2012 Tour de Pologne

2012 Tour de Pologne Tour of Poland 2012.png Route of the 2012 Tour de Pologne. 300px 2012 UCI World Tour 19 28 10–16 July 2012 7http://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/41/wyniki.pdf PDF 16 July 2012 16 July 2012 Tour de Pologne; DomTel Sport Timing Infocity Wyniki 7 Etapu: Komunikat Numer 8 Polish Results of Stage 7: Communication No. 8 1231.6 km 30h 15' 49" Moreno Moser Italy LIQ 2012 yellow Michał Kwiatkowski Poland OPQ 2012 Sergio Henao Colombia SKY 2012 Tomasz Marczyński Poland VCD 2012 violet Ben Swift Great Britain SKY 2012 white Adrian Kurek Poland UNA 2012 red SKY 2012 2011 2013 The 2012 Tour de Pologne was the 69th running of the Tour de Pologne cycling stage race. It started on 10 July in Karpacz and ended on 16 July in Kraków, after seven stages.http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=117 "Preview" to the 2012 Route Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 8 March 2012 10 July 2012 It was the 19th race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by LIQ 2012 rider Moreno Moser,http://tourdepologne.pl/?showNewsLite=171 Moser zwycięzcą 69. Tour de Pologne! Polish Moser winner of the 69th Tour de Pologne! Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 who claimed the leader's yellow jersey after winning the penultimate stage, and maintained the lead of the race until its conclusion; he also won the race's opening stage, his first wins at World Tour level. Moser's winning margin over runner-up Michał Kwiatkowski of OPQ 2012 – the highest-placed Polish rider – was five seconds,http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-7-stybar-makes-the-break-kwiatkowski-finishes-2nd-in-gc/752 Stybar Makes the Break, Kwiatkowski Finishes 2nd in GC OPQ 2012 Decolef 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130130222845/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-7-stybar-makes-the-break-kwiatkowski-finishes-2nd-in-gc/752 30 January 2013 dead dmy-all and SKY 2012's Sergio Henao completed the podium,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26118_7904893,00.html Strong finish in Poland SKY 2012 BSkyB 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 20 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120720001518/http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26118_7904893,00.html dead eleven seconds down on Kwiatkowski and sixteen behind Moser. In the race's other classifications, VCD 2012 rider Tomasz Marczyński won the King of the Mountains classification, SKY 2012 yes's Ben Swift won the white jersey for the points classification after winning two stages during the event, and Adrian Kurek of UNA 2012 won the intermediate sprints classification, for the second year in succession. As well as their two-stage victories, SKY 2012 yes finished at the head of the teams classification. Schedule Aside from entering the Czech Republic (to the city of Český Těšín on the border with Poland) during the third stage, the race stages started and ended in Polish locations. + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateRouteDistancehttp://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=154 Everything's ready for the start of the race Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 5 July 2012 10 July 2012TypeWinner 1 10 JulyKarpacz to Jelenia Góra179.5 km 1 on22px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Moreno Moser ITA 2 11 JulyWałbrzych to Opole239.4 km 1 on22px|alt=|link= Flat stage Ben Swift GBR 3 12 JulyKędzierzyn-Koźle to Cieszyn201.7 km 1 on22px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage Zdeněk Štybar CZE 4 13 JulyBędzin to Katowice124.7 km 1 onhttp://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/38/wyniki.pdf PDF 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 Tour de Pologne; DomTel Sport Timing Infocity Wyniki 4 Etapu: Komunikat Numer 5 Polish Results of Stage 4: Communication No. 522px|alt=|link= Flat stage Aidis Kruopis LTU 5 14 JulyRabka-Zdrój to Zakopane163.1 km 1 on22px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Ben Swift GBR 6 15 JulyTerma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska191.8 km 1 on22px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Moreno Moser ITA 7 16 JulyKraków to Kraków131.4 km 1 