The 2013 Gracia-Orlová is the 27th edition of the Gracia-Orlová, a women's cycling stage race. It is an UCI 2.2 category race and is held between 24 and 28 April 2012 in the Czech Republic. It consists of a prologue and 5 stages.
Stages
Prologue
- 25 April 2012 – Havírov to Havírov (individual time trial), 2.2 km (1.4 mi)[1]
The prologue started in Havírov located in the east of the Republic, only 12km from the Polish border and less than 40km from Slovakia at 17:00 local time. The prologue was 2.2 km (1.4 mi) and consisted of a straight kilometer followed by a few technical turns and again back the straight kilometer to the finish line. Ellen van Dijk won the prologue, just as in the 2012 Gracia-Orlová. Behind Van Dijk her Specialized–lululemon teammate Lisa Brennauer finished second Aleksandra Burchenkova finished third. With Evelyn Stevens in fourth place made that 3 Specialized–lululemon finished in the top 5.[2]
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General classification after the prologue
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Stage 1
- 25 April 2013 – Detmarovice to Štramberk, 105.1 km (65.3 mi)[3]
The first stage started in Dětmarovice with a 18.1 km (11.2 mi) travel south to Havirov. The riders swung east and encircled the lake to the south-east of the city. The course had during this section different small climbs, some steep but rising no more than 50m. At 45 km (28.0 mi) and 70 km (43.5 mi) started bigger climbs, but not that big as the mountains of stages 3 and 4. The last section after the last descent, about 20 km (12.4 mi) from the finish line, was a flatter section with hills no higher than 50m. The race ended on top of a steep climb.[4]
Due to the fall of the main bunch in the last three kilometer zone riders on place 1–101 were credited with the same time. The fall happened before beginning of the final climb. Evelyn Stevens (Specialized–lululemon) won at the top of the climb the side-by-side sprint ahead of teammate Ellen van Dijk. Behind them Alena Amialiusik (BePink) finished third.[3]
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General classification after stage 1
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Stage 2
- 26 April 2012 – Havírov to Havírov (individual time trial), 13 km (8.1 mi)[5]
The second stage was a 13 km (8.1 mi) individual time trial which took place in the morning starting from 9:30. The riders rode from Havirov to Ostava and back. The time trial would have been two rounds but was shortened to one. The course has some humps witch sections reaching a gradients near 6% and had a sweeping bend at the turning point.[4]
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General classification after stage 2
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Stage 3
- 26 April 2013 – Orlová to Visalaje, 58 km (36.0 mi)[6]
The race sets out once again from Orlová in the afternoon on the same day as stage 2. This time the race began in the north of the town and heading north briefly before turning south-east towards the same lakes as in stage 1, then turns south at Stonava and south-west at Albrechtice. It passes the lakes Terlicko and Zermanice before progressing south via Dobra and Nosovice. The first 30 km (18.6 mi) had only a couple of small hills but from here the terrain begins to climb more steeply. At Raskovice, with 12.4 km (7.7 mi) to go, the race entered the mountains with the finish line located 800m above sea level, at the Visalaje ski resort.[4]
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General classification after stage 3
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Stage 4
- 27 April 2012 – Lichnov to Lichnov, 118.1 km (73.4 mi)[7]
The fourth stage featured over the course of its 118.1 km (73.4 mi) four main mountains. One reaching 1000m with a 6% gradient climb of 600m over 10km to get there, one reaching 800m with a 5.3% climb of 425m in 8km, one to 900m with another 6% climb over 4km before it flattens out slightly over the last kilometre to the summit and a final climb to 550m with a 12.5% section over the last kiloemtre to the top. Then there was another very steep, short climb to the finish line.[4]
The race started without team RusVelo. Team manager Zabirova navigated the team to the wrong city also called Lichnov, about 70 km (43.5 mi) from Lichnov where the start took place.[8]
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General classification after stage 4
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Stage 5
- 28 April 2012 – Orlová to Orlová, 100.2 km (62.3 mi)[9]
The stage 5 route, winding through Orlová, was a 16.7 km (10.4 mi) long circuit with some very steep climbs but no higher than 270m above sea level. The circuit was completed six times, giving a total distance of 100.2 km (62.3 mi).[4]
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General classification after stage 5
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Final classifications
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General classification
Source[9]
Points classification
Source[9]
Mountains classification
Source[9]
Sprints classification
Source[9]
Team classification
Source[9]
Classification leadership
References
External links
Official website
See also
Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Emma Pooley (GBR)
Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)
Lisa Brennauer (GER)
Andrea Graus (AUT)
Edwige Pitel (FRA)
Fabiana Luperini (ITA)
Loren Rowney (AUS)
Reta Trotman (NZL)
Urša Pintar (SLO)