2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics

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.

2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics

2013 UCI World Tour, race 23 of 28
Race details
Dates	25 August 2013
Stages	1
Distance	246 km (152.9 mi)
Winning time	5h 45' 16"
Results
Winner  John Degenkolb (Germany) (Argos–Shimano)   Second  André Greipel (Germany) (Lotto–Belisol)   Third  Alexander Kristoff (Norway) (Team Katusha)
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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:

• Ag2r–La Mondiale
• Argos–Shimano
• Astana
• Belkin Pro Cycling
• BMC Racing Team
• Cannondale
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• FDJ.fr
• Garmin–Sharp
• Team Katusha
• Lampre–Merida
• Lotto–Belisol
• Movistar Team
• MTN–Qhubeka †
• Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
• Orica–GreenEDGE
• RadioShack–Leopard †
• NetApp–Endura
• Saxo–Tinkoff
• Team Sky
• Vacansoleil–DCM

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