Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) prevailed in the 2.9-kilometre prologue of the 2024 Deutschland Tour in Schweinfurt, beating his teammate Mads Pedersen to take the stage win and first leader's jersey.
Riders were not allowed to use time trial bikes, so each rider completed the course in normal road bikes.
Results
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Tour de France GC standings: Race leader extends gaps as maiden Col du Haag climb tightens battle for podium
Tom Pidcock drops to ninth as Tadej Pogačar increases lead to 4:30 on Jonas Vingegaard -
As it happened: GC drama on the slopes of the Col du Haag during stage 14 of the Tour de France
Starting in Mulhouse, the 155.3km stage 14 packs 3,800 metres of climbing into a stage short on distance but unrelenting in difficulty, and very likely the moment the GC battle truly ignites at Le Markstein -
Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar’s late attack on Col du Haag nabs solo stage 14 win as Isaac del Toro outsprints Paul Seixas and Jonas Vingegaard to take second
Dropped on final climb, Tom Pidcock drops to ninth on GC -
Zoe Bäckstedt wins her second time trial of the week during stage 3a to take the Baloise Ladies Tour lead overall
Australian champion Felicity Wilson-Haffenden finishes second, with Lotte Kopecky in third, as the peloton faces stage 3b in the afternoon
