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Vattenfall Cyclassics 2010

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Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the Vattenfall Cyclassics race in Hamburg, Germany.

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Fortunately you have not missed much of the action. The peloton stayed together for the first 100km of the race and then five riders jumped away and were allowed to open a huge lead. The gap touched 16 minutes at one point but has now fallen to less than four minutes.

The race is about to hit the Waseberg climb for the third time inthe race and the pace is high in the peloton. The race will go up the climb for the last time 15km from the finish.

Nikolay Trusov (Katusha), Gatis Smukulis (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Anthony Geslin (Francaise des Jeux), Sebastien Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Robin Chaigneau (Skil-Shimano) were the five in the break. However now just the first three are still away.
 

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Robbie McEwen (Katusha) has just had a perfect tow back to the head of the race. He slipped through the field on the climb but is back where it matters now. He could do the same on the last time up the climb and then be there for the sprint.

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Now it's Lampre on the front, riding for Petacchi.

The gap is coming down rapidly now as every little climb helps the chasers. Garmin-Transitions riders are now working too. 

Team Sky now hit the front, with Ian Stannard doing a  huge turn. Team Sky are riding for Edvald Boasson Hagen today.

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Crash! A Quick Step rider goes down.

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Team Sky lead it out in the centre of Hamburg.

Edvald Boasson Hagen ot a perfect lead out but faded before the line and Tyler Farrar got it on the line.

Boasson Hagen was second and Andrei Greipel was third.

Farrar has now won back to back editions of the Vattenfall Cyclassics. He seems to have recovered well from his fractured elbow in the Tour de France.

Farrar got a perfect leadout from teammate Julian Dean and then had the speed to beat Boasson Hagen. Greipel was on the inside and had the better line but was trapped aganist the barriers and did not have the speed to push through and challenge for victory.

Here is the unofficial top ten for the race:

That's it for today's live coverage. The riders covered the 216km at an average speed of 43km/h, hence the early finish. Joins us next time for more live coverage.

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