Tour de Pologne 2023
Latest News from the Race
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Mohoric donates Tour de Pologne prize money to Slovenian flood victims
Slovenian claims victory by one second over Joao Almeida in hard-fought battle -
Matej Mohoric secures overall victory at Tour de Pologne
Tim Merlier bookends seven-day race with sprint victories in Poznan and Kraków -
Eddie Dunbar aims for more Grand Tour progress at Vuelta a España
Irishman races on after hitting shoulder hard in stage 5 crash at Tour de Pologne
Date | July 29th - August 4th |
Distance | 1130.5km |
Start Location | Poznan |
Finish Location | Krakow |
Category | UCI WorldTour |
Edition | 80th |
Previous edition | 2022 Tour de Pologne |
Previous winner | Ethan Hayter (GB) Ineos Grenadiers |
Stage 6: Mohoric saves lead as Cattaneo wins stage 6 time trial
Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep) set the fastest time on the 16.6km time trial and won stage 6 of the Tour de Pologne. Race leader Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) surprisingly clung onto the GC lead but is now tied on time with João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), second on the stage. Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) is in third place at 14 seconds down. The GC battle could now come down to the fight for time bonuses on the last stage into Krakow.
Stage 5: Marijn van den Berg avoids sprint crash to win stage 5
Marijn Van Den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost) accelerated with 150 metres to the line and won stage 5 of the Tour de Pologne. Race leader Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) finished several bike lengths behind, with João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) in third. The stage was overshadowed by an earlier incident in the final local circuit, when a TV motorbike went off the road and struck various spectators, with four members of the public sent to hospital.
Stage 4: Olav Kooij wins stage 4 sprint in Opole
Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) won the bunch sprint victory in stage 4 of the Tour de Pologne, hitting the line several bike lengths ahead of Marijn Van Den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost) and Matteo Moschetti (Q36.5). after the 199-kilometre flat stage from Strzelin to Opole, Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) remained in the overall lead for a third successive day.
Stage 3: Rafal Majka powers to uphill victory on stage 3
Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) took victory on stage 3 of the Tour de Pologne across the steep uphill finish to Duszniki-Zdrój. He held off race leader Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) in a small group sprint.
Stage 2: Matej Mohoric wins stage 2, takes over leader's jersey
Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) won stage 2 of the Tour de Pologne at the tough summit finish of Karpacz. He outdueled João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) on the climb and took hold of the yellow jersey as the new race leader.
Stage 1: Tim Merlier wins stage 1 after crash-marred finale
Stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne has seen Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) take a clear bunch sprint victory on a crash-marred finale at the Poznan motor-racing circuit. The Belgian powered down the right-hand side to win by over a bike length ahead of Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) with Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) in third.
The Tour de Pologne is central Europe's only WorldTour series stage race and is also its country's biggest cycling event. A week-long race featuring bunch sprint and hilly stages is traditionally decided by very small time gaps, where bonus seconds can be crucial.
Having started in 1928 as an amateur race and now in its 80th edition, in 1993 it became a fully professional-only race, before joining the WorldTour series in 2005.
Run by the Lang organisation since 1993, three riders hold the record for three wins in the event: Dariusz Baranowski, Andrzej Mierzejewski and Marian Wieckowski.
Last year's race was won by Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) after finishing close behind Sergio Higuita (Bora-Hansgrohe) on stage 3's uphill finish, then a strong time trial performance on stage 6 netted the Briton the lead. Second overall was Thymen Arensman (DSM) and third Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious).
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Tour de Pologne 2023 route
Celebrating its 80th edition, the 2023 Tour de Pologne will tackle 1130 kilometres in a completely different from last year, as the event moved from the east to the west of Poland. The seven-stage race features one time trial stage, two mountain stages, two stages for sprinters and two hilly stages.
The race returns to Poznan for the first time in 16 years, with a 183.7km circuit stage designed for the sprinters, then heads south to the mountains on the Czech border before heading east towards its traditional finish in Krakow.
Other standout features include an uphill finish at Orlinek in the town of Karpacz on stage 3 as well as a tough series of climbs to a more familiar finish at Bielsko-Biala on stage 4.
This year it once again features an individual time trial, as well as a traditional finish in Bionie Park in Krakow, where the race is set to end until at least 2026.
