2026 Tour de Pologne-Tour of Poland (WT)

83rd edition: August 3 - 9, 2026

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Here's the map of the 2026 Tour of Poland. Seven stages totalling 1,111 kilometers

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Tuesday, August 4: Stage 2, Międzyzdroje - Szczecin, 150.1 km

Stage 2 map & profile | Stage 2 photos

Two stages and two stage wins for Jonathan Milan.

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Weather at the finish city of Szczecin at 2:40 PM, local time: 26C (79F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the east-northeast at 11 km/hr (7 mph). There is a 5% chance of rain, though there was rain at the start.

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage two report.

The peloton of the 83rd edition of the Tour de Pologne moved onto the route from Międzyzdroje to Szczecin, delivering another round of high-octane drama in a bunch sprint. For the second consecutive day, Italian Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) proved to be the fastest, unleashing a powerful sprint to seal the stage victory and consolidate his lead in the ORLEN general classification.

Coastal start and a fierce breakaway battle
The route of the second stage took the riders from picturesque Międzyzdroje straight to the capital of West Pomerania. The pace was blistering right from the gun, with a strong four-man breakaway taking shape out front: Radosław Frątczak (Polish National Team), Dries De Bondt (Team Jayco AlUla), Anton Schiffer (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), and Jonas Rutsch (Lotto Intermarché).

The escapees carved out a lead of under a minute, engaging in a spectacular battle at the intermediate sprints. Polish national team representative Radosław Frątczak put on a stellar performance, winning three LOTTO Intermediate Sprints to collect valuable points and bonus seconds. As a result, the Pole took the lead in the LOTTO Most Active Rider classification, putting on the blue leader’s jersey.

“At the beginning, we had to put in a massive effort to build a gap and hold our pace ahead of a charging peloton. I’m thrilled to have won the intermediate sprint in Goleniów and bagged those crucial points. I felt really good today, and wearing the blue jersey as leader of the active classification is a huge reward for me and the entire national team for fighting hard on the road,” Frątczak said after his ride.

Peloton control and a chaotic sprint finish in Szczecin
The chasing main field gave the breakaway no chance of going all the way. With 28 kilometers remaining, the gap shrank to 25 seconds; soon after, Frątczak began to drop back, followed shortly by Schiffer. The breakaway was officially reabsorbed by the peloton with 21 kilometers to go.

The closing kilometers saw lead-out trains vying for dominance. With 3 kilometers to go, Decathlon CMA CGM Team set the tempo. The sprinters needed maximum focus: a crucial road pinch point awaited them just 1 kilometer from the line, followed by a sharp hairpin turn a mere 450 meters out.

In the midst of the positional battle, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) was once again unbeatable. Timing his acceleration to perfection, the Italian crossed the line comfortably in first place ahead of Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Matteo Malucelli (XDS Astana Team).

“It was another very fast and demanding stage. The team did a fantastic job controlling the breakaway and guiding me perfectly through those tough, technical sections in the final kilometer. The road pinch and the turn right before the line required full concentration, but we found ourselves in the ideal position. Taking a second straight win in the yellow jersey feels extraordinary,” Jonathan Milan stated at the finish.

Marceli Bogusławski (Polish National Team) also delivered a strong performance, claiming 9th place.

“The finish in Szczecin was extremely dynamic and technical. The key was positioning yourself right before the squeeze and the tight turn 450 meters out. The guys from the national team did an amazing job again helping me hold my position up front. Finishing in the TOP 10 shows that our hard work is paying off. I’m looking forward to the next chances!” commented Marceli Bogusławski.

Complete results:

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150.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 48.519 km/hr

