the {{UCI team code|MOV|2013}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2013/start-list|title=Strade Bianche 2013: Startlist|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=1 March 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}
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Results
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! !Cyclist !Team !Time |
1
| {{flagathlete|Moreno Moser|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|CAN|2013}} |align="right"| 5h 01' 53" |
2
| {{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}} | {{UCI team code|CAN|2013}} |align="right"| + 6" |
3
| {{flagathlete|Rinaldo Nocentini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2013}} |align="right"| + 7" |
4
| {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SUI}} | {{UCI team code|RLT|2013}} |align="right"| + 7" |
5
| {{flagathlete|Aleksejs Saramotins|LAT}} | {{UCI team code|IAM|2013}} |align="right"| + 7" |
6
| {{flagathlete|Greg Van Avermaet|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2013}} |align="right"| + 7" |
7
| {{flagathlete|Alexandr Kolobnev|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2013}} |align="right"| + 7" |
8
| {{flagathlete|Francesco Reda|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|AND|2013}} |align="right"| + 7" |
9
| {{flagathlete|Giampaolo Caruso|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2013}} |align="right"| + 10" |
10
| {{flagathlete|Maxim Belkov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2013}} |align="right"| + 13" |