British professional road wins 2013

By Nigel Wynn

23-Jan-2013 | 0 comments

Mark Cavendish wins Giro d'Italia 2013 stage one

We keep track of British riders' professional road victories throughout the 2013 cycling season on this page.

We'll include individual road race and time trial wins from both men and women in international races with a UCI ranking.

Mark Cavendish opened the year with a win in his first race for Omega Pharma-QuickStep - the first stage of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina on January 22. The following day, Geraint Thomas (Sky) put in an attack at the end of stage two of the Tour Down Under in Australia to net the stage win and put himself in the race lead.

Cavendish scored his second win of the year in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar in February, followed swiftly by wins on stage four and five. Chris Froome (Sky) put in a strong performance in the Tour of Oman to win the key stage on Green Mountain and take the overall win.

Froome continued his winning run into March, taking a stage of Tirreno-Adriatcio (where he placed second overall) and then a stage win and overall victory in Criterium International. Kit Gilham (Metaltek-Knights of Old) won stage four of the Tour of Algeria mid-March. Cavendish scored his first win of March with stage two in the Three Days of De Panne.

The first half of April was a lean month for British riders, who collectively failed to make an impression in the spring classics. Froome then won the Tour de Romandie overall, including a win in the opening prologue.

In May, Cavendish took the first Grand Tour stage of the season, winning the Giro d'Italia opener in Naples on May 4. He followed this with wins on stages six, 12 and 13. Alex Dowsett then claimed the biggest victory of his career, winning the tough stage eight time trial. Lucy Garner took her first professional win, taking the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island.

In 2012, British riders amassed a total of 68 pro road wins.

Total British wins as at May 17: 22

January (2)
22: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Tour de San Luis, stage one Report>
23: Geraint Thomas (Sky): Tour Down Under, stage two Report>

February (7)
5: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Tour of Qatar, stage three Report>
6: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Tour of Qatar, stage four Report>
7: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Tour of Qatar, stage five Report>
8: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Tour of Qatar, stage six Report>
8: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Tour of Qatar, overall Report>
15: Chris Froome (Sky): Tour of Oman, stage five Report>
16: Chris Froome (Sky): Tour of Oman, overall Report>

March (5)
9: Chris Froome (Sky): Tirreno-Adriatico, stage four Report>
14: Kit Gilham (Metaltek-Knights of Old): Tour of Algeria, stage four
24: Chris Froome (Sky): Criterium International, stage three Report>
24: Chris Froome (Sky): Criterium International, overall Report>
27: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Three Days of De Panne, stage two

April (2)
23: Chris Froome (Sky): Tour de Romandie, prologue Report>
28: Chris Froome (Sky): Tour de Romandie, overall Report>

May (6)
4: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Giro d'Italia, stage one Report>
8: Lucy Garner (Argos-Shimano): Tour of Chongming Island, stage one
9: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Giro d'Italia, stage six Report>
11: Alex Dowsett (Movistar): Giro d'Italia, stage eight ITT Report>
16: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Giro d'Italia, stage 12 Report>
17: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep): Giro d'Italia, stage 13 Report>