2013 Tour de San Luis
| 2012–2013 UCI America Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–27 January 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,008.8 km (626.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24h 03' 16" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Daniel Díaz (Argentina)
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(San Luis Somos Todos) | |
| Second |
 Tejay van Garderen (United States)
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(BMC Racing Team) | |
| Third |
 Alex Correia Diniz (Brazil)
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(Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos) | |
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| Mountains |
Emmanuel Guevara (Argentina)
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(San Luis Somos Todos) | |
| Youth |
Alejandro Sivori (Argentina)
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(Argentina (national team)) | |
| Sprints |
Leandro Messineo (Argentina)
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(San Luis Somos Todos) | |
| Team | BMC Racing Team | ||
The 2013 Tour de San Luis was the 7th edition of the Tour de San Luis stage race. It was part of the 2012–2013 UCI America Tour, and took place between 21 and 27 January 2013. The race was won by Daniel Díaz of the San Luis Somos Todos squad, which enjoyed a successful event, as their riders Emmanuel Guevara and Leandro Messineo took the mountains classification and the sprints classification, respectively. The youth classification went to Alejandro Sivori of the Argentine National team and the team classification went to BMC Racing Team.
The twenty-seven teams invited to the race were:
The first stage contained no major difficulties, with the only categorised climb of the 164 km (101.9 mi) parcours being a Category 3 climb, the Alto Saladillo, situated 55 km (34 mi) from the start. From that point, the course was mostly a descending false flat to the finish in Villa Mercedes.
A breakaway of seven riders racing for non-World Tour teams formed and enjoyed a lead of eight minutes as they crested the Alto Saladillo. Flavio de Luna from a Mexican selective team was the first atop the climb, which earned him the red jersey for the mountains classification leader at the end of the stage. Upon the descent, the sprinters' teams Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, Cannondale, Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela and Lampre–Merida took station at the front of the peloton, bringing the escapees' advantage down to four minutes with 55 km (34 mi) remaining. The remnants of the break were ultimately caught in the closing stages, setting up a bunch sprint finish.Peter Sagan tried to lead-out his teammate Lucas Sebastián Haedo to the line, but a crash occurred in the final 500 metres (1,600 feet) stunting most teams' lead-outs. Mark Cavendish avoided the incident, launching from the Lampre–Merida train and won clearly, ahead of rivals Sacha Modolo and Alessandro Petacchi, to take a début victory for his new team, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step.
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