We're here in Lillestrom, Norway for the second running of this race. All the top cobbles specialists of the Continental division are here for what should an interesting race.
Seven riders immediately get away to form the break: Paajanen Matsumoto Oliveira Morales Szalontay Velits Curry
Just past the first sector, and the break have split up already! It could be a long day for some of these riders! Matsumoto, Paajanen, Velits and Oliveira are the riders in the front group.
On the third sector now, and Morales is a long way back already. Curry and Szalontay ride in the second group.
Morales is caught by the pack on the fourth sector.
Oliveira has been dropped by the front group and even by the second group now.
Oliveira passes the second group and is back to the lead group on the flats.
The six remaining breakaway riders come together just before the sixth sector.
The togetherness doesn't last long as Curry and Szalontay are dropped once again on that sector.
110 km to go for the peloton and they're now tackling sector 8. Sauber, Valio, Cerverica and Campari have control of the front.
The lead group have 80 km to go. The next group is nearly 90 seconds behind with the pack more than 4 minutes in arrears.
Curry and Szalontay are caught with 60 km to go.
The breakaway is caught at the end of the 13th sector and with 40 km to go. 74 riders remain in the peloton.
They're starting the penultimate sector. 21 km to go, with 40 riders, including all pre-race favourites still in the peloton. Cerverica and Swisslion setting the pace for now.
9 km to go. The final sector is starting. 35 riders in this group. Still no attacks from anyone!
We have reached the end of the final sector. 5 km remain in this race. 6 riders have been dropped from this group on the final set of cobbles.
Finally, some action! Kluge and Drucker have attacked and get a small gap.
It doesn't last long as they're caught with 3.5 km to go.
Kluge attacks again a kilometer later.
Zhupa tries to counter.
Kluge reaches the Flamme Rouge with a 12 second gap over Zhupa. The peloton are a further 12 seconds behind.
500 meters left for Kluge now. The pack have started sprinting.
300 meters to go for Kluge. No one is catching him now. He knows it and he's already getting ready to celebrate!
And Kluge takes another win on the cobbles!
200 meters to go for Zhupa as the pack close in.
100 meters left for Zhupa. Here's how the pack are lining up behind him in the sprint:
Colon
Drucker
Lovassy
Batmunkh
Breen
Matthews
Coronel
Domene
Zhupa does enough to claim 2nd.
Colon takes an unlikely podium, ahead of teammate Drucker. Lovassy completes the Top 5.
Batmunkh hangs on to 6th ahead of Breen.
Domene makes up ground to grab 8th place. Matthews and Coronel complete the Top 10.
