Cycling: Portugal's João Almeida wins 2021 Tour de Pologne

Portuguese rider João Almeida won this year's Tour de Pologne, Poland’s largest cycling race, as he kept the overall lead after the event’s final stage on Sunday.

Portugal's João Almeida (centre) celebrates winning the 2021 Tour de Pologne on Sunday, alongside Slovenia's second-placed Matej Mohorič (left) and Poland's third-placed Michał Kwiatkowski (right).

Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

The 23-year-old, who rides for the Deceuninck-Quick Step cycling team, beat Slovenia's Matej Mohorič by 20 seconds overall in the seven-stage 1,140 km race.

Polish rider Michał Kwiatkowski, who won the 2018 Tour de Pologne, placed third in the final standings, 27 seconds behind Almeida.

Klasyfikacja generalna 78. Tour de Pologne:

General classification of the 78th Tour de Pologne:

1. João Almeida 🇵🇹@JooAlmeida98 @deceuninck_qst
2. Matej Mohorič 🇸🇮@matmohoric @BHRVictorious
3. Michał Kwiatkowski 🇵🇱@kwiato @ineosgrenadiers

Sponsor główny: @CarrefourPolska pic.twitter.com/dYDOPV1QF8

— Tour de Pologne (@Tour_de_Pologne) August 15, 2021

Julius van den Berg of the Netherlands won the last, 145.1 km, leg of the race, which ended in the historic city of Kraków on Sunday.

Ostatni etap #TdP21 zakończony, TOP3 dnia:

The last stage of #TdP21 is over, TOP3 of today:

1. Julius van den Berg 🇳🇱 @JuliusJelmer @efprocycling
2. Alexis Renard 🇫🇷 @alexisrenard_ @teamisraelsun
3. Matteo Moscon Jorgenson @MatteoJorg 🇺🇸 @movistar_team pic.twitter.com/0U9ul748g2

— Tour de Pologne (@Tour_de_Pologne) August 15, 2021

Poland's Łukasz Owsian was the best climber in the annual race, which was held for the 78th time, attracting more than 150 riders from 22 teams based in various countries.

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Source: TVP, PAP