No McEwen in Vattenfall

Robbie McEwen after January's Down Under Classic, before misfortune and consequent injury hit his season.

Robbie McEwen after January's Down Under Classic, before misfortune and consequent injury hit his season. (Image credit: Mark Gunter)

Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen will not defend his title in the Vattenfall Cyclassics ProTour race in Hamburg, Germany this weekend. The Katusha rider is still recovering from a fractured tibia sustained in the Tour of Belgium in May.