2013 La Route de France

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, 3.8 km (2.4 mi)^[2]

Prologue result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	5' 07"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

General classification after Prologue

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	5' 07"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

Stage 1

4 August 2013 – Soissons to Enghien les Bains, 121 km (75.2 mi)^{[citation needed]}

Stage 1 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)	Wiggle–Honda	3h 22' 00"
2	Valentina Scandolara (Italy)	MCipollini–Giordana	s.t.
3	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
4	Thalita de Jong (Netherlands)		s.t.
5	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	s.t.

General classification after stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	3h 27' 07"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

Stage 2

5 August 2013 – Enghien les Bains to Mantes la Jolie, 89 km (55.3 mi)^[3]

Stage 2 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)	Wiggle–Honda	2h 12' 10"
2	Ashleigh Moolman (South Africa)	Lotto–Belisol Ladies	s.t.
3	Thalita de Jong (Netherlands)		s.t.
4	Chloe McConville (Australia)	Team Argos–Shimano	s.t.
5	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	s.t.

General classification after stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	5h 39' 17"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

Stage 3

6 August 2013 – Anet to Mamers, 123 km (76.4 mi)^[4]

Stage 3 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)	Wiggle–Honda	3h 22' 17"
2	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
3	Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France)		s.t.
5	Pascale Jeuland (France)	Vienne Futuroscope	s.t.

General classification after stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	9h 01' 34"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

Stage 4

7 August 2013 – Cloyes sur le Loir to Briare, 140 km (87.0 mi)^[5]

Stage 4 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)	Wiggle–Honda	3h 23' 44"
2	Melissa Hoskins (Australia)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
3	Roxane Fournier (France)		s.t.
4	Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Pascale Jeuland (France)	Vienne Futuroscope	s.t.

General classification after stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	12h 25' 18"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

Stage 5

8 August 2013 – Saint-Fargeau to Pouges les Eaux, 98 km (60.9 mi)^[6]

Stage 5 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)	Wiggle–Honda
2	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
3	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France)		s.t.
4	Pascale Jeuland (France)	Vienne Futuroscope	s.t.
5	Roxane Fournier (France)		s.t.

General classification after stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	14h 53' 06"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

Stage 6

9 August 2013 – Pouges les Eaux to Vichy, 127 km (78.9 mi)

Stage 6 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)	Wiggle–Honda	3h 29' 04"
2	Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	s.t.
4	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	s.t.
5	Alena Amialiusik (Belarus)	Be Pink	s.t.

General classification after stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	18h 22' 10"
2	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	+ 1"
3	Amy Pieters (Netherlands)	Team Argos–Shimano	+ 2"
4	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5"
5	Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)		+ 6"

Stage 7

10 August 2013 – Cusset to Chauffailles, 130 km (80.8 mi)

Stage 7 result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	3h 28' 12"
2	Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)	Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team	+ 5' 53"
3	Tatiana Guderzo (Italy)	MCipollini–Giordana	+ 5' 53"
4	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	+ 5' 53"
5	Karol-Ann Canuel (Canada)	Vienne Futuroscope	+ 5' 53"

Final General classification after stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	Wiggle–Honda	21h 50' 23"
2	Emma Johansson (Sweden)	Orica–AIS	+ 5' 52"
3	Evelyn Stevens (United States)		+ 5' 57"
4	Tatiana Guderzo (Italy)	MCipollini–Giordana	+ 6' 00"
5	Alena Amialiusik (Belarus)	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

References

^ "Record-breaking Bronzini takes unprecedented sixth stage victory | Wiggle–Honda Pro Cycling". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
^ "La Route de France 2013 Prologue results"
^ "La Route de France 2013 Stage 2 results"
^ "La Route de France 2013 Stage 3 results"
^ "La Route de France 2013 Stage 4 results"
^ "La Route de France 2013 Stage 5 results"