Dane Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), the 2019 world champion, won the Hamburg classic in the sprint ahead of Dutchman Danny van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Italy’s Elia Viviani (Ineos).
stage winner in this summer’s Tour de France (The eighth stage is between Libourne and Limoges) and second place in the points classification at the Champs-Elysées finish, Pedersen completed the 205.6 kilometers of Cyclassics, traditionally reserved for sprinters, in just over 4.5 hours. “I came out of the Tour de France really well and simply managed to keep my formPedersen rejoiced after winning the German ARD public television microphone.
First victory in Hamburg for Pedersen
A group of 3 riders consisting of Germany’s Nils Pollitt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Belgium’s Yves Lambert (Sodal Quick-Step) and American Brandon McNulty (UAE) tried to escape but were caught by the peloton just meters from the finish. The 27-year-old Dane put his name on the classic charts for the first time and succeeds Austrian Marco Haller, who surprised Belgium’s Wout van Aert last year with a win. Bernese Mark Hershey (United Arab Emirates) finished 10th.
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