“It’s a beautiful victory,” Barré said afterwards. “Fortunately, I was able to carry my good form from the Tour of Poland into this race. I felt really good today. The plan was to go for the bonus seconds, but with the gap I had, I decided to give it everything until the finish. To be able to win in such a strong field makes me very happy.”
In the longest stage of the German stage race, the peloton’s attention was quickly focused on the difficult finale, which featured a number of short and steep climbs. Team Visma | Lease a Bike remained alert heading into the finale, positioning itself at the front of the peloton.