Arnaud Demare of FDJ-BigMat took the biggest win of his career at the Vattenfalls Cyclassics in Hamburg, Germany. The young Frenchman mastered Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) and Giaccomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) in the mass sprint.
A trio dominated the early part of the race. Andeas Dietziker (NetApp), Jesse Sergent RadioShack-Nissan) and Gregor Gazvoda (AG2R) were the early break, although they never had more than about a two-minute lead.
With about 60km to go, Marco Pinotti of BMC attacked, and soon the three leaders were caught and passed, and a new group had formed with Pinotti, Alexander Porsev (Katusha), Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ), Martin Mortensen (Vacansoleil-DCM), Yaroslav Popovych (RadioShack-Nissan), Christopher Juul Jensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) und Matteo Bono (Lampre-ISD).
A crash along the way took out Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge), with a fractured collarbone.
The gap to the leading group was never large, as Sky, with last year's winner Edvald Boasson Hagen, was unwilling to let them get away. They were caught again on the third of four climbs up the Waseberg, and immediately a new group formed, about a dozen riders including Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan. Boonen tried to take off on his own, but the group was too dangerous - and not working together at all - and everyone was soon together again.
Sagan had a blow to his chances with 18km to go, as he had a mechanical whilst on the final climb up the Waseberg.
With 14km to go, Ben Hermans of RadioShack-Nissan took off on a solo effort. The chasing group was totally unorganized and couldn't decide who should lead the chase - playing right into Hermans' hands. A four-man group finally formed, and the field behind them splintered into multiple groups.
The foursome was soon joined by more and more riders, and they caught Hermans with some 8km to go. The peloton regrouped and caught them all. Further attacks followed but the expected mass sprint came about.
A crash with only a few hundred meters to go broke up the field, and an Orica-GreenEdge racer appeared to have been injured. At the finish line, Demare clearly outsprinted the top names for the prestigious win.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 6:03:19 |
| 2 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| 4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
| 6 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 7 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp | |
| 8 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 9 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 10 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | |
| 11 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | |
| 12 | David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 13 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 14 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 15 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | |
| 16 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 17 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp | |
| 18 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| 19 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | |
| 20 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 21 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 22 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 23 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| 24 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:08 |
| 25 | Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 0:00:11 |
| 26 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:14 |
| 27 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:16 |
| 28 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 29 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:18 |
| 30 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 0:00:24 |
| 31 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| 32 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Netapp | |
| 33 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | |
| 34 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 35 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | 0:00:27 |
| 36 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | |
| 37 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:32 |
| 38 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:34 |
| 39 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | |
| 40 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:00:36 |
| 41 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 42 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 43 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 44 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 45 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 46 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 47 | Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos-Shimano | 0:00:43 |
| 48 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 49 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
| 50 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | |
| 51 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:46 |
| 52 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| 53 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 54 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | |
| 55 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team | |
| 56 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 57 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 58 | Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin - Sharp | 0:00:51 |
| 59 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling | |
| 60 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:00:56 |
| 61 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 62 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 63 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:01:02 |
| 64 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Katusha Team | 0:01:04 |
| 65 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:01:11 |
| 66 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:14 |
| 67 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:16 |
| 68 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:21 |
| 69 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp | 0:01:34 |
| 70 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:39 |
| 71 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan | 0:01:53 |
| 72 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | 0:02:08 |
| 73 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:11 |
| 74 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:28 |
| 75 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:02:34 |
| 76 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:02:40 |
| 77 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| 78 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 79 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | 0:05:16 |
| 80 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:08:27 |
| 81 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 82 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
| 83 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 84 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| 85 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 86 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Sharp | |
| 87 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:09:00 |
| 88 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 89 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 90 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 91 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 92 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 93 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 94 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 95 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos-Shimano | |
| 96 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 97 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin - Sharp | 0:09:29 |
| 98 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:09:46 |
| 99 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| 100 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 101 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano | |
| 102 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 103 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | |
| 104 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | |
| 105 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 106 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | |
| 107 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team | |
| 108 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 109 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| 110 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 111 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 112 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano | |
| 113 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | |
| 114 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | |
| 115 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 116 | Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team | |
| 117 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 118 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 119 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Sharp | |
| 120 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| 121 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 122 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | |
| 123 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 0:09:58 |
| 124 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | |
| 125 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:10:28 |
| 126 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 0:10:40 |
| 127 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdge | 0:10:47 |
| 128 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | 0:11:42 |
| 129 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge | |
| 130 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:13:32 |
| 131 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 132 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank | |
| DNF | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| DNF | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNF | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| DNF | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| DNF | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| DNF | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| DNF | Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team | |
| DNF | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team | |
| DNF | Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| DNF | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| DNF | Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack-Nissan | |
| DNF | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge | |
| DNF | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
| DNF | Stuart O'grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
| DNF | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | |
| DNF | Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin - Sharp | |
| DNF | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | |
| DNF | Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre - ISD | |
| DNF | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | |
| DNF | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | |
| DNF | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank |
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