2013 Tour of California
The 2013 Amgen Tour of California was the eighth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 12–19, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Escondido and finished in Santa Rosa.
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| Dates | May 12–19, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 729 mi (1,173 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 43' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was won by the American Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team), the first success in the general classification of a stage race in the career of the then 24-year-old rider. The sprints jersey was handed to Slovak Peter Sagan (Cannondale), who won it for the fourth time in four consecutive presences at the Tour. Carter Jones (Bissell) prevailed in the mountains classification thanks to his participation in numerous breakaways, and Lawson Craddock of Bontrager Cycling Team earned the youth classification jersey at 21 years of age.