Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012: Results

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Arnaud Demare (FDJ - Big Mat) wins Vattenfalls (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Ruediger Selig and Katusha teammates before the start (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Daryl Impey (Orica - Greenedge) is injured (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Podium: Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) 2nd, Arnaud Demare (FDJ - Big Mat) 1st, Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack - Nissan) 3rd (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Ruediger Selig (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma - Quickstep) and Peter Sagan (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The peloton (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Daniel Oss (Liquigas - Cannondale) gets a bottle handoff (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Arnaud Demare (FDJ - Big Mat) on the podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Jurai Sagan (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Daryl Impey (Orica - GreenEdge) is helped by concerned teammates (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) and Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil - DCM) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Arnaud Demare (FDJ - Big Mat) triumphs (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Dominik Nerz (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) and Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil - DCM) untangle bikes (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Maxime Vantomme (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Arnaud Demare (FDJ - Big Mat) beats Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) and Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack - Nissan) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Arnaud Demare (FDJ - Big Mat) raises his arms to celebrate (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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