Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohë) won the third stage of the Deutschland Tour, escaping on a small climb eight kilometres from the finish with Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Victorious) and thwarting the ambitions of the sprinters’ teams who had expected the stage to once again end in a bunch finish.
Politt’s victory with the accompanying ten bonus seconds, coupled with an eleven second time gap over the peloton also gave him the overall race lead.
The lure of bonus seconds on a small climb at 8.4km to go provoked a flurry of attacks from the peloton, and from this small group, Politt attacked multiple times until he soloed to victory.
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 4:25:15 |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain Victorious | 0:00:11 |
| 3 | André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-up Nation | 0:00:12 |
| 4 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 5 | John Degenkolb (Ger) German National Team | |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep | |
| 7 | Marius Mayrhofer (Ger) Team DSM | |
| 8 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 9 | Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 10 | Johannes Hodapp (Ger) Team SKS Sauerland NRW |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 12:56:18 |
| 2 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:08 |
| 3 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain Victorious | 0:00:10 |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:12 |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain Victorious | 0:00:17 |
| 6 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux | 0:00:24 |
| 7 | Luca Mozzato (Ita) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
| 8 | Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 9 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team | |
| 10 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep |
