Tour of Poland

Italy's Sacha Modolo won a sprint at the end of the 142km stage 2 of the Tour of Poland on Sunday, beating Sky's Danny van Poppel.

World road race champion Peter Sagan edges a bunch sprint to win the first stage of the Tour of Poland in Krakow on Saturday.

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In Utah, Denmark, Spain, and Poland, the peloton's fresh faces earned breakthrough wins, which could indicate more good things to come.

Ion Izagirre wins the Tour of Poland GC title, while Marcin Bialoblocki takes the stage 7 time trial win

Ion Izagirre delivers a strong time trial performance to take the overall Tour of Poland victory as Marcin Bialoblocki wins the final stage

Sergio Henao attacks out of breakaway to seize overall lead on penultimate day of racing.

Sergio Henao attacks late in a hilly stage to claim victory and take the overall lead ahead of the race's final time trial.

Bart de Clercq makes the break in the finale then attacks away to win by a narrow margin and take GC lead.

Bart de Clercq out-foxes a lead group of 12 to win stage 5 and claim the race's GC lead with three stages remaining.

Maciej Bodnar won the fourth stage of the 2015 Tour of Poland out of a breakaway over Kamil Zielinski and Gatis Smukulis.

Tinkoff-Saxo's Maciej Bodnar got the better of his two breakaway companions to win stage 4 of Tour of Poland.

Matteo Pelucchi won the third stage of the 2015 Tour of Poland in a fast bunch sprint ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo and Tom van Asbroeck.

IAM Cycling's Matteo Pelucchi claims another stage win at Tour of Poland as Marcel Kittel conserves his GC lead for one more day.

Pelucchi takes the second stage of the Tour of Poland in a sprint, as Kittel earns runner-up honors on the day and holds on to the race lead

Matteo Pelucchi bests Marcel Kittel and Giacomo Nizzolo in a messy sprint to take the victory in the Tour of Poland

Marcel Kittel returns to the top of the podium in stage 1 of the Tour of Poland

Kittel finally races back into the winner's circle after a season marked by lingering illness that saw him miss the Tour de France

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Rafal Majka wraps up overall win on home turf at Tour of Poland

It was the biggest career win for the 24-year-old Pole, who won two stages at the Tour in July, and finished sixth overall at the Giro d’Italia in May

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Majka wins a second stage and takes the overall lead at Tour of Poland

Majka fights off the two Spaniards he faced the day before to win by 10 seconds in Bukowina Tatrzanska

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The Tour of Poland's first day in the mountains sees a familiar face rise to the top — Rafal Majka

Majka pipped Spanish duo Benat Intxausti and Ion Izaguirre at the end of a rainy, hilly, 190 kilometer stage

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Results from stage 4 of the Tour of Poland, a 236km stage from Tarnow to Katowice

The Lotto-Belisol rider claims his first-ever WorldTour win in a sprint to Katowice

Theo Bos out-sprints the field in stage 3 of the Tour of Poland

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Petr Vakoc wins stage 2, claims the overall lead in Tour of Poland

First-year professional Petr Vakoc won the second stage in Warsaw, claiming the overall lead in the Tour of Poland

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Results from stage 1 of the 2014 Tour of Poland

Yauheni Hutarovich survives a crash-packed day to win stage 1 of the 2014 Tour of Poland

The young Czech rider will not be allowed to start the Tour of Poland

A look back at some of the best photos from the annual race through Poland

Results from stage 7 of the 2013 Tour of Poland

Wiggins dominates the final ITT as Weening vaults from fifth overall into the final yellow jersey

1. Darwin ATAPUMA HURTADO, Colombia, in 5:19:36 2. Christophe RIBLON, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :02 3. Leopold KONIG, NetApp-Endura, at :22

The Colombian surges past new race leader Christophe Riblon near the finish line

Results from stage 5 of the 2013 Tour of Poland

Norwegian lands his second win of the race as Izaguirre takes the overall lead

Full results from stage 4 of the 2013 Tour of Poland

Phinney wins with late attack on the circuits around Katowice

Results from stage 3 of the 2013 Tour of Poland

Norwegian wins bunch sprint in Poland after leadout from Taylor Phinney

Results from stage 2 of the 2013 Tour of Poland

The winner of the L'Alpe d'Huez stage in the 2013 Tour de France shows his climbing legs again, winning stage 2

The 2013 Tour de France champ and Olympic ITT champ finishes more than nine minutes down

American Alex Howes cracks the top 10, finishing eighth, as the Tour of Poland begins with two stages in Italy

Results from the 2013 Tour of Poland

Sky rider has not raced since withdrawing from the Giro d'Italia in May

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 2:50:32 2. Mathew HAYMAN, Sky, at 0 3. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at 0 4. Jacopo GUARNIERI, Astana, at 0 5. Tosh VAN DER SANDE, Lotto-Belisol, at 0

1. Moreno MOSER, Liquigas-Cannondale, in 5:16:32 2. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at 0 3. Michal KWIATKOWSKI, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 4. Greg VAN AVERMAET, BMC Racing, at :3 5. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, Lampre-ISD, at :3

1. Ben SWIFT, Sky, in 4:01:22 2. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 3. Pim LIGTHART, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0 4. Giovanni VISCONTI, Movistar, at 0 5. Michael MATTHEWS, Rabobank, at 0

1. Aidis KRUOPIS, Orica-GreenEdge, in 2:43:04 2. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at 0 3. Theo BOS, Rabobank, at 0 4. Daniele BENNATI, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0 5. Alexander PORSEV, Katusha, at 0

1. Zdenek STYBAR, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 5:01:51 2. Francesco GAVAZZI, Astana, at 0 3. Sacha MODOLO, Colnago-CSF Bardiani, at 0 4. Michal KWIATKOWSKI, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 5. Moreno MOSER, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0

