# 2013 Baltic Chain Tour

The 2013 Baltic Chain Tour was the third edition of the Baltic Chain Tour road cycling race. It was held over a period of six days between 19 and 25 May 2013. The race was a part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour with a race classification of 2.2. General classification was won by German cyclist Philipp Walsleben of BKCP–Powerplus.

## Schedule

| Stage | Start | Finish | Distance | Date | Winner | Time |
| 1 | Lahti | Lahti | 168.8 km | 19 August | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | 3h 42' 24" |
| 2 | Tallinn | Viljandi | 193.9 km | 20 August | Marcel Meisen (GER) | 4h 22' 40" |
| 3 | Viljandi | Otepää | 171.1 km | 21 August | Andrey Sazanov (RUS) | 3h 53' 12" |
| 4 | Smiltene | Sigulda | 179.0 km | 22 August | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | 3h 52' 24" |
| 5 | Panevėžys | Utena | 154.1 km | 24 August | Mihkel Räim (EST) | 3h 23' 18" |
| 6 | Utena | Vilnius | 152.4 km | 25 August | Andris Smirnovs (LAT) | 3h 15' 10" |

## Teams

| UCI Continental Teams Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com BDC–Marcpol Team BKCP–Powerplus Frøy-Bianchi ISD Continental Team Itera–Katusha Kolss Cycling Team Rietumu–Delfin Synergy Baku Torku Şekerspor | National Teams National Team Belarus National Team Estonia National Team Germany National Team Lithuania National Team Russia National Team Slovakia National Team Sweden | Elite Teams Bulbash Peloton SJK Viiking TWD – Länken |

## Stages
### Stage 1

19 August 2013 – Lahti, 168.8 km (104.9 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 3h 42' 36" |
| 2 | Lucas Liss (GER) | National Team Germany | 2" |
| 3 | Alo Jakin (EST) | Peloton | s.t. |
| 4 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | s.t. |
| 6 | Martynas Maniušis (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | s.t. |
| 7 | Damian Walczak (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Paavo Paajanen (FIN) | TWD – Länken | s.t. |
| 9 | Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 5" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 3h 42' 36" |
| 2 | Alo Jakin (EST) | Peloton | 10" |
| 3 | Martynas Maniušis (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 13" |
| 4 | Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 14" |
| 6 | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | s.t. |
| 7 | Damian Walczak (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Paavo Paajanen (FIN) | TWD – Länken | s.t. |
| 9 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 17" |
| 10 | Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | s.t. |

### Stage 2

20 August 2013 – Tallinn to Viljandi, 193.9 km (120.5 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Meisen (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 4h 22' 40" |
| 2 | David Van Der Poel (NED) | BKCP–Powerplus | s.t. |
| 3 | Christian Bertilsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | s.t. |
| 4 | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | s.t. |
| 5 | Mateusz Komar (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Paavo Paajanen (FIN) | TWD – Länken | s.t. |
| 7 | Marius Bernatonis (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 3" |
| 8 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | s.t. |
| 9 | Christoph Schweizer (GER) | Synergy Baku | s.t. |
| 10 | Martynas Maniušis (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | 8h 05' 16" |
| 2 | Paavo Paajanen (FIN) | TWD – Länken | s.t. |
| 3 | Mateusz Komar (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Martynas Maniušis (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 2" |
| 5 | Alo Jakin (EST) | Peloton | 3" |
| 6 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | s.t. |
| 7 | Marcel Meisen (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 5" |
| 8 | David Van Der Poel (NED) | BKCP–Powerplus | 9" |
| 9 | Christian Bertilsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | 11" |
| 10 | Martin Laas (EST) | SJK Viiking | 13" |

