The Deutschland Tour (English: Tour of Germany and sometimes Deutschland-Rundfahrt in German) is the most important multi-stageroad bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved to August as part of the UCI ProTour. On October 16, 2008, the organizers announced that the 2009 edition would be cancelled, following the doping cases that were revealed in the sport of cycling. Marketing chiefs said they were unable to finance the nine-day race due to a lack of interested sponsors after the latest revelations of cyclists testing positive for the blood-booster CERA. A revival for 2017 was announced on 8 March 2016.[1] In 2018, the A.S.O. revived the Deutschland Tour and included a 4-stage-race into a cycling festival. From 23 August to 26 August 2018, the Deutschland Tour took place in the South-Western region of Germany.[2]
Beginning in 1911 a "national" cycling race of over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) was held in Germany (which was then composed of several territories and kingdoms). Until 1931 several real—more-or-less—Tours were held, but always under very different conditions and organisations. In 1931 the first Deutschlandtour was held, and it is generally agreed upon that the race was exciting and well organised between 1937 and 1939, the start of World War II.
Germany never had a significant road cycling history, unlike Belgium, France or Italy, which caused the race's popularity to depend on German successes. This resulted in several parallel tours of West-Germany.
But after Jan Ullrich's Tour de France victory, cycling became more popular. Partially as a result of Germany's new-found cycling enthusiasm, in 1999 the Deutschlandtour became invigorated. In 1998 the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer e.V. and the company Upsolut founded the Deutschland Tour gmbh.
In March 2016, the Amaury Sport Organisation announced it had signed a 10-year deal with the German Cycling Federation to bring the race back within the next two years.[3] In July the race was confirmed as the Deutschland Deine Tour debuting in 2018, reduced to four stages and relegated to a UCI 2.1 European Tour race.[4] The race is part of the new UCI ProSeries since 2021.
^"ASO to revive Deutschland Tour as part of major agreement to develop cycling in Germany".
^"Neuauflage der Deutschland Tour live bei ARD und ZDF | Sportschau". Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (ARD) (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
^Patrick Fletcher. "Deutschland Tour to re-launch as ASO sign 'groundbreaking' partnership with German federation". Cyclingnews.com.
^"AG2R La Mondiale extends sponsorship through 2020 - News Shorts - Cyclingnews.com".
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For 2006 07 Nordic combined tour see Tour of Germany The Deutschland Tour English Tour of Germany and sometimes Deutschland Rundfahrt in German is the most important multi stage road bicycle race in Germany Initially the race was held in May June but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved to August as part of the UCI ProTour On October 16 2008 the organizers announced that the 2009 edition would be cancelled following the doping cases that were revealed in the sport of cycling Marketing chiefs said they were unable to finance the nine day race due to a lack of interested sponsors after the latest revelations of cyclists testing positive for the blood booster CERA A revival for 2017 was announced on 8 March 2016 1 In 2018 the A S O revived the Deutschland Tour and included a 4 stage race into a cycling festival From 23 August to 26 August 2018 the Deutschland Tour took place in the South Western region of Germany 2 Deutschland TourRace detailsDateAugustRegionGermanyEnglish nameTour of GermanyLocal name s Deutschland Tour in German DisciplineRoadCompetitionUCI ProTour 2005 2008 UCI Europe Tour 2018 TypeStage raceOrganiserGesellschaft zur Forderung des Radsports mbHWeb sitewww wbr deutschland tour wbr comHistoryFirst edition1911 1911 Editions34First winner Hans Ludwig GER Most wins Jens Voigt GER 2 wins Most recent Adam Yates GBR The 2019 race was held from 29 August to 1 September Contents 1 History 2 Past winners 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditBeginning in 1911 a national cycling race of over 1 500 kilometres 930 mi was held in Germany which was then composed of several territories and kingdoms Until 1931 several real more or less Tours were held but always under very different conditions and organisations In 1931 the first Deutschlandtour was held and it is generally agreed upon that the race was exciting and well organised between 1937 and 1939 the start of World War II Germany never had a significant road cycling history unlike Belgium France or Italy which caused the race s popularity to depend on German successes This resulted in several parallel tours of West Germany But after Jan Ullrich s Tour de France victory cycling became more popular Partially as a result of Germany s new found cycling enthusiasm in 1999 the Deutschlandtour became invigorated In 1998 the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer e V and the company Upsolut founded the Deutschland Tour gmbh In March 2016 the Amaury Sport Organisation announced it had signed a 10 year deal with the German Cycling Federation to bring the race back within the next two years 3 In July the race was confirmed as the Deutschland Deine Tour debuting in 2018 reduced to four stages and relegated to a UCI 2 1 European Tour race 4 The race is part of the new UCI ProSeries since 2021 Past winners Edit Jens Voigt pictured at the 2006 Deutschland Tour is the only rider with two Deutschland Tour wins Matej Mohoric won the 2018 edition Year Country Rider Team1911 Germany Hans Ludwig1912 1921 No race1922 Germany Adolf Huschke1923 1926 No race1927 Germany Rudolf Wolke1928 1929 No race1930 Germany Hermann Buse Durkopp Adler1931 Germany Erich Metze1932 1936 No race1937 Germany Otto Weckerling Durkopp Adler1938 Germany Hermann Schild Presto1939 Germany Georg Umbenhauer RV Union 1886 Nurnberg1940 1946 No race due to World War II1947 Germany Erich Bautz Patria W K C 1948 Germany Phillip Hilpert1949 Germany Harry Saager Rabeneick1950 Belgium Roger Gyselinck1951 Italy Guido de Santi Colomb Manera1952 Belgium Isidore Derijck1953 1959 No race1960 Netherlands Ab Geldermans Rapha Gitane Dunlop1961 No race1962 Netherlands Peter Post Flandria Faema Clement1963 1978 No race1979 West Germany Dietrich Thurau IJsboerke1980 West Germany Gregor Braun Sanson Campagnolo1981 Italy Silvano Contini Bianchi Faema1982 Netherlands Theo de Rooij Capri Sonne1983 1998 No race1999 Germany Jens Heppner Team Telekom2000 Spain David Plaza S L Benfica2001 Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Team Telekom2002 Spain Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano ONCE2003 Australia Michael Rogers Quick Step Davitamon2004 Germany Patrik Sinkewitz Quick Step Davitamon2005 United States Levi Leipheimer Gerolsteiner2006 Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC2007 Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC2008 Germany Linus Gerdemann T Mobile Team2009 2017 No race2018 Slovenia Matej Mohoric Bahrain Merida2019 Belgium Jasper Stuyven Trek Segafredo2020 No race due to COVID 19 pandemic2021 Germany Nils Politt Bora Hansgrohe2022 Great Britain Adam Yates Ineos GrenadiersReferences Edit ASO to revive Deutschland Tour as part of major agreement to develop cycling in Germany Neuauflage der Deutschland Tour live bei ARD und ZDF Sportschau Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen ARD in German Retrieved 2018 08 21 Patrick Fletcher Deutschland Tour to re launch as ASO sign groundbreaking partnership with German federation Cyclingnews com AG2R La Mondiale extends sponsorship through 2020 News Shorts Cyclingnews com External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to 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