Overview

• Sören Waerenskjold sealed the overall title and the points jersey, defending the blue leader’s kit on the final day.
• Matthew Brennan won the 163.7 km finale from Halle (Saale) to Magdeburg in a mass sprint and climbed to second overall.
• High winds created echelons and brief splits, and Brandon McNulty’s solo move was reeled in well before the finish.
• Late crashes hit key sprinters, with Alexander Kristoff and Danny van Poppel going down and Phil Bauhaus unable to contest the sprint.
• Enzo Leijnse captured the mountain classification on a tiebreak over Vinzent Dorn after scoring at the day’s lone climb.