Name: Sprinters Battle In Tight Final Showdown! | BEMER Cyclassics 2023 Highlights
Uploaded: 2023-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Description: Usually a nailed-on sprinters’ race with a course almost entirely flat, and so far almost every edition of this race - previously known as Cyclassics Hamburgs and the Vattenfall Cyclassic - has culminated in a bunch sprint! Would this year be different?

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A race that almost always results in a run-of-the-mill bunch sprint, the BEMER Cyclassics instead came to an incredible conclusion on Sunday afternoon, with 

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For a time, it looked as though a surprise might be on the cards as an all-star trio of 

 (Bora-Hansgrohe) went clear inside the final 15km. Key to their venture was some tactical blocking of the chasing peloton by Politt’s Bora-Hansgrohe teammates, but even their racecraft was not to deter a rampaging Pedersen.

Sensing that the victory might be just out of the peloton’s grasp, Pedersen launched himself free of the bunch and bridged across to the leading trio. That was not enough for the in-form Dane, who went and won the sprint to carry on his fine season.

 or see how the action unfolded in our highlights package above.

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Mads Pedersen

Mads Pedersen gleams with joy after his victory

Usually a nailed-on sprinters’ race with a course almost entirely flat, and so far almost every edition of this race - previously known as Cyclassics Hamburgs and the Vattenfall Cyclassic - has culminated in a bunch sprint! Would this year be different?

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Mads Pedersen wins one of the most thrilling finales of the season