Del Toro rode solo for 14 kilometres on the final climb of the day at the Jägerhaus, building up a lead of up to 40 seconds, but ultimately had to face the combined strength of the chasing pack. He finished the day in the peloton, but in doing so defended the blue jersey as overall race leader ahead of Louis Barré (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), who was 53 seconds slower after a total of 742 kilometres spread over five days. Marc Hirschi (Tudor Pro Cycling) finished third, 1.08 minutes behind the winner.

In the day’s results, Danny van Poppel (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe) and Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl – Trek) finished behind sprint winner Magnier. “I’m very happy to have won here,” said the Frenchman. “I came close twice this week and was determined to secure another victory in Germany.”

Heidemann gets his own back for last year

Del Toro had already secured that. Nevertheless, he wanted to strike again on the final day. “I just gave it another go. The fact that it wasn’t quite enough in the end isn’t such a big deal. I’ve achieved my main goal,” said the overall winner, who spoke of a “really lovely week and a great racing experience”. In the end, Del Toro not only won the overall classification, but was also the top points scorer and the best young professional.

The only thing Del Toro missed out on was the mountains’ jersey. That honour went to Miguel Heidemann (REMBE | rad-net), who once again joined the breakaway group on the final day, thereby securing the last few points he needed to win the jersey that had been snatched from him at the race’s final mountain classification the previous year.

Lidl Germany Tour 2026 – Results of the 4th stage

Here’s how the 4th stage of the 2026 Lidl Deutschland Tour unfolded

On the approach to the first mountain classification, the day’s first breakaway trio formed. Lennart Voege (Team Storck – MRW Bau) led a group comprising Heidemann and Ian Kings (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) on the climb to Stocksberg Castle. Ben Felix Jochum (Team Lotto Kern-Haus Outlet Montabaur), Dominik Röber (national team) and Ko Molenaar (Team Picnic PostNL) managed to catch up with them just before the summit; Röber took the points, whilst Heidemann came away empty-handed.

The breakaway riders subsequently extended their lead to two and a half minutes. With 56 kilometres to go, the race tackled the Jägerhaus climb for the first time. Voege and Molenaar ran into trouble there, and the peloton closed the gap to just over a minute. Meanwhile, Heidemann secured the mountain classification at the summit, thereby securing his jersey.

Del Toro is aiming for the next stage win

After Röber also lost contact on the crest, Kings, Heidemann and Jochum held their own valiantly at the front of the peloton. The trio also managed to clear the mountain classification a second time. At the same time, Barré launched an attack in an attempt to shake off Del Toro. The Mexican, however, countered with ease. And so the race entered the final lap. With 14 kilometres to go, the three breakaway riders were caught just as Barré made another attempt.

This time, however, Del Toro didn’t just tag along. The man in blue launched an attack and managed to break away on his own from Barré and Mathias Vacek (Lidl – Trek). The pair initially formed the first chasing group, but were quickly reeled back in by the main pack. Meanwhile, Del Toro built up a lead of up to 40 seconds and, at one point, looked set to be the certain winner.

Not far from the company’s headquarters, however, Lidl–Trek threw everything they had into the chase and actually managed to reel Del Toro back in on the home straight. Del Toro’s compatriot Edgar David Cadena (Team Storck – MRW Bau) also broke away from the peloton two kilometres from the finish to chase down the overall winner. In the bunch sprint, however, Magnier edged out van Poppel and Teutenberg.