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Hamburg - Hamburg, 217.7 km

Caleb Ewan wins 2016 Hamburg Cyclassics

The Race: Here's the story from winner Caleb Ewen's Orica-BikeExchange team.

22-year-old Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan took the win for ORICA-BikeExchange in a wet and crash-heavy Cyclassics Hamburg in Germany today.

The day’s breakaway came close to causing an upset before being caught inside the final kilometre. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) initially won the race before being disqualified for deviating from his line.Three crashes in the last 40 kilometres split the field with Ewan getting tangled and needing a bike change.

ORICA-BikeExchange executed the change and the chase to perfection with Ewan taking his first European race victory of 2016 after a hard fought sprint. “I’m really happy with the victory,” said Ewan. “It was a very fast and tough sprint, I had to deviate from my line a bit and it’s always difficult to try and regain momentum after that.”

“It’s great to get a European win under my belt for this season. It was an eventful day all round after suffering a puncture and then crashing twice although fortunately I landed on my feet both times. The whole team did a fantastic job in getting me back into the bunch after the crashes and they really were superb today.”

Sport director Matt White was pleased with the result, the team's first victory at the race, and praised the work of the team and Ewan in a hard race. “It was a very tough race,” said White. “The conditions were very difficult and we had half of the team go down in the crash with 15kilometres to go before Luke Durbridge and Michael Albasini did some incredible work to bring us back.”

“The finale was also chaotic and Luka Mezgec and Daryl Impey fought hard to drop Caleb (Ewan) off in great position to contest the sprint. Caleb is a deserved winner today, he did fantastically well to avoid the crash with 300metres to go and finished off the good work of the team brilliantly.

“Of course we are happy with the result, it’s the first win in Europe for Caleb this year after he started the season strongly in Australia. He was up against a top class field today and this win provides more valuable experience for him going into future races.”

How it happened: A wet and miserable morning welcomed the riders to the start line with a six-rider breakaway forming within the first hour of racing and quickly establishing a lead of around three minutes. After 80kilometres of racing their lead had swelled to over six minutes with the escapees beginning to work well together.

The situation remained the same for the next 50kilometres with Lotto-Soudal controlling the front of the peloton. Approaching the final 45kilometres of the race the lead of the escapees had fallen to under three minutes with the peloton seemingly well in control of the situation.

With 25 kilometres to go, and the leaders at two minutes, attacks started to spring from the peloton with three chasers now in between the two groups.

A crash split the field inside the last 15 kilometres with the breakaway on the final ascent of the Waseberg around one minute ahead of the reduced bunch and Ewan needing a rapid bike change. The attacks continued to fly into the finale with now only four leaders out front at 40seconds going into the last five kilometres and Dimension-Data leading the chase.

The leaders were finally caught with one kilometre to go and Katusha and Trek-Segafredo jumping to the front before another crash with 300metres to go added to the chaotic end to the race.

Bouhanni won the ensuing sprint with Ewan avoiding the second crash and forced around the outside to take second place, however the judges deemed Bouhanni’s sprint illegal and Ewan claimed the victory.

Complete Results:

