# 2023 Deutschland Tour

The 2023 Deutschland Tour is a men's road cycling stage race which took place from 23 to 27 August 2023. It is the 37th edition of the Deutschland Tour, which is rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendars. This edition is the race's third in the UCI ProSeries.

## Teams

10 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental teams made up the twenty teams in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Alpecin–Deceuninck
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
* Lidl–Trek
* Movistar Team
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team dsm–firmenich
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Lotto–Dstny
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* Team TotalEnergies
* Tudor Pro Cycling Team
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Bike Aid
* P&S Benotti
* Rad-Net Oßwald
* Saris Rouvy Sauerland Team

## Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| P | 23 August | St. Wendel | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Ethan Vernon (GBR) |
| 1 | 24 August | St. Wendel to Merzig | 178 km (111 mi) | | Mountain stage | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) |
| 2 | 25 August | Kassel to Winterberg | 190 km (120 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) |
| 3 | 26 August | Arnsberg to Essen | 174 km (108 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Madis Mihkels (EST) |
| 4 | 27 August | Hannover to Bremen | 180 km (110 mi) | | Flat stage | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) |
| Total | Total | Total | 724.2 km (450.0 mi) | 724.2 km (450.0 mi) | 724.2 km (450.0 mi) | 724.2 km (450.0 mi) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 23 August 2023 – St. Wendel, 2.3 km (1.4 mi)

Prologue Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 2' 23" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 1" |
| 3 | Maikel Zijlaard (NED) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 3" |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3" |
| 5 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3" |
| 6 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 7 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 5" |
| 8 | Madis Mihkels (EST) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 5" |
| 9 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 10 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 2' 23" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 1" |
| 3 | Maikel Zijlaard (NED) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 3" |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3" |
| 5 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3" |
| 6 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 7 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 5" |
| 8 | Madis Mihkels (EST) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 5" |
| 9 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 10 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |

### Stage 1
#### 24 August 2023 – St. Wendel to Merzig, 189 km (117 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 4h 17' 39" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 4 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 3" |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 3" |
| 6 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 3" |
| 7 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 10" |
| 8 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 9 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 10" |
| 10 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 4h 19' 56" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | UAE Team Emirates | + 9" |
| 3 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 10" |
| 4 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 16" |
| 5 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19" |
| 6 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 20" |
| 8 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 21" |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 21" |
| 10 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 21" |

### Stage 2
#### 25 August 2023 – Kassel to Winterberg, 190 km (120 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) | Movistar Team | 4h 59' 51" |
| 2 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 10" |
| 3 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 10" |
| 4 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 10" |
| 5 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 6 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 10" |
| 7 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 10" |
| 8 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 10" |
| 9 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 10" |
| 10 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 9h 19' 54" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | UAE Team Emirates | + 11" |
| 3 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13" |
| 4 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 18" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 19" |
| 6 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 7 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 23" |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 24" |
| 10 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 24" |

### Stage 3
#### 26 August 2023 – Arnsberg to Essen, 174 km (108 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Madis Mihkels (EST) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 3h 59' 49" |
| 2 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 4 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 5 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 6 | Emilien Jeannière (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 7 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Rick Zabel (GER) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 9 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 10 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 13h 19' 43" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | UAE Team Emirates | + 11" |
| 3 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13" |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 17" |
| 6 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 18" |
| 7 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 21" |
| 8 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 23" |
| 10 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 23" |

### Stage 4
#### 27 August 2023 – Hannover to Bremen, 180 km (110 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 3h 41' 35" |
| 2 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 3 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 4 | Emilien Jeannière (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 5 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 6 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 10 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 17h 01' 18" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | UAE Team Emirates | + 11" |
| 3 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 13" |
| 4 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 17" |
| 6 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 18" |
| 7 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 20" |
| 8 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 21" |
| 9 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 23" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| P | Ethan Vernon | Ethan Vernon | Ethan Vernon | not awarded | Ethan Vernon | Soudal–Quick-Step | not awarded |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder | Ilan Van Wilder | Ethan Vernon | Harm Vanhoucke | Ilan Van Wilder | Soudal–Quick-Step | |
| 2 | Gregor Mühlberger | Ilan Van Wilder | Ilan Van Wilder | Harm Vanhoucke | Ilan Van Wilder | UAE Team Emirates | |
| 3 | Madis Mihkels | Ilan Van Wilder | Ethan Vernon | Harm Vanhoucke | Ilan Van Wilder | UAE Team Emirates | |
| 4 | Arvid de Kleijn | Ilan Van Wilder | Ethan Vernon | Harm Vanhoucke | Ilan Van Wilder | UAE Team Emirates | |
| Final | Final | Ilan Van Wilder | Ethan Vernon | Harm Vanhoucke | Ilan Van Wilder | UAE Team Emirates | |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the team classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 17h 01' 18" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | UAE Team Emirates | + 11" |
| 3 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 13" |
| 4 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 17" |
| 6 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 18" |
| 7 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 20" |
| 8 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 21" |
| 9 | Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 23" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ethan Vernon (GBR) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 39 |
| 2 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 28 |
| 3 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 21 |
| 4 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 19 |
| 5 | Madis Mihkels (EST) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 18 |
| 6 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 16 |
| 7 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | 16 |
| 8 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | 16 |
| 9 | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) | Movistar Team | 15 |
| 10 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 15 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 7 |
| 2 | Florian Stork (GER) | Team dsm–firmenich | 5 |
| 3 | Vincent John (GER) | Rad-Net Oßwald | 4 |
| 4 | Vinzent Dorn (GER) | Bike Aid | 3 |
| 5 | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) | Movistar Team | 3 |
| 6 | Anders Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 3 |
| 7 | Oscar Riesebeek (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 3 |
| 8 | Frank van den Broek (NED) | Team dsm–firmenich | 3 |
| 9 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | 3 |
| 10 | Julian Borresch (GER) | Saris Rouvy Sauerland Team | 2 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 17h 01' 18" |
| 2 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 18" |
| 3 | Brandon McNulty (USA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 27" |
| 4 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Lidl–Trek | + 28" |
| 5 | Frank van den Broek (NED) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 30" |
| 6 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 32" |
| 7 | Vinzent Dorn (GER) | Bike Aid | + 1' 00" |
| 8 | Mattéo Vercher (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 1' 22" |
| 9 | Rick Pluimers (NED) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 30" |
| 10 | Juri Hollmann (GER) | Movistar Team | + 1' 31" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates | 51h 05' 06" |
| 2 | Team dsm–firmenich | + 8" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 4 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 24" |
| 5 | Lidl–Trek | + 2' 28" |
| 6 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 2' 33" |
| 7 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 4' 08" |
| 8 | Team TotalEnergies | + 4' 19" |
| 9 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 6' 45" |
| 10 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 8' 37" |