Brennan stops Waerenskjold: Dramatic finale of the Germany Tour!

Brennan stops Waerenskjold: Dramatic finale of the Germany Tour!

On August 24, 2025, the Germany Tour ended with an exciting showdown that was a real celebration for the sprinters. While Sören Waerenskjold won the overall victory and the sprint classification, it was Matthew Brennan who won the last stage and thus prevented Waerenskjold's third success of the day. The final section led over 163.7 kilometers from Halle (Saale) to Magdeburg, crowned by a challenging climb with an 18 percent gradient.

Team Visma | Lease a Bike, in which Brennan is riding, showed a strong team performance led by Wout van Aert, who initiated the decisive sprint for Brennan. “It was a merciless race, especially in the last 30 kilometers, where several attempts were made to break away,” reports radsportaktuell.de. Brandon McNulty from UAE Team Emirates –

Last minute twists and falls

The final stage was not only characterized by exciting tours, but also by a massive crash five kilometers from the finish, in which several riders, including Alexander Kristoff and Phil Bauhaus, fell. In the tight program of the last third of the race, further crashes occurred that challenged the drivers. Brennan used these chaotic situations to his advantage and ultimately secured the stage win, while Waerenskjold took second place.

Waerenskjold went into the final stage as the overall winner, having been awarded the previous stage following Danny van Poppel's disqualification. Before the final stage he had a narrow lead of ten seconds over Jhonatan Narvaez and 16 seconds over Riley Sheehan. In the sprint classification he had an eight-point lead over Brennan before the final, which showed that the tension was high until the last lap.

A look at the history of the Germany Tour

The Deutschland Tour is considered the most important stage race in road cycling in Germany and has an eventful history that dates back to 1911. With changing names and formats, as well as irregular staging, the tour has continually reinvented itself over the years. The new edition since 2018 has established itself as an important event in the cycling calendar, and the five-day event since 2022 has also attracted new fans.

From former stars like Jens Voigt, who won the Tour twice, to current talents like Waerenskjold and Brennan, the Tour shows how vibrant and exciting cycling is in Germany. Taking into account 38 editions, 37 different overall winners have been chosen so far and it is clear that the next few years will continue to provide exciting races.

Overall, this exciting final stage of the Deutschland Tour has once again proven that cycling races are characterized not only by technical skills, but also by team spirit and unpredictable twists and turns. The spectators can look forward to seeing what stories the next events will have in store.

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