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Tour de Pologne: Matej Mohoric wins stage 2, takes over leader's jersey

Joao Almeida second and Michal Kwiatkowski third on summit finish

How it unfolded

Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) has won stage 2 of the Tour de Pologne and is now the new race leader after outdueling João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) at the tough summit finish of Karpacz.

Mohorič and Almeida finished a few metres ahead of a lead group of around a dozen riders after a late attack by Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) and Lennert van Eetvelt (Lotto-Dstny) had been reeled in.

The long, hilly stage came down to the tough final four-kilometre ascent, with a front group of 30 riders tackling the climb together.

After Majka attacked, Van Eetvelt bridged across, but they were swept up almost within sight of the finish, and Mohorič and Almeida then fought it out for the victory.

“I was super happy about today, the team did an amazing job keeping me in perfect position and out of trouble and I had really good legs on the last climb,” Mohorič said.

“I was tempted to go with Majka, but the team told me to wait until the final part.”

“I was always nervous about that if we had enough, but Damiano [Caruso, teammate] had enough to close the gap a little bit so I could reach across in the last part of the climb.”

“Then when I saw the last few hundred metres, I thought maybe I’d gone too early, but I had enough to go to the line.”

The longest and most mountainous stage of this year’s Tour de Pologne saw Jacopo Mosca (Lidl-Trek), Lorenzo Milesi (DSM-Firmenich) and Sam Brand (Novo Nordisk) build up a hefty gap of 10 minutes in the first hour before Ineos Grenadiers took control of events behind. The British team then steadily wore down the gap as the race wended its way across the plains south of Leszno, but when the trio reached the foothills of the Carpathian mountains, their advantage had shrunk to well below five minutes.

Brand sat up on the first of the day’s three classified climbs, the category 2 Przelecz pod Srednica, and Milesi began to struggle notably from halfway up. By this point, UAE had added their collective shoulder to the wheel.

Mosca was the first to cross the summit of the climb, but it proved to be a last-ditch effort as with 24 kilometres to go the duo were reeled in. The high pace set by Ineos and UAE had taken its toll though, and then over the second category 2 ascent, the Sosnowka, just 35 riders remained in the front group.

Ineos and UAE worked hard to keep things under control on the fast, flat segment that preceded the final climb, with Geraint Thomas leading the string onto the lower slopes of the Karpacz. But it was Majka who finally burst clear around three kilometres to go, with young Lotto-Dstiny rider Van Eetvelt the fastest to follow.

The Belgian managed to bridge across after a gutsy pursuit, but almost immediately after doing so, Caruso brought up a much bigger group. That in turn allowed Almeida and Mohorič to make their last bid for the line and it briefly looked as if the Portuguese racer, a winner of the Tour de Pologne in 2021, could drop his rival. 

However, on the relentlessly steep upper slopes, Mohorič just held off Almeida by the bare minimum to claim both the stage and the lead. Whether the Bahrain Victorious rider will be able to defend himself against Almeida in Thursday’s key time trial remains to be seen, but for now at least, Mohorič has followed up his dramatic Tour de France stage victory with a second win in just over a week.

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Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews , he has also written for The Independent ,  The Guardian ,  ProCycling , The Express and Reuters .

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Determination and fighting spirit — how Paluta won the PZU best climber classification?

The polka-dot jersey is one of the most iconic elements of races worldwide. In the 81st Tour de Pologne, courageous escapees fought for the white-and-blue jersey of the PZU best climber classification. The jersey was claimed by Michał Paluta from the Polish national team.

The challenging route of the 81st Tour de Pologne was relentless from the very beginning. The riders started the race with a bang, tackling three demanding stages in Lower Silesia, where there was no shortage of climbs. Already on the first day, as the riders raced from Wrocław to Karpacz, they expressed their desire to compete for the jerseys — including that of the PZU KOM classification leader.

At Tąpadła Pass, Michał Paluta from the Polish national team came out on top, beating Dutchman Jan Maas, riding for Team Jayco AlUla. As it turned out later, the battle between these two riders kept us on the edge of our seats for the following days. “ I’ve tried many times to bring this jersey to the finish of the final stage, and I hope this time I will succeed, ” said Michał Paluta after the first stage.

After the time trial, the 28-year-old maintained his lead and took on the third stage, which ran from Wałbrzych to Duszniki-Zdrój, COS, still wearing the blue-spotted jersey. The large number of points available on several iconic climbs in this region tempted both Michał Paluta and Jan Maas, who engaged in several exciting sprint battles. Four times, the Pole came out ahead of the Dutchman, allowing him to once again don the jersey on the stage podium. “ I focused on the mountain primes, which was my plan from the start. For the sixth stage, I have the same plan as for the first and third. That’s where everything will be decided, ” commented Michał Paluta at Jamrozowa Polana in Duszniki-Zdrój.

The next two stages were for the sprinters, but on the climbs in Małopolska, in and around Bukowina Tatrzańska, the Polish national team rider had to give everything to defend his lead in the PZU best climber classification. The start of the stage was full of attacks, and a small group of riders broke away from the peloton.

Jan Maas wasn’t in this group, but neither was Michał Paluta, who did everything he could to catch up with the leaders. For several dozen kilometers, he chased the leading group, but ultimately he couldn’t reach them. However, the large lead he had built up in the first few days of the race allowed him to maintain his lead.

On the final day, the Pole no longer had anything to worry about, and he rode into Kraków’s Błonia Park as the sure winner of the PZU best climber classification in the 81st Tour de Pologne. “ I made it, or rather, I worked hard for this victory in the King of the Mountains classification. For many years, I’ve tried to win this jersey, but luck hasn’t always been on my side, and I haven’t always been able to make the most of my good legs. This year, together with my coach, Sylwester Szmyd, we set the goal of arriving at the Tour de Pologne in top form. I am very grateful to my coach, ” said Michał Paluta after the race.

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Etapa 4: Strzelin (POL) -> Opole (POL)

Tour de polonia 2023 • 01-08-2023 • 198.6 kms, resultados de la etapa, clasificaciones.

Mohoric, Matej

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Información de la etapa

Esta el etapa número 4 de la carrera Tour de Polonia 2023 .

Su fecha es 01-08-2023, transcurre entre Strzelin (POL) y Opole (POL), su longuitud es de 198.6 kms y el horario previsto de comienzo y fin es de 12:00:00 a 16:37:00.

Aquí podrás encontrar información sobre este evento incluyendo mapas, perfiles de etapa y de los últimos kilometros y las clasificaciones completas .

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