| 2011 UCI World Tour, race 22 of 27 | |||||||||||||
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 Boasson Hagen celebrating his victory | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | August 21, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 215 km (133.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 49' 40" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 16th edition of theVattenfall 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 inHamburg,Germany. It was the 22nd event of the2011 UCI World Tour season.
Fresh from his victory in theEneco Tour a week before the Cyclassics,Team Sky'sEdvald Boasson Hagen – who, in2010, was second toTyler Farrar, who elected to compete in the concurrentVuelta 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 offGerald Ciolek, who took second place forQuick-Step, whileBorut Božič completed the podium forVacansoleil–DCM.[3]
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points[5] |
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| 1 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 4h 49' 40" | 80 |
| 2 |  Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Quick-Step | s.t. | 60 |
| 3 |  Borut Božič (SLO) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. | 50 |
| 4 |  Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. | 40 |
| 5 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. | 30 |
| 6 |  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | s.t. | 22 |
| 7 |  Simon Clarke (AUS) | Astana | s.t. | 14 |
| 8 |  Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) | Team RadioShack | s.t. | 10 |
| 9 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. | 6 |
| 10 |  Michel Kreder (NED) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. | 2 |