The Lidl Deutschland Tour took place for the sixth time in 2024. Bigger and more colorful than ever. From August 21 to 25, the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2024 connected German cities and regions with an opening timetrial and four challenging stages.
Prologue (Wednesday, August 20th): Essen - 3,1 km
1st Stage (Thursday, August 21st): Essen - Herford - 202,6 km
2nd Stage (Friday, August 22nd): Herford - Arnsberg - 190,3 km
3rd Stage (Saturday, August 23rd): Arnsberg - Kassel -175,7 km
3rd Stage (Sunday, August 24th): Halle (Saale) - Magdeburg - 163,7 km
Even on the 4th and final stage of the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2024, the Lidl-Trek team could not be dislodged from the lead. The Dane Mads Pedersen takes the victory in a time of 4 hours, 23 minutes and 42 seconds. Close behind him, Dutchman Danny van Poppel (RBH) crossed the finish line in 2nd place. The US-American Luke Lamperti (SOQ) finished in 3rd place.
This means the following for the overall standings:
Mads Pedersen (LTK) wins the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2024 with a total time of 18 hours, 26 minutes and 39 seconds! In second place is Danny van Poppel (RBH) with a gap of 22 seconds and third is Tobias Johannessen (UXM) with a gap of 23 seconds.
Tobias Johannessen also wins the young rider classification and the mountains jersey goes to the Norwegian Jørgen Nordhagen (UXM). The sprint classification goes to Lidl-Trek again, namely to the 3-time stage winner of the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2024, Jonathan Milan.
The dominant team in the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2024 is clearly Lidl-Trek. On the 3rd stage from Schwäbisch Gmünd to Villingen-Schwenningen, it was once again the Italian Jonathan Milan who emerged victorious. After 5 hours, 17 minutes and 57 seconds, he can celebrate his third victory in this Lidl Deutschland Tour, thus completing a hat-trick. In second place this time was a German, namely Max Kanter from Team Astana Qazaqstan. The Belgian Jordi Meeus from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe came third and Jørgen Nordhagen (TVL) took the mountain classification. Team Lidl-Trek also remains ahead in the overall standings with Mads Pedersen.
On stage 2 of the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2024 from Heilbronn to Schwäbisch Gmünd, it was once again a rider from Team Lidl-Trek who won the race. This time, however, it was not Jonathan Milan but his teammate Mads Pedersen who came out on top. After 4 hours, 25 minutes and 50 seconds, the Dane crossed the finish line just ahead of Tobias Johannessen (UXM) and Archie Ryan (EFE). The Eritrean Dawit Yemande (BAI) secured the mountain classification and the best German was Jonas Rutsch (EFE) in seventh place.
After his victory in yesterday's prologue in Schweinfurt, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) also won the 1st stage from Schweinfurt to Heilbronn. After 4 hours 16 minutes and 17 seconds, the Italian reached the finish line in Heilbronn. Second place went to the Belgian Jordi Meeus (Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe) and third place went to the German Max Kanter (Astana Qazaqstan Team). Santiago Buitrago from the Bahrain Victorious team won the mountain classification.
