Welcome to today's final - and decisive - stage of the 2019 Bayern Rundfahrt! On today's menu is a 25.5km individual time trial with start and finish lines in Wassertrüdingen. While the other stages took place in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, we're now on the western limit, close to the border to Baden-Württemberg. There are just a tad more than 5,000 people living in Wassertrüdingen, which was founded back in 1242, and had one of the first railway stations in 1849, run by the "König-Ludwig-Nord-Süd-Bahn".
Today, we do have an intermediate time check, in Ehingen. The split time is taken almost directly under the 10km arc.
Let's have a look at today's favorites and the current GC situation. You find below all TT riders rated with at least 75 for their time trial skills, and all of the GC Top 20 riders.
GC
Time
Rider
TT
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GC
Time
Rider
TT
144
+ 16'40
Kovalev
77
20
+ 3'39
Bjelkmark
73
133
+ 14'32
Dillier
80
19
+ 3'38
Roglic
72
126
+ 13'42
Robert
79
18
+ 3'33
Pfingsten
73
125
+ 13'26
Olman
78
17
+ 3'25
Reguigui
73
123
+ 13'18
Gretsch
77
16
+ 3'11
Salcone
74
119
+ 12'49
Verona
77
15
+ 3'04
Borisavljevic
74
114
+ 11'40
Rekita
77
14
+ 3'02
Warbasse
74
93
+ 9'38
Betilson
75
13
+ 2'53
Ivars
77
90
+ 9'28
Christensen
76
12
+ 2'34
Domagalski
74
87
+ 9'10
Steensen
77
11
+ 2'16
Abal
76
74
+ 8'07
Balloni
78
10
+ 1'53
Barbio
75
71
+ 7'55
Hussein
77
9
+ 1'51
Rolland
76
66
+ 7'12
Cheung
77
8
+ 1'47
Goncalves
78
61
+ 6'56
Cheyne
76
7
+ 1'40
Choi
75
58
+ 6'38
Pokälä
77
6
+ 1'18
Reis
76
41
+ 5'13
Abreu
75
5
+ 1'01
Izagirre
77
38
+ 5'00
Kreuziger
75
4
+ 37
Nepomnyachsniy
77
34
+ 4'41
Kittel
81
3
+ 36
Shikai
76
33
+ 4'38
Eaton
77
2
+ 33
Eastman
77
30
+ 4'27
Ortega
75
1
10h26'05
Tenorio
80
26
+ 4'18
Grabovski
75
According to the bookies, the Top 3 favorites are Tenorio, Kittel and Dillier - just like on the first stage. Kittel will certainly try to get his second win on home soil this week, which might allow him to get back the points jersey. For the GC however, it will be a hard piece of work to get back into the Top 20, as the gaps are not that small - and the worst time trialist in the Top 20 is Roglic, with a rating of 72.
Whereas the overall win is very probably safe for Tenorio, we have three riders within 4 seconds fighting for the remaining podium spots, with Eastman, Shikai and Nepomnyachsniy.
Now, let's get the race started, the first specialist is soon going to leave the launch pad!
And here we are, just in time for Kovalev's start. The amateur had an OK race on stage number 1, finishing 15th. What can he do now?
Of course, it's hard to say what his time is worth, but he's more than two minutes faster at the intermediate time check than anyone before him.
And at the finish line, he's 3'04" ahead of Pajek, setting a first mark of 32'02"
But Swiss ITT champion Dillier shows that this can be done quite much faster; new best time at the split in 19'05", 22 seconds ahead of Kovalev.
And he extends this lead to 42", posting a new best time of 31'20" at the finish line. Dillier had a disappointing 10th place on day one - how much could be possible with this time?
Robert is the next stage win contender to reach the split time. As could be expected, he's 2nd - but already 10" behind Dillier.
Olman comes next, but he definitely doesn't have the form of the first stage. He just matches Kovalev's time (+ 22") and is 4th.
Gretsch does a bit better, getting the 3rd time so far with a handicap of 16".
French ITT champion Robert tried to recover some seconds of his deficit, but he loses 6" more until the finish line. 2nd place for him, 16" back.
Verona reaches the intermediate time check, and he's the third rider to post the exact same time: + 22", 5th place, between Kovalev and Olman.
Meanwhile, Olman rushes across the finish line - but it wasn't his day. + 42", still the exact same time as Kovalev.
