Cycling: Max Walscheid won the Münsterland Giro 2018. The 25-year-old German was able to prevail in the mass sprint ahead of his compatriots John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe).
Münsterland Giro 2018: 7 WorldTour teams & live TV broadcast
Traditionally, the end of the German road season was celebrated today on October 3rd. From the starting point in Coesfeld it was 210,8 kilometers to the finish line in Münster. At the end of the day, a 4,6-kilometer circuit had to be completed three times. Shortly before noon, the drivers set off in pleasant temperatures in the direction of Münster's Schlossplatz. Also present: many German contenders and seven WorldTour teams. No wonder, since the holiday race has been part of the Hors Catégorie since 2015.
organization leader Rainer Bergman:
"We have thus achieved a standard that meets the international requirements of WorldTour races and is required there as a service package from the organizer."
Munster mayor Markus Lewe:
"The first live broadcast on WDR is a quantum leap for us and a clear indication that the Münsterland Giro has arrived on the international stage of cycling."
Bora-hansgrohe with dual leadership for the sprint
At the 13th Münsterland Giro, all those professionals who were at the Road World Championships in Innsbruck played no role. Because the profile in northwestern Westphalia in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia was significantly lighter and made for the sprinters. The German pros also started with ambitions. The local drivers were able to win six of the twelve events so far. Last year triumphed Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) in front of the German trio Phil Bauhaus (Sunweb), André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors, now Katusha-Alpecin). While the defending champion should form a dual leadership team with the German champion Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe), the Belgian team Lotto Soudal relied on André Greipel. Unfortunately, Phil Bauhaus and Marcel Kittel had to cancel their participation. But riders like Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors), Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) gave the Münsterland Giro the shine it deserved again this year.
We from @tweets_giro looking forward to the start of @johndegenkolb in #Muenster . We haven't had mountains for as long as here with the @LeTour but it won't be easy anyway;-) pic.twitter.com/6KpObEC5Mn
— Fabian Wegmann (@FabianWegmann) September 25, 2018
Max Walscheid wins the “German Sprint” at the Münsterland Giro
Unlike usual, no classic breakaway group was able to break away today at the Münsterland Giro. Rather, the peloton split in half. 29 drivers were represented at the front, including almost the entire Bora-hansgrohe team. Around 20 kilometers from the finish, three other drivers, Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) and Alexander Krieger (Leopard), made the leap forward. The Dutchman tried his luck on the final circuit Elmar Reinders (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij) unsuccessfully as a soloist. Surprisingly, the sprinters also attacked Fernando Gaviria and Edvald Boasson Hagen. However, the German team Bora-hansgrohe did not let anyone drive away. But the German champion was positioned too badly in the long right-hand bend. His compatriots did much better: Max Walscheid (Sunweb) could imagine John Degenkolb (Trek Segafredo), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), André Greipel and Pascal Ackermann push through. The 25-year-old won the sprint from the front and thus celebrates what is probably his greatest success of his career to date.
#Munsterland Giro 🏆 @MaxWalscheid ???????? @TeamSunweb I enjoyed the Münsterland Giro 🇩🇪
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- Passion Cycling 🚴🏻 (@pasiociclismo) 3 October 2018
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