Álvaro José Hodeg (Quick-Step Floors) wygrywając etap został pierwszym liderem Deutschland Tour.
Po dziewięciu latach niebytu do kolarskiego kalendarza wrócił dzisiaj Deutschland Tour. Pierwszy etap liczył 157 kilometrów i prowadził z Koblenz do Bonn. Jedyną trudnością był podjazd o długości niespełna 3 kilometrów i średnim nachyleniu 4,5 %.
Na całkiem dobrej liście startowej mieliśmy dwóch Polaków: Michała Gołasia (Sky) i Szymona Rekitę (Leopard Pro Cycling).
Po starcie ostrym na czele pojawiła się grupka w składzie: Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Benoit Jarrier (Team Fortuneo – Samsic), Dorian Lübbers (Team Lotto – Kern Haus), Sven Reutter (Heizomat Rad-Net), Jens Reynders (Leopard Pro Cycling) i Kevin van Melsen (Wanty – Groupe Gobert).
#DeineTour
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Peleton prowadziły głównie ekipy BORA – hansgrohe, Quick – Step Floors i Lotto Soudal, a na 45 kilometrów przed metą przewaga wynosiła ponad dwie minuty. Po jedynym dziś podjeździe na czele została trójka: Arcas, Reynders i van Melsen.
15 kilometrów przed metą dojechali do nich Oscar Riesebeek (Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij) i Juri Hollmann (Heizomat Rad-Net). Jednak czołowa piątka już trzy kilometry dalej została wchłonięta przez dużą grupę.
10 kilometrów przed metą dość niespodzianie na czoło wyszła ekipa Sky, która nie ma w tym wyścigu żadnego nominalnego sprintera. Szybko okazało się, że celem był atak, który przeprowadził Luke Rowe. Jednak zgodnie z oczekiwaniami jego akcja także nie była udana.
Finiszowy sprint najlepiej rozegrał Álvaro José Hodeg (Quick-Step Floors), który w ostatniej chwili wyszedł z koła Pascala Ackermanna (BORA – hansgrohe). Trzeci był Niccolò Bonifazio (Bahrain Merida).
Wyniki pierwszego etapu:
| 1 | Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step Floors | 3:35:08 | |
| 2 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 3 | Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo) | ||
| 4 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 5 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 6 | Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 7 | Aaron Grosser (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 8 | Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 9 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 10 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 11 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 12 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | ||
| 13 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 14 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 15 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 16 | Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 17 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 18 | John Mandrysch (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | ||
| 19 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 20 | Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Development Team Sunweb | ||
| 21 | Jasha Sutterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | ||
| 22 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 23 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 24 | Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 25 | Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky | ||
| 26 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 26 | Cees Bol (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | ||
| 28 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 29 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 30 | Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ l Akkon | ||
| 31 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 32 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 33 | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 34 | Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 35 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | ||
| 36 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 37 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 38 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 39 | Christopher Heider (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | ||
| 40 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 41 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 42 | Simon Laib (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ l Akkon | ||
| 43 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 44 | Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Lokosphinx | ||
| 45 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Team Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 46 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 47 | Lennard Kamna (Ger) Team Sunweb | ||
| 48 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 49 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 50 | Nuno Matos (Por) Movistar Team | ||
| 51 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 52 | Remi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 53 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 54 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 55 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 56 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 57 | Jeremy Maison (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 58 | Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 59 | Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 60 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 61 | Freddy Ovett (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy-Ride Sunshine Coast | ||
| 62 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 63 | Jan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto – Kern Haus | ||
| 64 | Etienne van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 65 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 66 | Jens Reynders (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 67 | Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 68 | Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 69 | Scott Davies (GBr) Dimension Data | ||
| 70 | Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 71 | Michał Gołaś (Pol) Team Sky | ||
| 72 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 73 | Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 74 | Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 75 | August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 76 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 77 | James Knox (GBr) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 78 | Patrick Haller (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 79 | Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | ||
| 80 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 81 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 82 | Mario Spengler (Swi) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 83 | Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 84 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 85 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 86 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 87 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | ||
| 88 | Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 89 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 90 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 91 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 92 | Louis Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 93 | Gaëtan Pons (Luz) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 94 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 95 | Frederik Dombrowski (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | ||
| 96 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 97 | Florian Nowak (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 98 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 99 | Felix Intra (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 100 | Omer Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 101 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 102 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 103 | Juri Hollmann (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 104 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 105 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 106 | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 107 | Joann Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 108 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 109 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 110 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:24 | |
| 111 | Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:00:26 | |
| 112 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:29 | |
| 113 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:32 | |
| 114 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:01:13 | |
| 115 | Pascal Treubel (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | 0:01:18 | |
| 116 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:03:19 | |
| 117 | Julian Braun (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | 0:03:20 | |
| 118 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 119 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 120 | Amael Moinard (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 121 | Johannes Hodapp (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | 0:04:09 | |