Local hero Gretsch was 3rd at the split, and he's 3rd at the finish line, too. He loses 31", proving that Dillier's time probably is really good.
Rekita lost his white jersey yesterday, and while he'll probably again be the best young rider today, it won't help him much GC-wise. But at least a good stage result?
The time check doesn't show a very positive trend, though: 4th place, 20" back.
Verona outsprints sprinter Reinhardt on the finish line, did it help? At least, he overtakes the amateur duo Kovalev/ Olman and takes provisional 4th, 40 seconds down.
A 4th place that didn't last too long, as Rekita takes it soon after. 34" is the Pole's deficit.
Betilson is the next on our list to reach the split time - but I guess we can rule hime out already. 8th place, 28" back - not a great day for him, it seems.
But if it's not a great day for Betilson, what should we say about Christensen? The Dane is only 10th at this point, 41 seconds behind Dillier!
Steensen does better at the time check, being the first rider in a while to lose less than 20 seconds. Currently 4th, 18" back.
Meanwhile, Betilson didn't quite find the legs he was hoping for. 8th at the finish line, 52" down.
Christensen loses more than a minute, current 10th place with a 1'13" deficit.
Steensen had a good race, but he might have started a tad too fast. He loses one place to Rekita on the second section, finishing 5th with 36" behind the still leading Dillier.
But Balloni seams to be greatly motivated by the fact that his team has taken the lead in the team standings - and he gives it all to secure that place! 2nd best time so far, just 6" down!
And as if that wasn't enough, teammate and Kenyan ITT champion Hussein is even a second faster! 2nd place for him.
Let's just have a look at the provisional Top 10 at this time check:
Ehingen (Intermediate time, 15.6km)
1.
Dillier
19'05"
6.
Steensen
+ 18"
2.
Hussein
+ 5"
7.
Rekita
+ 20"
3.
Balloni
+ 6"
8.
Kovalev
+ 22"
4.
Robert
+ 10"
9.
Verona
+ 22"
5.
Gretsch
+ 16"
10.
Olman
+ 22"
Balloni arrives on the home stretch, and he even passes teammate Stancu on the final 1,000 meters - no worries, they didn't collaborate - and he gets really close to Dillier's time!
But even though he gets closer than anyone else so far, he still comes 11 seconds short. 2nd place for the Italian!
And we have the next intermediate time coming in: Cheung is 6th with an 18" deficit. OK-ish, I would say.
But Hussein shows us that much more than just OK-ish is possible! He can't match Dillier, either, but as at the split, it's a duel with his teammate Balloni for 2nd... + 5" ... + 6" ... + 7" ... + 8" ... + 9" ... + 10" - Hussein is our new provisional 2nd place!
As we already did with the intermediate time, let's take a look at the standings at the finish line, after slightly more than half of the riders are done with their Bayern Rundfahrt:
1.
Dillier
31'20"
6.
Rekita
+ 34"
2.
Hussein
+ 10"
7.
Steensen
+ 36"
3.
Balloni
+ 11"
8.
Verona
+ 40"
4.
Robert
+ 16"
9.
Kovalev
+ 42"
5.
Gretsch
+ 31"
10.
Olman
+ 42"
Cheyne is the next TTer at the intermediate time check - and he does quite well so far: 4th place, 9" down.
OK-ish it was at the split, OK-ish it is at the finish line: Cheung posts the 6th time, losing 34 seconds.
Pokälä then steals 4th from Cheyne, as he's one second faster, 8" behind Dillier. With that many good times within the last few riders, let's lose a word or two about the weather: It's mostly sunny, with a very slight wind. However, this slight wind has stopped by now, meaning the riders have no more headwind on the first section - but no tailwind on the second section, either.
Cheyne finishes a decent race, but he loses a spot to Robert in the final part and comes in 5th, 18" back.
Finnish ITT champion Pokälä (did I already mention I like his jersey?) was able to keep up the pace, defending his 4th place. 14 seconds are missing for the lead.
Then we have Abreu at the intermediate time - but he's already got a huge deficit! 30 seconds lost on the first part, 19th place for him. To be fair, the wind has come back, meaning he probably had a difficult first section. Can he claw back some seconds on the final 10 kilometers?
We're slowly getting to the decisive stage of the race. Kreuziger, 38th GC, crosses the line at the split - but he'd rather not look at it. 15th place, 26" behind the still leading Dillier.
