The second edition of the revived Deutschland Tour will lead over 721 kilometers through the heart of Germany. From August 29 to September 1, Germany's only stage race of the men's elite will visit the German federal states of Lower Saxonia, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse and Thuringia. In the year of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the course pays tribute to the opening of the inner German border with several crossings of the former frontier strip.