Cycling pros who've triumphed in the Tour de France kick off their competition at the Lidl Deutschland Tour in Halle
The final stage of the Lidl Germany Tour 2025 promises to be a thrilling conclusion, with a star-studded line-up of top cyclists set to compete in Halle, Saale on August 24.
Notable participants include Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), who recently won the Tour de France final stage on the Champs-Élysées and is making his debut at Germany’s biggest stage race. Jonathon Milan (Lidl-Trek), a two-time Tour de France stage winner and holder of the green jersey for best sprinter, will also be in attendance, as will Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), an Australian Tour stage winner and prominent sprinter making his debut at the Deutschland Tour.
Other notable sprinters and fast finishers such as Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech), Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep), and John Degenkolb (Picnic-PostNL) will also be competing. High-profile rider Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) will also race in the tour.
The race itinerary includes sprint-focused stages leading to the finale in Halle, Saale, where sprinters like van Aert, Milan, and Groves are key contenders for stage honors.
logistics and schedule
The market square in Halle serves as the starting point for the final stage. The team area setup on the market square and the Hallmarkt begins at 10 a.m. on August 24. The riders sign in on the stage between 12:45 and 13:45 p.m. The Lidl Germany Tour 25 stage presentation begins at 12:30 p.m. on August 24.
Temporary closure of public transport due to the passage of the rider field will occur, each lasting 15 to 20 minutes. Short-term disruptions to bus and tram traffic may occur along the route from the Heideallee to the Salzmünder Straße. The Große Steinstraße will be temporarily closed after the start of the race.
Affected tram lines will be rerouted due to the road closures. The market square in Halle will be closed to tram traffic from 9 AM to 3 PM on August 24. The family festival "We're Spinning Around" is organized around the race with various activities, starting at 11 a.m. on August 24.
The neutralized stage start follows at 13:50 p.m. on August 24. The ZDF live broadcast of the finish in Magdeburg begins at 16:00 p.m. on August 24. Temporary road closures will occur in Halle (Saale) on August 24, starting at 1:30 PM. Road closures will last for a maximum of 30 minutes and will be signaled by a vehicle with a "red flag" initiating the closure and a "green flag" lifting it. The Kleinschmieden stop will be served during the temporary closures.
The final starting list for the "Lidl Germany Tour 2025" will be confirmed on August 20.
With a line-up dominated by recent Tour de France top performers and emerging sprint talents, the final stage of the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2025 is set to be a highly competitive and exciting conclusion to the tour. Don't miss out on the action!
Sports enthusiasts should mark their calendars for the final stage of the Lidl Germany Tour 2025 on August 24, as it promises to be an exciting conclusion with key contenders like Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), Jonathon Milan (Lidl-Trek), and Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) competing in the sprint-focused stages. Meanwhile, news about the event includes logistics and schedule details, such as the market square in Halle serving as the starting point, temporarily closed public transport, and a family festival "We're Spinning Around" organized around the race starting at 11 a.m. on the same day.