1	Jonathan Milan	Lidl-Trek	3hr 5min 37sec
2	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Matteo Malucelli	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
4	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
5	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
6	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
7	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
9	Marceli Boguslawski	Poland	s.t.
10	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
11	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
12	Gerben Thijssen	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
13	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
14	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
15	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
16	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
17	Maurice Ballerstedt	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
18	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
20	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
21	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
22	Alessandro Romele	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
23	Noah Hobbs	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
24	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
25	Hugo Hofstetter	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Alessandro Borgo	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
27	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
28	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
29	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
30	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
31	Senna Remijn	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
32	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
33	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
34	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
35	Fabio Christen	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Filip Maciejuk	Movistar Team	s.t.
37	Danny van Poppel	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
38	Kamil Malecki	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Sam Watson	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Diego Ulissi	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
41	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
42	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	Ryan Mullen	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
44	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
45	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
46	Finn Fisher-Black	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
47	Magnus Sheffield	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
48	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
49	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Sjoerd Bax	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Paul Lapeira	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
52	Benoît Cosnefroy	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
53	Santiago Buitrago	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
54	Axel Huens	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
55	Jakub Kaczmarek	Poland	s.t.
56	Aaron Dockx	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
57	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Edoardo Zambanini	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
59	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
60	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
61	Iván Romeo	Movistar Team	s.t.
62	Christian Scaroni	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
63	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
64	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
65	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
66	Simon Dalby	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
67	Remi Cavagna	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
68	Michal Kwiatkowski	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
70	Stefan Küng	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
71	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	Juan Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
73	Jonas Rutsch	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
74	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
76	Max Schachmann	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
77	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
78	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
79	Mark Donovan	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Andreas Kron	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
81	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
82	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
83	João Almeida	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
84	Filip Gruszczynski	Poland	s.t.
85	Walter Calzoni	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
86	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Matteo Sobrero	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
88	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
89	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
90	Alec Segaert	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
91	Wilco Kelderman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
92	Roman Ermakov	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
93	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Norbert Banaszek	Poland	s.t.
95	Frederik Frison	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
96	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
97	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
98	Pau Martí	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
99	Patryk Stosz	Poland	s.t.
100	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
101	Andrea Vendrame	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
102	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
103	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
104	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
105	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
106	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
107	Simone Consonni	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
108	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
109	Andreas Leknessund	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
110	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
111	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
112	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
113	Oscar Chamberlain	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
114	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
115	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
116	Nicola Conci	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
117	Filippo Fiorelli	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
118	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
119	Cédric Beullens	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
120	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
121	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
122	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
123	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
124	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
125	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
126	Taco van der Hoorn	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
127	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
128	Radoslaw Fratczak	Poland	s.t.
129	Noa Isidore	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
130	Connor Swift	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
131	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
132	Callum Thornley	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
133	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
134	Axel Laurance	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	@ 36sec
135	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	0:42
136	Henri-Francois Haquin	Team Picnic PostNL	0:53
137	Tobiasz Pawlak	Poland	s.t.
138	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	1:12
139	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
140	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
141	Stefan Bissegger	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:32
142	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
143	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
144	Alastair Mackellar	EF Education-EasyPost	2:08
145	Jardi Van Der Lee	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
DNF	Jonathan Vervenne	Soudal Quick-Step

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
• Mountains classification leader: Dries De Bondt (Team Jayco AlUla)
• Points classification leader: Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Alpecin-Premier Tech

385.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 47.219 km/hr

1	Jonathan Milan	Lidl-Trek	8hr 9min 28sec
2	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 8sec
3	Kamil Malecki	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:12
4	Jonas Rutsch	Lotto-Intermarché	0:14
5	Matteo Malucelli	XDS Astana Team	0:16
6	Noah Hobbs	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
7	Patryk Stosz	Poland	0:18
8	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
9	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
10	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:19
11	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	0:20
12	Gerben Thijssen	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
13	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
14	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
15	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
16	Marceli Boguslawski	Poland	s.t.
17	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
20	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
21	Hugo Hofstetter	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
22	Alessandro Romele	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
23	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
24	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
25	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
27	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
28	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
29	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
30	Alessandro Borgo	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
31	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
32	Danny van Poppel	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
34	Fabio Christen	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
36	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
37	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
38	Magnus Sheffield	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Axel Huens	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
40	Filip Maciejuk	Movistar Team	s.t.
41	Senna Remijn	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
42	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
43	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
44	Sam Watson	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
45	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
46	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
47	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
48	Jakub Kaczmarek	Poland	s.t.
49	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
50	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
51	Michal Kwiatkowski	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
53	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
54	Diego Ulissi	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
55	Maurice Ballerstedt	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
56	Edoardo Zambanini	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
57	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
58	Max Schachmann	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
59	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
60	Remi Cavagna	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
61	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
62	Finn Fisher-Black	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
63	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
64	Stefan Küng	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Walter Calzoni	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Alec Segaert	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
67	Iván Romeo	Movistar Team	s.t.
68	Juan Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
69	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
70	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
71	Frederik Frison	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
72	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Simone Consonni	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
74	Christian Scaroni	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
75	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
76	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
77	Paul Lapeira	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
78	Aaron Dockx	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
79	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
80	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Mark Donovan	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
82	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
83	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
84	Santiago Buitrago	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
85	Andreas Kron	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
86	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
87	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
88	Sjoerd Bax	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
89	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
92	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
93	Benoît Cosnefroy	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
94	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
95	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
96	Matteo Sobrero	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
97	Simon Dalby	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
98	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
99	Cédric Beullens	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
100	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
101	Norbert Banaszek	Poland	s.t.
102	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
103	Filip Gruszczynski	Poland	s.t.
104	João Almeida	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
105	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
106	Roman Ermakov	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
107	Connor Swift	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
108	Wilco Kelderman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
109	Pau Martí	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
110	Nicola Conci	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
111	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Andrea Vendrame	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
113	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
114	Oscar Chamberlain	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
115	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
116	Filippo Fiorelli	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
117	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
118	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
119	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
120	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
121	Noa Isidore	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
122	Andreas Leknessund	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
123	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
124	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
125	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
126	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
127	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
128	Callum Thornley	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
129	Ryan Mullen	NSN Cycling Team	0:51
130	Taco van der Hoorn	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
131	Axel Laurance	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	0:56
132	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	1:02
133	Henri-Francois Haquin	Team Picnic PostNL	1:13
134	Tobiasz Pawlak	Poland	s.t.
135	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	1:32
136	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
137	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:35
138	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:58
139	Radoslaw Fratczak	Poland	2:47
140	Stefan Bissegger	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	3:07
141	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
142	Alastair Mackellar	EF Education-EasyPost	3:43
143	Jardi Van Der Lee	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
144	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	5:11
145	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Intermarché	5:31

