It did not start with the traditional prologue but with a normal stage.
The race included a team time trial, an individual time trial and seven stages, covering a total of 1,292.5 km (803.1 mi).
The race began in Saarbrücken and finished in Hanover.
For the second year in a row Jens Voigt held off Levi Leipheimer to take the victory.
Of the 20 ProTour teams, only Astana did not take part (the team was in crisis from doping results at the 2007 Tour de France).