2013 World Ports Classic

The 2013 World Ports Classic is the second edition of the two-day cycle race between the port cities of Rotterdam and Antwerp. It is scheduled to start on 30 August 2013 and finish one day later on 31 August 2013.

2013 World Ports Classic

2013 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	30 August—31 August
Stages	2
Distance	356 km (221.2 mi)
Winning time	7h 28' 10"
Results
Winner Nikolas Maes (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)   Second Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) (Saxo–Tinkoff)   Third Reinier Honig (NED) (Crelan–Euphony) Points Nikolas Maes (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) Youth Stig Broeckx (BEL) (Lotto–Belisol)   Team Lotto–Belisol

Teams Participating

• Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
• Lotto–Belisol
• Belkin Pro Cycling
• Argos–Shimano
• Vacansoleil–DCM
• Team Katusha
• Saxo–Tinkoff
• Garmin–Sharp
• MTN–Qhubeka
• Team Europcar
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• NetApp–Endura
• Cofidis
• Crelan–Euphony
• Accent Jobs–Wanty
• Bretagne-Séché Environnement
• Champion System Pro Cycling Team
• Color Code-Biowanze

Race overview

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner
1	Antwerp to Rotterdam	165 km (102.5 mi)	30 August	Jelle Wallays (BEL)
2	Rotterdam to Antwerp	191 km (118.7 mi)	31 August	Maarten Tjallingii (NED)

Stages

Stage 1

30 August 2013 – Antwerp to Rotterdam, 165 km (102.5 mi)

Stage 1 Result Rider Team Time 1 Jelle Wallays (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise 3h 32' 33" 2 André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol + 26" 3 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 26" 4 Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 26" 5 Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) Saxo–Tinkoff + 26" 6 Gerald Ciolek (GER) MTN–Qhubeka + 26" 7 Alexander Porsev (RUS) Team Katusha + 26" 8 Nikolas Maes (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 26" 9 Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 26" 10 Danilo Napolitano (ITA) Accent Jobs–Wanty + 26"

General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1 Jelle Wallays (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise 3h 32' 23" 2 André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol + 28" 3 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 29" 4 Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 33" 5 Reinier Honig (NED) Crelan–Euphony + 35" 6 Gerald Ciolek (GER) MTN–Qhubeka + 35" 7 Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 36" 8 Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) Saxo–Tinkoff + 36" 9 Alexander Porsev (RUS) Team Katusha + 36" 10 Nikolas Maes (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 36"

Stage 2

31 August 2013 – Rotterdam to Antwerp, 191 km (118.7 mi)

Stage 2 Result Rider Team Time 1 Maarten Tjallingii (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling 3h 55' 12" 2 Fréderique Robert (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 3" 3 Nikolas Maes (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 3" 4 Alexander Porsev (RUS) Team Katusha + 3" 5 Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 3" 6 Wouter Mol (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 3" 7 Maarten Wynants (BEL) Belkin Pro Cycling + 3" 8 Roy Curvers (NED) Argos–Shimano + 3" 9 Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) Saxo–Tinkoff + 3" 10 Reinier Honig (NED) Crelan–Euphony + 3"

Final General Classification Rider Team Time 1 Nikolas Maes (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 7h 28' 10" 2 Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) Saxo–Tinkoff + 2" 3 Reinier Honig (NED) Crelan–Euphony + 2" 4 Alexander Porsev (RUS) Team Katusha + 3" 5 Roy Curvers (NED) Argos–Shimano + 4" 6 Wouter Mol (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 4" 7 Tristan Valentin (FRA) Cofidis + 4" 8 Stig Broeckx (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 4" 9 Marko Kump (SLO) Saxo–Tinkoff + 15" 10 Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 30"

Leadership Classifications

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Young rider classification	Team Classification
1	Jelle Wallays	Jelle Wallays	Jelle Wallays	Jelle Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2	Maarten Tjallingii	Nikolas Maes	Nikolas Maes	Stig Broeckx	Lotto–Belisol
Final		Nikolas Maes	Nikolas Maes	Stig Broeckx	Lotto–Belisol