The 20th edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics started spectacularly with the riders departing from a ferry in the harbor of Kiel. From there the organizers sent the peloton south towards Hamburg. With 221 kilometers and the main difficulties in the latter part of the race the team kept it’s cards close to the chest. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg flew MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s flag in the finale and finished 13th.