Marta Lach from Poland took third place. Manly celebrated her third stage win despite falling during Friday’s race. Only the second stage went to another driver – but she also secured an Australian with Georgia Baker.
Two more races are scheduled for the weekend. Saturday is the longest part of the day around Gotha, with two climbs and two sprints. The 104.3 kilometer race around Altenburg marks the end of the tour on Sunday.
Bicycle theft overshadows stage
Before the start of the stage there was a nasty surprise for the Belgian team Lotto Soudal Ladies. Five high-quality racing bikes were stolen on Friday night. The Ridley bikes were in a mobile home that was broken into in a hotel car park in Weimar. The damage amounts to around 45,000 euros.
The stages at a glance
1st stage
- Tuesday, 05/24/2022
- Location: Around Hof
- Length: 99.1 km
- Winner: Alexandra Manly (AUS)
2nd stage
- Wednesday, 05/24/2022
- Location: Around Gera
- Length: 99.6 km
- Winner: Georgia Baker (AUS)
3rd stage
- Thursday, 05/26/2022
- Location: Around Dortendorf
- Length: 133 km
- Winner: Alexandra Manly (AUS)
4th stage
- Friday, 05/27/2022
- Location: Around Schleiz
- Length: 132.5 km
- Winner: Alexandra Manly (AUS)
5th stage
- Saturday, May 27th, 2022
- Location: Around Gotha
- Length: 136.1 km
6th stage
- Sunday, May 29th, 2022
- Location: Around Altenburg
- Length: 106.8 km
Daily streams and reports at “Sport in the East”
MDR reports extensively on the Thuringia Tour on TV, radio, the web and in the app. “Sport im Osten” broadcasts a long summary of each stage and shows the arrivals live for the first time on MDR, on sport-im-osten.de and in the “SpiO” app.