Start times and order for Deutschland Tour 2026 Prologue with Isaac del Toro, Marc Hirschi, Giulio Ciccone, Paul Magnier and Giulio Pellizzari
CyclingTuesday, 18 August 2026 at 19:48
The Deutschland Tour 2026 opens on Wednesday with a prologue in Bad Orb, a short and explosive time trial of just 2.5 kilometers that should sketch the first gaps in the general classification. Isaac del Toro, the headline act.
The course, almost tailor-made for specialists in short, punchy efforts, starts and finishes in Bad Orb. With such a limited distance, the margins between the favorites will be tight, and any mistake in a corner or gear change could be decisive.
Riders set off individually from 2:00 pm, with one minute between starters. Jakob Neumann (TSM) leads off, while Dominik Röber (GER) closes the day at 3:46pm.
Among the most notable names in the afternoon: Georg Zimmermann, Maximilian Schachmann, Marc Hirschi, Nelson Oliveira, Giulio Ciccone, Nils Politt, Marco Haller, Isaac del Toro, Carlos Verona, and Matteo Sobrero, alongside several specialists who can shine on such a short course.
Isaac del Toro is therefore among the last to start, wearing number 11 at 3:45pm The Mexican benefits from knowing the benchmark times of most rivals before launching into his 2.5 kilometers.
The day opens at 2:00pm with Jakob Neumann and ends one hour and 46 minutes later with Dominik Röber. In total, 107 riders start the prologue.
The final 10 starters
The closing phase of the prologue features several of the race’s key riders. The last ten are:
- 15:37 – Benjamin Thomas (COF)
- 15:38 – Rainer Kepplinger (TBV)
- 15:39 – Luca Vergallito (APT)
- 15:40 – Natnael Tesfazion (MOV)
- 15:41 – Ian Kings (TVL)
- 15:42 – Alexander Hajek (RBH)
- 15:43 – Laurenz Rex (SOQ)
- 15:44 – Carlos Verona (LTK)
- 15:45 – Isaac del Toro (UAD)
- 15:46 – Dominik Röber (GER)
Full Deutschland Tour start order
| Order | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Neumann | TSM | 14:00 |
| 2 | Jonathan Malte Rottmann | LKH | 14:01 |
| 3 | Leon Arenz | RRN | 14:02 |
| 4 | Gorka Corres Ibañez de Opakua | CJR | 14:03 |
| 5 | Martijn Rasenberg | URR | 14:04 |
| 6 | Mees Vlot | TPP | 14:05 |
| 7 | Luc Wirtgen | TUD | 14:06 |
| 8 | Jan Maas | COF | 14:07 |
| 9 | Fran Miholjevic | TBV | 14:08 |
| 10 | Henri Uhlig | APT | 14:09 |
| 11 | Pavel Novak | MOV | 14:10 |
| 12 | Bart Lemmen | TVL | 14:11 |
| 13 | Alessio Magagnoti | RBH | 14:12 |
| 14 | Dries Van Gestel | SOQ | 14:13 |
| 15 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | LTK | 14:14 |
| 16 | Matteo Vanden Wijngaert | UAD | 14:15 |
| 17 | Georg Zimmermann | GER | 14:16 |
| 18 | Lennart Voege | TSM | 14:17 |
| 19 | Joshua Huppertz | LKH | 14:18 |
| 20 | Miguel Heidemann | RRN | 14:19 |
| 21 | Ellande Larronde | CJR | 14:20 |
| 22 | Clément Venturini | URR | 14:21 |
| 23 | Alan Jousseaume | TEN | 14:22 |
| 24 | Ko Molenaar | TPP | 14:23 |
| 25 | Florian Stork | TUD | 14:24 |
| 26 | Jenthe Biermans | COF | 14:25 |
| 27 | Edoardo Zambanini | TBV | 14:26 |
| 28 | Niels Vandeputte | APT | 14:27 |
| 29 | Pelayo Sanchez Mayo | MOV | 14:28 |
| 30 | Thomas William Smith | TVL | 14:29 |
