# 2013 Wiggle–Honda season

The 2013 women's road cycling season was the first year of the team Wiggle–Honda.

## Roster

    As of 1 June 2013.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Elinor Barker (GBR) | Elinor Barker (GBR) | (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 30) |
| Beatrice Bartelloni (ITA) | Beatrice Bartelloni (ITA) | (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 31) |
| Charlotte Becker (GER) | Charlotte Becker (GER) | (1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 41) |
| Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 41) |
| Emily Collins (NZL) | Emily Collins (NZL) | (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990 (age 34) |
| Rochelle Gilmore (AUS) | Rochelle Gilmore (AUS) | (1981-12-14) 14 December 1981 (age 42) |
| Dani King (GBR) | Dani King (GBR) | (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 33) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Lauren Kitchen (AUS) | Lauren Kitchen (AUS) | (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 33) |
| Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN) | Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN) | (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 37) |
| Amy Roberts (GBR) | Amy Roberts (GBR) | (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29) |
| Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 35) |
| Anna-Bianca Schnitzmeier (GER) | Anna-Bianca Schnitzmeier (GER) | (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34) |
| Laura Trott (GBR) | Laura Trott (GBR) | (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32) |
| Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | (1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 39) |

## Season

On March 3 the team achieved its first ever victory when Emily Collins won the Omloop van het Hageland one day race in Belgium. Collins Shelly Olds (Team TIBCO) and Emma Johansson (Orica–AIS) in a final sprint. On May 18 the team earned its first overall General classification win at the Tour of Zhoushan Island in China where Giorgia Bronzini took overall victory from the Hitec Products UCK pairing of Elisa Longo Borghini and Cecille Gotaas Johnsen by 14 seconds and 1 minute 6 seconds respectively. The team's second overall victory came at the 2013 La Route de France, where Linda Villumsen won stage 7 and in doing so took overall victory from Emma Johansson by 5 minutes 52 seconds. The race will be remembered for the record breaking efforts of Bronzini who won six consecutive stages (1–6) breaking the all-time record for consecutive stage wins in a women's stage racing and meaning that the team won all 7 road stages. The team finished the season 5th in the UCI Rankings (1060 points) and 7th in the Women's World Cup rankings (166 points).

## Results in major races
### Single day races

Results at the 2013 World Cup races :
| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
| 9 March | 1 | Ronde van Drenthe | Giorgia Bronzini | 24th |
| 24 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Lauren Kitchen | 13th |
| 31 March | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Giorgia Bronzini | 13th |
| 17 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Joanna Rowsell | 46th |
| 12 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | Giorgia Bronzini | 2nd |
| 16 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Wiggle–Honda | 5th |
| 18 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Giorgia Bronzini | 10th |
| 31 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | - | - |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Giorgia Bronzini | 9th |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | Wiggle–Honda | 7th |
Other major single day races :
| Date | Race | Best rider | Place |
| 22 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | Wiggle–Honda | 6th |
| 24 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial | Linda Villumsen | 2nd |
| 28 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race | Linda Villumsen | 6th |
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team

### Grand Tours

Results of the team in the grand tours :
| Grand tour | Giro d'Italia Femminile |
| Rider (classification) | Linda Villumsen (14th) |
| Victories | 1 stage win |

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished fifth in the UCI ranking for teams.
Individual world ranking :
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| 4 | Giorgia Bronzini | 614 |