217.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.363 km/hr

1	Ewan, Caleb	Orica-BikeExchange	4hr 54min 26sec
2	Degenkolb, John	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
3	Nizzolo, Giacomo	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	Poppel, Danny van	Sky	s.t.
5	Kristoff, Alexander	Katusha	s.t.
6	Groenewegen, Dylan	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
7	Renshaw, Mark	Dimension Data	s.t.
8	Enger, Sondre	IAM Cycling	s.t.
9	Trentin, Matteo	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
10	Greipel, André	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
11	Roelandts, Jürgen	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
12	Oss, Daniel	BMC	s.t.
13	Tleubayev, Ruslan	Astana	s.t.
14	Trusov, Nikolay	Tinkoff	s.t.
15	Valgren, Michael	Tinkoff	s.t.
16	Curvers, Roy	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
17	Houle, Hugo	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
18	Haussler, Heinrich	IAM Cycling	s.t.
19	Modolo, Sacha	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
20	Modolo, Sacha	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
21	Dempster, Zak	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
22	Boasson Hagen, Edvald	Dimension Data	s.t.
23	Sütterlin, Jasha	Movistar Team	s.t.
24	Polnický, Jiří	Verva-ActiveJet	s.t.
25	Gradek, Kamil	Verva-ActiveJet	s.t.
26	Velits, Peter	BMC	s.t.
27	Bouhanni, Nacer	Cofidis	s.t.
28	De Marchi, Alessandro	BMC	@ 13sec
29	Zepuntke, Ruben	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
30	Turgis, Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
31	Elmiger, Martin	IAM Cycling	s.t.
32	Naesen, Oliver	IAM Cycling	s.t.
33	Pibernik, Luka	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
34	Démare, Arnaud	FDJ	+ 00' 19''
35	Impey, Daryl	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
36	Reihs, Michael	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
37	Roosen, Timo	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
38	Ventoso, Francisco	Movistar Team	+ 00' 23''
39	Costa, Rui	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
40	Reguigui, Youcef	Dimension Data	s.t.
41	Vliegen, Loïc	BMC	s.t.
42	Izagirre, Gorka	Movistar Team	+ 00' 26''
43	Brutt, Pavel	Tinkoff	s.t.
44	Burghardt, Marcus	BMC	+ 00' 29''
45	Swift, Ben	Sky	s.t.
46	Guarnieri, Jacopo	Katusha	+ 00' 31''
47	Porsev, Alexander	Katusha	s.t.
48	Vanmarcke, Sep	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
49	Boonen, Tom	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
50	Sieberg, Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
51	Maes, Nikolas	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
52	De Vreese, Laurens	Astana	s.t.
53	Debusschere, Jens	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
54	Sarreau, Marc	FDJ	s.t.
55	Pöstlberger, Lukas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
56	Teunissen, Mike	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
57	Nordhaug, Lars Petter	Sky	+ 00' 36''
58	Rast, Grégory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
59	Rowe, Luke	Sky	s.t.
60	Sinkeldam, Ramon	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
61	Hofland, Moreno	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
62	Wynants, Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
63	Van Staeyen, Michael	Cofidis	s.t.
64	Ulissi, Diego	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
65	Gastauer, Ben	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
66	Kelderman, Wilco	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
67	Voss, Paul	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
68	Slagter, Tom-Jelte	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 00' 45''
69	Andersen, Søren	Giant-Alpecin	+ 00' 47''
70	Mohoric, Matej	Lampre-Merida	+ 00' 50''
