Tour de Pologne 2025, August 4-10

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Rules for GC - yellow jersey
9.1.1. „ORLEN GENERAL CLASSIFICATION” - yellow jersey
Rules for Team competition -
9.1.5.„DECATHLON TEAM GENERAL CLASSIFICATION”
As was pointed out -award ceremonies
11.1.7. DECATHLON TEAM GENERAL CLASSIFICATION, the award ceremony for the team classification shall be held after the finish of the following stage except for the first stage where the team of the stage winner will be honoured. For the award ceremony the team will be attending with a minimum of 3 riders and 1 Team Manager.
It's all as clear as mud, or "who's on first" ...

yes, I quoted that above. I honestly don't understand what you mean to say

Sending Visma to the stage ("except for the first stage where the team of the stage winner will be honoured" = Visma) made no sense at all, of course. Which would explain why they didn't turn up.

 

[Rob5091]

yes, which is correct. The rules you quoted are for the general classification.

No, the rules I quoted were for the team classification, but they don't apply for stage 1!

 

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No, the rules I quoted were for the team classification, but they don't apply for stage 1!

it says "team general classification" right at the top of your quote .

So I do think all team classification rules applied as normal, but they just came up with some unrelated nonsense for the award ceremony. Either because of sponsor demand, or they just mixed things up, and then sticked to it, because it said so in the roadbook.

 

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today's stage is underway, by the way, and it should be a fun one with a lot of steep climbs.

Could have been one for the break, as Ag2R is fairly weak and UAE has too many leaders, but not many climbers made the front group:

- KIELICH Timo-
- VAN DEN BOSSCHE Fabio
- THIERRY Pierre
- PEREZ Anthony
- CAVAGNA Rémi
- REINDERINK Pepijn
- THOMPSON Reuben
- O'BRIEN Kelland
- SCHELLING Ide
- GAJDULEWICZ Mateusz

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So break with about 4 mins. If Cavagna can find form from older times, he could be factor for the win, but the Alpecin duo also looks good. 100km to go.

 

[Samamba]

Wtf is Van Gils doing

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Very random Van Gils attack

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Van Gils trying to get the most agresssive rider jersey....

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Nobody following any of these attacks from the Peloton, disappointing

 

[QueenStagiaire]

For a team that‘s got the numbers, UAE are playing it awfully safe.

 

[Landeirovic]

Beautifull stage profil and boring racing from the riders

 

[Heston]

GC crash..

 

[RedheadDane]

***...

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Half the leaders lying down next to the road.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Peloton just sitting up???

 

[Tim Cahill]

Neutralising with a break still up front and the climb coming up when the race is on?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Diego Ulissi: Thank you very much lads!

 

[Tim Cahill]

UWN

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Go Ulissi....

 

[Samamba]

This is just dumb

 

[RedheadDane]

Normally, I like it when riders wait for crashed riders.
Today... I don't think there's a point; not sure any of those riders - other than Majka who's already back in the peloton - are getting back on their bikes.
Lapeira definitely didn't look good.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Race neutralised???

 

[Didinho]

Just started watching. What happened?

 

[Rob5091]

Ulissi making Vino proud - go Diego!

 

[AmRacer]

Just started watching. What happened?

GC crash