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Tour Méditerranéen 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Normally the last finish, the narrow, twisty and scenic climb to the top of Mont Faron will be the penultimate stage of this year's Tour Méditerranéen and as usual it's the first mountaintop finish on the Europe Tour. More photos from previous years: Big Photos from 2013 — sirotti No Big Photos from 2012 Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti |
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News and Updates for Tour Méditerranéen 2013
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
6 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti
Full Stage 5 Results and the the final GC — directvelo
Thomas Löfkvist nicks overall race in dramatic final stage — velonation
Roelandts continues Lotto Belisol’s superb season start with eleventh team win — velonation
Tour Méditerranéen Victory Long Time Coming For Löfkvist — cyclingnews
Roche Motivated By Season Start At Tour Med With Saxo-Tinkoff — cyclingnews
6 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti
February 9 update: The Mt Faron summit finish shook up the GC as expected, but the time-trialists are still at the top. Lars Boom slipped out of the race lead and now needs to make up just one second on new race leader Maxime Monfort (RadioShack) on the final stage. There are two categorized climbs on Stage 5, but the last one is 40 km from the finish. No time bonuses means Boom and his Blanco team will have to drop Monfort for the overall win. Two riders are tied for third just 2s back. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable
Zaugg forced out of Tour of the Mediterranean due to fracture — velonation
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
16 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti
Thieves strip Garmin-Sharp truck of 250,000 euros’ worth of bikes — velonews
Stage 4 Full Results and GC — directvelo
Péraud escapes to victory on Mont Faron — cyclingnews
Maxime Monfort takes the lead on Mont Faron stage — velonation
Boom just one second off yellow jersey and determined to strike back — velonation
16 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti
February 8 update: The traditional mountaintop finish on Mt Faron (5.5 km long, averages 9%, last 3 km are 10-12%) outside the city of Toulon (see photo above). The winner of this stage is often the overall winner but the Stage 2 individual time-trial has spread out the field more than in previous years. David Moncoutié, now retired, has won this stage more times than any other rider with 2011 being his fourth and final win (see photos below). — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable
Nicolas Roche feature: Improved confidence with Team Saxo Tinkoff — velonation
12 Big Photos from Stage 5 (Mt Faron) in 2011 — sirotti 9 Big Photos from Stage 5 (Mt Faron) in 2010 — sirottiStage 3 Canceled At Tour Méditerranéen — cyclingnews
Radioshack Defend Schleck After Tour Of Med Retirement — cyclingnews
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
13 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti
Tour Stage 2 ITT Results — cyclingnews
Pinotti suffers fractured ribs in Tour Med TT crash — velonews
Lars Boom powers into the lead in stage two time trial — velonation
13 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti
February 7 update: A flat, 24 km individual time-trial on a spit along the Mediterranean Sea with an uphill (max. 15%) finish in Sete. Stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France finished at the start host, Cap d’Agde, see photos below. — Steve
See the race summary for the stage profile, map and timetable
Stage 2 interactive map — bikemap
Big Photos from the Cap d’Agde Finish at the 2012 Tour de France — sirotti/flockton/reuters
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
13 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti
Full Official Stage 1 Results — letourmed
Stage 1 Results — cyclingnews
Tour Méditerranéen: André Greipel takes stage one in Gruissan bunch sprint — velonation
Schleck abandons 2013 Tour Mediterraneen — velonews
13 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti
February 6 update: Stage 1 starts out hilly after the start in Limoux but the second of the stage is flat as the race heads to the Mediterranean Sea and the finish in Gruissan. High winds forecasted. — Steve
See the race summary for the stage profile, map and timetable
Official Startlist with bib numbers (updated Feb 6th) — steephill.tv
2013 Tour Méditerranéen Race Preview
GC Favorites (according to cyclismactu.net)*** : Pierre Rolland, Michel Kreder
** : Christophe Le Mével, Thomas Voeckler, Thomas Dekker
* : Thibaut Pinot, Thomas Lofkvist, Fabio Duarte, Davide Rebellin, Nicolas Roche, Alexandre Geniez, Pierrick Fédrigo, Jean Christophe Péraud, Franco Pellizotti, Romain Sicard, Bauke Mollema, Robert Kiserlovski
February 6 update:
Hushovd continues comeback at Tour Med — velonews
February 5 update:
Le Tour Méditerranéen demain midi — midilibre.fr
Official Site — letourmed.fr
more to come...
Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage
Feburary 5 update: As usual, there is no live video for this race, only official live text updates on Twitter. Expect, brief highlights from france3 later in the day and big photos from Sirotti. — SteveStage 5 Live Updates (French... English Translation) — direct.directvelo
2013 Tour Méditerranéen Route Map