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

Stage two photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Magnus Sheffield gets his bike.

Ethan Hayter before the stage.

Ivan Garcia Cortina

Alexey Lutsenko

Here they come....

Two stage wins in a row for Jonathan Milan.

A happy Jonathan Milan salutes the crowd.

Valentin Madouas just after finishing the stage.

King of the Mountains Dries De Bondt

Stage winner Jonathan Milan

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Monday, August 3: Stage 1, Gdynia - Koszalin, 234.2 km

Stage 1 map & profile | Stage 1 photos

Jonathan Milan wins the first stage. Photo: Szymon Gruchalski

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Weather at the finish city of Koszalin at 2:30 PM, local time: 26C (78F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the east-northeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage one report:

After a 24-year hiatus, Koszalin welcomed back the Tour de Pologne peloton, and the opening stage of the 83rd edition provided fans with immense excitement. Italy’s Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) proved to be the fastest in the bunch sprint, taking the first stage victory and donning the yellow jersey of the ORLEN General Classification leader.

Exceptional start in Gdynia and a sentimental journey to the roots
The cycling celebration under the motto “North-South” began in a maritime setting. Following the ceremonial team presentation on board the museum ship ORP “Błyskawica”, the peloton set off from Kościuszko Square in Gdynia, which is celebrating its centenary this year.

It's time to go race bicycles in Poland. Photo: Szymon Gruchalski

The route of the first section was also the longest challenge of this year’s Tour de Pologne – riders had to cover a daunting 234 kilometers through the hilly and picturesque landscapes of Pomerania and Kashubia.

"The first stage holds a special, personal meaning for me. The peloton passed through the areas where I grew up and where my cycling journey began. Returning to Kashubia and the surroundings of Bytów is a deeply emotional trip back to my roots" – emphasized Czesław Lang, General Director of the Tour de Pologne, at the start line.

Active break by the Poles and a solo move on Chełmska Mountain
Before the sprinters had their say, we witnessed dynamic action from the breakaway riders. For many kilometers, the pace was set by a 5-man group featuring great performances from Polish representatives – Kamil Małecki (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and Radosław Frątczak. Małecki won, among others, the 3rd LOTTO Intermediate Sprint in Polanów, securing the navy-blue jersey of the Most Active Rider Classification leader.

"At the beginning, I had to put in a massive effort to bridge across to the breakaway, but it paid off – I managed to win two intermediate sprints and finish second in another." – reported Kamil Małecki. – "Today, the team gave me a free hand to attack, and I gave it my all. The incredible support along the course carried me forward. Passing the fan zone and seeing my fiancée gave me a huge extra boost. It was beautiful, and I wish every rider could experience such emotions on home roads."

As the peloton approached Koszalin, the breakaway’s lead began to dwindle rapidly. Just before the day’s sole Cat 3 PZU Mountain Prime on Chełmska Mountain (located a mere 6 km from the finish line), Dries De Bondt (Team Jayco AlUla) launched a solo attack. The Belgian gave everything to claim top points at the summit, but shortly after his move, he was reabsorbed by the charging peloton.

