Team Jumbo-Visma with three riders in top ten ranking after first stage Deutschland Tour
The first stage of the Tour of Germany has ended without a place of honour for Team Jumbo-Visma. The team kept three riders in the top ten of the general classification due to the strong prologue the previous day. Olav Kooij did not start today. The young sprinter was still suffering from his crash in yesterday's prologue.
As a result, sports director Marc Reef was forced to alter his plans for today's stage. "Especially in a stage like this, it is difficult to replace him. We tried to make up for it with Mick so that he can gain experience as a sprinter."
"The final had a tough climb, resulting in a chaotic sprint"
In the end, the sprint of a depleted peloton decided the winner in the German streets of Meiningen. "The final had a tough climb, resulting in a chaotic sprint. Because of it, he was too far behind and couldn't compete for a top ten place”, Reef said. Van Dijke finished 13th and is now fifth in the general classification. Tobias Foss and Lars Boven also finished in the top ten and are now eighth and tenth, respectively.
Deutschland Tour
Stage 1
Result
1
Caleb Ewan
Lotto Soudal
04:01:54
2
Jonathan Milan
Bahrain - Victorious
+00:00:00
3
Max Kanter
Movistar Team
+00:00:00
13
Mick van Dijke
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
43
Tobias Foss
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
53
Gijs Leemreize
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
86
Lars Boven
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
105
Tosh Van der Sande
Jumbo-Visma
+00:04:10
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Olav Kooij
Jumbo-Visma
DNF
Rankings
1
Filippo Ganna
INEOS Grenadiers
04:04:50
2
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
+00:00:02
3
Jonathan Milan
Bahrain - Victorious
+00:00:03
5
Mick van Dijke
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:05
8
Tobias Foss
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
10
Lars Boven
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:07
34
Gijs Leemreize
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:12
98
Tosh Van der Sande
Jumbo-Visma
+00:04:22
