Professional cyclist Alexander Kristoff has won the second stage of the Germany Tour.
Professional cyclist Alexander Kristoff has won the second stage of the Germany Tour.
After a demanding 200.7 kilometers from Meiningen in Thuringia to Marburg in Hesse, the 35-year-old Norwegian was able to prevail in a large group sprint on Friday ahead of French champion Florian Sénéchal and Alberto Bettiol (Italy). Max Kanter finished fifth behind 2016 Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) as the best German. Georg Zimmermann took tenth place.
Bettiol, who was third on the day, was able to take over the red jersey from the overall leader from his Italian compatriot Filippo Ganna, who had won the prologue at the start in Weimar.
The third stage ends on Saturday after 148.9 kilometers from Freiburg on the 1207 meter high summit on the Schauinsland. The focus there will be on Simon Geschke, who has lived and trained in Freiburg for many years. Born in Berlin, he wore the mountain jersey for nine days at this year’s Tour de France – longer than any German before. Climbing specialist Emanuel Buchmann can also have hopes. The five-day tour in Stuttgart comes to an end on Sunday.
Source: Stern
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