Deutschland Tour facts for kids
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| Race details | |
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| Date | August |
| Region | Germany |
| English name | Tour of Germany |
| Local name(s) | Deutschland Tour |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProTour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1911 |
| Editions | 29 (as of 2007) |
| First winner |  Hans Ludwig |
| Most recent | Jens Voigt |
The Deutschland Tour is a big bicycle race in Germany. It's also known as the Tour of Germany. This race is a "stage race," meaning it has several parts, or stages, over many days. It used to happen in May or June. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI ProTour, which is a series of important cycling races. The race now takes place in August.
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History of the Tour of Germany
Early Years of Cycling in Germany
The first big cycling race in Germany happened way back in 1911. It was a long race, over 1,500 kilometers (about 930 miles) long! Back then, Germany was made up of many smaller states. Several tours were held until 1931, organized by different groups.
The first official Deutschland Tour was held in 1931. The race became very well-organized and exciting between 1937 and 1939. However, it had to stop when World War II began.
Cycling's Return and New Popularity
After the war, road cycling wasn't very popular in Germany. The race's popularity often depended on whether German riders did well in other big races. This led to different versions of the Tour happening in West Germany.
Things changed when Jan Ullrich, a German cyclist, won the Tour de France in 1997. This made cycling much more popular in Germany. Because of this new interest, the German Cyclists' Federation and a company called Upsolut restarted the Deutschland Tour in 1999.
Sadly, the race stopped again after 2008. This was because TV sponsors were no longer very interested in it.
Deutschland Tour Winners |
1911 - Hans Ludwig · 1922 - Adolf Huschke · 1927 - Rudolf Wolke · 1930 - Hermann Buse · 1931 - Erich Metze · 1937 - Otto Weckerling · 1938 - Hermann Schild] · 1939 - Georg Umbenhauer · 1940-1945 World War II · 1947 - Erich Bautz · 1948 - Phillip Hilpert · 1949 - Harry Saager · 1950 - Roger Gyselinck · 1951 - Guido de Santi · 1952 - Isidore Derijck · 1962 - Peter Post · 1979 - Dietrich Thurau · 1980 - Gregor Braun · 1981 - Silvano Contini · 1982 - Theo de Rooij · 1999 - Jens Heppner · 2000 - David Plaza · 2001 - Alexander Vinokourov · 2002 - Igor González de Galdeano · 2003 - Michael Rogers · 2004 - Patrik Sinkewitz · 2005 - Levi Leipheimer · 2006 - Jens Voigt · 2007 - Jens Voigt · 2008 - Linus Gerdemann · 2009 - 2011 - Race Cancelled · |
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Images for kids
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Jens Voigt (pictured at the 2006 Deutschland Tour) is the only rider with two Deutschland Tour wins.
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Matej Mohorič won the 2018 edition.
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See also
In Spanish: Vuelta a Alemania para niños