Clash of the giants on the finish line in Koszalin
Over the final 2 kilometers, a fierce battle for position raged at the front of the bunch, with Decathlon CMA CGM Team attempting to take control. On the final straight, a battle of the sprint giants unfolded!

Displaying immense power and flawless timing, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) left his rivals with no chance and confidently crossed the finish line first.

"It was a tough stage, and the pace was high right from the start. There was a strong breakaway up ahead, but my teammates did an amazing job helping to bring it back. The finish required precision – we knew we had to enter the final corner no further back than tenth position. I found myself in the ideal spot and just gave it everything. I’m delighted that, after a great effort from the entire team, I can return to racing in this jersey," said Jonathan Milan after his victory.

"The finish was extremely chaotic and nervous, but the guys from the national team executed a brilliant job to position me perfectly before the last turn – reported Marceli Bogusławski. – Entering that corner with high speed was key. On the home straight, I missed a bit of timing – I launched slightly too late and the rivals-built momentum to get past. Despite being 243 km long, the stage flew by very quickly. I’m happy with the work done and looking forward to the next sprint opportunities," concluded the Polish rider.

Complete results:

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234.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.196 km/hr

1	Jonathan Milan	Lidl-Trek	5hr 4min 11sec
2	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Noah Hobbs	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
4	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
5	Gerben Thijssen	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
6	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
7	Hugo Hofstetter	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
9	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
10	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Matteo Malucelli	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
12	Marceli Boguslawski	Poland	s.t.
13	Alessandro Romele	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
14	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
15	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
16	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
17	Axel Laurance	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
20	Axel Huens	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
21	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
22	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
24	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
25	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
26	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
27	Magnus Sheffield	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
28	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
29	Danny van Poppel	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
30	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
31	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
32	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
33	Fabio Christen	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
34	Michal Kwiatkowski	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
36	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
37	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
38	Alessandro Borgo	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
39	Filip Maciejuk	Movistar Team	s.t.
40	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
41	Henri-Francois Haquin	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
42	Simone Consonni	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
43	Jakub Kaczmarek	Poland	s.t.
44	Max Schachmann	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
45	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
46	Alec Segaert	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
47	Patryk Stosz	Poland	s.t.
48	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
49	Senna Remijn	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
50	Frederik Frison	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Walter Calzoni	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
53	Sam Watson	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
55	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
56	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
57	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
58	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
59	Remi Cavagna	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
60	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
61	Edoardo Zambanini	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
62	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
63	Stefan Küng	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
64	Cédric Beullens	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
65	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Diego Ulissi	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
67	Jonas Rutsch	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
68	Juan Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
69	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
70	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
71	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
72	Jonathan Vervenne	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
73	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
74	Connor Swift	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
76	Iván Romeo	Movistar Team	s.t.
77	Mark Donovan	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
79	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
80	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Andreas Kron	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
82	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
83	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
84	Finn Fisher-Black	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
85	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
86	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
87	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Christian Scaroni	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
89	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Maurice Ballerstedt	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
91	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
92	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
93	Matteo Sobrero	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
94	Norbert Banaszek	Poland	s.t.
95	Nicola Conci	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
96	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
97	Aaron Dockx	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
98	Kamil Malecki	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
99	Noa Isidore	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
100	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
101	Paul Lapeira	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
102	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
103	Oscar Chamberlain	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
104	Roman Ermakov	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
105	Filippo Fiorelli	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
106	Santiago Buitrago	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
107	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
108	Filip Gruszczynski	Poland	s.t.
109	Pau Martí	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
110	João Almeida	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
111	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
112	Andrea Vendrame	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
113	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
114	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
115	Simon Dalby	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
116	Wilco Kelderman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
117	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
118	Sjoerd Bax	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
119	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
120	Tobiasz Pawlak	Poland	s.t.
121	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
122	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
123	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
124	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
125	Benoît Cosnefroy	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
126	Andreas Leknessund	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
127	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
128	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
129	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
130	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
131	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
132	Callum Thornley	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
133	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
134	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
135	Ryan Mullen	NSN Cycling Team	@ 31sec
136	Taco van der Hoorn	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
137	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:15
138	Stefan Bissegger	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
139	Alastair Mackellar	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
140	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
141	Jardi Van Der Lee	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
142	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:38
143	Radoslaw Fratczak	Poland	2:42
144	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 0sec
145	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Intermarché	3:39
146	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
DNF	Florian Sénéchal	Alpecin-Premier Tech

