Deutschland Tour

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Deutschland Tour
Deutschland Tour-logo 2023.png
Race details
DateAugust
RegionGermany
English nameTour of Germany
Local name(s)Deutschland Tour (in German)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI ProTour (2005–2008)
UCI Europe Tour (2018–2019)
UCI ProSeries (2021–)
TypeStage-race
OrganiserGesellschaft zur Förderung des Radsports mbH
Web site www.deutschland-tour.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1911 (1911)
Editions39 (as of 2025)
First winnerFlag of Germany.svg Hans Ludwig (GER)
Most winsFlag of Germany.svg  Jens Voigt  (GER)(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Norway.svg  Søren Wærenskjold  (NOR)

The Deutschland Tour (English: Tour of Germany and sometimes Deutschland-Rundfahrt in German) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved to August as part of the UCI ProTour. On October 16, 2008, the organizers announced that the 2009 edition would be cancelled, following the doping cases that were revealed in the sport of cycling. Marketing chiefs said they were unable to finance the nine-day race due to a lack of interested sponsors after the latest revelations of cyclists testing positive for the blood-booster CERA. A revival for 2017 was announced on 8 March 2016. [1] In 2018, the A.S.O. revived the Deutschland Tour and included a 4-stage-race into a cycling festival. From 23 August to 26 August 2018, the Deutschland Tour took place in the South-Western region of Germany. [2]

Contents

The 2019 race was held from 29 August to 1 September.

History

Beginning in 1911 a "national" cycling race of over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) was held in Germany (which was then composed of several territories and kingdoms). Until 1931 several real—more-or-less—Tours were held, but always under very different conditions and organisations. In 1931 the first Deutschlandtour was held, and it is generally agreed upon that the race was exciting and well organised between 1937 and 1939, the start of World War II.

Germany never had a significant road cycling history, unlike Belgium, France or Italy, which caused the race's popularity to depend on German successes. This resulted in several parallel tours of West-Germany.

But after Jan Ullrich's Tour de France victory, cycling became more popular. Partially as a result of Germany's new-found cycling enthusiasm, in 1999 the Deutschlandtour became invigorated. In 1998 the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer e.V. and the company Upsolut founded the Deutschland Tour gmbh.

In March 2016, the Amaury Sport Organisation announced it had signed a 10-year deal with the German Cycling Federation to bring the race back within the next two years. [3] In July the race was confirmed as the Deutschland Deine Tour debuting in 2018, reduced to four stages and relegated to a UCI 2.1 European Tour race. [4] The race is part of the new UCI ProSeries since 2021. [5]

Past winners

Jens Voigt (pictured at the 2006 Deutschland Tour) is the only rider with two Deutschland Tour wins. Jens Voigt 20060809 077.jpg
Jens Voigt (pictured at the 2006 Deutschland Tour) is the only rider with two Deutschland Tour wins.
Matej Mohoric won the 2018 edition. Matej Mohoric (Tour of Austria 2018).jpg
Matej Mohorič won the 2018 edition.
YearCountryRiderTeam
1911Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany Hans Ludwig
1912–1921No race
1922Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Adolf Huschke
1923–1926No race
1927Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rudolf Wolke
1928–1929No race
1930Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hermann Buse Dürkopp Adler
1931Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Erich Metze
1932–1936No race
1937Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany Otto Weckerling Dürkopp Adler
1938Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany Hermann Schild Presto
1939Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany Georg Umbenhauer RV Union 1886-Nürnberg
1940–1946No race due to World War II
1947Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Erich Bautz Patria W.K.C.
1948Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Phillip Hilpert
1949Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Harry Saager Rabeneick
1950Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Roger Gyselinck
1951Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Guido de Santi Colomb-Manera
1952Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Isidore Derijck
1953–1954No race
1955Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rudi Theissen
1956–1959No race
1960Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ab Geldermans Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop
1961Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Friedhelm Fischerkeller Faema
1962Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Peter Post Flandria–Faema-Clement
1963–1978No race
1979Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Dietrich Thurau IJsboerke
1980Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Gregor Braun Sanson–Campagnolo
1981Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Silvano Contini Bianchi–Faema
1982Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Theo de Rooij Capri Sonne
1983–1998No race
1999Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jens Heppner Team Telekom
2000Flag of Spain.svg  Spain David Plaza S.L. Benfica
2001Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Team Telekom
2002Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Igor González de Galdeano ONCE
2003Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Michael Rogers Quick Step–Davitamon
2004 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Patrik Sinkewitz Quick Step–Davitamon
2005 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Levi Leipheimer Gerolsteiner
2006 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC
2007 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC
2008 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Linus Gerdemann T-Mobile Team
2009–2017No race
2018 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Matej Mohorič Bahrain–Merida
2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jasper Stuyven Trek–Segafredo
2020No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Nils Politt Bora–Hansgrohe
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Adam Yates Ineos Grenadiers
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ilan Van Wilder Soudal–Quick-Step
2024 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Mads Pedersen Lidl–Trek
2025 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Søren Wærenskjold Uno-X Mobility

References

  1. "ASO to revive Deutschland Tour as part of major agreement to develop cycling in Germany".
  2. "Neuauflage der Deutschland Tour live bei ARD und ZDF | Sportschau". Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (ARD) (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  3. Patrick Fletcher. "Deutschland Tour to re-launch as ASO sign 'groundbreaking' partnership with German federation". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. "AG2R La Mondiale extends sponsorship through 2020 - News Shorts - Cyclingnews.com".
  5. "Deutschland Tour". FirstCycling.com. 2023.