Farrar finishes fastest in Hamburg

Tyler Farrar took the biggest win of his career at the Vattenfall Cyclassics on Saturday. After being close to a win on so many occasions this season, the American won the race with a powerful sprint finish in the centre of Hamburg, Germany. Garmin-Slipstream's Farrar finished ahead of Saxo Bank's Matti Breschel and German Gerald Ciolek (Milram) at the end of the 216km race.

"This season has gone very well for me, although the really big success didn't come until now," the 25-year-old winner said. "After the many second places in the Giro and the Tour, it is great to finally stand on top of the podium."

"The team rode together, at the front, all day. We had some bad luck with crashes, but the boys really came through today," said Farrar.  "It's nice to win a big one..."

It was only his third stage win of the year. He had previously won stages at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Delta Tour Zeeland, where he also took the overall title after winning the time trial. In the Tour de France, he finished second or third during four stages.

"He's a very strong rider - he has his first season with Grand Tour experience, and now he's reaping the benefit of that's experience," said Farrar's team manager Jonathan Vaughters.

"I think it shows that Tyler is a race winner. He didn't get frustrated by so many second places, he re-focused and worked hard, and now he'll start winning a lot more," predicted Vaughters.

Ciolek, who placed third in this race two years ago, was pleased with his effort. "That is a very good success for our Team Milram," he said. "On one hand, of course, there were two riders faster than me. But on the other hand, it not really a loss. That was my only my second race since the Tour de France. At times it was very difficult for me to go with the high tempo in the finale."

Two riders got away on an early break, Sergio de Lis of Team Euskaltel and Yuriy Kirvtsov of AG2R. They built up a lead of around nine minutes, but were finally caught again with some 46km to go.

Shortly after the peloton caught the two, three laps of the closing circuit remained. The loop included a climb up the Waseberg, a short climb which topped out at over 16 percent. Columbia more or less held things together much of the way, as there were a number of failed attempts by riders to gain a decisive advantage over the peloton inside the final 30km.

Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) appeared to be the most determined to pull away from the field. He and Rabobank's Nick Nuyens held a short-lived advantage over the main field before they were drawn back in with 25km remaining.

On the final ascent of the Waseberg, with 16km to go, Gilbert attacked again. This time he took with him Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) and Manuele Mori (Lampre-NGC) and former Cyclassics winner Stuart O'Grady (Saxo Bank). The four worked hard to pull away from the peloton but as the race entered the wide streets of Hamburg, the group was brought back after just a few kilometres of freedom.

A nasty crash in a construction zone in the last two kilometers brought down a handful of riders.

Once the quartet were back in the field, the teams of the sprinters assumed control of the front of the bunch. As the race rolled swiftly beneath the kilometre-to-go marker, no one team had yet established full control of the front of the peloton, but it was the orange, blue and white of the Garmin lead-out that held the central position.