on22px|alt=|link= Flat stage John Degenkolb GER Participating teams As the Tour de Pologne was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Along with Team Poland BGŻ – the Polish national team – six other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=126 25 teams to start Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 23 April 2012 10 July 2012http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11710/Tour-of-Poland-presents-tough-mountainous-course-for-2012-edition.aspx Tour of Poland presents tough, mountainous course for 2012 edition VeloNation VeloNation LLC Ben Atkins 25 April 2012 10 July 2012 The twenty-five teams that competed in the race were:http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/start-list Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 10 July 2012 Tour de Pologne 2012 start list 22em ALM 2012 ARG 2012b AST 2012 BMC 2012 CJR 2012 CSF 2012 EUS 2012 FAR 2012 FDJ 2012 GRM 2012b KAT 2012 LAM 2012 LIQ 2012 LTB 2012 MOV 2012 OPQ 2012 OGE 2012b Team Poland BGŻ RAB 2012 RNT 2012 SAX 2012b SKY 2012 TT1 2012 UNA 2012 VCD 2012 Stages Stage 1 10 July 2012 — Karpacz to Jelenia Góra, 179.5 km 1 onhttp://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/35/wyniki.pdf PDF 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 Tour de Pologne; DomTel Sport Timing Infocity Wyniki 1 Etapu: Komunikat Numer 2 Polish Results of Stage 1: Communication No. 2 The opening stage of the Tour began with 22.7 km 1 on of riding, prior to entering a 39.2 km 1 on loop around Karpacz and Jelenia Góra, where the riders would complete four laps before the finish.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12355/Tour-of-Poland-Moreno-Moser-jumps-clear-to-take-opening-stage.aspx Moreno Moser jumps clear to take opening stage VeloNation VeloNation LLC 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 Ben Atkins Included on each lap was a first-category climb at the Karpacz Orlinek, a site for ski jumping during the winter months, while on the third full lap of the circuit, there was an intermediate sprint in Karpacz offering bonus seconds towards the general classification. A five-rider breakaway was initiated in the early kilometres of the stage; the move consisted of ALM 2012's Sylvain Georges, SAX 2012b rider Jarosław Marycz, Daniel Teklehaymanot of OGE 2012b, Federico Rocchetti (UNA 2012) and Bartłomiej Matysiak, riding for the representative Team Poland BGŻ. The quintet opened up a maximum advantage of nine minutes over the rest of the field during the second circuit, as rain began to dampen the parcours, and it eventually resulted in a crash in the main field. Among the riders going down were OPQ 2012 teammates Tom Boonen and Niki Terpstra, as well as LIQ 2012's Fabio Sabatini; of the riders, only Boonen was able to rejoin the peloton,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-1/results Moser wins opening stage in Poland Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 as Terpstra abandoned after the crash due to injuries suffered,http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-1-kwiatkowski-2nd-boonen-terpstra-fall-on-descent/730 Kwiatkowski 2nd, Boonen & Terpstra Fall on Descent OPQ 2012 Decolef 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130130191640/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-1-kwiatkowski-2nd-boonen-terpstra-fall-on-descent/730 30 January 2013 dead dmy-all and Sabatini was taken off the parcours in an ambulance but suffered only heavy bruising in the incident.http://www.teamliquigascannondale.com/2012/eng/main.php?mod=news&m=07&n=0 Moreno Moser's shot strikes again! Super win at the Tour de Pologne LIQ 2012 Brixia Sport 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130203163013/http://www.teamliquigascannondale.com/2012/eng/main.php?mod=news&m=07&n=0 3 February 2013 dead dmy-all SKY 2012's Sergio Henao tried to chase down the leaders from out of peloton, but could not bridge the gap to them. Marycz, Teklehaymanot and Georges dropped Rocchetti and Matysiak with around 30 km 1 on remaining of the stage,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/7887784/Moser-makes-early-mark Moser makes early mark Sky Sports BSkyB 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 with AST 2012 bringing the advantage