March 03, 2013 (Rome, Italy) – Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale took the win at the 180km Roma Maxima in Italy after he escaped and kept the chasers at bay soloing in for the win. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida was second and Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team placed third both at 0:37s as Canada’s Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano finished 17th with the same time.

Results (brief)

1. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    4:26:27
2. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida   0:37
3. Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
4. Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
5. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
6. Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia
7. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team
8. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
9. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
10. Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Katusha

17. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano