Cycling: Jonathan Milan has won the opening race of the Deutschland Tour. The Italian sprinter was one second faster than his Danish teammate Mads Pedersen in the prologue in Schweinfurt.
Milan & Pedersen: Double victory for Lidl – Trek
Things couldn't have gone better for the new main sponsor of the Lidl Deutschland Tour. Team Lidl-Trek achieved a one-two finish in the prologue in Schweinfurt. Jonathan Milan from Italy was one second faster than Mads Pedersen from Denmark. The two sprinters mastered the technically demanding 2,9-kilometer course in downtown Schweinfurt in times of 3:16 and 3:17 respectively. This put them ahead of Dutch prologue specialist Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor), who finished third. Swiss rider Stefan Bissegger (EF Education – EasyPost) came in fifth. The best German was Jannik Steimle (Q36.5) in seventh place, ahead of Austrian Marco Haller (Bora – hansgrohe).
Deutschland Tour 2024: Another course for the classic specialists
The Deutschland Tour 2024 is also something for the classic specialists in the field. After today's prologue, the Lidl Deutschland Tour takes the professionals over four hilly sections. Tomorrow it goes from Schweinfurt to Heilbronn, then via Schwäbisch Gmünd, Villingen-Schwenningen and Annweiler am Trifels to Saarbrücken. However, there is not really anything for the classic flatland sprinters. All stages include numerous hilly challenges.
He did it! Jonathan Milan from @LidlTrek slips into the blue @lidl jersey for the start of #deinetour2024 . What a nail-biting finish! Time to take a deep breath.
He made it. Jonathan Milan from @LidlTrek slips into the blue @lidl jersey in Schweinfurt! pic.twitter.com/y8JQfsxJU8
— Lidl Germany Tour (@DeineTour) August 21, 2024