2013 Tour of California
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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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Winner |
 Tejay van Garderen (USA)
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(BMC Racing Team) |
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| Second |
 Michael Rogers (AUS)
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(Saxo–Tinkoff) | |
| Third |
 Janier Acevedo (COL)
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(Jamis–Hagens Berman) | |
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Mountains |
Carter Jones (USA)
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(Bissell) |
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Youth |
Lawson Craddock (USA)
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(Bontrager Cycling Team) |
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Sprints |
 Peter Sagan (SVK)
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(Cannondale) |
| Team | BMC Racing Team | ||
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.
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.
The winner of the 2012 race, Robert Gesink, did not participate in this edition as he was riding the Giro d'Italia. For this edition, the UCI elected to reintroduce blood testing based on the biological passport, as USADA would also take care of pre-race testing, but no cooperation was established between the two agencies. The favorites for the overall classification have been deemed to be Tejay van Garderen, Haimar Zubeldia, Cameron Meyer, Michael Rogers (who won the 2010 edition and was making a come-back to the race),Thomas De Gendt and Francisco Mancebo, among others. Another rider to watch was David Zabriskie, who finished second in the general classification of the race on four occasions including the latest edition, without ever winning the top honors.
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