| 2013 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 21 April 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 261.5 km (162.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 38' 07" | ||||||||||||
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The 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 99th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 April 2013 over a distance of 261.5 kilometres (162.5 miles) and it was the thirteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by Dan MartinofGarmin–Sharp after he placed a late attack out of a group led by his teammate Ryder Hesjedal, to catch and eventually distance Joaquim Rodríguez who had to settle for second, while Alejandro Valverde won the sprint for third place.[1]
As Liège–Bastogne–Liège is a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.[2]
The 19 UCI ProTeams that competed in the race:
The 6 teams who were given wild cards:
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
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| 1 |  Dan Martin (IRL)
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Garmin–Sharp | 6h 38' 07" | 100 |
| 2 |  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Team Katusha | + 3" | 80 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 9" | 70 |
| 4 |  Carlos Betancur (COL)
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Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 9" | 60 |
| 5 |  Michele Scarponi (ITA)
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Lampre–Merida | + 9" | 50 |
| 6 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)
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Astana | + 18" | 40 |
| 7 |  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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BMC Racing Team | + 18" | 30 |
| 8 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)
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Garmin–Sharp | + 18" | 20 |
| 9 |  Rui Costa (POR)
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Movistar Team | + 18" | 10 |
| 10 |  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Orica–GreenEDGE | + 18" | 4 |
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