{"id":35164,"date":"2024-07-17T12:41:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T10:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tourdepologne.pl\/?p=35164"},"modified":"2024-07-18T16:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:19:46","slug":"81st-edition-of-the-tour-de-pologne-uci-world-tour-wroclaw-krakow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tourdepologne.pl\/en\/2024\/07\/81st-edition-of-the-tour-de-pologne-uci-world-tour-wroclaw-krakow\/","title":{"rendered":"81st Edition of the Tour de Pologne UCI World Tour: Wroc\u0142aw \u2013 Krak\u00f3w"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, July 17, TVP Sport unveiled the route for the 81st edition of the Tour de Pologne UCI World Tour. The largest cycling race in this part of Europe will commence on August 12 from the Centennial Hall in Wroc\u0142aw and will traditionally end a week later in Krak\u00f3w. The elite of world cycling will visit Poland, ensuring sporting excitement while riding through the beautiful corners of our country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On August 12, Poland will become the capital of the cycling world as the 81st edition of the Tour de Pologne UCI World Tour begins. This is the only event in this part of Europe that is part of the UCI World Tour, the “Champions League of cycling.” The day before, the official presentation of the cycling teams will take place at the Centennial Hall in Wroc\u0142aw.<\/p>\n

Lower Silesian Trio<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first three stages of this year’s race will take place in Lower Silesia, with two finishes at the Orlinek climb in Karpacz. The opener will see cyclists start from the Centennial Hall, followed by a 15-kilometer time trial from Mys\u0142akowice the next day. The last stage in this province will be on the Wa\u0142brzych \u2014 Duszniki-Zdr\u00f3j route, where Rafa\u0142 Majka triumphed last year. Matej Mahori\u010d came in second, and Micha\u0142 Kwiatkowski third.<\/p>\n

“I am very pleased that Wroc\u0142aw is part of the race route, especially since it is a cycling city. Many cyclists come from here, and the Dolmel club, founded by Mieczys\u0142aw \u017belaznowski, was located here, with riders such as Ryszard Szurkowski, Henryk Charucki, Jan Faltyn, and Jan Brze\u017any \u2013 many champions. The second stage is a ‘cronoscalata’ (from Italian: ‘climbing time trial’). Remember, this is where multiple Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a winner Alberto Contador began his career by winning an individual time trial,” said the race’s general director, Czes\u0142aw Lang.<\/p>\n

Sprinters in Szozda\u2019s City<\/strong><\/p>\n

The middle part of the 81st edition of the Tour de Pologne UCI World Tour will be a chance for the fastest riders in the peloton to compete for victory. The fourth stage of this year’s race will start in Kudowa-Zdr\u00f3j and finish in Prudnik, the hometown of the legendary Polish cyclist Stanis\u0142aw Szozda. During his career, the legendary Szozda became a two-time Olympic silver medalist, won five world championship medals, and triumphed in the Peace Race and the Tour de Pologne.<\/p>\n

“The fourth stage will be dedicated to a great cyclist and my dear friend Stasiu Szozda. We start from Kudowa-Zdr\u00f3j, over 200 kilometers \u2013 I think it will be a more sprint stage, and the whole peloton will arrive together,” said Czes\u0142aw Lang.<\/p>\n

The fifth stage will start and end in Katowice, with most of the route leading the peloton along the “Trail of the Eagles’ Nests.” Remember that the Tour de Pologne UCI World Tour also promotes Polish regions, and this one has a lot to offer. Along the way, riders will pass through Jura Krakowsko-Cz\u0119stochowska, Mys\u0142owice, Jaworzno, Rabsztyn, Pieskowa Ska\u0142a, and Ojc\u00f3w.<\/p>\n

Ma\u0142opolska Finish<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final two stages of this year’s competition will take place in Ma\u0142opolska. On Wednesday, August 16, cyclists will start from Wadowice and race to the finish line at the BUKOVINA Resort.<\/p>\n

“The start in Wadowice \u2013 we want to remind people of the city where the great Pole John Paul II was born, hence the idea to start from Wadowice. We pass through the Krowiarki Pass, Szaflary, and enter a lap that cycling enthusiasts know very well. The finish will be at the BUKOVINA Resort, but before that, cyclists will twice tackle the climb at Gliczar\u00f3w to the BUKOVINA wall. They will also face the HARNA\u015a wall, and the finish will be in the same place where Rafa\u0142 Majka and Remco Evenepoel have won. This stage will be dedicated to those who may not be completely satisfied with the general classification. It will be a royal stage that can change everything,” said Czes\u0142aw Lang.<\/p>\n

The final stage of the 81st edition of the Tour de Pologne UCI World Tour will start at the \u201eWieliczka\u201d Salt Mine and will traditionally end at the B\u0142onia Park in Krak\u00f3w, where we will meet the winners of the individual classifications and the overall ORLEN classification winner. Partners of this stage are long-time friends of the Tour de Pologne UCI World Tour \u2013 the \u201eWieliczka\u201d Salt Mine and the city of Krak\u00f3w.<\/p>\n

“We say that Krak\u00f3w is to the Tour de Pologne what Paris is to the Tour de France, and we want to maintain this tradition,” said Czes\u0142aw Lang.<\/p>\n