# 2013 La Route de France

The 2013 La Route de France was an Elite Women's road race, rated at 2.1 by the UCI, which ran from 3 August to 10 August covering approximately 831.8 km. The race was won overall by Linda Villumsen of Wiggle–Honda, marking her first overall win for the new British based team. The race is also noted due to the record breaking efforts of Villumsen's teammate, Giorgia Bronzini who won six consecutive stages (1 – 6) breaking the all-time record for consecutive stage wins in a women's stage racing. The Wiggle–Honda team won all seven of the road stages, with Emma Johansson of Orica–AIS winning the prologue earlier in the race.

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 3 August 2013 – Soissons to Soissons, 3.8 km (2.4 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 5' 07" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 5' 07" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |

### Stage 1
#### 4 August 2013 – Soissons to Enghien les Bains, 121 km (75.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 3h 22' 00" |
| 2 | Valentina Scandolara (ITA) | MCipollini–Giordana | s.t. |
| 3 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 4 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | s.t. |
| 5 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 3h 27' 07" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |

### Stage 2
#### 5 August 2013 – Enghien les Bains to Mantes la Jolie, 89 km (55.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 2h 12' 10" |
| 2 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | s.t. |
| 3 | Thalita de Jong (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | s.t. |
| 4 | Chloe McConville (AUS) | Team Argos–Shimano | s.t. |
| 5 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 5h 39' 17" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |

### Stage 3
#### 6 August 2013 – Anet to Mamers, 123 km (76.4 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 3h 22' 17" |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 3 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | s.t. |
| 5 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Vienne Futuroscope | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 9h 01' 34" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |

### Stage 4
#### 7 August 2013 – Cloyes sur le Loir to Briare, 140 km (87.0 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 3h 23' 44" |
| 2 | Melissa Hoskins (AUS) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 3 | Roxane Fournier (FRA) | | s.t. |
| 4 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Vienne Futuroscope | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 12h 25' 18" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |

### Stage 5
#### 8 August 2013 – Saint-Fargeau to Pouges les Eaux, 98 km (60.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 3 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | s.t. |
| 4 | Pascale Jeuland (FRA) | Vienne Futuroscope | s.t. |
| 5 | Roxane Fournier (FRA) | | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 14h 53' 06" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |

### Stage 6
#### 9 August 2013 – Pouges les Eaux to Vichy, 127 km (78.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 3h 29' 04" |
| 2 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | s.t. |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | s.t. |
| 5 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Be Pink | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | 18h 22' 10" |
| 2 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 1" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Argos–Shimano | + 2" |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 5 | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant | + 6" |

### Stage 7
#### 10 August 2013 – Cusset to Chauffailles, 130 km (80.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | 3h 28' 12" |
| 2 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | + 5' 53" |
| 3 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | MCipollini–Giordana | + 5' 53" |
| 4 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 5' 53" |
| 5 | Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) | Vienne Futuroscope | + 5' 53" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Wiggle–Honda | 21h 50' 23" |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Orica–AIS | + 5' 52" |
| 3 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | + 5' 57" |
| 4 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | MCipollini–Giordana | + 6' 00" |
| 5 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Be Pink | + 6' 06" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Emma Johansson | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters | Orica–AIS |
| 1 | Giorgia Bronzini | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters | Wiggle–Honda |
| 2 | Giorgia Bronzini | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 3 | Giorgia Bronzini | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 4 | Giorgia Bronzini | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 5 | Giorgia Bronzini | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 6 | Giorgia Bronzini | Emma Johansson | Amy Pieters | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 7 | Linda Villumsen | Linda Villumsen | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | MCipollini–Giordana |
| Final | Final | Linda Villumsen | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | MCipollini–Giordana |