Meanwhile, Abreu wasn't able to make up any time, but at least some places: 16th, 49 seconds behind his teammate.
But now, the next of the stage's top favorites - and Kittel is a bit less than a second faster than Dillier, lowering the best time to 19'04", with Dillier having a handicap of 0" according to the MGUCI - that's going to be very tense!
At least, this shows that good times aren't just about the wind, but rather about the legs.
Eaton, who started just behind Kittel, is the next to post an intermediate time - and it's not too bad: 8th place for him, 12" behind the new best time.
Not too bad - something Kreuziger probably won't say tonight. Losing 46" means currently 15th place. The first stage was definitely much better with a 12th place.
Now we have Ortega at the intermediate time check - it's surely not what he hoped for, either. 20th place, 29" behind Kittel.
That same Kittel is rapidly approaching the finish line now - and as we predicted, it will be really tense! Dillier's time is 31'20" - where does the clock stop for the local hero?
31'13" ... 31'14" ... 31'15" ... 31'16" ... 31'17" ... 31'18" - we have a new leader! Kittel bests Dillier's time by just under 2 seconds and is reaching for his second stage win - and maybe the points jersey? He has to hope for Tenorio to not finish better than 3rd, if Kittel indeed wins this stage.
But of course, the race is far from over yet. Eaton is the next to reach the finish line, where he keeps his 8th place from the split. 21" is his deficit.
Krasnoperov posts a rather good intermediate time: 12th, 19" down. He beats several of the supposedly stronger specialists here. Which makes us again take a look at the wind - indeed, it has faded again.
Grabovski is the last on our list before the Top 20 to cross the line at the intermediate time check. 9th place for him, 15" behind.
We actually don't need to wait for the Top 20 to get some other good times. We see on our screen that Duarte has posted the 8th intermediate time, 11" down. Good ride so far!
The same can't really be said of Ortega, who just finishes in the provisional Top 20: 19th, 50 seconds behind Kittel.
And another good split time by a rider of whom this wasn't necessarily expected: Diaz is 10th with a 15 second deficit.
Before we definitely get to our GC Top 20, some more final times:
Krasnoperov really had a good time trial, especially compared to stage 1 (where he finished 44th): 10th place, 34" down.
Grabovski is three seconds faster, which is enough for 9th.
Which is actually already outdated, as Duarte takes over this 9th place, losing one spot on the final section. He is 23" behind Kittel.
And then we have Diaz, who almost reeled in yesterday's winner Pomoshnikov. A good provisional 10th place for him, with a 27 second deficit.
Before we see the last 20 riders, let's again look at the current standings:
Ehingen (Intermediate time, 15.6km)
1.
Kittel
19'04"
6.
Cheyne
+ 9"
2.
Dillier
+ 0"
7.
Robert
+ 11"
3.
Hussein
+ 5"
8.
Duarte
+ 11"
4.
Balloni
+ 6"
9.
Eaton
+ 12"
5.
Pokälä
+ 8"
10.
Diaz
+ 15"
Wassertrüdingen (Finish, 25.5km)
1.
Kittel
31'18"
6.
Robert
+ 18"
2.
Dillier
+ 1"
7.
Cheyne
+ 19"
3.
Hussein
+ 11"
8.
Eaton
+ 21"
4.
Balloni
+ 12"
9.
Duarte
+ 23"
5.
Pokälä
+ 15"
10.
Diaz
+ 27"
With the current standings, Diaz is the GC leader, ahead of Duarte and Kittel, who will probably not make the Top 20 despite another great performance.
Bjelkmark is the 20th in the GC, and he surely wants to keep this position. But that won't be easy, given his intermediate time: 29th place, 31 seconds back.
Roglic does a bit better - to be precise, 9 seconds and 10 places. Given that, statistically, he's the weakest time trialist among the Top 20, that should be an OK time for him.
Pfingsten surely wants to shine in his home race - but I'd say it's rather cloudy. Only the 34th time for him, 33 seconds behind his compatriot Kittel.
The next at the time check is Reguigui - and he's the best of the Top 20 so far. Nevertheless, his deficit of 20" certainly doesn't make the leaders tremble.
Salcone got a Top 20 on the first stage - a result that will be hard to repeat, given that he's 19th at the time check, 21 seconds back, with 15 riders still to come. Still, it should be enough to secure the GC Top 20 for him.
