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WITH a successful Tour de France still fresh in mind and with the World Championships just over a week away, stage racing continues for Team Bahrain Victorious at the 80th Tour de Pologne.
The 7-day race features a variety of parcours and includes a 16.6km time trial on Thursday, which will see the overall GC decided. There are three stages for the fast men, three uphill finishes, and possibilities for each and every type of rider.
Ahead of the start in Poznan lead sports director Michal Golaś said: “This year, it’s a classic parcours; three hard days, three sprints and a time trial. There are three stages where the GC will be decided, starting with an uphill finish in Karpacz, which many of the riders and sports directors know well. It’s a pretty balanced route and should be a battle between time trialists who can fight and ‘Classics’ riders like Matej Mohoric, who will hope to pick up bonuses by winning stages and then do a decent TT.”
Mohoric – winner of one of the most memorable Tour de France stages in recent history last week – takes to the start for a sixth time and has one success in Poland from the 2019 edition. He will lead the GC charge, supported by road captain Damiano Caruso, returning for the first time since 2014, and the team’s newest addition, Antonio Tiberi. The Italian starts just his second stage race with Bahrain, having ridden at the Tour de Suisse until the team withdrew following the tragic passing of Gino Mader. He performed impressively at the nationals last month, in both the road race and time trial, where he finished fifth behind double world champion Filippo Ganna.
Golaś added: “Our team is very strong. We want to keep the momentum from taking three wins at the Tour de France, and with Matej as our leader, we should do well in the GC and challenge for some stages. Of course, after the Tour, it’s never easy to recover or train, so let’s see.”
The Tour de Pologne runs from today to Friday.
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