A method for transporting a tower section of a wind turbine , comprising the steps of: A) providing a tower section which is adapted to be transported in a predetermined transport position, wherein the tower section when in the transport position has a longitudinal axis (L) extending in the horizontal direction and a wall extending along the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the tower section is adapted to adopt a first vertical height (h 1 ) when in an unstressed state in the transport position, B) applying a deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) to the wall so as to elastically deform at least one portion of the tower section in such a way that the tower section adopts a second vertical height (h 2 ) that is smaller than the first vertical height (h 1 ) when in an elastically deformed state in the transport position, and C) locking the tower section in the elastically deformed state, wherein the deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) is introduced into the wall of the tower section by at least one tensioning system which is coupled to a number of corresponding load introducing elements of the tower section , characterized in that the tensioning system has a number of pull rods each having two coupling sections at their ends and which are coupled at each of their coupling sections to a corresponding load introducing element of the tower section , wherein the deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements and the wall by means of the pull rods, and/or the tensioning system has a tensioning strap or tensioning cable that is coupled to at least two load introducing elements of the tower section , wherein the deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements and the wall by means of the tensioning cable . A) providing a tower section which is adapted to be transported in a predetermined transport position, wherein the tower section when in the transport position has a longitudinal axis (L) extending in the horizontal direction and a wall extending along the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the tower section is adapted to adopt a first vertical height (h 1 ) when in an unstressed state in the transport position, B) applying a deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) to the wall so as to elastically deform at least one portion of the tower section in such a way that the tower section adopts a second vertical height (h 2 ) that is smaller than the first vertical height (h 1 ) when in an elastically deformed state in the transport position, and C) locking the tower section in the elastically deformed state, wherein the deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) is introduced into the wall of the tower section by at least one tensioning system which is coupled to a number of corresponding load introducing elements of the tower section , characterized in that the tensioning system has a number of pull rods each having two coupling sections at their ends and which are coupled at each of their coupling sections to a corresponding load introducing element of the tower section , wherein the deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements and the wall by means of the pull rods, and/or the tensioning system has a tensioning strap or tensioning cable that is coupled to at least two load introducing elements of the tower section , wherein the deformation force (F, F 1 , F 2 ) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements and the wall by means of the tensioning cable . <EOS>