U25 leader Borisavljevic shouldn't be in danger of losing his jersey today, given his advantage of more than 2 minutes. His time today isn't great, but it will be easily sufficient, even to keep a GC Top 20: 24th, 24" back.
Oops, we actually missed out on Ratiy so far, who's the last rider outside the Top 20 to finish his race. The 13th time, with a 34 second deficit, might be enough to sneak into the Top 20 - he needs to gain 12" on the next rider for this...
Bjelkmark could lose 46 seconds to defend his place against Ratiy - he loses 58", dropping even behind Diaz and Duarte.
Roglic does what he needs to to get the provisional GC lead, losing 39" today (18th place), keeping a margin of 4" on Ratiy.
Warbasse is next at the intermediate time check. His 14th place is OK and should be enough to keep his position. 18" is the gap to Kittel.
Ivars already had a good first stage (14th), and then even gained a place on the mountain stage. And the legs seem to be good again: 5th place, only 7 seconds behind Kittel's split time!
Domagalski has 19 seconds on Ivars - and with his 18th place and a 19" deficit, the margin is down to 7" for the final part of the race! Can he keep his 12th place?
Meanwhile, Pfingsten concludes his race on a disappointing note. 36th place with 1'02" behind Kittel means he loses places to Roglic, Ratiy, Diaz and Duarte and will finish outside the GC Top 20.
Reguigui does a bit better, finishing on provisional 17th place. His 37" gap means he takes the GC lead from teammate Roglic.
That's an unexpectedly good time by Abal, as he posts the 3rd intermediate time so far! Only 5" behind Kittel - can he even get a Top 10 spot? He needs to gain 23" on Barbio...
...who loses 10" on Abal so far, hence 15" on Kittel. 12th intermediate time for him.
At the finish line, we again have a new GC leader, as Salcone only loses 5" on Reguigui and takes the lead by 9". His stage result is less noteworthy, though; 21st place, 42" back so far.
We're already inside the Top 10, but that doesn't seem to be enough for Rolland: With the 3rd time - 4" down - he might move up to 7th!
But before we get another intermediate time, let's cheer to the U25 winner Borisavljevic! His stage result isn't overwhelming - 24th, 45" down - but he's still the second best young rider today, and easily wins the overall standings. Congratulations!
Rolland surely had a good intermediate time, but Goncalves won't hand over his 8th place for free! However, even though his 6th place (6 seconds back) is a good result, the margin on Rolland is cut down from 4 to 2 seconds!
Warbasse posts the best stage result of the pre-stage GC Top 20 so far - 12th place, 32" behind Kittel. Of course, he takes the GC lead as well with this performance.
Choi was one of the most struggling GC favorites on stage 1 - how can he do today? Uh-oh, not really better... He already loses 20" (24th), meaning that he has fallen behind Goncalves and Rolland at this point. Does he have something left to counter?
Sorry for that, but Ivars actually was so fast that our cameras missed him at the finish line! So here he is, just a few meters after he posted the 3rd time of the day, only 9 seconds behind Kittel! He just lost 2 seconds on the final part - well done!
Of course, he takes the GC lead with this performance, and his chances of overtaking Domagalski are really good now. Abal probably is too far ahead - and is going strong on his own so far!
Before we come to the Top 5 - and three riders fighting for two podium spots - Reis tries to hold on to his 6th place. Which should be rather easy, given the 22" gap to a struggling Choi.
With 13" back, he posts an OK time and is provisionally 14th.
In the meantime, Domagalski finishes a good race, but as expected loses a spot to Ivars. The Pole is provisionally 17th, 35" behind Kittel.
Now it's time for the Top 5. Izagirre is first, and after 6th place in the opening stage, he surely hopes for a similar result. 10th so far with 9" behind the best time is certainly not what he hoped for - but to be fair, there's been some headwind again on that first section.
Abal posted a great intermediate time - was he able to keep up the great speed on the second section?
It seems so, and even the best time seems to be within reach! 31'14" ... 31'15" ... 31'16" ... 31'17" ... 31'18" ... 31'19" ... 31'20" ... 31'21" ... 31'22" - 3rd time of the day, only 4" behind Kittel! That really was a huge race by the Spaniard, who takes the GC lead and can even hope to take the last Top 10 spot!
Now we have Nepomnyachsniy, who made a very good impression on stages 1 and 3 - unlike today, we have to say. 25 seconds lost are only worth a 35th place at the intermediate time check - quite underwhelming! That's probably not what it takes to attack the podium spots...
