2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics

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2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics
2013 UCI World Tour, race 23 of 28
Race details
Dates25 August 2013
Stages1
Distance246 km (152.9 mi)
Winning time5h 45' 16"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (Germany) (Argos–Shimano)
  SecondFlag of Germany.svg  André Greipel  (Germany) (Lotto–Belisol)
  ThirdFlag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (Norway) (Team Katusha)
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The 2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 18th running of the Vattenfall Cyclassics single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around Hamburg, Germany, on 25 August over a distance of 246 kilometres (152.9 miles) and was the twenty-third race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.

Contents

In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by Argos–Shimano rider John Degenkolb, Degenkolb finished ahead of Lotto–Belisol's André Greipel and Team Katusha's Alexander Kristoff, who completed the podium.

Teams

As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – NetApp–Endura and MTN–Qhubeka – were given wildcard places into the race and as such, formed the event's 21-team peloton.

The 21 teams that competed in the race were:

Results

CyclistTeamTime UCI World Tour
Points
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Argos–Shimano 5h 45' 16"80
2Flag of Germany.svg  André Greipel  (GER) Lotto–Belisol s.t.60
3Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) Team Katusha + 1"50
4Flag of Spain.svg  José Joaquín Rojas  (ESP) Movistar Team + 1"40
5Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA) Cannondale + 1"30
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Boy Van Poppel  (NLD) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1"22
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nikolas Maes  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 1"14
8Flag of Norway.svg  Thor Hushovd  (NOR) BMC Racing Team + 1"10
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DNK) Saxo–Tinkoff + 1"6
10Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA) FDJ.fr + 1"2

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