| 31 | Giulio Pellizzari | RBH | 14:30 |
| 32 | Paul Magnier | SOQ | 14:31 |
| 33 | Matteo Sobrero | LTK | 14:32 |
| 34 | Moritz Mauss | UAD | 14:33 |
| 35 | Jonas Rutsch | GER | 14:34 |
| 36 | Matthew Walls | TSM | 14:35 |
| 37 | Alexandre Kess | LKH | 14:36 |
| 38 | Ole Theiler | RRN | 14:37 |
| 39 | Joan Bou Company | CJR | 14:38 |
| 40 | Lander Loockx | URR | 14:39 |
| 41 | Theo Hebert | TEN | 14:40 |
| 42 | Roy Hoogendoorn | TPP | 14:41 |
| 43 | Jesper Stiansen | TUD | 14:42 |
| 44 | Lorenzo De Longhi | COF | 14:43 |
| 45 | Phil Bauhaus | TBV | 14:44 |
| 46 | Guus Van den Eijnden | APT | 14:45 |
| 47 | Michel Hessmann | MOV | 14:46 |
| 48 | Tijmen Graat | TVL | 14:47 |
| 49 | Danny Van Poppel | RBH | 14:48 |
| 50 | Maximilian Schachmann | SOQ | 14:49 |
| 51 | Mathias Vacek | LTK | 14:50 |
| 52 | Vegard Stake Laengen | UAD | 14:51 |
| 53 | Paul Voss | GER | 14:52 |
| 54 | Noé Ury | TSM | 14:53 |
| 55 | Mil Morang | LKH | 14:54 |
| 56 | Julian Borresch | RRN | 14:55 |
| 57 | Stefano Oldani | CJR | 14:56 |
| 58 | Rory Townsend | URR | 14:57 |
| 59 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | TEN | 14:58 |
| 60 | Niklas Märkl | TPP | 14:59 |
| 61 | Marc Hirschi | TUD | 15:00 |
| 62 | Yael Joalland | COF | 15:01 |
| 63 | Alberto Bruttomesso | TBV | 15:02 |
| 64 | Senna Remijn | APT | 15:03 |
| 65 | Juan Pedro Lopez | MOV | 15:04 |
| 66 | Wilco Kelderman | TVL | 15:05 |
| 67 | Giovanni Aleotti | RBH | 15:06 |
| 68 | Andrea Raccagni Noviero | SOQ | 15:07 |
| 69 | Max Walscheid | LTK | 15:08 |
| 70 | António Tomas Morgado | UAD | 15:09 |
| 71 | Felix Groß | GER | 15:10 |
| 72 | Alvaro Sagrado Perez | TSM | 15:11 |
| 73 | Arno Wallenborn | LKH | 15:12 |
| 74 | Johannes Adamietz | RRN | 15:13 |
| 75 | Gorka Sorarrain Agirrezabala | CJR | 15:14 |
| 76 | Joren Bloem | URR | 15:15 |
| 77 | Fabien Doubey | TEN | 15:16 |
| 78 | John Degenkolb | TPP | 15:17 |
| 79 | Robin Donzé | TUD | 15:18 |
| 80 | Dylan Teuns | COF | 15:19 |
| 81 | Nikias Arndt | TBV | 15:20 |
| 82 | Tibor Del Grosso | APT | 15:21 |
| 83 | Nelson Oliveira | MOV | 15:22 |
| 84 | Louis Barre | TVL | 15:23 |
| 85 | Jarrad Drizners | RBH | 15:24 |
| 86 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | SOQ | 15:25 |
| 87 | Giulio Ciccone | LTK | 15:26 |
| 88 | Nils Politt | UAD | 15:27 |
| 89 | Patrick Reißig | GER | 15:28 |
| 90 | Edgar David Cadena Martinez | TSM | 15:29 |
| 91 | Ben Felix Jochum | LKH | 15:30 |
| 92 | Benjamin Boos | RRN | 15:31 |
| 93 | Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitao | CJR | 15:32 |
| 94 | Tobias Müller | URR | 15:33 |
| 95 | Alexys Brunel | TEN | 15:34 |
| 96 | Frank Van den Broek | TPP | 15:35 |
| 97 | Marco Haller | TUD | 15:36 |
| 98 | Benjamin Thomas | COF | 15:37 |
| 99 | Rainer Kepplinger | TBV | 15:38 |
| 100 | Luca Vergallito | APT | 15:39 |
| 101 | Natnael Tesfazion | MOV | 15:40 |
| 102 | Ian Kings | TVL | 15:41 |
| 103 | Alexander Hajek | RBH | 15:42 |
| 104 | Laurenz Rex | SOQ | 15:43 |
| 105 | Carlos Verona | LTK | 15:44 |
| 106 | Isaac del Toro | UAD | 15:45 |
| 107 | Dominik Röber | GER | 15:46 |
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