The 2016 EuroEyes Cyclassics are the 21st edition of the

EuroEyes Cyclassics The Hamburg Cyclassics (currently known as the Bemer Cyclassics for sponsorship purposes) is an annual one-day professional and amateur cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is always around 250 ...

road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

, the first edition under the new name. The one-day-race took place on 21 August 2016 and was won by

Caleb Ewan Caleb Ewan (born 11 July 1994) is an Australian road and track bicycle racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter, Ewan has a style similar to that of Mark Cavendish, taking an extremely low position that offers him an aerodynamic advantage ...

in the sprint, after

Nacer Bouhanni Nacer Bouhanni (born 25 July 1990) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . A sprinter, he was the winner of the 2012 French National Road Race Championships. Although his first Grand Tour was in 2012, his r ...

was relegated for irregular sprinting.

Route and background

The EuroEyes Cyclassics was the only

UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ...

race held in Germany during the 2016 season.

Teams

The 18

teams are automatically entitled and obliged to start the race. The race organisation will still hand out a few wildcards to some

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teams.

Race report

The race was started at 11:30 local time with last year's champion

André Greipel André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2021. Since his retirement, Greipel now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Born in Rostock, East ...

defending his title.Hamburg Cyclassics – Tausende Zuschauer feiern die Radler
Hamburger Abendblatt, in German A leading group of six, later five and four riders escaped from the peloton during the race, facing partly wet road conditions due to some showers. The leading group initially consisted of

Lukas Pöstlberger Lukas Pöstlberger (born 10 January 1992) is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012. Born in Vöcklabruck, Pöstlberger was named in the start list for the 2017 ...

(BOA),

Matteo Montaguti Matteo Montaguti (born 6 January 1984) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2019 for the , , and teams. Major results ;2003 : 3rd Points race, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ; ...

(Ag2R), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC),

Kamil Gradek Kamil Gradek (born 17 September 1990) is a Polish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2 ...

(VAT),

Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič (born 19 October 1994) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Mohorič turned professional in 2014. He is the Slovenian road race champion for 2018 and 2021. Biography Born on ...

(LAM) and

Maxat Ayazbayev Maxat Mukhtarovich Ayazbayev ( kk, Мақсат Мұхтарұлы Аязбаев, russian: Максат Мухтарович Аязбаев, born January 27, 1992, in Baktybai) is a Kazakh former road cyclist, who currently works as a directeur ...

(AST). After 217 km, the group of four was caught just before finishing straight.

(COF) was fastest in the final sprint, ahead of

(OBE),

John Degenkolb John Degenkolb (born 7 January 1989) is a German professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His biggest wins to date are the 2015 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Paris–Roubaix, two of cycling's five monuments. He i ...

(TGA) and

Giacomo Nizzolo Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . 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 ...

(TFS).Live Straßenrennen
eurosport.de, in German However, Nacer Bouhanni was relegated for irregularities in the sprint, and Caleb Ewan was declared the winner.

Result

References

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