Barbio is fighting for his GC Top 10 - he had a margin of 23" on Abal pre-stage. He definitely isn't as fast as the Spaniard, but is he fast enough?
+ 16" ... + 17" ... + 18" ... + 19" ... + 20" ... + 21" ... + 22" ... + 23" - he exactly matches Abal's overall time, and now it's the fractions of seconds that have to decide!
The judges set Barbio on the head of the GC, meaning he will probably finish 10th and Abal 11th. A little thriller for the 10th place - hopefully we'll have the same for the podium!
Now we have Rolland, who was on fire by posting the 3rd intermediate time, coming in. He wasn't able to claw back a second like Abal did, but he just loses 3" more to the 4" he already had, to finish 4th. Now, he has to wait for Goncalves to see where this takes him.
Rolland's teammate Shikai is fighting for the podium - and he keeps the race open, meaning he doesn't have the greatest of days, either. He's just 2" faster than Nepomnyachsniy so far: 34th, 23" back. He's got a 3-second-margin now.
We don't need to wait very long for the next rider, as Eastman is clearly faster than Shikai. He posts the 3rd time, only 2 seconds behind Kittel! The race for 2nd seems to be done by now.
Goncalves had a 4 second margin on Rolland, who lost 7" on this stage - and the Portuguese posts exactly the same time and is just some fractions of a second slower!
Therefore, Goncalves is our new provisional GC leader and will at least defend his 7th place.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new best intermediate time - Tenorio simply outclasses everyone else! He's a fabulous 8" faster than Kittel so far - wow!
And with the leader having crossed the line at this point, we can look at the final standings:
Ehingen (Intermediate time, 15.6km)
1.
Tenorio
18'55"
6.
Abal
+ 14"
2.
Kittel
+ 8"
7.
Hussein
+ 14"
3.
Dillier
+ 9"
8.
Goncalves
+ 15"
4.
Eastman
+ 11"
9.
Balloni
+ 15"
5.
Rolland
+ 13"
10.
Ivars
+ 16"
And let's look at the GC Top 5 at this point:
[table=60%]
1. Tenorio 10h45'00"
2. Eastman + 44"
3. Shikai + 1'07"
4. Nepomnyachsniy + 1'10"
5. Izagirre + 1'18"[/table]
Let's conclude that there aren't any more open questions for 1st and 2nd. However, it seems like we now have three riders fighting for the last podium spot, as Izagirre does quite well today, whereas Shikai and Nepomnyachsniy definitely don't have a great day!
But first, we have Choi finishing his race. As had to be expected given the intermediate times, he loses two spots to Goncalves and Rolland, finishing 9th overall - surely disappointing for him. He improved on the second section, and finally loses 31" on Kittel, getting him a provisional 16th place.
Reis does much better, getting a good provisional 10th place on this stage, 16" short of the best time. Of course, he takes over the provisional GC lead, but will probably stay on his 6th place if Izagirre doesn't completely blow up.
And here he is, Izagirre - and he had a huge second part of the race, even gaining back 3 seconds compared to Kittel! He finishes 4th, only 7 seconds short of the best time!
Let's recall, he was 24" behind Nepomnyachsniy and 25" behind Shikai before the stage - it would be a surprise should he get a GC podium here, but it seems quite realistic now!
The first competitor to overtake is Nepomnyachsniy, who could lose 31" today to match Izagirre's overall time - but he loses 40", meaning he loses a spot to the Spaniard! Big bummer for Valio surely!
Now we'll very soon know who takes (probably) the last podium spot of the 2019 Bayern Rundfahrt, and it's Shikai vs Izagirre. The Chinese must not lose more than 32" on Kittel's best time to keep the 3rd place overall!
And it will be very, very tight! + 25" ... + 26" ... + 27" ... + 28" ... + 29" ... + 30" ... + 31" ... + 32" ... + 33" - Izagirre it is! Shikai is only 22nd in the stage standings, and just lost a few seconds too much today. What a disappointment for Rakuten - and what an unexpected delight for Iberia!
We were hoping for a thriller - and we had one, even though it really wasn't as expected. Wow. But now, let's continue the race, as it isn't over yet!
Eastman's intermediate time surely gave him a lot of confidence, as he already knew he couldn't really lose the podium any more.
So he obviously wants more - and he's really fast! Recall Kittel's final time: 31'18".