 

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
• Mountains classification leader: Dries De Bondt (Jayco-AlUla)
• Points classification leader: Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Netcompany INEOS

1	Jonathan Milan	Lidl-Trek	5hr 4min 1sec
2	Kamil Malecki	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	@ 2sec
3	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	0:04
4	Noah Hobbs	EF Education-EasyPost	0:06
5	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ United	0:08
6	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
7	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:10
8	Gerben Thijssen	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
9	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
10	Hugo Hofstetter	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
11	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
12	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
13	Sakarias Koller Løland	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
14	Matteo Malucelli	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
15	Marceli Boguslawski	Poland	s.t.
16	Alessandro Romele	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
17	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
18	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
19	Maikel Zijlaard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
20	Axel Laurance	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
21	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
22	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
23	Axel Huens	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
24	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
25	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
27	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
28	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
29	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
30	Magnus Sheffield	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
31	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
32	Danny van Poppel	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
34	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
35	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
36	Fabio Christen	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
37	Michal Kwiatkowski	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
38	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
39	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
40	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
41	Alessandro Borgo	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
42	Filip Maciejuk	Movistar Team	s.t.
43	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
44	Henri-Francois Haquin	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
45	Simone Consonni	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
46	Jakub Kaczmarek	Poland	s.t.
47	Max Schachmann	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
48	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
49	Alec Segaert	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
50	Patryk Stosz	Poland	s.t.
51	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Senna Remijn	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
53	Frederik Frison	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Walter Calzoni	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
55	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
56	Sam Watson	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
57	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
59	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
60	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
61	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
62	Remi Cavagna	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
63	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
64	Edoardo Zambanini	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
65	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
66	Stefan Küng	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Cédric Beullens	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
68	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Diego Ulissi	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
70	Jonas Rutsch	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
71	Juan Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
74	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Jonathan Vervenne	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
76	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
77	Connor Swift	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
79	Iván Romeo	Movistar Team	s.t.
80	Mark Donovan	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
82	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
83	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Andreas Kron	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
85	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
86	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
87	Finn Fisher-Black	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
88	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
89	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
90	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Christian Scaroni	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
92	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
93	Maurice Ballerstedt	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
94	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
95	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
96	Matteo Sobrero	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
97	Norbert Banaszek	Poland	s.t.
98	Nicola Conci	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
99	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
100	Aaron Dockx	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
101	Noa Isidore	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
102	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
103	Paul Lapeira	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
104	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
105	Oscar Chamberlain	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
106	Roman Ermakov	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
107	Filippo Fiorelli	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
108	Santiago Buitrago	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
109	Filip Gruszczynski	Poland	s.t.
110	Pau Martí	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
111	João Almeida	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
112	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
113	Andrea Vendrame	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
114	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
115	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
116	Simon Dalby	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
117	Wilco Kelderman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
118	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
119	Sjoerd Bax	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
120	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
121	Tobiasz Pawlak	Poland	s.t.
122	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
123	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
124	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
125	Benoît Cosnefroy	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
126	Andreas Leknessund	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
127	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
128	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
129	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
130	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
131	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
132	Callum Thornley	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
133	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
134	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
135	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
136	Ryan Mullen	NSN Cycling Team	0:41
137	Taco van der Hoorn	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
138	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:25
139	Stefan Bissegger	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
140	Alastair Mackellar	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
141	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
142	Jardi Van Der Lee	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
143	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:48
144	Radoslaw Fratczak	Poland	2:46
145	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Intermarché	3:49
146	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.

 

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Stage 1 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Former world road champion Michal Kwiatkowski (note the rainbow stripes on his sleeves) before the stage start.

Paul Magnier in his T-Rex kit.

Jan Christen before the race.

Santiago Buitrago gets his bike.

Neilson Powless

Team Groupama-FDJ United is presented

Here they come...

Jonathan Milan wins the first stage.

Dries De Bondt, King of the Mountains after the first stage.

Stage winner and GC leader Jonathan Milan on the podium with the grand old man of Polish cycling and director of the Tour of Poland Czeslaw Lang and his daughter Agata who also works in managing the Tour of Poland.

