Alexandra Manly from Australia won the third stage of the 34th Tour of Thuringia on Thursday (May 26). The tour leader, who already won on the first day in Hofextending their lead in the overall standings.
After 129.2 kilometers starting and finishing in Dörtendorf, Marta Lach from Poland took second place ahead of Femke Gerritse from the Netherlands. Fourth place went to Ricarda Bauernfeind from Eichstadt. “Unfortunately, I fell on the third lap, but that happens sometimes. It wasn’t that bad. Otherwise, the track suits me and I’m happy that I was able to finish the race in fourth place,” said Bauernfeind after the race.
The race over 132.5 kilometers around Schleiz is scheduled for Friday. The finale of the six-day tour over almost 700 kilometers is on Sunday in Altenburg.
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
4th stage
Friday, 05/27/2022
Location: Around Schleiz
Length: 132.5 km
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
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.