The Deutschland Tour will be tougher than ever. If you want to win it, you need versatility - and outstanding climbing skills. Because the Schauinsland near Freiburg is on the programme as a mountain finish for the first time. Sporting Director Fabian Wegmann explains the special features of the stages and which riders have a chance and when.
The elevation profile of the 3rd stage
The ascent to Schauinsland in detail
Facts about the 3rd stage of the Deutschland Tour
- Route length: 148.9 kilometres
- Altitude metres: 2640
- Neutral start: 13:50
- Sharp start: 14:00
- Arrival at the finish: ~17:33-17:57
- TV broadcast: ARD from 16:00
- Everything about the prologue
- Everything about stage 1
- Everything about the 2nd stage
- Everything about stage 4
- Information on jerseys and the history of the Deutschland Tour
- The starting list with shirt numbers
Fabian Wegmann's assessment
It's never happened before in the new Deutschland Tour: a mountain finish on Freiburg's local mountain, the Schauinsland. Will the preliminary decision in the overall standings be made at an altitude of 1200 metres in the Black Forest? "The stage is short, but one of the most exciting," says Wegmann: "The Schauinsland is spectacular. I'm really looking forward to this mountain finish, and not just because I lived in Freiburg for a long time and know every bend."
Shortly after the start in Freiburg, the first mountain classifications await in the Kaiserstuhl. "But Schelinger Höhe and Texaspass are still too far away from the finish. It's unlikely that anything will happen there." The real race begins after several flat kilometres through the Markgräflerland near Staufen. Before the Schauinsland finally comes into view, the peloton is challenged with the narrow, very steep road through the Katzental up to Horben - a real bottleneck: "Shortly before the final climb, everyone will try to position themselves as far ahead as possible. The pace will be high. There could be a pre-selection."
After a short descent to the valley station of the Schauinsland cable car, the final twelve kilometres are uphill. The lower part of the mountain section is steep: "If you don't ride hard enough there, a larger group could arrive at the top." Will there even be a sprint to the finish from the group?
Germany Tour 2022 extended by one day
The Deutschland Tour was reintroduced in 2018 after a ten-year break. The race is part of the UCI Pro Series. This is the second league of international cycling after the UCI World Tour. A total of 20 teams are competing, 14 of which are from the World Tour. In addition, there are two Pro (second league of cycling), three Continental teams and one German national team. The Deutschland Tour is organised by the ASO, which also organises the Tour de France organised. In 2022, the organisation extended the race from four to five days.
The Deutschland Tour has taken place a total of 35 times under different names since it was first organised in 1911. There have been 34 different overall winners. Only Jens Voigt was able to win the tour twice in 2006 and 2007.
