| 2011 UCI World Tour, race 22 of 27 | |||||||||||||
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 Boasson Hagen celebrating his victory | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 21, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 215 km (133.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 49' 40" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 16th edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 August 2011, over a distance of 215 km (133.6 mi), starting and finishing in Hamburg, Germany. It was the 22nd event of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.
Fresh from his victory in the Eneco Tour a week before the Cyclassics, Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen – who, in 2010, was second to Tyler Farrar, who elected to compete in the concurrent Vuelta a España in 2011 – took the victory in a sprint finish out of a large group of riders, who had broken away after a split in the field.[1] Boasson Hagen had attacked from 250 metres out,[2] and held off Gerald Ciolek, who took second place for Quick-Step, while Borut Božič completed the podium for Vacansoleil–DCM.[3]
- ^ "Boasson Hagen wins Vattenfall Cyclassics". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan (21 August 2011). "Boasson Hagen bosses rivals". Sky Sports. British Sky Broadcasting. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan (21 August 2011). "Team Sky registers wins in Vuelta a España and Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2011.