2013 Tour of Britain


The 2013 Tour of Britain was the tenth running of the current Tour of Britain and the 74th British tour in total. The race consisted of eight stages, starting on 15 September in Peebles, and finishing on 22 September in London. The race was part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.1 category race.
Sir Bradley Wiggins won the race after gaining a lead in the stage 3 time trial.

Teams

19 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 5 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 7 UCI Continental Teams and one national team.

Stages

There were 8 stages in the 2013 race covering a total of. Notable stages were Stage 6, which featured the race's first ever summit finish, and Stage 3, an individual time trial, something absent in the previous edition.

Stage 1

;15 September 2013 — Peebles to Drumlanrig Castle,
Stage 1 Result

Stage 2

;16 September 2013 — Carlisle to Kendal,
Stage 2 Result

Stage 3

;17 September 2013 – Knowsley, individual time trial
Stage 3 Result

Stage 4

;18 September 2013 – Stoke-on-Trent to Llanberis,
Stage 4 Result

Stage 5

;19 September 2013 – Machynlleth to Caerphilly,
Stage 5 Result

Stage 6

;20 September 2013 – Sidmouth to Haytor,
Stage 6 Result

Stage 7

;21 September 2013 – Epsom to Guildford,
Stage 7 Result

Stage 8

;22 September 2013 – London to London,
Stage 8 Result

Classification leadership

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