A route on the traces of the wall, Stars such as Julian Alaphilippe or Geraint Thomas in the Tour of Germany will be a magnet in the second year since its revival back to the audience.
The Germans have once again reinvigorated about travel still warm.
A World-Class Field
No question, this Peloton would also be available to larger tours to: The Germany Tour, which starts on Thursday in Hannover, Germany, on Sunday in Erfurt ends, despite the concurrent Vuelta (both organised by the Tour de France Organisation ASO), a fine field at the Start. All Ex-Tour winner Geraint Thomas from the dominant Team, Ineos, as well as the French up-and-comer Julian Alaphilippe from the Deceuninck-Quick-Step team ends. Both fought on the roads of the Tour de France in a gripping battle for the Yellow Jersey, the won but in the end, Thomas’ team-mate Egan Bernal ends.
The Star of the present and future Star: Julian Alaphilippe (R) and Remco Evenpoel (l.)
Alaphilippe was observed with 14 days in the Yellow Jersey to the crowd favorite of the Grande Nation, and is on the short ramps, the D-Tour, definitely. Both he and Geraint Thomas make use of the four-day tour to prepare for the world Cup in Yorkshire at the end of September. Similar is likely to have the experienced Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) in the sense that was able to win the Tour, Giro and Vuelta. Come to Ex-world champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos), Norwegian Sprinter Alexander Kristoff (Team UAE), the Briton Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data), Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) and a number of German hopes as the Tour-Fourth, Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-hansgrohe), the previous year, Second in the Tour of Germany Nils Politt (Team Katusha), or Sprint-“Gorilla” Andre Greipel (Team Arkéa-Samsic), which is desperate for a success experience.
A route with a historical reference
Almost 30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, the Tour of Germany embarks on historic Terrain: Four stages through four provinces and four Times is happening in the former inner-German border. A tribute to the history of the host country, as the ASO performs again and again at the historical events in the context of the Tour de France. The start of the 717,5-kilometre-long stretch in Hannover, from there, it’s a first Time on the former border strip to Halberstadt, where a sprint is waiting the arrival of the German Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe), “thick-painted” has. From the Hessian town of Marburg, it then goes through of Göttingen again in the territory of the former GDR, according to Eisenach. Destination Thuringia’s capital, Erfurt, Germany. Larger topographical difficulties in the Alps or in the black forest in Germany makes Tour to again a bow. The only four stages of force for focusing on shallow to medium-heavy day of the sections in the middle of Germany.
Four Times the Tour of Germany passed the former inner-German border
A thrilling battle for Red
The wavy, but not too challenging route allows many riders from the total to dream of victory. Without a time trial, and without a mountain stage even a successful escape can lead to attempt of an outsider at the end to win. The leader will again wear the Red Jersey and this is likely to repeatedly switch during the four days of the owner. The Sprinter in the focus, are to kick off in Halberstadt, yet it could be on the undulating circuit of the course in Göttingen, attack, funny the driver. The last two stages in Thuringia with its many smaller climbs, ideal Terrain for a classic fighter like Julian Alaphilippe (if he is after the celebrations for a successful Tour, again in the Form), the Italian Diego Ulissi (UAE), tour of Flanders winner Alberto Bettiol (Education First) or the Roubaix-Second Nils Politt.
A glimpse into the future
In Cycling, a generation change is currently taking place. With Egan Bernal, a 22-won Years of the Tour. But behind him pushing with a new name on the big stage, which was the same name. For example, Remco Evenpoel (Deceuninck-Quick-Step), a Name you should remember. The 19-year-old Belgian, is compared in his home with none other than Eddy Merckx and starts with good Form at the Tour of Germany, as He won recently in San Sebastian his first classic victory. But Caleb Ewan, with 25 years the most successful Sprinter of the Tour de France, is to be observed. The same applies for the 24-Year-old Odd Christian Eiking (Wanty-Gobert) from Norway, who won recently at the Arctic Tour of Norway, a mountain-top finish. But the 22-year-old Lennard Kämna (Sunweb), Germany’s hope in the case of larger tours, leads a Sunweb-team only with young drivers. The Germany Tour is an exciting look into the future of Cycling.
A Sports Festival?
Nils Politt provides a home victory at the Tour of Germany? In the previous year, he was very close and won a stage.
Well, 3.5 million people watched the race in the previous year, in Germany alone, in the television of 125,000 at the track, say the organizers. The atmosphere in the places of destination of the first Tour in 2018, after an eleven year hiatus was good, the streets lined with a lot of audience, on-the-go the series, however, were a little lights. The Germans must be really warm with their national tour, which was several times in its history for years. The new concept of ASO is a long-term organization chief Claude Rach says: “We really want to be a tour of Germany, all Federal States are involved” – i.e., a much longer Tour. The race, which is broadcast worldwide through more than 40 television stations, also relies on the hands-on factor. As in the previous year to participate in Events in the framework of the program, more than 5000 people – for example, in the case of children and youth competitions, or when anyone race in Erfurt. The organizers hope to so on a long-term bond between the race and the Germans.
Kristina bird back on the wheel
Lives the joy of life: Kristina Vogel of Germany Tour on the hand-bike
On the sidelines of the race, there will be an emotional scene: The former track Olympic champion Kristina Vogel will rise more than a year after their devastating training accident on a bike. Although the 28 is paralyzed in average-Year-old by the accident of cross, but on a specially designed hand bike, you want to accompany a children’s competition in Erfurt, Germany. “Kristina has already practiced on the bike,” said her Manager Jörg Werner in an interview with DW. Bird wants to send a strong message: “I want to show the Kids: no matter what obstacles there are, be strong and let no excuses.”