Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team) fended off any challenges and finished second on yesterday’s fourth and final stage of the Deutschland Tour to take the overall win.
The final 207.5-kilometre stage from Lorsch to Stuttgart was won by Nils Politt (Team Katusha – Alpecin) ahead of Mohorič and Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing Team). The result moved Politt up to second overall 6″ behind Mohorič with Maximilian Schachmann (Quick-Step Floors) slipping to third.
“Today’s win was a team effort and we did our best to control and to stay in front the whole race,” said Mohorič afterwards. “In fact, the whole day we rode in front. The breakaway was strong with two really hard time trials and we had to pull out since the start.
“All of my team-mates did a great job, especially Antonio Nibali, Niccolò Bonifazio and Heinrich Haussler stayed with me till the finish to get a good position before the climbs. I drop a little in the last climb but I manage to catch the group and be back to second place on the sprint what was enough to keep the red jersey. I am super happy for myself and my team!”
Sports Director Tristan Hofmann commented: “I am 200% satisfied. Guys performed very well all days. Today was really hard. Breakaway started very fast with 6 minutes advantage and with other teams we had to work hard all day to catch them. Team-mates helped Matej all days and the result is a great win.”
