Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012: Results

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Arnaud Demare (FDJ - Big Mat) wins Vattenfalls (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

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	6:03:19
2	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Sharp	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Ben Hermans (Bel) Radioshack-Nissan	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 22 - Cell 2
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	Row 27 - Cell 2
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	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Netapp	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank	0:00:27
36	Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
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	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	0:00:36
41	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Bert De Backer (Bel) Argos-Shimano	0:00:43
48	Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	0:00:46
52	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Radioshack-Nissan	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin - Sharp	0:00:51
59	Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	0:00:56
61	Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
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	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 77 - Cell 2
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	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Sharp	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	0:09:00
88	Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Argos-Shimano	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos-Shimano	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano	Row 95 - Cell 2
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	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp	Row 112 - Cell 2
114	Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 114 - Cell 2
116	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Katusha Team	Row 115 - Cell 2
117	Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD	Row 116 - Cell 2
118	Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	Row 117 - Cell 2
119	Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Sharp	Row 118 - Cell 2
120	Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	Row 119 - Cell 2
121	Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 120 - Cell 2
122	Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team	Row 121 - Cell 2
123	Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team	0:09:58
124	Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	Row 123 - Cell 2
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	Row 128 - Cell 2
130	Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha Team	0:13:32
131	Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 130 - Cell 2
132	Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank	Row 131 - Cell 2
DNF	Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling	Row 132 - Cell 2
DNF	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling	Row 133 - Cell 2
DNF	Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling	Row 134 - Cell 2
DNF	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling	Row 135 - Cell 2
DNF	Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 136 - Cell 2
DNF	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	Row 137 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	Row 138 - Cell 2
DNF	Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale	Row 139 - Cell 2
DNF	Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	Row 140 - Cell 2
DNF	Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team	Row 141 - Cell 2
DNF	Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team	Row 142 - Cell 2
DNF	Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) Radioshack-Nissan	Row 143 - Cell 2
DNF	Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Radioshack-Nissan	Row 144 - Cell 2
DNF	Jesse Sergent (NZl) Radioshack-Nissan	Row 145 - Cell 2
DNF	Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge	Row 146 - Cell 2
DNF	Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge	Row 147 - Cell 2
DNF	Stuart O'grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge	Row 148 - Cell 2
DNF	Matthew Wilson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge	Row 149 - Cell 2
DNF	Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin - Sharp	Row 150 - Cell 2
DNF	Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	Row 151 - Cell 2
DNF	Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre - ISD	Row 152 - Cell 2
DNF	Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	Row 153 - Cell 2
DNF	Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 154 - Cell 2
DNF	Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	Row 155 - Cell 2
DNF	Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank / Tinkoff Bank	Row 156 - Cell 2