Olav Kooij (Jumbo Visma) won the first stage of the Tour of Poland, from Kielce to Lublin of 218.8 km. The Dutch rider preceded Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorius) and Jordi Meeus (Bora hansgrohe) in the sprint.

The breakaway of the day ended eight kilometers from the finish: the last of the attackers to be joined by the group was the Polish Kamil Malecki of Lotto Soudal.

Bad crash one kilometer from the finish with many riders involved: all of them then managed to cross the finish line with the gaps cleared, the physical consequences still remain to be assessed in view of the next stages.

Kooij, in his first victory in a World Tour race, is also the first leader of the general classification.

Order of arrival:

1 KOOIJ Olav Jumbo-Visma 5:18:01

2 BAUHAUS Phil Bahrain - Victorious ,,

3 MEEUS Jordi BORA - hansgrohe ,,

4 TEUNISSEN Mike Jumbo-Visma ,,

5 MOLANO Juan Sebastián UAE Team Emirates ,,

6 KANTER Max Movistar Team ,,

7 GROVES Kaden Team BikeExchange - Jayco ,,

8 CAVENDISH Mark Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team ,,

9 DÉMARE Arnaud Groupama - FDJ ,,

10 BAYER Tobias Alpecin-Deceuninck ,,

Overall ranking:

1 KOOIJ Olav Jumbo-Visma 5:17:51

2 STOSZ Patryk Poland 0:01

3 BAUHAUS Phil Bahrain - Victorious 0:04

4 ABRAHAMSEN Jonas Uno-X Pro Cycling Team ,,

5 MEEUS Jordi BORA - hansgrohe 0:06

6 MAŁECKI Kamil Lotto Soudal 0:08

7 BRAND Sam Team Novo Nordisk 0:09

8 TEUNISSEN Mike Jumbo-Visma 0:10

9 MOLANO Juan Sebastián UAE Team Emirates ,,

10 KANTER Max Movistar Team ,,

Photo: Sprint Cycling

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