The German Professional Continental Team Wiesenhof-Felt was looking for good results in the Vattenfall Cyclassics, not only to justify its wild-card invitation but also in the hopes of attracting a new sponsor or at least new employers for the riders. The sponsor had announced that it will stop at the end of the season. But a series of crashes put an end to the hopes of the team's stars, Steffen Wesemann and Olaf Pollack.
"It's too bad. Steffen Wesemann and I were really doing well. But after they crashed in front of us for the third time, there was no more chance for a podium place," said sprinter Pollack on the team's website, wiesenhof-felt.de "That was irritating for me, since I was in very good position and would surely have ended quite far forward."