| 122 | Leon Rohde (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 123 | James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal | 0:05:27 | |
| 124 | Maxim Pirard (Bel) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 125 | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 126 | Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:05:39 | |
| 127 | Per Christian Münstermann | 0:05:54 | |
| 128 | Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 129 | Dorian Lübbers (Ger) Team Lotto – Kern Haus | ||
| 130 | Tobias Nolde (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | 0:15:42 | |
| DNF | Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo |
Klasyfikacja generalna po pierwszym etapie:
| 1 | Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step Floors | 3:34:58 | |
| 2 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:04 | |
| 3 | Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo) | 0:00:06 | |
| 4 | Jens Reynders (Bel) Leopard Pro Cycling | 0:00:07 | |
| 5 | Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:08 | |
| 6 | Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:00:09 | |
| 7 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:00:10 | |
| 8 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 9 | Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 10 | Aaron Grosser (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 11 | Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 12 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 13 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 14 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 15 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | ||
| 16 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 17 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 18 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 19 | Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 20 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 21 | John Mandrysch (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | ||
| 22 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 23 | Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Development Team Sunweb | ||
| 24 | Jasha Sutterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | ||
| 25 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 26 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 27 | Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 28 | Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky | ||
| 29 | Cees Bol (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | ||
| 30 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 31 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 32 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 33 | Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ l Akkon | ||
| 34 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 35 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 36 | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 37 | Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 38 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | ||
| 39 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 40 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 41 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 42 | Christopher Heider (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | ||
| 43 | Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 44 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 45 | Simon Laib (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ l Akkon | ||
| 46 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | ||
| 47 | Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Lokosphinx | ||
| 48 | Romain Le Roux (Fra) Team Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 49 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 50 | Lennard Kamna (Ger) Team Sunweb | ||
| 51 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 52 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 53 | Nuno Matos (Por) Movistar Team | ||
| 54 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 55 | Remi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 56 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 57 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 58 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb | ||
| 59 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 60 | Jeremy Maison (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 61 | Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 62 | Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 63 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 64 | Freddy Ovett (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy-Ride Sunshine Coast | ||
| 65 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 66 | Jan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto – Kern Haus | ||
| 67 | Etienne van Empel (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 68 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 69 | Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data | ||
| 70 | Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 71 | Scott Davies (GBr) Dimension Data | ||
| 72 | Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 73 | Michał Gołaś (Pol) Team Sky | ||
| 74 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 75 | Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 76 | August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 77 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 78 | James Knox (GBr) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 79 | Patrick Haller (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 80 | Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | ||
| 81 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 82 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 83 | Mario Spengler (Swi) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 84 | Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 85 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 86 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 87 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 88 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | ||
| 89 | Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | ||
| 90 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 91 | Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 92 | Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 93 | Louis Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 94 | Gaëtan Pons (Lux) Leopard Pro Cycling | ||
| 95 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | ||
| 96 | Frederik Dombrowski (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | ||
| 97 | Florian Nowak (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus | ||
| 98 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 99 | Felix Intra (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 100 | Omer Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | ||
| 101 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | ||
| 102 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 103 | Juri Hollmann (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 104 | Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally Cycling | ||
| 105 | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | ||
| 106 | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 107 | Joann Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | ||
| 108 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Bora-Hansgrohe | ||
| 109 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | ||
| 110 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:34 | |
| 111 | Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:00:36 | |
| 112 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:39 | |
| 113 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:42 | |
| 114 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:01:23 | |
| 115 | Pascal Treubel (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | 0:01:28 | |
| 116 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:03:29 | |
| 117 | Julian Braun (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | 0:03:30 | |
| 118 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 119 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 120 | Amael Moinard (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic | ||
| 121 | Johannes Hodapp (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | 0:04:19 | |
| 122 | Leon Rohde (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | ||
| 123 | James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal | 0:05:37 | |
| 124 | Maxim Pirard (Bel) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 125 | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-Merida | ||
| 126 | Brad Huff (USA) Rally Cycling | 0:05:49 | |
| 127 | Per Christian Münstermann (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany | 0:06:04 | |
| 128 | Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 129 | Dorian Lübbers (Ger) Team Lotto – Kern Haus | ||
| 130 | Tobias Nolde (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de | 0:15:52 |
