# 2019 Deutschland Tour

The 2019 Deutschland Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 29 August and 1 September 2019. This year's edition of the Deutschland Tour was the 34th edition and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion, Slovenian Matej Mohorič of Bahrain–Merida, did not return to defend his title, though his team was invited. After taking the lead in the overall classification after stage 3, Belgian Jasper Stuyven of Trek–Segafredo held off Sonny Colbrelli and Yves Lampaert, who finished second and third overall respectively, on the final stage to take the overall victory.

## Teams

A total of 22 teams with 6 riders each participated in the event: 15 UCI WorldTeams, 3 UCI Professional Continental teams and 4 UCI Continental Teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* Bahrain–Merida
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* CCC Team
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* EF Education First
* Lotto–Soudal
* Team Dimension Data
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* Team Ineos
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Wanty–Gobert
UCI Continental Teams
* Bike Aid
* Dauner–Akkon
* P&S Metalltechnik
* Team Lotto–Kern Haus

## Route

The route of the 2019 Deutschland Tour went through central Germany and crossed through 4 German states. It started in Hannover, Lower Saxony and crossed through Saxony-Anhalt and Hesse before finishing in Erfurt, Thuringia.
Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 29 August | Hannover to Halberstadt | 167 km (103.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Pascal Ackermann (GER) |
| 2 | 30 August | Marburg to Göttingen | 202 km (125.5 mi) | | Hilly stage | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| 3 | 31 August | Göttingen to Eisenach | 189 km (117.4 mi) | | Hilly stage | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) |
| 4 | 1 September | Eisenach to Erfurt | 159.5 km (99.1 mi) | | Hilly stage | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
| Total | Total | Total | 717.5 km (445.8 mi) | 717.5 km (445.8 mi) | 717.5 km (445.8 mi) | 717.5 km (445.8 mi) | 717.5 km (445.8 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 29 August 2019 — Hannover to Halberstadt, 167 km (103.8 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 49' 30" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 6 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (SAF) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 8 | Nico Denz (GER) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 9 | Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 10 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 49' 20" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4" |
| 3 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 6" |
| 4 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | + 8" |
| 5 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 9" |
| 6 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 10" |
| 7 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10" |
| 8 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (SAF) | Team Dimension Data | + 10" |
| 9 | Nico Denz (GER) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 10" |
| 10 | Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 30 August 2019 — Marburg to Göttingen, 202 km (125.5 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 21' 04" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 3 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Ineos | + 0" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 6 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (SAF) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 7 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 8 | Timo Roosen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 9 | Toms Skujiņš (LVA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 10 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | 8h 10' 18" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 10" |
| 3 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 12" |
| 4 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | + 13" |
| 5 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 14" |
| 6 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | + 14" |
| 7 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 15" |
| 8 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 16" |
| 9 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (SAF) | Team Dimension Data | + 16" |
| 10 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Ineos | + 16" |

### Stage 3
#### 31 August 2019 — Göttingen to Eisenach, 189 km (117.4 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 27' 53" |
| 2 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 17" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 17" |
| 5 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | + 17" |
| 6 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | + 17" |
| 7 | Toms Skujiņš (LVA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 17" |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 17" |
| 9 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 17" |
| 10 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Team Ineos | + 17" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 12h 38' 21" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 13" |
| 3 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 18" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 19" |
| 5 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | + 20" |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 7 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | + 21" |
| 8 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 22" |
| 9 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 23" |
| 10 | Toms Skujiņš (LVA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 23" |

### Stage 4
#### 1 September 2019 — Eisenach to Erfurt, 159.5 km (99.1 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 3h 44' 48" |
| 2 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 0" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 8 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Ineos | + 0" |
| 9 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 10 | Simon Geschke (GER) | CCC Team | + 0" |
General classification after stage 4 (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 16h 23' 09" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3" |
| 3 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 12" |
| 4 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 15" |
| 5 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 6 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | + 20" |
| 7 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 21" |
| 8 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | + 21" |
| 9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 22" |
| 10 | Toms Skujiņš (LVA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 23" |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Julien Bernard | Pascal Ackermann | UAE Team Emirates | Julien Bernard |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Davide Villella | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | Remco Evenepoel |
| 3 | Kasper Asgreen | Jasper Stuyven | Alexander Kristoff | Vincenzo Nibali | Marc Hirschi | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Alexey Lutsenko |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli | Jasper Stuyven | Sonny Colbrelli | Magnus Cort | Marc Hirschi | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Joshua Huppertz |
| Final | Final | Jasper Stuyven | Sonny Colbrelli | Magnus Cort | Marc Hirschi | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | not awarded |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 16h 23' 09" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3" |
| 3 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 12" |
| 4 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 15" |
| 5 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 6 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | + 20" |
| 7 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 21" |
| 8 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) | Team Dimension Data | + 21" |
| 9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 22" |
| 10 | Toms Skujiņš (LVA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 23" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 37 |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | 36 |
| 3 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 30 |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 28 |
| 5 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 23 |
| 6 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 11 |
| 7 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team Sunweb | 11 |
| 8 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 10 |
| 9 | Joshua Huppertz (GER) | Team Lotto–Kern Haus | 10 |
| 10 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Ineos | 10 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Astana | 8 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | 8 |
| 3 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 5 |
| 4 | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 5 |
| 5 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 5 |
| 6 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | 3 |
| 7 | Miká Heming (GER) | Dauner–Akkon | 3 |
| 8 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 3 |
| 9 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | 2 |
| 10 | Igor Boev (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 2 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | 16h 23' 29" |
| 2 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2" |
| 3 | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Team Ineos | + 3" |
| 4 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 26" |
| 5 | Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 1' 06" |
| 6 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 7' 10" |
| 7 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 7' 29" |
| 8 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 7' 54" |
| 9 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 9' 01" |
| 10 | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 9' 15" |

### Team classification

Final teams classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 49h 12' 31" |
| 2 | Team Dimension Data | + 3' 04" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 4' 48" |
| 4 | Team Sunweb | + 5' 31" |
| 5 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6' 18" |
| 6 | UAE Team Emirates | + 6' 34" |
| 7 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 6' 58" |
| 8 | Lotto–Soudal | + 7' 09" |
| 9 | Bahrain–Merida | + 8' 56" |
| 10 | CCC Team | + 11' 36" |