The clock will be the impartial judge: 31'12" ... 31'13" ... 31'14" ... 31'15" ... 31'16" ... 31'17" - we have a new leader! Eastman is one second faster than Kittel, and will certainly keep his 2nd place overall. But he'd have to hope for a technical problem for Tenorio if he was to beat the Spaniard.
Well, nothing like this happened - and so Tenorio posts a dominant best time of 30'56" - 21 seconds faster than Eastman!
The Spaniard finishes the race in style, winning the stage, the GC, and the points jersey. I gues that's what is called "domination", right?
Before he's ready for the victory ceremony, we've got some time to look at today's stage results:
1.
Justo Tenorio
30'56"
2.
Ryan Eastman
+ 21"
3.
Marcel Kittel
+ 22"
4.
Silvan Dillier
+ 24"
5.
David Abal
+ 27"
6.
Ion Izagirre
+ 29"
7.
Pierre Rolland
+ 30"
8.
Jose Goncalves
+ 30"
9.
Sebastien Ivars
+ 32"
10.
Mujtaba Hussein
+ 34"
11.
Alfredo Balloni
+ 35"
12.
Samuel Pokälä
+ 38"
13.
Rafael Reis
+ 38"
14.
Stelly Robert
+ 40"
15.
Jordan Cheyne
+ 42"
16.
Daniel Eaton
+ 44"
17.
Fabio Duarte
+ 46"
18.
Daniel Ricardo Diaz
+ 50"
19.
Antonio Barbio
+ 50"
20.
Ki Ho Choi
+ 53"
Today, we see many more GC riders in the Top 20 than in the first stage - but two riders who did great three days ago were completely disappointing today: Shikai and Nepomnyachsniy, which explains why neither of them is on the GC podium in the end.
Kittel will be disappointed for having missed out on his second stage win, but Tenorio just was in a league of his own today. And said Tenorio is now ready for the victory ceremony, so let's head over!
Here he is, today's stage winner: Justo Tenorio! While we had some narrow gaps until the very last rider, he then came and outclassed everyone. Especially the last 10 kilometers- where he gained 14 seconds on Kittel - was a real show of force! Congratulations!
He was the huge GC favorite pre-race - and he did what he had to do! Three stage podiums in four stages, thereof a dominant win on the last stage - hats off to Justo Tenorio!
Congratulations as well to stage and GC runner-up Ryan Eastman, who showed why he's dominating the CT this year. He gave it all he had, but Tenorio was slightly stronger. Still, a very good race for the American!
And last but not least, we have a surprising 3rd place in Ion Izagirre! He delivered two very solid ITTs (6th place in both of them), and even tried his luck on the mountain stage. It didn't work out there, but with a consistent performance today he got the reward for his activity one day late.
But where there are winners, we have losers as well. We certainly have to name Shikai and Nepomnyachsniy, who could have taken a podium spot here with a decent TT performance. Many of the good climbers will be unhappy with their passivity yesterday - maybe next year.
And third time's a charm, so here he is once again - Justo Tenorio!
He took over the points jersey after yesterday's 3rd place on the mountain stage, and while Kittel was hoping for a long time to win it back, Tenorio's great stage win today left no room for regrets. Marcel Kittel finishes second, having had two very good ITTs, and Ryan Eastman is 3rd.
It was already clear yesterday evening that David Gaudu would win the KoM jersey. It's a well deserved win, as he was in the BotD on both days where there were points at stake, and he was simply the smartest to easily win the overall standings.
Sergei Pomoshnikov is the runner-up, while rising star Mark Padun takes 3rd.
Milos Borisavljevic was the uncontested favorite for the white jersey, and he easily wins it, with more than two minutes on his surprising teammate Nicola Conci!
And to the crowd's big delight, local hero Lennard Kämna was able to hold on to 3rd, just 7" ahead of Cosnefroy.
While Team UBS repeat their stage win from the 1st stage - no wonder with 3 in the Top 10 - ENI - MOL rocked the mountains yesterday and are the winners of the team standings! A 3rd place on today's stage was easily enough to keep Desigual at bay. Rakuten Pro Cycling are 3rd - which won't be much of a consolation for their lost individual podium.
That's it! Thanks for having followed a thrilling 2019 Bayern Rundfahrt with us - and see you maybe next year!
Edited by Fabianski on 23-05-2020 12:43
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