Norwegian Kristoff wins stage 2 of the Deutschland Tour
DPA
· 26.08.2022
After a challenging 200.7 kilometres from Meiningen in Thuringia to Marburg in Hesse, the 35-year-old Norwegian won the sprint ahead of the French champion Florian Sénéchal and Alberto Bettiol (Italy).
Kanter sprints to fifth place
Max Kanter was the best German in fifth place behind 2016 Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium). Georg Zimmermann finished tenth.
Bettiol, who came third on the day, took over the overall leader's red jersey from his Italian compatriot Filippo Ganna, who had won the prologue at the start in Weimar.
Uphill finish at Tour of Germany
The third stage ends on Saturday after 148.9 kilometres from Freiburg on the 1207 metre high mountain finish on the Schauinsland.
Simon Geschke, who has lived and trained in Freiburg for many years, will take centre stage there. Born in Berlin, he wore the mountain jersey for nine days at this year's Tour de France - longer than any German before him. Climbing specialist Emanuel Buchmann also has high hopes. The five-day tour ends in Stuttgart on Sunday.
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