Preview stage 4. 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 where many are preparing for their final goals.
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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Stage 4: Hannover - Bremen, 175.7 kilometers
Prediction Deutschland Tour 2023 stage 4:
*** Phil Bauhaus, Pascal Ackermann
** Sam Bennett, Arvid de Kleijn, Madis Mihkels
* Danny van Poppel, Mads Pedersen, Matteo Moschetti, Ethan Vernon, Ethan Vernon, Alex Aranburu
** Sam Bennett, Arvid de Kleijn, Madis Mihkels
* Danny van Poppel, Mads Pedersen, Matteo Moschetti, Ethan Vernon, Ethan Vernon, Alex Aranburu
Pick: Pascal Ackermann
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#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
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