The 2021 Tour de Pologne was the 78th running of the

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...

, which was part of the

2021 UCI World Tour The 2021 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included twenty-nine road cycling events throughout the 2021 cycling season. The tour started with the opening stage of the UAE Tour on 21 February, and concluded with Il Lombardia on 9 Octobe ...

. It started on 9 August in

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

, and ended on 15 August in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

Teams

All nineteen

UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour ...

s, two wildcard

UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer In ...

s, and the Polish national team made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. , with five riders, and , with six riders, were the only teams not to enter a full squad of seven riders. Of the 151 riders who started the race, 140 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * National Teams *

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Schedule

Stages

Stage 1

;9 August 2021 –

Chełm Chełm (; uk, Холм, Kholm; german: Cholm; yi, כעלם, Khelm) is a city in southeastern Poland with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some ...

Stage 2

;10 August 2021 –

Zamość Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021. ...

Przemyśl Przemyśl (; yi, פשעמישל, Pshemishl; uk, Перемишль, Peremyshl; german: Premissel) is a city in southeastern Poland with 58,721 inhabitants, as of December 2021. In 1999, it became part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it was pr ...

Stage 3

;11 August 2021 –

Sanok Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, rue, Санок, ''Sanok'', ua, Cянік, ''Sianik'', la, Sanocum, yi, סאניק, ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern ...

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian Vo ...

Stage 4

;12 August 2021 –

Tarnów Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. From 1975 to 1998, it was the capital of the Tarnów ...

to Bukovina Resort,

Stage 5

;13 August 2021 – Chochołów /

Gmina Czarny Dunajec __NOTOC__ Gmina Czarny Dunajec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Czarny Dunajec, which lies approximately west of Nowy ...

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...

Stage 6

;14 August 2021 –

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

to Katowice, ( ITT)

Stage 7

;15 August 2021 –

Zabrze Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: ''Hindenburg O.S.'', full form: ''Hindenburg in Oberschlesien'', Silesian: ''Zŏbrze'', yi, זאַבזשע, Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Sil ...

Classification leadership table

})

! scope="col" width="14%" ,

Sprints classification Sprint may refer to: Aerospace *Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design *Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automotive and motorcycle * Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint ...

( pl, Klasyfikacja sprinterska)
Jersey white

! scope="col" width="14%" ,

Mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...

( pl, Klasyfikacja górska)
Jersey blue polkadot

! scope="col" width="14%" , Active rider classification
( pl, Klasyfikacja najaktywniejszych)
Jersey blue

! scope="col" width="14%" , Polish rider classification
( pl, Najlepszy Polak) ! scope="col" width="14%" ,

Team classification The team classification is one of the different rankings for which competitors can compete in a multiple stage cycling race. It differs from the other usual rankings (general classification, points, king of the mountain and best young rider competi ...

( pl, Klasyfikacja drużynowa) , - ! 1 ,

Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus (born 8 July 1994 in Bocholt) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In August 2018 it was confirmed that Bauhaus would join for the 2019 season on an ...

, style="background:yellow;" ,

, style="background:white;" ,

, style="background:azure;" rowspan="2" , Michał Paluta , style="background:lightblue;" rowspan="2" ,

Yevgeniy Fedorov Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Fedorov (russian: Евгений Васильевич Фёдоров; born 16 February 2000) is a Kazakh professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;2017 : National Junior Road Championships ...

, style="background:salmon;" rowspan="7" ,

Michał Kwiatkowski Michał Kwiatkowski ( , born 2 June 1990) is a Polish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Kwiatkowski is seen as a strong all rounder, with good sprinting, time-trialling and climbing abilities allowing him ...

, style="background:navajowhite;" , , - ! 2 , João Almeida , style="background:yellow;" rowspan="6" , João Almeida , style="background:white;" ,

Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič (born 19 October 1994) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Mohorič turned professional in 2014. He is the Slovenian road race champion for 2018 and 2021. Biography Born on ...

, style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="4" , , - ! 3 ,

Fernando Gaviria Fernando Gaviria Rendón (born 19 August 1994) is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling team, Gaviria came to int ...

, style="background:white;" rowspan="2" ,

, style="background:azure;" rowspan="5" , Łukasz Owsian , style="background:lightblue;" rowspan="5" ,

Taco van der Hoorn Taco van der Hoorn (born 4 December 1993) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . For the 2021 season, van der Hoorn initially announced a contract with the , but the following month, he signed a deal with the team. He won st ...

, - ! 4 , João Almeida , - ! 5 ,

Nikias Arndt Nikias Arndt (born 18 November 1991) is a German professional track and road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Arndt rode for between 2010 and 2012, before joining the team for the 2013 season. He achieved his first professional vic ...

, style="background:white;" ,

, - ! 6 ,

Rémi Cavagna Rémi Cavagna (born 10 August 1995) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career On 19 July 2016, UCI World Tour team announced the signing of Cavagna for the 2017 season. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the ...

, style="background:white;" rowspan="2" , João Almeida , style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="2" , , - ! 7 ,

Julius van den Berg Julius van den Berg (born 23 October 1996 in Purmerend) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In July 2018, van den Berg joined UCI WorldTeam , after spending three years with the . In October 202 ...

, - ! colspan="2" , Final ! style="background:gold;" , João Almeida ! style="background:white;" , João Almeida ! style="background:#0094FF" , ! style="background:#0049DC;" , ! style="background:red;" ,

! style="background:#FF8C00;" , * On stage 2,

Álvaro Hodeg Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi (born 16 September 1996 in Monteria) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2017 : 1st Intermediate ...

, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed

wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 7,

, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed João Almeida wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Final classification standings

General classification

Sprints classification

Mountains classification

Active rider classification

Team classification

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour de Pologne, 2021

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

2021 UCI World Tour August 2021 sports events in Poland 2021 in Polish sport