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Tour de Pologne Women 2026 – Stages 1‑2 Winner Secured
The Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx‑Protime) opened the inaugural 2026 Tour de Pologne Women began on 24 July with a 138‑km opening sprint win on the 138 km stage from Tomaszów Lubelski to Zamość. Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx‑Protime) won the stage, claimed Zamość, taking the first LOTTO sprint bonus and took the yellow ORLEN jersey. A late‑kilometre crash involving teammate Marta Lach and world champion Elisa Balsamo caused a brief regrouping but did not affect the sprint finish, which saw Wiebes, Barbara Guarischi and Marthe Truyen She repeated her victory on the podium. Stage 2 covered 118 km flat stage from Włodawa to Lubartów. An early attack by Quinty Ton (Liv Jayco AlUla) was followed by a one‑minute breakaway led by American Katherine Sarkisov before the peloton caught them. Wiebes responded in the final sprint, winning the stage, the LOTTO sprint prime and Lubartów, extending her lead in both the ORLEN overall ORLEN classification and the LOTTO most‑active rider Most‑Active Rider competition. After the win she said she was “confident about Early breakaways, including a brief one‑minute lead by Katherine Sarkisov, were reabsorbed before the next day.” mass sprint. The race featured 110 riders concluded with a 101.3 km finale from 20 teams, including Janowice to Lublin, where Wiebes maintained her advantage and completed a clean sweep of all three stages, securing the Polish squad MAT ATOM Deweloper Wrocław. overall title. The third and final stage will finish ceremony in Lublin on 26 July, with road closures already announced. After stage 2, handed her the yellow jersey, while race director Czesław Lang and local officials presented the awards, podium. The event, broadcast live on TVP Sport and traffic returned to normal. streamed on HBO Max, featured 110 riders from 20 teams and highlighted the Lubelskie region’s cycling heritage. Membership: [ { "id": "b2f03276-4297-481f-89c8-09c378897379", "belongs": true, "confidence": 10 }, { "id": "504acebe-ed10-43e7-bb25-67a2dc45bdae", "belongs": true, "confidence": 10 } ]