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Raymond Kreder emerges as the strongest in the bunch sprint in the Velothon Berlin as he holds off Bennett and Porsev in the final dash to the line

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18.05.2014 @ 19:34 Posted by Emil Axelgaard

Raymond Kreder (Garmin-Sharp) showed his great sprinting potential when he won the bunch sprint in the flat German one-day race Velothon Berlin. In the final dash to the line, he held off Sam Bennett (NetApp-Endura) and Alexander Porsev (Katusha) to succeed Marcel Kittel as the winner of one of Germany's biggest one-day races.

 

Raymond Kreder has mostly been working as part of the lead-out for Tyler Farrar but has occasionally got his chance to show his potential in the bunch sprints on his own. Today he got such an opportunity when he led Garmin-Sharp in the Velothon Berlin which is held on a flat course in the German capital.

 

And the young Dutchman paid back his team's confidence when he emerged as the strongest in the bunch sprint that was always likely to be the outcome of the rather new event. Perfectly set up by his teammates, he held off Sam Bennett and Alexander Porsev in the bunch sprint.

 

The race panned out like a very traditional sprint race as the early part was dominated by a 4-rider breakaway that was gradually whittled down to three. However, the sprint teams had everything under control and they were in no mood to miss the chance to sprint it out in the German capital. Despite a one-minute lead 15km from the line, the escapees failed to make it to the finish and all was set for a big bunch sprint.

 

With the win, Kreder broke the German dominance in the race that was created in 2011 when Marcel Kittel won the opening edition. Since then it has been an affair for the two big German sprinters as André Greipel was fastest in 2012 and Kittel took his second win 12 months ago. This time it was Kreder who emerged as the strongest as not even a single German made it onto the podium.

 

The next big race in Germany takes place in less than two weeks when the Bayern Rundfahrt, the main stage race in the country, takes place over five days, starting on May 28.

 

A flat course

The fourth edition of the Velothon Berlin took place on a 175.1km course that started and finished in Berlin. The first part consisted of a big loop on the southern outskirts of the capital and it all finished with six laps of a flat finishing circuit in the city centre.

 

It was a very rainy day in Germany but that didn't dampen the spirits of the continental teams that were eager to make the most out of an opportunity to ride against some of the biggest teams in the world. They were all keen to go on the attack and the race was off to a fast start before a break finally took off.

 

The break takes off

Tomasz Mickiewicz (ActiveJet), Tim Gebauer (Stölting), Julien Essers (Heizomat) and Christopher Hatz (Bergstrasse) made up the early escape and they were 1.30 ahead after 20km of racing. At the 23km mark, they had extended it to 2 minutes and the gap continued to grow, reaching 5.15 28km further up the road.

 

At the 60km mark, the gap reached a maximum of 6.00 but now the sprint teams had taken control. With 80km to go, it was already down to 3.40 and the situation was completely under control.

 

The break splits up

Mickiewicz got dropped from the front group which continued to press on and still enjoyed a 2.30 lead with three laps to go. With 15km to go, they still had a minute and they had now put the peloton under pressure.

 

There was nothing to do against the fast-moving peloton though and on the final lap, they were swallowed up. All was set for a big sprint finish and here Kreder proved his sprinting potential by beating Bennett and Porsev.

