South Africa’s Reinardt Janse van Rensburg finished seventh overall in the Deutschland Tour after the fourth and final stage concluded in Stuttgart today.
The Dimension Data rider finished fifth on the 207.5km final stage. Katusha-Alpecin’s Nils Politt sprinted to victory on the stage, beating Bahrain-Merida’s Matej Mohoric to the line.
Katusha-Alpecin’s Nils Politt (pictured) sprinted to victory on stage two of the Deutschland Tour today. Photo: Isaak Papadopolous
Mohoric, however, won the race with a final general classification time of 17:27:10, six seconds clear from Politt.
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Stage four
1. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 4:49:20
2. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
3. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team
4. Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
5. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
6. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
7. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
9. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
10. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
*Selected
42. Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:02:19
70. Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data 0:08:09
General classification
1. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 17:27:10
2. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:06
3. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:12
4. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:00:16
5. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:26
6. Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 0:00:28
7. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:00:30
8. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:31
9. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 0:00:33
10. Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 0:00:34
*Selected
40. Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 0:06:13
78. Jay Thomson (RSA) Dimension Data 0:24:09
