Cycling news - Nis Politt wins Tour of Germany as Alexander Kristoff secures stage four win

ByAlexander Netherton

Updated 29/08/2021 at 18:27 GMT

German Nils Politt won his home tour as he emerged as the Tour of Germany general classification victor. The Erlangen-Nurnberg on Sunday was won by Norwegian Alexander Kristoff, as Politt's Bora-Hansgrohe teammate Pascal Ackermann took second in the stage and overall.

Nils Politt secured the Tour of Germany overall victory on Sunday afternoon, just ahead of Bora-Hansgrohe teammate Pascal Ackermann and Alexander Kristoff.

Norweigian Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) took third place overall as he finished four seconds behind the Bora-Hansgrohe man, but also put in a time of 3:33:25 to secure his second stage win of the Tour.

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'I think the big boss is happy' - Tour of Germany winner Nils Politt on Bora-Hansgrohe success

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29/08/2021 at 18:26

Second place on the stage went to Ackerman, meaning that he secured second place on the podium in the general classification for a Bora-Hansgrohe 1-2 after the Erlangen-Nurnberg stage.

"It's super, super nice," said Politt afterwards.

"I already finished second three years ago and now I've won it. It's something special for sure."

"We have two stage wins out of four, first and second in GC. I think the big boss is happy for sure."

'I think the big boss is happy' - Tour of Germany winner Nils Politt on Bora-Hansgrohe success

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