Vattenfall Cyclassics 2015: Preview

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André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) wins the bunch sprint in stage 2 at the Eneco Tour (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Marcel Kittel (Giant-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Mark Cavendish got his win this year during stage 7

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Andre Greipel on the Eneco Tour's stage 3 podium. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Etixx QuickStep ride in support of race leader Tony Martin on stage 5 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) wins Vattenfall Cyclassics (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

As the general classification riders head to Spain, many of the world’s best sprinters turn their focus to Germany. Vattenfall Cyclassics is currently Germany’s only WorldTour race, so it is befitting that its parcours suits some of its best riders. The largely flat course usually ensures a bunch sprint, an area that the Germans have excelled in recent years.

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Vattenfall Cyclassics past winners

Marcel Kittel (Giant-Alpecin) and André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) are just two potential winners for the home nation. Unfortunately, converting this into race victory has proved elusive, and Germany has only had one winner since the race became the Vattenfall Cyclassics in 2006. John Degenkolb, who is due to ride the Vuelta a España this season, claimed victory there in 2013.