Today’s 179.5 kilometer long second stage of Bayern Rundfahrt from Waldassen to Selb was dominated by a breakaway consisting of six riders but without CULT Energy Pro Cycling participation. However, the Danish team worked hard in the finale to put Fabian Wegmann in a favorable position for the frantic bunch sprint.

Entering the final 15 kilometers, the break was down to three riders with a gap of 55 seconds and with ten kilometers remaining, the final escapee was swept up by the speeding peloton. Instantly, new attempts to break clear from the bunch were made but the sprinter teams including CULT Energy Pro Cycling joined forces on the front to prepare for a bunch sprint.

Today home favorite, John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) made no mistake in the furious finale and took the stage win ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis). CULT Energy Pro Cycling’s Fabian Wegmann was up there but finished outside the top-10.

DS Luke Roberts says:

"Today's stage didn't get as chaotic as I expected. There was a few climbs along the way but none of the GC contenders wanted to make a move and eventually, it fell into the hands of the sprinters. We were supporting Fabian for the sprint and even though it's difficult to compete with hardcore sprinters like Degenkolb and Bouhanni you never know what might happen and surely we're not hesitating to try. Tomorrow, I expect another bunch sprint unless the GC riders start jumping but I reckon that most teams are playing the waiting game until Saturday's individual time trial where we hope Gustav [Larsson] and Rasmus [Quaade] will give us a result," concludes Roberts.

Degenkolb leads overall as well.