#deinetour 2023 wird zur abwechslungsreichen Klassikertour! Ein Prolog zum Auftakt, drei Klassikertage und ein Sprint Royal zum Abschluss. Vom 23. August bis 27. August: St. Wendel @kreisstadt_mzg @StadtKassel Winterberg Neheim @Essen_Ruhr @hannover @bremen_de
PREVIEW | Deutschland Tour 2023 - Brandon McNulty and Mads Pedersen headline interesting hilly race
CyclingWednesday, 23 August 2023 at 10:08
Preview. The Deutschland Tour is taking place between the 23rd and 27th of August this year and will provide opportunities for different types of riders in a period of the year when many are preparing for their final goals.
The race begins with a 2.3-kilometer prologue in St. Wendel. It is a day that will set the first race leader and could see small changes in the GC which will affect the order into the key stages. Stage 1 will begin in the same location and it ends in Merzig 178 kilometers later. It is a hilly day, not an easy one to manage as it features plenty small climbs, and in the final climb two ascents of the Ellerberg which is 1.8 kilometers at 6.2%.
Stage 2 will be another important day for the overall classification. With over 200 kilometers on the menu the legs will weigh towards the end. The riders find a 5.5 kilometer climb at 4.4% and then a summit finish in Winterberg which includes a 2.7-kilometer climb at 6.1%. A rolling day but likely one for a sprint. Stage 3 will take the riders into Essen, it's a technical finale but it has a small drag to the line, the final 1.3 kilometers average 2.2%, the penultimate lap features bonus seconds whilst the final features the stage win.
The final day of the racing will be the flattest day of the race and a certain bunch sprint in the making. The finale will be in Bremen, with a criterium-like final circuit which will make for a very tricky sprint.
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Prologue: St. Wendel - St. Wendel, 2.3 kilometers
Stage 1: St. Wendel - Merzig, 178.8 kilometers
Stage 2: Kassel - Winterberg, 201.4 kilometers
Stage 3: Arnsberg - Essen, 174.8 kilometers
Stage 4: Hannover - Bremen, 175.7 kilometers
Prediction Deutschland Tour 2023 overall classification:
*** Brandon McNulty, Mads Pedersen
** Pello Bilbao, Ilan van Wilder
* George Bennett, Diego Ulissi, Mauro Schmid, Dylan Teuns, Pavel Sivakov, Georg Zimmermann, Timo Kielich, Nicola Conci
** Pello Bilbao, Ilan van Wilder
* George Bennett, Diego Ulissi, Mauro Schmid, Dylan Teuns, Pavel Sivakov, Georg Zimmermann, Timo Kielich, Nicola Conci
Pick: Brandon McNulty
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