Farrar timed his run to perfection, launching his sprint and sliding up the centre of the finishing straight to claim victory as his rivals dived for the line around him.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream5:30:38
2Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 2 - Cell 2
4Allan Davis (Aus) Quick StepRow 3 - Cell 2
5Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 4 - Cell 2
6Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Daniele Bennati (Ita) LiquigasRow 6 - Cell 2
8Fabio Sabatini (Ita) LiquigasRow 7 - Cell 2
9Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) LiquigasRow 9 - Cell 2
11William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse D'epargneRow 11 - Cell 2
13Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 13 - Cell 2
15Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 14 - Cell 2
16Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 15 - Cell 2
17Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 18 - Cell 2
20Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 19 - Cell 2
21René Weissinger (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 20 - Cell 2
22Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 21 - Cell 2
23Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 22 - Cell 2
24Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTCRow 24 - Cell 2
26Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AstanaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 27 - Cell 2
29Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 28 - Cell 2
30André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 29 - Cell 2
31Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 30 - Cell 2
32Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) RabobankRow 33 - Cell 2
35Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.CRow 34 - Cell 2
36Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) AstanaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 36 - Cell 2
38Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 37 - Cell 2
39Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 38 - Cell 2
40Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse D'epargneRow 39 - Cell 2
41Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 41 - Cell 2
43Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 42 - Cell 2
44Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 43 - Cell 2
45Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 44 - Cell 2
46Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 45 - Cell 2
47José I Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse D'epargneRow 46 - Cell 2
48Pasamontes Rodriguez L (Spa) Caisse D'epargneRow 47 - Cell 2
49Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 48 - Cell 2
50Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.CRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 50 - Cell 2
52Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 52 - Cell 2
54Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 53 - Cell 2
55Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 54 - Cell 2
56Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 56 - Cell 2
58David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - N.G.CRow 57 - Cell 2
59Grégory Rast (Swi) AstanaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - HTCRow 59 - Cell 2
61And Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse D'epargneRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step0:00:09
63Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) LiquigasRow 62 - Cell 2
64Maciej Bodnar (Pol) LiquigasRow 63 - Cell 2
65Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 64 - Cell 2
66Vincent Jerome (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom0:00:12
67Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:00:15
68Mathew Hayman (Aus) RabobankRow 67 - Cell 2
69Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 68 - Cell 2
70Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream0:00:20
71Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC0:00:29
72Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram0:00:42
73Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram0:00:46
74Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 73 - Cell 2
75Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step0:01:09
76Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick StepRow 75 - Cell 2
77Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 78 - Cell 2
80Angel Gomez (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 79 - Cell 2
81Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 80 - Cell 2
82Frederik Willems (Bel) LiquigasRow 81 - Cell 2
83Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:48
84Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:02:19
85Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha0:02:34
86Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana0:02:52
87Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Sébastien Turgot (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 87 - Cell 2
89Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 88 - Cell 2
90Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La MondialeRow 89 - Cell 2
91Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 90 - Cell 2
92Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Alexei Markov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-ShimanoRow 94 - Cell 2
96Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-ShimanoRow 95 - Cell 2
97Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 96 - Cell 2
98Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 97 - Cell 2
99Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 98 - Cell 2
100Bram De Groot (Ned) RabobankRow 99 - Cell 2
101Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 101 - Cell 2
103Martin Velits (Svk) Team MilramRow 102 - Cell 2
104Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 103 - Cell 2
105Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 104 - Cell 2
106Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 105 - Cell 2
107Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - N.G.CRow 106 - Cell 2
108Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des JeuxRow 107 - Cell 2
109Arnoud Coyot (Fra) Caisse D'epargneRow 108 - Cell 2
110Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D'epargneRow 109 - Cell 2
111Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 110 - Cell 2
112Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 111 - Cell 2
113Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 112 - Cell 2
114Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 113 - Cell 2
115Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 116 - Cell 2
118Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des JeuxRow 117 - Cell 2
119Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 119 - Cell 2
121Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 120 - Cell 2
122Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 121 - Cell 2
123Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 122 - Cell 2
124Brian Vandborg (Den) LiquigasRow 123 - Cell 2
125Addy Engels (Ned) Quick StepRow 124 - Cell 2
126Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 125 - Cell 2
127Roman Kireyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 126 - Cell 2
128Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 127 - Cell 2
129Sébastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 128 - Cell 2
130Cameron Wurf (Aus) Fuji-ServettoRow 129 - Cell 2
131Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La MondialeRow 130 - Cell 2
132Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFMark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTCRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFBernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTCRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFKim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTCRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFLaszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team KatushaRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFBen Swift (GBr) Team KatushaRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFNikolay Trusov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFBerik Kupeshov (Kaz) AstanaRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Oss (Ita) LiquigasRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFAngel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caisse D'epargneRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFMario Aerts (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFMickael Delage (Fra) Silence-LottoRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFSebastian Lang (Ger) Silence-LottoRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFGorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFHans Dekkers (Ned) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFMartijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Millar (GBr) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFLloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Gudsell (NZl) Française Des JeuxRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFDamien Gaudin (Fra) BBox Bouygues TelecomRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFMarkus Eichler (Ger) Team MilramRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFHilton Clarke (Aus) Fuji-ServettoRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFFabrice Piemontesi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Geschke (Ger) Skil-ShimanoRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFBert De Backer (Bel) Skil-ShimanoRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFRené Haselbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFJosef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 158 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1 - Waseberg, 137.3km (Cat. 3)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale3pts
2Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Waseberg, 176.7km (Cat. 3)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank3pts
2Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Waseberg, 188.7km (Cat. 3)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto3pts
2Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank3pts
2Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Theo Eltink (Ned) Skil-Shimano2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française Des Jeux1Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step1Row 7 - Cell 3
9Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana1Row 8 - Cell 3

 

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