2019 Deutschland Tour Explained

The 2019 Deutschland Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 29 August and 1 September 2019. This year's edition of the Deutschland Tour was the 34th edition and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion, Slovenian Matej Mohorič of, did not return to defend his title, though his team was invited. After taking the lead in the overall classification after stage 3, Belgian Jasper Stuyven of held off Sonny Colbrelli and Yves Lampaert, who finished second and third overall respectively, on the final stage to take the overall victory.

Teams

A total of 22 teams with 6 riders each participated in the event: 15 UCI WorldTeams, 3 UCI Professional Continental teams and 4 UCI Continental Teams.^{[1] [2]}

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

The route of the 2019 Deutschland Tour went through central Germany and crossed through 4 German states. It started in Hannover, Lower Saxony and crossed through Saxony-Anhalt and Hesse before finishing in Erfurt, Thuringia.^[3]

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	29 August	Hannover to Halberstadt	167km (104miles)		Flat stage
2	30 August	Marburg to Göttingen	202km (126miles)		Hilly stage
3	31 August	Göttingen to Eisenach	189km (117miles)		Hilly stage
4	1 September	Eisenach to Erfurt	159.5km (99.1miles)		Hilly stage
Total			717.5km (445.8miles)

Stages

Stage 1

29 August 2019 — Hannover to Halberstadt, 167km (104miles)^[4]

Stage 2

30 August 2019 — Marburg to Göttingen, 202km (126miles)^[5]

Stage 3

31 August 2019 — Göttingen to Eisenach, 189km (117miles)^[6]

Stage 4

1 September 2019 — Eisenach to Erfurt, 159.5km (99.1miles)^[7]

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Pascal Ackermann	Pascal Ackermann	Pascal Ackermann	Julien Bernard	Pascal Ackermann		Julien Bernard
2	Alexander Kristoff	Alexander Kristoff	Alexander Kristoff	Davide Villella	Marc Hirschi		Remco Evenepoel
3	Kasper Asgreen	Jasper Stuyven		Vincenzo Nibali			Alexey Lutsenko
4	Sonny Colbrelli	Sonny Colbrelli	Magnus Cort	Joshua Huppertz
Final		Jasper Stuyven	Sonny Colbrelli		Marc Hirschi		not awarded

Classification standings

Team classification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liste des Partants. PDF. French. List of Participants. Deutschland Tour. 28 August 2019. 29 August 2019.
2. Web site: Teams 2019. ProCyclingStats. 27 August 2019.
3. Web site: The Stages of the Deutschland Tour 2019. Deutschland Tour. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902142841/https://www.deutschland-tour.com/en/deutschlandtour/route. 2 September 2019. dead.
4. Web site: Stage 1 Deutschland Tour. Deutschland Tour. 30 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190829012447/https://www.deutschland-tour.com/en/deutschlandtour/stage-1. 29 August 2019. dead.
5. Web site: Stage 2 Deutschland Tour. Deutschland Tour. 30 August 2019. 31 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831192839/https://www.deutschland-tour.com/en/deutschlandtour/stage-2. dead.
6. Web site: Stage 3 Deutschland Tour. Deutschland Tour. 30 August 2019.
7. Web site: Stage 4 Deutschland Tour. Deutschland Tour. 30 August 2019. 1 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901034149/https://www.deutschland-tour.com/en/deutschlandtour/stage-4. dead.