2005 HEW Cyclassics
These are the results for the 2005 edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycling classic, held in Hamburg, Germany. Filippo Pozzato ensured that the tradition that nobody has won this race twice was maintained.
General Standings
31-07-2005: Hamburg, 250 km
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2004 HEW Cyclassics
The 2004 HEW Cyclassics was the ninth edition of the German single-day race. It took place August 1, 2004 and it was won by Stuart O'Grady, racing for Cofidis.
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Vattenfall Cyclassics
The Hamburg Cyclassics, formerly HEW Cyclassics, 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 km. The course's most significant difficulty is Waseberg hill in Blankenese, which is addressed three times in the race finale.
It is Germany's only event on the UCI World Tour calendar. The race is organized by Upsolut Events, the German branch of French media group Lagardère, which also organizes the annual Velothon Berlin.
An important part of the Cyclassics is the Jedermannrennen ("Everyman's race"), an amateur/cyclosportif event held on the same day and on the same roads as the professional race. Bike fanatics can participate in amateur tour races over 55 km, 100 km and 155 km. The number of participants is limited to 22.000 amateurs and tickets must be reserved months in advance.
History
HEW Cyclassics
The event was created in 1996 as a 1.5 race, the lowest classification of professional races. The first edition was its shortest ever, totaling just 160 km, won by Italian Rossano Brasi. HEW, Hamburg's Electricity Works, served as the race's title sponsor. In 1997 Jan Ullrich won the second edition amid hordes of fans, two weeks after winning the Tour de France, and the race gained prestige fast.
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