2018 Tour De France winner Geraint Thomas will ride in the Deutschland Deine Tour which starts on Thursday in Koblenz.The 22 Teams and selected Riders of the Deutschland Tour 2018: UCI WorldTour Bora-hansgrohe (GER) – Pascal Ackermann, Patrick KonradTeam Sunweb (GER) – Tom Dumoulin, Max Walscheid, Lennard KämnaTeam Katusha Alpecin (SUI) – Marcel Kittel, Rick Zabel, Simon Špilak, Nils PolittAG2R La Mondiale (FRA) – Romain Bardet, Nico DenLotto Soudal (BEL) – André Greipel, Marcel SiebergTeam Dimension Data (RSA) – Mark Renshaw, Bernhard EiselQuick-Step Floors (BEL) – Maximilian Schachmann, Álvaro José HodegTeam Sky (GBR) – Geraint Thomas, Christian KneesMovistar Team (ESP) – Jasha Sütterlin, Ruben FernandezBMC Racing Team (USA) – Jürgen Roelandts, Damiano CarusoBahrain-Merida (BRN) – Matej Mohoric, Heinrich HausslerUCI ProContinentalWanty-Groupe Gobert (BEL) – Pieter Vanspeybrouck, Guillaume MartinIsrael Cycling Academy (ISR) – Ben HermansRoompot-Nederlandse Loterij (NED) – Pieter WeeningGazprom-RusVelo (RUS) – Ildar ArslanovTeam Fortuneo-Samsic (FRA) – Warren BarguilRally Cycling (USA) – Colin JoyceUCI ContinentalLeopard Pro Cycling (LUX) – Alexander KriegerTeam Lotto- Kern Haus (GER) – Joshua HuppertzTeam Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany (GER) – Aaron GrosserHeizomat Rad-Net (GER) – Patrick HallerTeam Dauner D&DQ Akkon (GER) – Philipp Mamos Thomas, Dumoulin and Bardet to enlighten the Deutschland Tour Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, runner up Tom Dumoulin and Romain Bardet are the big names of the Deutschland Tour set to serve as the platform for the new generation of German cycling. Local heroes of today (Marcel Kittel, André Greipel, Pascal Ackermann), tomorrow (Maximilian Schachmann, Nils Politt, Lennard Kämna) and after tomorrow (the young guns of the continental teams) are on their toes for the race due to take place from August 23 to 26. From Koblenz to Stuttgart, the whole German cycling community is involved in the event. German WorldTour riders at the start of the Deutschland Tour With 15 German WorldTour riders on the preliminary start list, it is clear that the majority of the German elite has decided to take on the Deutschland Tour. The German contingent will be led by German national champion Pascal Ackermann, who has already ridden the entire course of the Deutschland Tour. Team Sunweb is also coming with a strong line-up, and will look to sprinter MaxWalscheid. Team Katusha-Alpecin, with top sprinter Marcel Kittel, plans a team for every race scenario. There is still a large question mark as to the participation of Tony Martin, due to the injury he suffered in the Tour de France.The fans of the Deutschland Tour can look forward to Maximilian Schachmann (Quick-Step Floors) and Nico Denz (AG2R La Mondiale) – two riders who put in an impressive first half of the season. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) and Christian Knees (Team Sky) are two veterans who already have experience with the Deutschland Tour. For Greipel, it could be a jubilee, as he sprinted to stage win 10 years ago in the last running of the race.KEV MONKS FOR DIGITAL SPORTS GROUP.readfullarticle
