André Greipel (Team Columbia) celebrated his eighth season victory by winning the opening stage in the Sachsen Tour. His decisive win came in a bunch sprint. He put two bike lengths between himself and his closest competitor. The 26 year-old Greipel beat young talents Ben Swift from Great Britain and Dennis Pohl of Germany.
The day was dominated by a three-man break. Tobias Erler, Malaya van Ruitenbeek and Ingmar Daßler were only caught three kilometres from the line.
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