Overview

• The Deutschland-Tour starts Wednesday in Essen and spans five stages through Herford, Arnsberg, Kassel, Halle to Magdeburg.
• Lipowitz will ride as a homecoming “Tour d’Honneur” without victory ambitions, describing the event as both a thank-you gesture and a training opportunity.
• The parcours features no long climbs and is expected to favor classics specialists and sprinters such as Wout van Aert and Jonathan Milan.
• Veteran Roger Kluge will mentor younger teammates and support strategic decisions while Red Bull–Bora-hansgrohe fields multiple potential leaders.
• Lipowitz plans to skip the World Championships in Rwanda and instead focus on recovery and key late-season targets in Canada and the Italian autumn classics.