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.
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.[1]
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:
- Ag2r–La Mondiale
- Argos–Shimano
- Astana
- Belkin Pro Cycling
- BMC Racing Team
- Cannondale
- Euskaltel–Euskadi
- FDJ.fr
- Garmin–Sharp
- Team Katusha
- Lampre–Merida
- Lotto–Belisol
- Movistar Team
- MTN–Qhubeka †
- Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
- Orica–GreenEDGE
- RadioShack–Leopard †
- NetApp–Endura
- Saxo–Tinkoff
- Team Sky
- Vacansoleil–DCM
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Degenkolb (GER)
|
Argos–Shimano | 5h 45′ 16″ | 80 |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER)
|
Lotto–Belisol | s.t. | 60 |
| 3 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
|
Team Katusha | + 1″ | 50 |
| 4 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
|
Movistar Team | + 1″ | 40 |
| 5 |  Elia Viviani (ITA)
|
Cannondale | + 1″ | 30 |
| 6 |  Boy Van Poppel (NLD)
|
Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1″ | 22 |
| 7 |  Nikolas Maes (BEL)
|
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1″ | 14 |
| 8 | Thor Hushovd (NOR)
|
BMC Racing Team | + 1″ | 10 |
| 9 |  Matti Breschel (DNK)
|
Saxo–Tinkoff | + 1″ | 6 |
| 10 |  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
|
FDJ.fr | + 1″ | 2 |
References
- ^ Wynn, Nigel (25 August 2015). “John Degenkolb wins Vattenfall Cyclassics”. Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 3 November 2024.