Uae team emirates-xrg and isaac del toro made a winning start to the lidl deutschland tour:RG and Isaac del Toro made a winning start to the Lidl Deutschland Tour, with the Mexican claiming victory in the opening prologue. Raced across just a little over 3km in Germany, the ITT was short enough to see Del Toro and most riders take to the start on their road bikes.
According to Emirates News Agency, Del Toro rode at a scintillating pace to beat the best time of Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step). In a time of a little over three minutes, the Tour de France podium finisher won the prologue and took the first leader's jersey of the race. In doing so, he became the first-ever Mexican to lead the Deutschland Tour.
Del Toro's UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate, Ant³nio Morgado, also produced a handy performance and ended the day in seventh place. Isaac del Toro leads the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2026 general classification after the prologue with a time of 3:08, followed by Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step), two seconds behind, and Laurenz Rex (Soudal Quick-Step), five seconds back. Ant³nio Morgado (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is seventh, seven seconds behind the leader.