### Stage 3

21 August 2013 – Viljandi to Otepää, 171.1 km (106.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrey Sazanov (RUS) | National Team Russia | 3h 53' 12" |
| 2 | Marcel Meisen (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | s.t. |
| 3 | Martin Laas (EST) | SJK Viiking | s.t. |
| 4 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | s.t. |
| 5 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | s.t. |
| 6 | Siarhei Papok (BLR) | National Team Belarus | s.t. |
| 7 | Oleksandr Martynenko (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Jens Adams (BEL) | BKCP–Powerplus | s.t. |
| 9 | Maksym Vasyliev (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Christian Bertilsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Meisen (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 11h 58' 27" |
| 2 | Mateusz Komar (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | 1" |
| 3 | Paavo Paajanen (FIN) | TWD – Länken | s.t. |
| 4 | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | s.t. |
| 5 | Martynas Maniušis (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 3" |
| 6 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 4" |
| 7 | Alo Jakin (EST) | Peloton | s.t. |
| 8 | David Van Der Poel (NED) | BKCP–Powerplus | 10" |
| 9 | Martin Laas (EST) | SJK Viiking | s.t. |
| 10 | Christian Bertilsson (SWE) | National Team Sweden | 12" |

### Stage 4

22 August 2013 – Smiltene to Sigulda, 179.0 km (111.2 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | National Team Slovakia | 3h 52' 24" |
| 2 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 5" |
| 3 | Paavo Paajanen (FIN) | TWD – Länken | 10" |
| 4 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | s.t. |
| 5 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | s.t. |
| 6 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Torku Şekerspor | s.t. |
| 8 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | s.t. |
| 9 | Sergiy Grechyn (UKR) | Torku Şekerspor | 19" |
| 10 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | 23" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Paavo Paajanen (FIN) | TWD – Länken | 15h 50' 56" |
| 2 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 9" |
| 3 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 10" |
| 4 | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | National Team Slovakia | 26" |
| 5 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 32" |
| 6 | Sergiy Grechyn (UKR) | Torku Şekerspor | 33" |
| 7 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | 37" |
| 8 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | 44" |
| 9 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | 47" |
| 10 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Torku Şekerspor | s.t. |

### Stage 5

24 August 2013 – Panevėžys to Utena, 154.1 km (95.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | SJK Viiking | 3h 23' 18" |
| 2 | Siarhei Papok (BLR) | National Team Belarus | s.t. |
| 3 | Maxim Pokidov (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | s.t. |
| 4 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | s.t. |
| 5 | Mateusz Komar (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Yuriy Metlushenko (UKR) | Torku Şekerspor | s.t. |
| 7 | Andriy Kulyk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | s.t. |
| 9 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | s.t. |
| 10 | Maksym Vasyliev (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 19h 14' 22" |
| 2 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 2" |
| 3 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 22" |
| 4 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | 29" |
| 5 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | 36" |
| 6 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | 39" |
| 7 | Mateusz Komar (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | 45" |
| 8 | Andriy Kulyk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 58" |
| 9 | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | National Team Belarus | 1'01" |
| 10 | Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 1'10" |

