Cycling: 79th Tour de Pologne set to start next month

This year’s Tour de Pologne, Poland’s largest cycling race, will be more than 1,200 km long and take place from July 30 to August 5, organizers have said.

Tour de Pologne race director Czesław Lang.

Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

The seven-stage race will start in the south-central city of Kielce and end in Kraków in the south of the country, race director Czesław Lang, a former professional cyclist, confirmed last week.

The first leg of the annual race will see cyclists cover a 217.2 km route starting in Kielce and ending in the eastern city of Lublin.

The remaining stages of the 79th Tour de Pologne will end in Zamość, Przemyśl, Sanok, Rzeszów and Bukowina Tatrzańska before the race concludes in Kraków.

Portuguese rider João Almeida won last year's Tour de Pologne, which attracted more than 150 riders from 22 teams based in various countries.

Ahead of this year's race, organizers have condemned "Russia's unfounded aggression" against Ukraine.

"Jako wicemistrz olimpijski, organizator jednego z największych wydarzeń sportowych w Polsce, ale przede wszystkim jako człowiek, stanowczo potępiam bezpodstawną agresję Rosji na niepodległą Ukrainę." - Czesław Lang, Dyrektor Generalny pic.twitter.com/40c8WWQHlV

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Source: PAP, TVP Sport