Tour de Pologne 2015
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inCycle video: Tour de Pologne recap
Comeback for Kittel, third time lucky for Izagirre, catharsis for Henao -
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Interviews with Marcel Kittel and Simon Clarke -
Sergio Henao: There was a chance I wouldn't be able to return to racing
Colombian lays ghosts of 2014 to rest at Tour de Pologne
This will be the 72nd edition of the Tour de Pologne, a race that dates all the way back to 1928. Starting out in Warsaw on Sunday August 2, the seven-stage route aims to unite the actual, modern capital with the historic capital, Krakow, once a stronghold of Polish kings and the capital from 1038 to 1569.
After a short opening stage across laps of a circuit on the streets of Warsaw, the race heads south for two more flat stages with finishing circuits preceding the hilly latter half of the race. Stages 5 and 6 take the riders into the mountains, with a fearsome eight category 1 climbs in store on each day. That’s where the general classification will be shaped but it will be decided on the final stage, a flat 25km time trial on the streets of Krakow.
Last year’s winner Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) will not be there to defend his title but fellow Pole Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx-QuickStep) is sure to give the home crowds something to shout about in his world champion’s rainbow jersey. We’ll be able to see what shape Giro d’Italia runner-up Fabio Aru (Astana) is in ahead of the Vuelta a España, while Marcel Kittel (Giant-Alpecin) makes his much-anticipated return to action after a torrid season in which he was left out of the Tour de France.
The 17 WorldTour teams are joined by Polish Pro Continental outfit CCC Sprandi-Polkowice and a Polish national team.
Races
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Tour de Pologne 20152 August 2015 - 8 August 2015 | Poland | WorldTour
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Top News on the Race
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Third time lucky for overall winner Izagirre at the Tour de Pologne
Spanish rider counts on result to secure a good contract in 2016 -
Bialoblocki snags WorldTour win in final time trial at the Tour de Pologne
'It’s incredible, absolutely incredible,' says Polish rider -
Confidence boost for Craddock on Tour de Pologne queen stage
Young American rides to third and takes heart ahead of the Vuelta
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Simon Clarke: It's time for me to change teams
Q&A with Orica GreenEdge rider -
Henao parlays strong Sky tactics to Tour de Pologne victory
Colombian returns to top form after injury, questions of blood values -
Santaromita certain to leave Orica-GreenEdge
Italian lost his motivation in unhappy pairing
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Tour de Pologne: Mixed emotions for Cannondale-Garmin in the mountains
Formolo moves into strong GC position but cramps prevent Moser from going for stage win -
Overdue stage victory more important than leader's jersey for De Clercq
Belgian faces fight to defend his lead in the mountains on Friday -
Aru back into the rhythm of racing at Tour de Pologne
Italian focused on Vuelta a España
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