### Stage 6

25 August 2013 – Utena to Vilnius, 152.4 km (94.7 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andris Smirnovs (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | 3h 15' 10" |
| 2 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | s.t. |
| 3 | Yuriy Metlushenko (UKR) | Torku Şekerspor | s.t. |
| 4 | Alo Jakin (EST) | Peloton | s.t. |
| 5 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | s.t. |
| 6 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | s.t. |
| 7 | Andriy Kulyk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Erik Baška (SVK) | National Team Slovakia | s.t. |
| 9 | Maksym Vasyliev (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Christoph Schweizer (GER) | Synergy Baku | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 22h 29' 29" |
| 2 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 2" |
| 3 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 25" |
| 4 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | 32" |
| 5 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | 39" |
| 6 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | 42" |
| 7 | Mateusz Komar (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | 48" |
| 8 | Andriy Kulyk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 1'01" |
| 9 | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | National Team Belarus | 1'04" |
| 10 | Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 1'13" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Stage winner | General Classification | Sprint | King of the Mountains | Young riders classification (U26) | Team classification |
| 1 | Philipp Walsleben | Philipp Walsleben | Lucas Liss | Damian Walczak | Ivan Savitckii | BDC–Marcpol Team |
| 2 | Marcel Meisen | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson | Martin Laas | Damian Walczak | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson | BKCP–Powerplus |
| 3 | Andrey Sazanov | Marcel Meisen | Maximilian Beyer | Damian Walczak | Marcus Faglum-Karlsson | BKCP–Powerplus |
| 4 | Patrik Tybor | Paavo Paajanen | Maximilian Beyer | Sergiy Grechyn | Ivan Savitckii | BKCP–Powerplus |
| 5 | Mihkel Räim | Philipp Walsleben | Maximilian Beyer | Sergiy Grechyn | Ivan Savitckii | National Team Lithuania |
| 6 | Andris Smirnovs | Philipp Walsleben | Maximilian Beyer | Sergiy Grechyn | Ivan Savitckii | National Team Lithuania |
| Final | Final | Philipp Walsleben | Maximilian Beyer | Sergiy Grechyn | Ivan Savitckii | National Team Lithuania |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 22h 29' 29" |
| 2 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 2" |
| 3 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 25" |
| 4 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | 32" |
| 5 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | 39" |
| 6 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | 42" |
| 7 | Mateusz Komar (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | 48" |
| 8 | Andriy Kulyk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 1'01" |
| 9 | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | National Team Belarus | 1'04" |
| 10 | Andriy Vasylyuk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 1'13" |

### Sprint classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Maximilian Beyer (GER) | National Team Germany | 11 |
| 2 | Martin Laas (EST) | SJK Viiking | 7 |
| 3 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 6 |
| 4 | Darijus Dzervus (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 6 |
| 5 | Marcel Meisen (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 3 |
| 6 | Andris Smirnovs (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | 3 |
| 7 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 3 |
| 8 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | 3 |
| 9 | Maksym Vasyliev (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | 3 |
| 10 | Alexey Kurbatov (RUS) | National Team Russia | 3 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Sergiy Grechyn (UKR) | Torku Şekerspor | 9 |
| 2 | Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) | ISD Continental Team | 8 |
| 3 | Damian Walczak (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | 5 |
| 4 | Yuriy Metlushenko (UKR) | Torku Şekerspor | 4 |
| 5 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | BKCP–Powerplus | 2 |
| 6 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Peloton | 2 |
| 7 | Mykhaylo Radionov (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 2 |
| 8 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | SJK Viiking | 2 |
| 9 | Alo Jakin (EST) | Peloton | 2 |
| 10 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 1 |

### Young riders classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ivan Savitckii (RUS) | National Team Russia | 22h 29' 31" |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 23" |
| 3 | Adrian Banaszek (POL) | BDC–Marcpol Team | 2'18" |
| 4 | Kirill Egorov (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 2'54" |
| 5 | Alexey Kurbatov (RUS) | National Team Russia | 5'35" |
| 6 | Raman Ramanau (BLR) | Bulbash | 5'50" |
| 7 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | SJK Viiking | 6'04" |
| 8 | Aleksander Grigorev (RUS) | National Team Russia | 7'43" |
| 9 | David Van Der Poel (NED) | BKCP–Powerplus | 11'46" |
| 10 | Andris Vosekalns (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | 11'49" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Points |
| 1 | National Team Lithuania | 67h 31' 21" |
| 2 | Kolss Cycling Team | 27" |
| 3 | ISD Continental Team | 55" |
| 4 | BDC–Marcpol Team | 4'23" |
| 5 | National Team Russia | 5'10" |
| 6 | Itera–Katusha | 10'09" |
| 7 | BKCP–Powerplus | 21'10" |
| 8 | Torku Şekerspor | 21'27" |
| 9 | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | 22'07" |
| 10 | Peloton | 23'07" |