The 2013 Open de Suède Vårgårda – team time trial will be the 6th team time trial running on the Open de Suède Vårgårda and the 6th race of the 2013 UCI Women's Road World Cup season. It will be held on 16 August 2013 over a distance of .
Preview Only two teams have ever won a World Cup team time trial. These teams are Cervelo and (both with various incarnations of their team names). After the introduction of the team time trial for trade teams at the UCI Road World Championships in 2012, this team time trial World Cup race is an important benchmark for the team time trial at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. , that won both the team time trial at the 2012 World Championships and the 2012 Vårgårda World Cup, is the main favourite for the victory. The important rival teams are Orica–AIS and , both medalists in 2012.
The Route The course is a 42.5 km from Vårgårda to Herrljunga and back in and is mainly flat with one small climb after 35 km of an ascent of 40 metres in 2 km. The route is a challenging course including several tight corners and narrow roads. Crosswinds could be an important factor between Vårgårda and Herrljunga and on the bridge on Kullingsleden after 32.5 km.
Race A maximum of 25 UCI Women's Teams and National Teams between 4 and 6 riders are allowed to start. Starting order of the teams will be the reverse order from UCI Road women World Cup standing after the previous World Cup race, the 2013 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup. The first team will start at 17:30 and the next teams with 3 minutes intervals. The final time will be the time of the fourth rider crossing the finish line.
Results (top 10) TeamCyclistsTimeTeamWorld CuppointsRidersWorld Cuppoints1 (+ 3' 46") (DNF) 53' 59.4"140352 (+ 3") (+ 3' 44") + 38.2"120303Orica–AIS (+ 5' 56") (+ 5' 56") + 1' 26.2"100254Sengers Ladies Cycling Team (+ 5' 07") (+ 5' 07") + 2' 34.4"80205Wiggle–Honda (DNF) (DNF) + 2' 45.3"64166RusVelo (+ 4") (+ 10' 50") + 2' 47.7"60157National Team Australia (DNF) (DNF) + 2' 57.3"56148Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team (DNF) (DNF) + 3' 05.8"52139Hitec Products UCK (+ 2' 07") (DNF) + 3' 26.2"481210Team TIBCO–To The Top (+ 11' 27") (+ 14' 15") + 3' 36.4"4411 Source
Points standings
Individuals World Cup individual standings after 6 of 8 races. CyclistTeamWorld Cuppoints1 2792 Orica–AIS 2023 1944 Hitec Products UCK 1565 Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 966 867 Chirio Forno d'Asolo 758 589 Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team 5810 Orica–AIS 55 Source
Teams World Cup Team standings after 6 of 8 races. Place UCICode Team Name World CupPoints 1 RBW 449 2 GEW Orica–AIS 377 3 SLU 339 4 HPU Hitec Products UCK 258 5 SLT Sengers Ladies Cycling Team 170 Source
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