Willkomen, to the WorldTour John Degenkolb. OK, being that I live in an area where cycling is considered a pest I have not heard of Degenkolb. I do have a lovely picture of him finishing just behind Michael Matthews in the U-23 World Champ Road Race representing Germany. Last year he was the U-23 German national champ, and he signed with HTC this year. HTC still has deep roots in the German cycling world where it was once the powerhouse T-Mobile (it is still a powerhouse). 
What is it about the sprinters coming out of Germany? They are freaking huge...Zabel, Greipel, and now Degenkolb. Get used to this name, I have a feeling that we will see more things out of him . He is the ripe old age of 22. (if someone could help me with the pronunciation, please & thank you)
Take a look at the company that Degenkolb bested at the line and you will see that this guy is no joke. Farrar is one of the best in the business and the youngster Matthews already has a TDU win under his belt. I know it is early season, but these guys are not playing. It is good to see the new pros doing well, they are the future of this sport and they are already making an impact. Bravo!
1 John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad 4:57:56
2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
3 Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
4 Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:00:01
5 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
7 Filipe Duarte Sousa Cardoso (Por) Barbot - Efapel
8 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek
9 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team
10 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
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