Tour of Poland (Tour de Pologne) August 12 to 18, 2024

[Rob5091]

7 Stages this week for the return to Poland of Vingegaard ...
startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-pologne/2024/startlist.
Official website - https://www.tourdepologne.pl/en/

Roadbook at https://www.tourdepologne.pl/wp-content/uploads/2024/folder.pdf

Stage 1 today Monday - Wroclaw to Karpacz, 156.1 km, start 12.50 CET, TV from 12.15 CET

Preview at https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...age-1-test-of-fire-for-jonas-vingegaards-form

"It is a small hilltop finish in Karpacz. All about positioning. There is a 2.9-kilometers ascent at 4.5% which gradually becomes more steep up to the intermediate sprint which comes with only 4.5 kilometers to go. Shortly after there is a small ascent and there will be fight into that section and the bottom of the final climb.

The final hilltop is a gradual rise to the line as well, to end in a (possibly long) sprint. It's 3.2 kilometers at 6.5%, most of the climb in big-ring gradients, but in the final kilometer it goes up to 10%. The final 500 meters are the toughest and we may see small gaps at the finish."

 

[Rob5091]

Other stage profiles - Stage 2 ITT 15.4 km

Stage 3 156.5km

Stage 4 - 195.3 km

Stage 5 - 187.6 km

Stage 6 - 183.2 km

Stage 7 - 142.1 km

 

[Rob5091]

Apart from last year's winner Mohoric, we have a interesting startlist with Bilbao, Gregoire, Nys, Bardet, UAE's Wellens & Majka (both former winners of Tour of Poland) plus some decent sprinters, Merlier, Ewan, Kooij, Meeus, Bauhus and surprisingly not doing the Tour of Denmark, Big Mads Pedersen. Of course everyone will be focusing on Pedersen's compatriot and neighbour, Vingegaard. Will Vingegaard have nasty nighttime flashbacks to 2019 and his previous start in Poland?

 

[yaco]

Interesting that at the last minute, Jayco has switched Ewan to Poland, from the Vuelta. I think Poland and other races is a better program moving forward, however, he has a better chance of winning in the Vuelta, than in Poland.

 

[Anderis]

Interesting that at the last minute, Jayco has switched Ewan to Poland, from the Poland. I think Poland and other races is a better program moving forward

I agree that Poland is better than the Poland.

 

[Rob5091]

Stage 1 map - going East to West, weather is 26 C and hardly any wind, and the forecast for the week looks good with highs of about 30C and a chance of rain only on Sunday.

 

[Rob5091]

I agree that Poland is better than the Poland.

Well it does seem an odd move as there are more sprinters in Poland then at "the Poland" (i.e. the Vuelta). Denmark would maybe have been a better choice for Ewan.

 

[search]

The final kilometer (start of the video - graphics are incorrect) is exactly the same as last year, when Mohoric won. The run-in is easier this time, though, so it could be a bigger group fighting for the stage.

View: https://youtu.be/Q10Cm162qTc?list=PLQtODYYhGJ1z7msYYSpMqHZLmFQiv5RzZ&t=15557

 

[Rob5091]

Not forgetting that there's a time bonus at every sprint!
Rule 8.2. For the first, second and third place at each LOTTO SPRINT, time bonuses will be awarded: 3 seconds, 2 seconds and 1 second respectively.

Edit add- yep, I saw that Mohoric won at Karpacz last year but it was a different start town. The last 5km profile on PCS for last year does seems harder then today's.

 

[yaco]

Well it does seem an odd move as there are more sprinters in Poland then at "the Poland" (i.e. the Vuelta). Denmark would maybe have been a better choice for Ewan.

Its strange for two reasons. Ewan has been on the PCS startlist since the beginning of the year, and more importantly in post race interviews after two wins in Spain in the last two weeks, he stated he was riding the Vuelta. Anyway, he'll need to show a lot more to win a stage in Poland.

 

[joe_papp]

Other stage profiles - Stage 2 ITT 15.4 km ...

Thanks for whipping up this thread!

 

[yaco]

It is pleasing to see Jayco let Maas go in the break. It gives him a respite from riding at the front of the peleton.

 

[Rob5091]

Squirrel!

 

[Potomac]

The peloton really looks determined now.

 

[Samamba]

Will this be Keldermans day??? Definitely not but who knows

 

[Tim Cahill]

EF riding for Nerurkar? Looked decent in those Dauphine uphill sprints.

 

[search]

must have been him. Surely not Rutsch!?

 

[Samamba]

I am now officially a Nys hater

No seriously, kid is absolutely already worldclass on these type of finishes.

 

[DJO]

Another nice win for Nys.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Nys you've just made an enemy for life

 

[Peyroteo94]

Vingegaard looks horrible. He doesn't have any punch, he really needs a solid winter.

 

[Potomac]

I thought it was Valgren for EF but turned out be to Rutsch at the end.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I am now officialy a Nys hater

No seriously, kid is absolutely already worldclass on these type of finishes.

No he is not. He would never beat WVA, MVP or Pogacar in this type of finale

 

[Coffeeplanter]

I thought it was Valgren for EF but turned out be to Rutsch at the end.

That's Nerurkar.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No he is not. He would never beat WVA, MVP or Pogacar in this type of finale

WVA would not beat him these days.