At the end of August, the Cycling Elite moves back across Germany. On the four stages of the Tour of Germany, many of the elements, known from the classic race.
The Tour of Germany is also in the second year after their revival is a matter for the classics and sprint specialist. In Frankfurt am Main the route of the four-day stage race from the 29 was on Monday. August to 1. September presented. “We have tried to make each stage as a classic,” said Fabian Wegmann, the sport Director of the race, the lead this time, about 721 km away from Hannover to Erfurt: “It has established itself as a classic tour. I think that you can prepare just with this tour of the well at the world Cup in Yorkshire.” Under the Motto “The Green belt” will result in the track 30 years after the fall of the wall several times along the former inner-German border.
A Chance for the sprinters
The start of a 185-kilometre-long section from Hannover to the Harz Region. The exact destination should be in the coming weeks. The longest stage of a total of 199 kilometers, will be the next day from Marburg to Göttingen, and is rather a matter for sprinters. The last two stages of from Göttingen to Eisenach (177 km), and from Eisenach to Erfurt (160 km) with a hilly profile, very selective race.
The Tour of Germany was launched in the previous year, ten years after your last discharge. Had won the Premiere, which at the time was conducted mainly in southern Germany from the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz, Bonn, Trier, Merzig and Lorsch to Stuttgart, the Slovenian Matej Mohoric.
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