to beneath two minutes. Georges looked to go clear on his own, on the fourth and final climb of the Karpacz Orlinek but could not hold off until the summit when the peloton, now led by Henao and his teammate Lars Petter Nordhaug, swept past him. The work carried out by SKY 2012 yes and AST 2012 yes on the front of the peloton had reduced the main field to just 36 riders. Alexandr Kolobnev launched an attack on the descent of the climb for KAT 2012 but was brought back to the peloton. Christophe Le Mével then went clear for GRS 2012b but he was passed by a secondary move by Kolobnev inside of the final 2.5 km 1 on of the stage. However, Kolobnev faded on the false flat to the finish; from the reduced pack, LIQ 2012 yes's Moreno Moser launched a late attack – akin to his victories in the Trofeo Laigueglia and the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop earlier in the year – and managed to hold off the rest of the field for his first World Tour victory.http://www.bicycle.net/2012/moreno-moser-takes-stage-1-at-tour-de-pologne Moreno Moser Takes Stage 1 At Tour de Pologne Bicycle.net Thinkaram 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 13 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713225447/http://www.bicycle.net/2012/moreno-moser-takes-stage-1-at-tour-de-pologne dead Moser finished ahead of the best-placed Polish rider Michał Kwiatkowski (OPQ 2012 yes) and RAB 2012 rider Lars Boom.http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=160 Moser grabs stage victory and the leader's yellow jersey Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 10 July 2012 11 July 2012 Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Moreno Moser ITA LIQ 2012 4h 32' 53" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2012 s.t. 3 Lars Boom NED RAB 2012 s.t. 4 Fabian Wegmann GER GRS 2012b s.t. 5 Manuele Mori ITA LAM 2012 s.t. 6 Jan Bakelants BEL RNT 2012 s.t. 7 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2012 s.t. 8 Matti Breschel DEN RAB 2012 s.t. 9 Michał Gołaś POL OPQ 2012 s.t. 10 Martin Elmiger SUI ALM 2012 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Moreno Moser ITA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2012 4h 32' 43" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2012 + 4" 3 Lars Boom NED RAB 2012 + 6" 4 Fabian Wegmann GER GRS 2012b + 10" 5 Manuele Mori ITA LAM 2012 + 10" 6 Jan Bakelants BEL RNT 2012 + 10" 7 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2012 + 10" 8 Matti Breschel DEN RAB 2012 + 10" 9 Michał Gołaś POL OPQ 2012 + 10" 10 Martin Elmiger SUI ALM 2012 + 10" Stage 2 11 July 2012 — Wałbrzych to Opole, 239.4 km 1 onhttp://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/36/wyniki.pdf PDF 11 July 2012 12 July 2012 Tour de Pologne; DomTel Sport Timing Infocity Wyniki 2 Etapu: Komunikat Numer 3 Polish Results of Stage 2: Communication No. 3 With a parcours of 239.4 km 1 on, the second stage was the longest of the 2012 edition of the Tour de Pologne.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12362/Ben-Swift-victorious-on-stage-two-in-the-Tour-of-Poland.aspx Ben Swift victorious on stage two in the Tour of Poland Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 11 July 2012 12 July 2012 On the route from Wałbrzych, there were three intermediate sprint points in the towns of Paczków, Prudnik and Krapkowice, as well as a third-category climb in the village of Chrząszczyce, 28 km 1 on from the end of the stage. The final 18 km 1 on of the stage was conducted in three laps of a 6 km 1 on circuit within Opole.http://www.velouk.net/2012/07/11/report-ben-swift-wins-in-poland/ Ben Swift wins in Poland Velo UK WordPress 11 July 2012 12 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130413213309/http://www.velouk.net/2012/07/11/report-ben-swift-wins-in-poland/ 13 April 2013 dead dmy-all The breakaway was almost entirely made up of home riders, as Polish trio Damian Walczak, Łukasz Bodnar (both riding for the representative Team Poland BGŻ) and UNA 2012's Adrian Kurek were joined at the head of proceedings by Italian Diego Caccia, riding for the FAR 2012 team.