71	Sagan, Juraj	Tinkoff	+ 00' 55''
72	Gatto, Oscar	Tinkoff	s.t.
73	Henao, Sebastián	Sky	+ 00' 59''
74	Offredo, Yoann	FDJ	+ 01' 00''
75	Gallopin, Tony	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
76	Leezer, Tom	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
77	Ayazbayev, Maxat	Astana	s.t.
78	Stuyven, Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
79	Kittel, Marcel	Etixx-Quick Step	+ 01' 05''
80	Bauhaus, Phil	Bora-Argon 18	+ 01' 12''
81	Hoelgaard, Daniel	FDJ	+ 01' 16''
82	Mezgec, Luka	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
83	van Rensburg, Reinardt	Dimension Data	+ 01' 38''
84	Haller, Marco	Katusha	+ 02' 25''
85	Wippert, Wouter	Cannondale-Drapac	+ 02' 29''
86	Soupe, Geoffrey	Cofidis	+ 02' 35''
87	Albasini, Michael	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
88	Durbridge, Luke	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
89	Guldhammer, Rasmus	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
90	Kamp, Alexander	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
91	Mori, Manuele	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
92	Zabel, Rick	BMC	s.t.
93	Rosskopf, Joey	BMC	s.t.
94	Konrad, Patrick	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
95	Konovalovas, Ignatas	FDJ	s.t.
96	Martinelli, Davide	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
97	Geschke, Simon	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
98	Gougeard, Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	+ 03' 03''
99	Gretsch, Patrick	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
100	Bauer, Jack	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
101	Skjerping, Kristoffer	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
102	Mullen, Ryan	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
103	Bouhanni, Rayane	Cofidis	s.t.
104	Wegmann, Fabian	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
105	Alafaci, Eugenio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
106	Božič, Borut	Cofidis	s.t.
107	Vandenbergh, Stijn	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
108	Marczyński, Tomasz	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
109	Bak, Lars	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
110	Eisel, Bernhard	Dimension Data	s.t.
111	Bérard, Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
112	Ferrari, Roberto	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
113	Coledan, Marco	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
114	Blythe, Adam	Tinkoff	s.t.
115	Docker, Mitchell	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
116	Schillinger, Andreas	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
117	Tosatto, Matteo	Tinkoff	s.t.
118	Saramotins, Aleksejs	IAM Cycling	s.t.
119	Timmer, Albert	Giant-Alpecin	s.t.
120	Tanner, David	IAM Cycling	s.t.
121	Kamyshev, Arman	Astana	s.t.
122	Visconti, Giovanni	Movistar Team	s.t.
123	Pedersen, Mads	Stölting Service Group	s.t.
124	Poppel, Boy van	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
125	Mørkøv, Michael	Katusha	s.t.
126	Franczak, Paweł	Verva-ActiveJet	s.t.
127	Thomson, Jay	Dimension Data	+ 05' 33''
128	Herrada, Jesús	Movistar Team	s.t.
129	Banaszek, Adrian	Verva-ActiveJet	s.t.
130	Bennett, Sam	Bora-Argon 18	+ 05' 40''
131	Moreno, Javier	Movistar Team	s.t.
132	Politt, Nils	Katusha	s.t.
133	Mager, Christian	Stölting Service Group	+ 06' 06''
134	De Backer, Bert	Giant-Alpecin	+ 07' 11''
135	Fenn, Andrew	Sky	s.t.
136	Sabatini, Fabio	Etixx-Quick Step	s.t.
137	Zandio, Xabier	Sky	s.t.
138	Bettiol, Alberto	Cannondale-Drapac	s.t.
139	Capecchi, Eros	Astana	s.t.
140	Fominykh, Daniil	Astana	s.t.
141	Bono, Matteo	Lampre-Merida	s.t.
142	Hayman, Mathew	Orica-BikeExchange	s.t.
143	Nerz, Dominik	Bora-Argon 18	s.t.
144	Banaszek, Norbert	Verva-ActiveJet	+ 08' 05''

