Welcome to the first stage of Deutschland Tour and some riders here are just returning from Tour de France. This race is ready to get kicked off and first stage is a flat stage for the sprinters. It should end in a mass sprint and some sprinters are bound to not make it and some are bound to go for victory today
Break of the Day: Vojtech Hacecký Tushantha Rajapakshage Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev
Jumping to the end of the stage we're 6 km out and Hacecký are still out ahead, while the others have been caught. He got 40 seconds down to the pack and being a TT rider, he should turn on a good fight!
Meanwhile the leadout trains are formed, can they catch Hacecký??
Demare
Ciolek
Howard
Van Avermaet
Zabel
Van Stayen
Tzortzakis
Holloway
Guardini
Degenkolb
Vantomme
Roelandts
Ciolek is leading the sprint with Zabel and Tzortzakis that are closest to him. Holloway and Degenkolb is forming a strong partnership too. Let's see how it all ends up!
Hacecký still got an comfortable lead, however he is running on his reserves. By the naked eye he seem to be too far ahead!?
Hacecký is too far away! Ciolek still in the front and Roelandts has appeared out of nowhere! Degenkolb doesn't seem to be able to pass a strong Holloway!
Vojtech Hacecký wins the first stage of Deutschland Tour and gives Metinvest another great victory! He also have several seconds down to the other sprinters, so the GC should be his for some time!
Ciolek takes the second place ahead of Roelandts and his team has just missed an PT stage win! Holloway and Degenkolb follows and some quality sprinters were missing out in front today, hopefully they come back tomorrow!