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-2/results Swift quickest on stage 2 of Tour of Poland Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 11 July 2012 12 July 2012 With Bodnar being best-placed of the quartet, at just 1' 13" behind overnight leader Moreno Moser of LIQ 2012, the peloton did not allow for them to accumulate a substantial advantage on the road, but the leaders did acquire a ten-minute advantage at one point.http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=163 Swift whistles by at Opole Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 11 July 2012 12 July 2012 Bodnar did however gain nine seconds during the stage, by taking first place at each of the three intermediate sprint points, and assumed the red jersey for that classification. Once he had done so, he returned to the peloton to allow for their advantage to grow once again. The leaders were three minutes clear with 30 km 1 on remaining, when Caccia made his move off the front. By the time he crossed the finish line in Opole for the first time, with 18 km 1 on left, the lead had been almost halved. Caccia held off until the final lap, when he was caught by the sprinters' teams. RAB 2012 and SKY 2012 were prominent at the front of the main field for Theo Bos and Ben Swift respectively,http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/533848/swift-wins-second-stage-of-tour-of-poland.html Swift wins second stage of Tour of Poland Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 11 July 2012 12 July 2012 and it was Swift that out-sprinted everyone for his first road win of the year.http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26118_7889812,00.html Swift is poles apart SKY 2012 BSkyB 11 July 2012 12 July 2012 Moser maintained his race lead, despite crashing late on. Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2012 5h 49' 57" 2 Elia Viviani ITA LIQ 2012 s.t. 3 Tom Boonen BEL OPQ 2012 s.t. 4 John Degenkolb GER ARG 2012b s.t. 5 Sacha Modolo ITA CSF 2012 s.t. 6 Daniele Bennati ITA RNT 2012 s.t. 7 Theo Bos NED RAB 2012 s.t. 8 Manuel Belletti ITA ALM 2012 s.t. 9 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 s.t. 10 Alexander Serebryakov RUS TT1 2012 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Moreno Moser ITA 20px|Yellow jersey LIQ 2012 10h 22' 40" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2012 + 4" 3 Lars Boom NED RAB 2012 + 6" 4 Fabian Wegmann GER 20px|White jersey GRS 2012b + 10" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 + 10" 6 Manuele Mori ITA LAM 2012 + 10" 7 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 + 10" 8 Michał Gołaś POL OPQ 2012 + 10" 9 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2012 + 10" 10 Romain Bardet FRA ALM 2012 + 10" Stage 3 12 July 2012 — Kędzierzyn-Koźle to Cieszyn, 201.7 km 1 onhttp://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/37/wyniki.pdf PDF 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 Tour de Pologne; DomTel Sport Timing Infocity Wyniki 3 Etapu: Komunikat Numer 4 Polish Results of Stage 3: Communication No. 4 The stage started in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, moving south-west towards the finish including a short distance covered in the Czech Republic around Český Těšín,http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=165 Stybar the strongest in Cieszyn Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 before returning to Poland for the finish in Cieszyn. There were three categorised climbs, with two ascents of the Kubalonka climb – one during each lap of a 17.2 km 1 on-long intermediary circuit around the towns of Wisła and Czarne – and the other being a third of the way around a 6.3 km 1 on closing circuit in Cieszyn. As well as the climbs, there were also three intermediate sprint points during the 201.7 km 1 on parcours, held in Skoczów, Ustroń and in Český Těšín, prior to entering the finishing circuit which was to be completed three times. Three riders – OGE 2012b rider Fumiyuki Beppu, UNA 2012's Gabriele Bosisio and Mateusz Taciak representing the national Team Poland BGŻhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-3/results Stybar wins stage three at Tour of Poland Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 – went clear in the early kilometres of the stage, and quickly established a substantial lead on the road, reaching a maximum of seventeen minutes.http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/7892267/Sprint-success-for-Stybar