Demare wins Vattenfalls Cyclassics
FDJ-BigMat rider outsprints Greipel and Nizzolo
Arnaud Demare of FDJ-BigMat took the biggest win of his career at the Vattenfalls Cyclassics in Hamburg, Germany. The young Frenchman mastered Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) and Giaccomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) in the mass sprint.
A trio dominated the early part of the race. Andeas Dietziker (NetApp), Jesse Sergent RadioShack-Nissan) and Gregor Gazvoda (AG2R) were the early break, although they never had more than about a two-minute lead.
With about 60km to go, Marco Pinotti of BMC attacked, and soon the three leaders were caught and passed, and a new group had formed with Pinotti, Alexander Porsev (Katusha), Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ), Martin Mortensen (Vacansoleil-DCM), Yaroslav Popovych (RadioShack-Nissan), Christopher Juul Jensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) und Matteo Bono (Lampre-ISD).
A crash along the way took out Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge), with a fractured collarbone.
The gap to the leading group was never large, as Sky, with last year's winner Edvald Boasson Hagen, was unwilling to let them get away. They were caught again on the third of four climbs up the Waseberg, and immediately a new group formed, about a dozen riders including Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan. Boonen tried to take off on his own, but the group was too dangerous - and not working together at all - and everyone was soon together again.
Sagan had a blow to his chances with 18km to go, as he had a mechanical whilst on the final climb up the Waseberg.
With 14km to go, Ben Hermans of RadioShack-Nissan took off on a solo effort. The chasing group was totally unorganized and couldn't decide who should lead the chase - playing right into Hermans' hands. A four-man group finally formed, and the field behind them splintered into multiple groups.
The foursome was soon joined by more and more riders, and they caught Hermans with some 8km to go. The peloton regrouped and caught them all. Further attacks followed but the expected mass sprint came about.
A crash with only a few hundred meters to go broke up the field, and an Orica-GreenEdge racer appeared to have been injured. At the finish line, Demare clearly outsprinted the top names for the prestigious win.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 6:03:19 |
2 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:08 |
25 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:00:11 |
26 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:14 |
27 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:16 |
28 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:18 |
30 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 0:00:24 |
31 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Netapp | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:27 |
36 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:32 |
38 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:34 |
39 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:36 |
41 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos-Shimano | 0:00:43 |
48 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:46 |
52 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin - Sharp | 0:00:51 |
59 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:56 |
61 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:01:02 |
64 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | 0:01:04 |
65 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:11 |
66 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:14 |
67 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:16 |
68 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:21 |
69 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp | 0:01:34 |
70 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:39 |
71 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:01:53 |
72 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | 0:02:08 |
73 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:11 |
74 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:28 |
75 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:02:34 |
76 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:02:40 |
77 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | 0:05:16 |
80 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:08:27 |
81 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Sharp | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:09:00 |
88 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Argos-Shimano | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos-Shimano | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin - Sharp | 0:09:29 |
98 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:46 |
99 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Sharp | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 0:09:58 |
124 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:10:28 |
126 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 0:10:40 |
127 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | 0:10:47 |
128 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:11:42 |
129 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:13:32 |
131 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack-Nissan | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stuart O'grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
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