The 2013 Roma Maxima was the 75th edition of the Italian semi-classic

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previously known as

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. The ''Giro del Lazio'' had not been held since 2008, and the 2013 edition was the first one with the new name. The race was scheduled on 3 March 2013; it started on ''Via Appia Antica'' in Rome, passed through the

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section of the ancient

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and the steep climbs of the Roman hills, and ended again in Rome in ''Via dei Fori Imperiali'', near the

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, after . The French

Blel Kadri Blel Kadri (born 3 September 1986) is a former French professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam . He is of Algerian descent. Career 2013 In March 2013, Kadri won the Roma Maxima, a newly revived race formerly kn ...

won the race after a breakaway. Kadri, together with

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Pim Ligthart Pim Ligthart (born 16 June 1988, in Hoorn) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2008, and also 2011 to 2020, for the KrolStonE Continental Team, , , and teams. Major results Track ;2004 : ...

and

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, got away after ; on the climb to ''Campi di

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'' he dropped the other riders and powered on alone with to go. A five-rider group, among whom there was also

Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali (; born 14 November 1984) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2022. He is one of seven cyclists who have won all three of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours i ...

, tried to chase Kadri down, but Kadri managed to hold the gap all the way to Rome. 's

Filippo Pozzato Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born 10 September 1981) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the , , , , , , and two spells with the / teams. A cycling classics, northern classics specialist, Pozza ...

won the sprint for the second place, and

Grega Bole Grega Bole (born 13 August 1985 in Jesenice, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . His biggest victory is the 2011 GP Ouest–France, where he launched a solo attack with to go. H ...

() was third. Since Roma Maxima is not a World Tour event, riders were not allowed to use the radio during the race; so both Pozzato and Bole did not know that Kadri was still away, and Pozzato celebrated on the finish line thinking he had won the race.

Teams

The start list included 16 teams – 9 ProTeams and 7 Professional Continental Teams – and a total of 128 riders. Among them, the pre-race favourites were pairing

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and Giovanni Visconti, 's

Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego (born 19 September 1981) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2018 for the , and teams. Cunego's biggest wins were the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race and ...

and

, rider

Carlos Betancur Carlos Alberto Betancur Gómez (born 13 October 1989) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for Colombian amateur team . Career In 2010 he won the Girobio stage race; the amateur version of the Giro d'Italia; and in 201 ...

and

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of .

Results

References

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