Big favorite of this opening event, almost flat, Ganna finished less than two seconds ahead of the Dutchman Bauke Mollema, at nearly 50 km / h on average.
The podium of this symbolic opening event, without much sporting interest, was completed by the German Nils Politt, winner of this Tour of Germany last year.
The Colombian climber Egan Bernal, former winner of the Tour de France, victim this winter of a serious accident in training in his country, will continue to quietly regain his feelings, after the Tour of Denmark last week.
The 1st stage, Thursday, will take the riders from Weimar to Meiningen (171 km).
Classification of the Prologue of the Tour of Germany, Wednesday in Weimar (2.7 km), and provisional general classification:
1. Filippo Ganna (ITA/Ineos Grenadier) 2:56.89
2. Bauke Mollema (NED/Trek Segafredo) 2:58.71
3. Nils Politt (GER/Bora Hansgrohe) 2:59.97
4. Mick van Dijke (NED/Jumbo Visma) at 5 sec
5. Yves Lampaert (BEL / QuickStep) at 5 sec
6. Ben Healy (GBR/EF Education) at 5 sec
7. Adam Yates (GBR / Ineos-Grenadier) at 5 sec
8. Alberto Bettiol (ESP/EF Education) at 6 sec
9. Tobias Foss (NOR/Jumbo Visma) at 6 sec
10. Kim Heiduk (GER / Ineos-Grenadier) at 6 sec
11. Lars Boven (NED / Jumbo-Visma) at 6 sec
...
26. Jérémy Lecrocq (FRA/B&B Hotels KTM) at 10 sec
27. Greg van Avermaet (BEL / AG2R) at 10 sec
36. Romain Bardet (FRA / DSM) at 12 sec
42. Fabio Jakobsen (NED / QuickStep) at 13 sec
73. Egan Bernal (COL / Ineos) at 17 sec
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