[1] It was the 20th race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season and was won by Zdeněk Štybar.

All 19 teams in the UCI's Proteam category were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race.

Two UCI Professional Continental teams were also invited.

†: Invited Pro-Continental teams The race consists of seven stages, including one individual time trial stage.

Just as the previous season, the race will finish with a stage including the Muur van Geraardsbergen, which was famous for its presence in the Tour of Flanders single-day race.