Start times and order for Deutschland Tour 2026 Prologue with Isaac del Toro, Marc Hirschi, Giulio Ciccone, Paul Magnier and Giulio Pellizzari
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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.
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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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