Tour de Pologne startlist
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Tour de Pologne contenders
Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) headlines the foreign challengers in this year's Tour de Pologne as the Portuguese racer, third overall in the 2023 Giro d'Italia and the winner of Pologne in 2021, starts his second part of the season here.
The local opposition will be headlined by Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), an overall winner in 2018, second in 2012 and third in 2021, while Rafal Majka, who took Pologne outright in 2014, will give UAE Team Emirates a second option beside Almeida.
The headline name for the race's multiple bunch sprints will, for a second year running, be Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma), winner of a stage last year.
Tour de Pologne Schedule
Date | Stage | Start Time | Finish Time |
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July 29th, 2023 | Stage 1: Poznan - Poznan, 183.7km | Row 0 - Cell 2 | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
July 30th, 2023 | Stage 2: Leszno - Karpacz, 202.9 km | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
July 31st, 2023 | Stage 3: Walbrzych - Duszniki-Zdrój, 163.3km | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
August 1st, 2023 | Stage 4: Strzelin - Opole, 198.6km | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
August 2nd, 2023 | Stage 5: Pszczyna - Bielsko-Biala, 198.8km | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
August 3rd, 2023 | Stage 6: Katowice - Katowice, 16.6km | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
August 4th, 2023 | Stage 7: Zabrze - Kraków, 166.6km | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
Tour de Pologne teams:
- AG2R-Citroën
- Alpecin-Deceuninck
- Arkéa-Samsic
- Astana Qazaqstan
- Bahrain Victorious
- Bora-Hansgrohe
- Cofidis
- DSM-Firmemich
- EF Education-EasyPost
- Groupama-FDJ
- Human Powered Health
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
- Jumbo-Visma
- Lidl-Trek
- Lotto-Dstny
- Movistar
- Novo-Nordisk
- Poland
- Q36.5
- Soudal-QuickStep
- Tudor
- UAE Team Emirates
Races
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Tour de Pologne 202329 July 2023 - 4 August 2023 | Poland | WorldTour
Latest Content on the Race
Mohoric donates Tour de Pologne prize money to Slovenian flood victims
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Slovenian claims victory by one second over Joao Almeida in hard-fought battle
Mohoric and Almeida take ultra-tight Tour de Pologne GC battle into showdown final stage
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Tied on time, Mohoric confident he can defend lead but Almeida insists race is not over
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News American confident he will continue racing at WorldTour level in 2024
Tobias Foss: Worlds time trial podium could be well within reach
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News Defending champion has final test at Tour de Pologne
Tour de Pologne TV motorbike crashes into spectators, four injured
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Riders briefly slow race as news of crash spreads through peloton
Olav Kooij fires warning shot for World Championships with Tour de Pologne win
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Young Dutch sprinter will leave stage race in Poland early for Glasgow
Tim Wellens: It’s been a long time since I felt as good as this
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian back in WorldTour racing for first time since major crash in Flanders
Top News on the Race
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Tobias Foss: Worlds time trial podium could be well within reach
Defending champion has final test at Tour de Pologne -
Tour de Pologne TV motorbike crashes into spectators, four injured
Riders briefly slow race as news of crash spreads through peloton -
Olav Kooij fires warning shot for World Championships with Tour de Pologne win
Young Dutch sprinter will leave stage race in Poland early for Glasgow
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Tim Wellens: It’s been a long time since I felt as good as this
Belgian back in WorldTour racing for first time since major crash in Flanders -
Mohoric regrets lost chance of second Tour de Pologne stage win after ultra-narrow defeat
Last-minute hesitation costs Slovenian possible sprint victory, but stays in overall lead -
Sam Bennett joins two-pronged attack for Ireland at World Championships
No news yet on where sprinter will race in 2024
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‘One of the reasons I do this job is to inspire people’ - Matej Mohoric
New Tour de Pologne leader has Gravel World Championships as possible end-of-season goal -
‘Anything from now on is a bonus’ - McNulty avoids Worlds TT pressure build
American national TT champ working toward Glasgow at Tour de Pologne -
After riding to Spain through 47-degree heat, De Gendt turns to Pologne for Vuelta build-up
Belgian tips Remco Evenepoel to win upcoming Vuelta a España
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