2013 World Ports Classic

The 2013 World Ports Classic was the second edition of the two-day cycle race between the port cities of Rotterdam and Antwerp. It started on 30 August 2013 and finished one day later on 31 August 2013.^[1]

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
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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)^[2]

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)^[3]

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