The most important information about stage 3 of the Deutschland Tour
- Date: Saturday, 23 August
- Start: Arnsberg, Target: Kassel
- Distance: 175.7 kilometres
- Stage profile: wavy
- Issue: 40th edition
- TV/Livestream: ARD & Eurosport 14:10-17:00, discovery plus 14:00-17:00
- Deutschland-Tour 2025 - the route: all stages at a glance
- Results of the Deutschland Tour 2024
Fabian Wegmann's assessment of stage 3
"We've put 3,000 metres of elevation gain on the table for the day - let's see what the riders make of it. It's constantly up and down, the course is really difficult, but the finale is flatter than the day before. A key section will be the Hirschberger Wand, known from the junior race Sauerland-Rundfahrt. This is a narrow, tarmac road with a gradient of up to 19 per cent. The support cars have to drive round this section. Overall, the route is somewhat similar to the terrain of a spring classic such as Liège-Bastogne-Liège. From the last climb, there are still 15 kilometres to the finish in Kassel - that's why I don't consider this stage to be as difficult as the previous day's stage. If there is a sprint in Kassel, I suspect it will be from a decimated group. In any case, you can make it difficult for the sprinters beforehand!"
Hot spot: Experience shows that there is always a particularly good atmosphere on the steep Hirschberg wall in the Warstein district of Hirschberg - and the racers pass by at almost walking pace.
Fabian Wegmann: Sporting Director of the Deutschland Tour
Fabian Wegmann knows how difficult it is to reconcile the wishes of the riders with the requirements of a race organiser and the safety requirements. The 45-year-old from Münster, once a successful professional with the Gerolsteiner and Milram teams and three German championship titles, was involved in the planning of the route and presents the five days of racing.
