Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) celebrates the win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) wins the bunch sprint(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) wins Vattenfall Cyclassics(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) celebrates another win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was a late entrant to the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) on the front of the bunch(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Björn Thurau (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Björn Thurau (Europcar) on the attack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton leaves Hamburg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The race is underway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) signing an autograph for a young fan(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Danilo Hondo (Trek)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) at the startline(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The riders start the Vattenfall Cyclassics(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
German champion André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The 2014 Vattenfall Cyclassics podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Simon Geschke and Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Julian Alaphilippe (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Julian Alaphilippe (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) on the attack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Pavel Brutt (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Julian Alaphilippe (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was aggressive today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) celebrates another win in 2014(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) holds the winners trophy aloft(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek) was second today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) is pretty used to the podium protocols now(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
David Boucher (FDJ.fr)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) gets the win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) continued his good run of form with another win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Vladimir Isaichev (Katusha) sets the tempo(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton passes by a beach but no one was swimming today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Hamburg on full display(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton encounters a small climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Hamburgh was the host of the Vattenfall Cyclassics(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Björn Thurau (Europcar) gets some help from the mechanic(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton in Hamburg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton on a Hamburg bridge(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A small group attacks off the front of the peloton(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton on a bridge(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton leaving Hamburg via a bridge(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton passes a wheat field under blue skies(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
There was plenty of different landscapes for the rider today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton in Hamburg(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Albert Timmer (Giant-Shimano)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Gatis Smukulis (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton passes by a beach(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Hamburg put on nice weather for the riders(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Blue skies for the peloton today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) get the Vattenfall Cyclassics win in a bunch sprint finish(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) does a Bradley Wiggins impersonation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) had time for a few different celebrations(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Two big thumbs up for Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
An emotional Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) waves to the crowd(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek), Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge0(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) cracks a a joke on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) with the winners trophy(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) won the small bunch sprint to take victory at the Vattenfall Cyclassics on Sunday in Hamburg. The Norwegian out-sprinted Italy's Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing) and Australia's Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) to the finish line.
“I like racing here in Hamburg. I’ve done this race every year since I’ve been a pro and I’ve always liked this race even though I’ve never won before. But I finally made it, so for sure now it’s one of my favorite races,” said Kristoff.