The Norwegian sprinter Søren Wærenskjold (one-X Mobility) won on Wednesday the prologue stage of the 40th edition of the return to Germany, in a short counter of 3.1 kilometers played in the town of Essen, to dress the first yellow jaw of the test.
Wærenskjold, Norwegian counterreloj champion in 2023, who registered the lowest time of the chrono (3:31), resisted at the top of the classification and was not surpassed by any of the favorites to take the victory: Waut van Aert Tenth to six.
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The 25 -year -old Norwegian is leader of the general with a second advantage over English Samuel Watson (Ineos Grenadiers) and two of the Austrian Marco Haller (Tudor).
Iván Romeo (Movistar Team), thirteenth classified five seconds, was the best Spanish, while Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Team Emirates – XRG), 23º to 7 of the leader, was the first among Latin Americans.
This Thursday the first stage and the longest of the test will be played: 202.6 kilometers, with exit in Essen and arrival in Herford.
