The 2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 18th running of the Vattenfall Cyclassics single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around Hamburg, Germany, on 25 August over a distance of 246 kilometres (152.9 miles) and was the twenty-third race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.

In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by Argos–Shimano rider John Degenkolb, Degenkolb finished ahead of Lotto–Belisol's André Greipel and Team Katusha's Alexander Kristoff, who completed the podium.[1]

Teams

As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – NetApp–Endura and MTN–Qhubeka – were given wildcard places into the race and as such, formed the event's 21-team peloton.

The 21 teams that competed in the race were:

Results

Cyclist Team Time UCI World Tour
Points
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 5h 45' 16" 80
2  André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol s.t. 60
3  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha + 1" 50
4  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1" 40
5  Elia Viviani (ITA) Cannondale + 1" 30
6  Boy Van Poppel (NLD) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1" 22
7  Nikolas Maes (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 1" 14
8  Thor Hushovd (NOR) BMC Racing Team + 1" 10
9  Matti Breschel (DNK) Saxo–Tinkoff + 1" 6
10  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr + 1" 2

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Nigel (25 August 2015). "John Degenkolb wins Vattenfall Cyclassics". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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