2013 Tour of Hainan
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Dates20–28 October 2013
Stages9
Distance1,487.9 km (924.5 mi)
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| Dates | 20–28 October 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 1,487.9 km (924.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Tour of Hainan was the eighth edition of the Tour of Hainan cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 20 and 28 October 2013, in Hainan. It was won by Moreno Hofland, in his first professional victory ever.[1] Hofland won 3 stages, his teammate Theo Bos won the other six; it was the first time that a cycling team won all stages and the general classification in a UCI HC event.
Eighteen teams competed in the 2013 Tour of Hainan. These included one UCI ProTour teams, four UCI Professional Continental teams, and national teams representing Ukraine, China and Hongkong.
The teams that participated in the race were:
- Belkin Pro Cycling
- Team Novo Nordisk
- CCC–Polsat–Polkowice
- Champion System
- Crelan–Euphony
- Quantec-Indeland
- La Pomme Marseille
- Burgos BH–Castilla y Leon
- Drapac Cycling
- Gourmetfein–Simplon
- RTS–Santic Racing Team
- Ukraine national team
- Synergy Baku
- Atlas Personal–Jakroo
- Rietumu–Delfin
- Hongkong national team
- Hengxiang Cycling Team
- MAX Success Sports
- Chinese national team
- Hainan Yindongli Cycling Team
Race overview
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 20 October | Chengmai old Town to Chengmai | 110.7 km (68.8 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Moreno Hofland (NED) |
| 2 | 21 October | Chengmai to Haikou | 175 km (108.7 mi) | | Flat stage | Theo Bos (NED) |
| 3 | 22 October | Haikou to Qionghai | 147.4 km (91.6 mi) | | Flat stage | Theo Bos (NED) |
| 4 | 23 October | Qionghai to Wanning | 183 km (113.7 mi) | | Flat stage | Theo Bos (NED) |
| 5 | 24 October | Wanning to Sanya | 218.6 km (135.8 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Theo Bos (NED) |
| 6 | 25 October | Sanya to Wuzhishan | 115.6 km (71.8 mi) | | Hilly stage | Moreno Hofland (NED) |
| 7 | 26 October | Wuzhishan to Dongfang | 217.2 km (135.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Theo Bos (NED) |
| 8 | 27 October | Dongfang to Danzhou | 172.4 km (107.1 mi) | | Hilly stage | Moreno Hofland (NED) |
| 9 | 28 October | Danzhou to Chengmai | 148 km (92.0 mi) | | Flat stage | Theo Bos (NED) |