season. He required further surgery on his collarbone to get the stabilizing vises out of his body. 2013: Return to form Cancellara began the 2013 campaign with the Tour of Qatar and the Tour of Oman, but failed to collect any victories. After finishing the aforementioned tours, he raced the Strade Bianche and finished in fourth place. Next, Cancellara raced the Tirreno–Adriatico. He came close to a stage victory in the race's stage seven individual time trial, but missed the win by twelve seconds. Just five days later, Cancellara lined up at the Milan–San Remo, where he was considered by many as a favorite to win the race. The race was marred by poor weather conditions, but Cancellara remained near the front and managed to place third overall after losing out in the sprint for the finish line. His first win of the year came in E3 Harelbeke, after an attack on Oude Kwaremont, with remaining of the race. His victory at E3 Harelbeke solidified him as a contender for the upcoming Tour of Flanders. On the last lap of the Tour of Flanders, Cancellara attacked on Oude Kwaremont and only Peter Sagan was able to match Cancellara's move. Together, the two rode to the last remaining escapee in the front of the race. Cancellara then attacked on the Paterberg hill with about remaining. Cancellara's attack was successful and he powered on solo into the finish and won his second Tour of Flanders. After the Tour of Flanders, Cancellara started in the Scheldeprijs in Belgium. During the race, he crashed after but finished the race. The next day, Cancellara fell while riding on the Waindignies-Hamage cobbled sector of the Paris–Roubaix. Despite the crashes, many still considered Fabian Cancellara the favorite to win the Paris–Roubaix. During the Paris–Roubaix on 7 April, Cancellara was attacked multiple times by his competitors, but managed to counter all their attacks. With about to go, Cancellara made a move that only Sep Vanmarcke and Zdeněk Štybar could follow. Štybar was dropped after colliding with a spectator, leaving Cancellara and Vanmarcke to ride to the finish. Cancellara outsprinted Vanmarcke at the finish on the Roubaix velodome to claim his third Paris–Roubaix win. After the race, Cancellara stated that he would enter neither the Giro d'Italia or the Tour de France, but instead ride the Vuelta a España in order to prepare for the UCI Road World Championships.