Deutschland Tour 2023 | 4th stage | Sunday, 27 August | Hanover - Bremen | 175.6 kilometres
The assessment of the route by Fabian Wegmann, Sports Director of the Deutschland Tour
The Deutschland Tour will definitely end with a sprint finale in Bremen. The route is fairly flat - but with westerly winds, the last 100 kilometres can be very strenuous. In the finale, the riders will pass the Bremen Town Musicians and complete a five-kilometre loop through the Überseestadt district three times.
There is a great deal of enthusiasm for cycling in Bremen and the city centre is traffic-calmed. That's nice, but unfortunately not if you're planning a cycle race. There are lots of railway tracks and traffic islands. By the way: the "Jedermann" race on the same day runs over large parts of the pro course.
Wegmann's tip: Hotspot for fans
The hub of the race day is Überseestadt - the newly planned city district in Bremen's old harbour area. This is where you can watch the final laps of the professional race, greet the amateur cyclists at the finish of the amateur race and find all the cycling activities for children.
Stage 4 of the Deutschland Tour 2023 - schedule, TV coverage and live stream
- Neutral start - 12:30, sharp start - 12:50
- Expected arrival time: between 16:39 and 17:01
- TV broadcast: ZDF, from 4 pm
- Live stream: GCN+, Discovery+, Eurosport
This is the Deutschland Tour 2023
The Deutschland Tour is entering its fifth round since its relaunch in 2018. This time, a total of over 730 kilometres will be covered. In addition to the red jersey for the overall winner, Adam Yates last year, there is also the green jersey for the best sprinter (Pello Bilbao), the blue jersey with white dots for the best climber (Jakob Geßner) and the white jersey for the best young rider (Georg Zimmermann).
The Deutschland Tour is organised by the Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Radsports (GFR), a subsidiary of the Amaury Sports Organisation (A.S.O.), which organises the Tour de France every year.
Only one rider has won the Deutschland Tour, which is currently classified in the second-highest race category (2.Pro), twice in its irregular history with many gaps in the programme. Jens Voigt won the most important German stage race in 2006 and 2007.
All stages at a glance:
Everyman race
Everyman races also take place regularly as part of the Deutschland. On the final day of the tour, the 106-kilometre "Weserrunde" and the 67-kilometre "Bremer Runde" start in front of the Weserstadion in Bremen. Both lead over completely closed-off routes, partly on the course of the professionals, and end in Bremen's Überseestadt.
Newcomer Tour
In recent years, the programme of the Deutschland Tour has also included a scouting race for female U17s organised by the German Cycling Federation, the Newcomer Tour. This will be held on 26 August in Essen with international participation.
