Deutschland Tour 2023 (August 23rd - August 27th)

[RedheadDane]

However it's pretty stupid to have it and stage 1 so far away from where stage 3 takes place.

Where does stage 2 fit into all of this?

 

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I don't mind a short prologue, it's good for the fans in the city, and in most cases it's probably not a "wasted day" at all, but more an additional one, which otherwise wouldn't happen.

In case of an interesting route, it can even develop into a bit of a trademark for the race, like it was the case in Luxembourg, for example. Since they have dropped it, there's nothing left I can remember about the race at all.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Where does stage 2 fit into all of this?

It was supposed to take place Sweden, but got cancelled. Or maybe thet was a different race.

 

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Alexander Kristoff feeling the age?

no idea what happened there (dislocated shoulder?), but as a result, Kristoff wasn't able to start today

Edit: from his Instagram: "I hit the barrier in the last corner with my shoulder after I came too close on the inside of the corner in high speed. No broken bones but something is not 100%… I can’t move my arm in some directions. Hope to recover fast and be ready for racing again soon"

 

[Earns1985]

Pedersen dropped..

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Mads Pedersen is already dropped.

 

[Earns1985]

Israel is making the race diffcult.. Vernon still in the bunch..

 

[Pinot's goat]

Pedersen dropped..

Jez Cox completely ignored it and is now claiming the climbs at full speed won't be a problem for him.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Jez Cox completely ignored it and is now claiming the climbs at full speed won't be a problem for him.

The guy might actually be worse at commentating on bike races than Elon Musk is at running Twitter.

 

[Earns1985]

I think McNulty and Johannessen didn´t know, that the bonus seconds will be given at the second summit and not at the first one...

 

[Earns1985]

Großschartner, Sivakov and vanWilder with a gap now..

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Did Sivakov just try to shut the door on Van Wilder and almost cause himself to crash instead?

 

[Rob5091]

I see Sivakov was complaining about not doing the Vuelta. But he's here at the Deutschland Tour, what's he complaining about?! Some people would give an arm and a leg to ride the Deutschland Tour (metaphorically speaking of course).

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...s-decision-to-keep-him-out-of-vuelta-a-espana

"We are just a number, pawns" he said. Maybe he should have kept schtum about moving!

 

[Rob5091]

I think McNulty and Johannessen didn´t know, that the bonus seconds will be given at the second summit and not at the first one...

Yeah, they did a "Jumbo" I think is the term.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Did Sivakov just try to shut the door on Van Wilder and almost cause himself to crash instead?

Nah, that was Van Wilder riding through a gap of about 12 inches instead of using the 15 feet the other side.

 

[Izzyeviel]

anyone having issues logging into GCN+?

 

[RedheadDane]

Some people would give an arm and a leg to ride the Deutschland Tour (metaphorically speaking of course).

I don't think anyone would give an arm and a leg to metaphorically ride the Deutschland Tour.
I don't even think anyone would metaphorically give an arm and a leg to ride the Deutchland Tour.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This time, he didn't miss out on his first pro win by celebrating prematurely.

 

[SafeBet]

Finally! First pro win for Ilan.

 

[Earns1985]

Vernon 8th also in the peloton..

 

[ciranda]

I don't think anyone would give an arm and a leg to metaphorically ride the Deutschland Tour.
I don't even think anyone would metaphorically give an arm and a leg to ride the Deutchland Tour.

metaphorical germans would give das ganze arm, as they say, to race Metadeutschland Tour

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Hard to believe that the legendary Belge talent, the GC van aert, the eternal optimist, the protégé of Masnada, some could say the forum mascot, Ilan van Welder, didn't get a pro win before today. Now history is written

 

[Didinho]

Hard to believe that the legendary Belge talent, the GC van aert, the eternal optimist, the protégé of Masnada, some could say the forum mascot, Ilan van Welder, didn't get a pro win before today. Now history is written

It’s because I crossed him on a training ride last weekend. I’m taking full credit!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Peloton of about 50 riders exhibiting major Group 2 dynamics here.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Is UAE riding to actively lose GC?