Gregor Mühlberger (Movistar Team) hung on to a slim solo lead to take a rain-soaked stage 2 victory at the Deutschland Tour on an uphill finish into Winterberg.
It was 1-2 for Movistar as Alex Aranburu sprinted ahead of a reduced field for second place, with Kevin Vermaerke (Team dsm-firmenich) third on the day.
“We had it in mind to work for Alex because he is up in front for the GC. They went hard for the bonus second, and then I tried to go, and I heard on the radio Alex screaming to go, go, go. I had [Florian] Stork from DSM on my wheel and thought we could try to go. If they caught me, I would try my best to go for Alex, but luckily, I made it to the finish,” Mühlberger said.
Stage 1 winner and overnight leader Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal-Quick Step) finished fifth on the day and maintained an 11-second lead in the general classification ahead of Felix Großschartner (UAE Team Emirates), while Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers) is third at 13 seconds back.
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