Hamburg Cyclassics map:

Start list with back numbers, August 20, 2016:

	LOTTO - SOUDAL
1	GREIPEL André
2	DEBUSSCHERE Jens
3	FRISON Frederik
4	GALLOPIN Tony
5	BAK Lars Ytting
6	MARCZYNSKI Tomasz
7	ROELANDTS Jurgen
8	SIEBERG Marcel
	TINKOFF
11	BODNAR Maciej
12	BLYTHE Adam
13	GATTO Oscar
14	SAGAN Juraj
15	BRUTT Pavel
16	TOSATTO Matteo
17	TRUSOV Nikolai
18	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
	TEAM SKY
21	FENN Andrew
22	HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian
23	STANNARD Ian
24	NORDHAUG Lars Petter
25	ROWE Luke
26	SWIFT Ben
27	VAN POPPEL Danny
28	ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier
	BMC RACING TEAM
31	BURGHARDT Marcus
32	DE MARCHI Alessandro
33	ROSSKOPF Joey
34	SENNI Manuel
35	OSS Daniel
36	VELITS Peter
37	VLIEGEN Loïc
38	ZABEL Rick
	ETIXX - QUICK STEP
41	BOONEN Tom
42	KEISSE Iljo
43	KITTEL Marcel
44	MAES Nikolas
45	MARTINELLI Davide
46	SABATINI Fabio
47	TRENTIN Matteo
48	VANDENBERGH Stijn
	TEAM KATUSHA
51	GUARNIERI Jacopo
52	HALLER Marco
53	KRISTOFF Alexander
54	KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav
55	MORKOV Michael
56	POLITT Nils
57	PORSEV Alexander
58	VICIOSO ARCOS Angel
	ORICA - BIKE EXCHANGE
61	EWAN Caleb
62	MEZGEC Luka
63	DOCKER Mitchell
64	IMPEY Daryl
65	ALBASINI Michael
66	HAYMAN Mathew
67	DURBRIDGE Luke
68	MEIER Christian
	TREK-SEGAFREDO
71	ALAFACI Eugenio
72	ARREDONDO MORENO Julian
73	COLEDAN Marco
74	DEVOLDER Stijn
75	NIZZOLO Giacomo
76	RAST Grégory
77	STUYVEN Jasper
78	VAN POPPEL Boy
	FDJ
81	DEMARE Arnaud
82	PINEAU Cedric
83	DELAGE Mickael
84	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas
85	OFFREDO Yohan
86	SARREAU Marc
87	HOELGAARD Daniel
88	VAUGRENARD Benoît
	MOVISTAR TEAM
91	DOWSETT Alex
92	MORENO BAZAN Javier
93	VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José
94	HERRADA LOPEZ Jesús
95	IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka
96	VISCONTI Giovanni
97	LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose
98	SÜTTERLIN Jasha
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
101	AYAZBAYEV Maxat
102	BOOM Lars
103	DE VREESE Laurens
104	GUARDINI Andrea
105	KAMYSHEV Arman
106	FOMINYKH Daniil
107	TLEUBAYEV Ruslan
108	CAPECCHI Eros
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
111	DANIEL Maxime
112	BÉRARD Julien
113	GASTAUER Ben
114	BONNAFOND Guillaume
115	GOUGEARD Alexis
116	GRETSCH Patrick
117	HOULE Hugo
118	MONTAGUTI Matteo
	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO
121	GROENEWEGEN Dylan
122	HOFLAND Moreno
123	KELDERMAN Wilco
124	LEEZER Tom
125	TEUNISSEN Mike
126	ROOSEN Timo
127	VANMARCKE Sep
128	WYNANTS Maarten
	LAMPRE - MERIDA
131	BONO Matteo
132	MOHORIC Matej
133	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto
134	FERRARI Roberto
135	MODOLO Sacha
136	MORI Manuele
137	PIBERNIK Luka
138	ULISSI Diego
	CANNONDALE - DRAPAC
141	BAUER Jack
142	BETTIOL Alberto
143	KOREN Kristjan
144	ZEPUNTKE Ruben
145	MULLEN Ryan
146	SKJERPING Kristoffer
147	SLAGTER Tom Jelte
148	WIPPERT Wouter
	TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
151	ANDERSEN Søren Kragh
152	CURVERS Roy
153	DE BACKER Bert
154	DEGENKOLB John
155	GESCHKE Simon
156	SINKELDAM Ramon
157	TIMMER Albert
158	WALSCHEID Max
	IAM CYCLING
161	ELMIGER Martin
162	HAUSSLER Heinrich
163	HOLST ENGER Sondre
164	HOWARD Leigh
165	KLUGE Roger
166	NAESEN Oliver
167	SARAMOTINS Aleksejs
168	TANNER David
	DIMENSION DATA
171	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
172	EISEL Bernhard
173	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
174	REGUIGUI Youcef
175	RENSHAW Mark
176	THOMSON Jay Robert
177	NIYONSHUTI Adrien
178	BRAMMEIER Matthew
	BORA-ARGON 18
181	BAUHAUS Phil
182	BENNETT Sam
183	DEMPSTER Zakkari
184	KONRAD Patrick
185	NERZ Dominik
186	POSTLBERGER Lukas
187	SCHILLINGER Andreas
188	VOSS Paul
	STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP
191	CIOLEK Gerald
192	GULDHAMMER PEDERSEN Rasmus
193	KAMP EGESTED Alexander
194	TENBROCK Jonas
195	MAGER Christian
196	PEDERSEN Mads
197	REIHS Michael
198	WEGMANN Fabian
	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CRÉDITS
201	BOUHANNI Nacer
202	BOUHANNI Rayane
203	BOZIC Borut
204	LAPORTE Christophe
205	LEMOINE Cyril
206	SOUPE Geoffrey
207	TURGIS Anthony
208	VAN STAEYEN Michael
	VERVA ACTIVEJET
211	ANIOLKOWSKI Stanislaw
212	BANASZEK Adrian
213	FRANCZAK Pawel
214	GRADEK Kamil
215	BANASZEK Norbert
216	SIMON CASULLERAS Jordi
217	KOCH Jonas
218	POLNICKY Jiri