1Raymond KREDERGarmin - Sharp3:52:49
2Sam BENNETTTeam NetApp - Endura0:00:00
3Alexander PORSEVTeam Katusha0:00:00
4Siarhei PAPOK0:00:00
5Michael VAN STAEYENTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:00
6Willi WILLWOHLLKT Team Brandenburg0:00:00
7Phil BAUHAUSTeam Stölting0:00:00
8Alex FRAMEDevelopment Team Giant-Shimano0:00:00
9Andreas STAUFFMTN Qhubeka0:00:00
10Jaroslaw MARYCZCCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:00
11Erik BOTHEMLP Team Bergstrasse0:00:00
12Emils LIEPINSRietumu - Delfin0:00:00
13Steele VON HOFFGarmin - Sharp0:00:00
14Fabian SCHNAIDTTeam Vorarlberg0:00:00
15Andreas MUELLERGebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:00:00
16Pieter VANSPEYBROUCKTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:00
17Henning BOMMELRad-Net Rose Team0:00:01
18Florenz KNAUERTeam Heizomat0:00:01
19Juriy VASYLIVTeam Stölting0:00:01
20Indulis BEKMANISAlpha Baltic - Unitymarathons.com0:00:01
21Michael SCHWEIZERSynergy Baku Cycling Project0:00:01
22Konrad DABKOWSKIActiveJet Team0:00:01
23Jenthe BIERMANSDevelopment Team Giant-Shimano0:00:01
24Daniel BIEDERMANNTeam Gourmetfein Simplon Wels0:00:01
25Tomas OKROUHLICKYAC Sparta Praha0:00:01
26Florian MONREALTeam Kuota0:00:01
27Domenic WEINSTEINRad-Net Rose Team0:00:01
28Eric SÜßEMILCHMLP Team Bergstrasse0:00:01
29Tino THOMELTeam Stuttgart0:00:01
30Jan STÖHRAC Sparta Praha0:00:01
31Yannick MAYERBike Aid - Ride For Help0:00:01
32Oliver MATTHEISTeam Heizomat0:00:02
33Maximilian SCHACHMANNDevelopment Team Giant-Shimano0:00:02
34Maris BOGDANOVICSAlpha Baltic - Unitymarathons.com0:00:02
35Meron Amanuel MENGSTABBike Aid - Ride For Help0:00:03
36Kai KAUTZTeam Stuttgart0:00:03
37Benjamim EDMÜLLERGebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:00:03
38Christoph SPRINGERTeam Vorarlberg0:00:03
39Nathan MÜLLERTeam Kuota0:00:03
40Alexander MEIERGebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer0:00:03
41Tobias WAUCHTeam Vorarlberg0:00:03
42Jan BROCKHOFFDevelopment Team Giant-Shimano0:00:03
43Mike EGGERMLP Team Bergstrasse0:00:03
44Jack CUMMINGSTeam Stuttgart0:00:03
45Gatis SMUKULISTeam Katusha0:00:03
46Marius BERNATONISAlpha Baltic - Unitymarathons.com0:00:03
47Michal PODLASKIActiveJet Team0:00:03
48Paul ILLENBERGERTeam Gourmetfein Simplon Wels0:00:03
49Mario VOGTRad-Net Rose Team0:00:03
50Julian BRAUNTeam Kuota0:00:04
51Georg LOEFTeam Stuttgart0:00:04
52Pawel CHARUCKICCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:04
53Patrick LECHNERBike Aid - Ride For Help0:00:04
54Jarl SALOMEINTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:04
55Martin CERVENKAAC Sparta Praha0:00:04
56Andris SMIRNOVSRietumu - Delfin0:00:04
57Mario SCHOIBLTeam Gourmetfein Simplon Wels0:00:04
58Piotr GAWRONSKICCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:04
59Martin REIMERMTN Qhubeka0:00:04
60Stijn STEELSTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:05
61Grischa JANORSCHKETeam Vorarlberg0:00:05
62Johan VAN SUMMERENGarmin - Sharp0:00:05
63Lars VAN DER HAARDevelopment Team Giant-Shimano0:00:05
64Blaz JARCTeam NetApp - Endura0:00:05
65Gijs VAN HOECKETopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:05
66Leon ROHDELKT Team Brandenburg0:00:05
67Rudiger SELIGTeam Katusha0:00:07
68Tomasz MICKIEWICZActiveJet Team0:00:07
69Emanuel BUCHMANNRad-Net Rose Team0:00:07
70Robert PÖLDERDevelopment Team Giant-Shimano0:00:07
71Branislau SAMOILAUCCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:07
72Florian NOWAKTeam Stuttgart0:00:07
73Lukasz BODNARActiveJet Team0:00:08
74Robert FÖRSTERUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:00:08
75Jan-Niklas DROSTETeam Heizomat0:00:15
76Jonas RAPPTeam Kuota0:00:15
77Kaspars SERGISAlpha Baltic - Unitymarathons.com0:00:16
78Nick NUYENSGarmin - Sharp0:00:16
79Lucas LIßTeam Stölting0:00:16
80Jelle WALLAYSTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:00:16
81Nikolay MIHAYLOVCCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:16
82Peeter PRUUSRietumu - Delfin0:00:16
83Andzs FLAKSISRietumu - Delfin0:00:16
84Robert RETSCHKETeam Kuota0:00:16
85Lasse Norman HANSENGarmin - Sharp0:00:17
86Pawel BRYLOWSKIActiveJet Team0:00:17
87Max WALSLEBENTeam Stuttgart0:00:17
88Alexander RYBAKOVTeam Katusha0:00:17
89Gerald CIOLEKMTN Qhubeka0:00:17
90Grzegorz STEPNIAKCCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:19
91Roger KLUGEIAM Cycling0:00:24
92Daniel WESTMATTELMANNTeam Kuota0:00:31
93Songezo JIMMTN Qhubeka0:00:32
94Stefan SCHÄFERLKT Team Brandenburg0:00:35
95Andris VOSEKALNSRietumu - Delfin0:00:36
96Marco HALLERTeam Katusha0:00:37
97Nils POLITTTeam Stölting0:00:37
98Theo REINHARDTRad-Net Rose Team0:00:53
99Dennis WAUCHTeam Vorarlberg0:00:53
100Vaclav VIKTORINAC Sparta Praha0:00:53
101Matthias SCHNAPKABike Aid - Ride For Help0:01:32
102Michael SCHWARZMANNTeam NetApp - Endura0:01:32
103Erick ROWSELLTeam NetApp - Endura0:01:32
104Aliaksandr SINELNIKAU0:01:32
105Jonathan McEVOYTeam NetApp - Endura0:01:33
106Jay Robert THOMSONMTN Qhubeka0:01:33
107Robert WAGNERBelkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:33
108Michaël BAER0:01:33
109Jiri NESVEDAAC Sparta Praha0:01:33
110Ralf MATZKATeam NetApp - Endura0:01:34
111Carl SOBALLALKT Team Brandenburg0:01:34
112Sebastian WOTSCHKE0:01:34
113Luke ROBERTSTeam Stölting0:01:35
114Pawel FRANCZAKActiveJet Team0:02:09
115Julien ESSERSTeam Heizomat0:02:13
116Tim GEBAUERTeam Stölting0:02:13
117Fabio NAPPAMLP Team Bergstrasse0:02:21
118Christopher HATZMLP Team Bergstrasse0:02:21
119Alexander GRADTeam Heizomat0:02:41
120Timo SCHÄFERBike Aid - Ride For Help0:02:41
121Franz SCHIEWERLKT Team Brandenburg0:02:50
122Maximilian BEYER0:02:50
123Tim SCHLICHENMAIERMLP Team Bergstrasse0:04:39
124Kersten THIELERad-Net Rose Team0:06:10
125Thomas UMHALLERTeam Gourmetfein Simplon Wels0:08:49

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