The 2014 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 19th edition of the
Vattenfall Cyclassics, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 24 August 2014, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Hamburg, Germany. It is the 23rd race of the
2014 UCI World Tour
The 2014 UCI World Tour was the sixth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the opening stage of the 2014 Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under on 21 January, and concluded wi ...
season. It was won in the sprint by
Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff (born 5 July 1987) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam .
A sprinter and classics rider, Kristoff is the most successful Norwegian cyclist by number of wins, having taken alm ...
, ahead of
Giacomo Nizzolo
Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career Leopard Trek (2011–18)
Nizzolo took his first win at UCI World Tour level in August 2012, on stage 5 of the Eneco Tour. He launc ...
and
Simon Gerrans
Simon Gerrans (born 16 May 1980) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018, for the , , , , and squads. Post-retirement he initially worked as an athlete intern at Goldman Sachs in L ...
.
Teams
As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 18
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer In ...
s were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. One Professional Continental team – – was given a wildcard place into the race. The peloton was therefore made up of 19 team.
The 19 teams that competed in the race were:
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Results
References
External links
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2014
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