1. Ben SWIFT, Sky, in 5:49:57 2. Elia VIVIANI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0 3. Tom BOONEN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 4. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, at 0 5. Sacha MODOLO, Colnago-CSF Bardiani, at 0

1. Moreno MOSER, Liquigas-Cannondale, in 4:32:53 2. Michal KWIATKOWSKI, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 0 3. Lars BOOM, Rabobank, at 0 4. Fabian WEGMANN, Garmin-Sharp, at 0 5. Manuele MORI, Lampre-ISD, at 0

Stage 7

• 1. Marcel Kittel (Ger), Skil-Shimano, at 2:50:00
• 2. Peter Sagan (Svk), Liquigas-Cannondale, s.t.
• 3. Leigh Howard (Aus), HTC-Highroad, s.t.
• 4. Heinrich Haussler (Aus), Garmin-Cervélo, s.t.
• 5. Marco Marcato (Ita), Vacansoleil-DCM, s.t.

Final GC

• 1. Peter Sagan (Svk), Liquigas-Cannondale, 26:40:00
• 2. Daniel Martin (Irl), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:06
• 3. Marco Marcato (Ita), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:07
• 4. Wouter Poels (Ned), Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:23
• 5. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr), Team Sky, at 0:25

Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the 68th Tour of Poland on Saturday after finishing second on the final stage.

WARSAW (AFP) - Ireland's Daniel Martin of the Garmin-Carvelo team took the overall Tour of Poland race lead after winning Friday's 207.7km sixth stage around Bukowina Tatrzanska.

Stage

• 1. Daniel MARTIN, (IRL) Garmin-Cervelo, in 5:41:05
• 2. Wouter POELS, (NED) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 1
• 3. Marco MARCATO, (ITA) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 4
• 4. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, (POL) Lampre-Isd, at 4
• 5. Tiago MACHADO, (POR) Team RadioShack, at 6

GC

• 1. Daniel MARTIN, (Ireland) Garmin-Cervelo, in 23:50:06
• 2. Peter SAGAN, (Slovakia) Liquigas-Cannondale, at 3
• 3. Marco MARCATO, (Italy) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 3
• 4. Wouter POELS, (Netherlands) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 17
• 5. Peter KENNAUGH, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 19

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Cannondale, in 4:52:26
• 2. Michael MATTHEWS, (AUS) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 3. Heinrich HAUSSLER, (AUS) Garmin-Cervelo, at 0
• 4. Marco MARCATO, (ITA) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 0
• 5. Peter KENNAUGH, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0

Liquigas-Cannondale's Slovak phenom, Peter Sagan, won Wednesday's stage 4 of the 2011 Tour of Poland, taking over the race lead from Skil-Shimano's Marcel Kittel, who won the race's first three stages.

Stage 4

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Cannondale, in 4:21:15
• 2. Daniel MARTIN, (IRL) Garmin-Cervelo, at 3
• 3. Marco MARCATO, (ITA) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 3
• 4. Paul MARTENS, (GER) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 3
• 5. Fabian WEGMANN, (GER) Leopard-Trek, at 3

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (Slovakia) Liquigas-Cannondale, in 13:16:35
• 2. Marco MARCATO, (Italy) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 5
• 3. Romain FEILLU, (France) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 7
• 4. Daniel MARTIN, (Ireland) Garmin-Cervelo, at 7
• 5. Manuel Antonio Leal CARDOSO, (Portugal) Team RadioShack, at 13

Skil-Shimano's Marcel Kittel won his third consecutive stage at the 2011 Tour of Poland on Tuesday, building his GC lead to 24 seconds ahead of three riders: Romain Felllu (Vacansoleil), Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervelo) and Alexander Kristoff (BMC).

• 1. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, in3:09:29
• 2. Romain FEILLU, (FRA) Vacansoleil-Dcm, at s.t.
• 3. Jonas Aaen JÖRGENSEN, (DEN) Saxobank-Sungard, at s.t.
• 4. Giacomo NIZZOLO, (ITA) Leopard-Trek, at s.t.
• 5. Adam BLYTH, (GBR) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at s.t.

A crash late in Monday's second stage of the Tour of Poland knocked BMC's Alessandro Ballan out of the race and prevented teammate Alexander Kristoff from contesting the sprint finish.

Stage 2

• 1. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, at 3:38:35
• 2. Heinrich HAUSSLER, (AUS) Garmin-Cervelo, at s.t.
• 3. Graeme BROWN, (AUS) Rabobank Cycling Team, at s.t.
• 4. Caleb FAIRLY, (USA) HTC-Highroad, at s.t.
• 5. John DEGENKOLB, (GER) HTC-Highroad, at s.t.

Skil-Shimano's Marcel Kittel is undefeated at the Tour of Poland, after winning stage 2 in Varsovie Monday. The German sprinter won the 162km stage ahead of Garmin-Cervelo's Heinrich Hausller and Rabobank's Graeme Brown.

Graham Watson shoots day one of the 2011 Tour of Poland.

• 1. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, in 2:07:26
• 2. Alexander KRISTOFF, (NOR) BMC Racing Team, at 0
• 3. Francesco CHICCHI, (ITA) Quick Step, at 0
• 4. Heinrich HAUSSLER, (AUS) Garmin-Cervelo, at 0
• 5. Michele MERLO, (ITA) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia, at 0

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) — The dust has barely settled following the Tour de France and big-time racing returns across Europe with a busy weekend.

PARIS (AFP) - Quick Step's Tom Boonen, who dropped out of the Tour de France on the seventh stage after an earlier crash, is to return to the road in the Tour of Poland, his team announced on Monday.