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Start list with back numbers, August 2, 2026:

	UAE Team Emirates-XRG
1	João Almeida
2	Mikkel Bjerg
3	Jan Christen
4	Benoît Cosnefroy
5	Rune Herregodts
6	Vegard Stake Laengen
7	Sebastian Molano
	Alpecin-Premier Tech
11	Florian Sénéchal
12	Simon Dehairs
13	Luca Vergallito
14	Gerben Thijssen
15	Aaron Dockx
16	Senna Remijn
17	Maurice Ballerstedt
	Bahrain Victorious
21	Santiago Buitrago
22	Alessandro Borgo
23	Daniel Skerl
24	Roman Ermakov
25	Matevz Govekar
26	Alec Segaert
27	Edoardo Zambanini
	Decathlon CMA CGM Team
31	Stefan Bissegger
32	Oscar Chamberlain
33	Pierre Gautherat
34	Tord Gudmestad
35	Noa Isidore
36	Paul Lapeira
37	Gianluca Pollefliet
	EF Education-EasyPost
41	Marijn van den Berg
42	Jardi Van Der Lee
43	Neilson Powless
44	Samuele Battistella
45	Noah Hobbs
46	Colby Simmons
47	Alastair Mackellar
	Groupama-FDJ United
51	Cyril Barthe
52	Remi Cavagna
53	Axel Huens
54	Valentin Madouas
55	Rudy Molard
56	Enzo Paleni
57	Paul Penhoët
	Lidl-Trek
61	Andrea Bagioli
62	Simone Consonni
63	Lennard Kämna
64	Jonathan Milan
65	Jacopo Mosca
66	Matteo Sobrero
67	Edward Theuns
	Movistar Team
71	Filip Maciejuk
72	Iván García Cortina
73	Lorenzo Milesi
74	Manlio Moro
75	Iván Romeo
76	Pelayo Sanchez
77	Carlos Canal
	Netcompany INEOS
81	Michal Kwiatkowski
82	Axel Laurance
83	Magnus Sheffield
84	Artem Shmidt
85	Connor Swift
86	Sam Watson
87	Sam Welsford
	NSN Cycling Team
91	Brady Gilmore
92	Hugo Hofstetter
93	Oded Kogut
94	Alexey Lutsenko
95	Pau Martí
96	Ryan Mullen
97	Nadav Raisberg
	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
101	Adrien Boichis
102	Finn Fisher-Black
103	Jordi Meeus
104	Callum Thornley
105	Danny van Poppel
106	Aleksandr Vlasov
107	Frederik Wandahl
	Soudal Quick-Step
111	Steff Cras
112	Max Schachmann
113	Ayco Bastiaens
114	Paul Magnier
115	Ethan Hayter
116	Dries van Gestel
117	Jonathan Vervenne
	Team Jayco-AlUla
121	Koen Bouwman
122	Patrick Gamper
123	Rudy Porter
124	Robert Donaldson
125	Luka Mezgec
126	Dries De Bondt
127	Andrea Vendrame
	Team Picnic PostNL
131	Frits Biesterbos
132	Henri-Francois Haquin
133	Timo de Jong
134	Juan Martinez
135	Tim Naberman
136	Oliver Peace
137	Timo Roosen
	Lotto-Intermarché
141	Cédric Beullens
142	Steffen De Schuyteneer
144	Jasper De Buyst
145	Matthew Fox
146	Joshua Giddings
147	Jonas Rutsch
148	Taco van der Hoorn
	Team Visma | Lease a Bike
151	Louis Barré
152	Bart Lemmen
153	Filippo Fiorelli
154	Wilco Kelderman
155	Anton Schiffer
156	Loe van Belle
157	Tijmen Graat
	Uno-X Mobility
161	Andreas Kron
162	Andreas Leknessund
163	Simon Dalby
164	Fredrik Dversnes
165	Tobias Svarre
166	Sakarias Koller Løland
167	Martin Urianstad Bugge
	XDS Astana Team
171	Alberto Bettiol
172	Nicola Conci
173	Matteo Malucelli
174	Alessandro Romele
175	Christian Scaroni
176	Diego Ulissi
177	Victor Langellotti
	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
181	Sjoerd Bax
182	Walter Calzoni
183	Fabio Christen
184	Mark Donovan
185	Frederik Frison
186	Matteo Moschetti
187	Kamil Malecki
	Tudor Pro Cycling Team
191	Marco Brenner
192	Robin Froidevaux
193	William Barta
194	Stefan Küng
195	Petr Kelemen
196	Arthur Kluckers
197	Maikel Zijlaard
	Poland
201	Marceli Boguslawski
202	Jakub Kaczmarek
203	Tobiasz Pawlak
204	Patryk Stosz
205	Norbert Banaszek
206	Filip Gruszczynski
207	Radoslaw Fratczak