Stage 3

Stage 3 starts in Trier and takes the peloton over 177 kilometers to Merzig in Saarland. The puncheurs in the field can again look forward to a Classics profile with nearly 2900 climbing meters. After a flat start phase along the Mosel and the Saar, there will be two laps of a circuit around the Saar, which will be hilly. In Merzig, the stage will be decided on the closing circuit course, which will give a small group the chance on a steep ramp in the last 5 kilometers to get away from the sprinters.