Sprint success for Stybar Sky Sports BSkyB 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 However, this advantage was still not enough to last all the way to the finish; indeed, the trio were caught at the start of the first of three finishing circuits in Cieszyn.http://www.bicycle.net/2012/tour-de-pologne-stage-3 Tour de Pologne Stage 3 Bicycle.net Thinkaram 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 A counter-attack of three more riders – Taciak's teammate Marek Rutkiewicz, Matteo Trentin of OPQ 2012 and FDJ 2012 rider Jussi Veikkanen – went clear on the opening lap, but the peloton were closing in on them. Rutkiewicz went alone from the lead group, and was eventually caught by SKY 2012's Sergio Henao,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12375/Tour-of-Poland-Stybar-grabs-stage-3-in-uphill-cobbled-sprint.aspx Stybar grabs stage 3 in uphill, cobbled sprint Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 who had attacked from the main field; Henao had been placed seventh in the general classification overnight, trailing leader Moreno Moser (LIQ 2012) by just ten seconds, with ten bonus seconds on offer at the stage finish for the winner. Henao and Rutkiewicz resisted off the front until the final cobbled climb to the finish; Moser was in contention for the stage win, but it was Zdeněk Štybar who finished strongest for OPQ 2012 yes,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26118_7892409,00.html So close for Henao SKY 2012 BSkyB 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 taking victory – his first at World Tour level, and second win of the season – ahead of AST 2012's Francesco Gavazzi and Sacha Modolo of CSF 2012. Moser's overall lead was reduced to one second, after Štybar's teammate Michał Kwiatkowski gained three seconds at one of the sprint points.http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-3-stybar-sprints-to-victory/736 Stybar Sprints to Victory OPQ 2012 Decolef 12 July 2012 12 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130130212806/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-3-stybar-sprints-to-victory/736 30 January 2013 dead dmy-all Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Zdeněk Štybar CZE OPQ 2012 5h 01' 51" 2 Francesco Gavazzi ITA AST 2012 s.t. 3 Sacha Modolo ITA CSF 2012 s.t. 4 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2012 s.t. 5 Moreno Moser ITA 20px|Yellow jersey LIQ 2012 s.t. 6 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2012 s.t. 7 Marek Rutkiewicz POL Team Poland BGŻ s.t. 8 Lars Boom NED RAB 2012 s.t. 9 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 s.t. 10 Björn Leukemans BEL VCD 2012 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Moreno Moser ITA 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2012 15h 24' 31" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2012 + 1" 3 Lars Boom NED RAB 2012 + 6" 4 Fabian Wegmann GER GRS 2012b + 7" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 + 9" 6 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 + 10" 7 Manuele Mori ITA LAM 2012 + 10" 8 Michał Gołaś POL OPQ 2012 + 10" 9 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2012 + 10" 10 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS KAT 2012 + 10" Stage 4 13 July 2012 — Będzin to Katowice, 124.7 km 1 on The fourth stage was seen as the best chance for the sprinters to take a stage victory out of the entire Tour de Pologne.http://www.sportsmax.tv/sport/other/kroupis-wins-fourth-stage-in-poland Kroupis wins fourth stage in Poland Sportsmax International Media Content 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130418184758/http://www.sportsmax.tv/sport/other/kroupis-wins-fourth-stage-in-poland 18 April 2013 dead dmy-all At 127.8 km 1 on, the parcours was the shortest of the Tour, with circuits in both the start town of Będzin – three laps of a 4.2 km 1 on circuit – and in the finishing location of Katowice, where six laps of an 8.1 km 1 on circuit were completed.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-4/results Kruopis captures stage 4 in Katowice Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 There were two categorised climbs during the stage – both third-category – at Syberka and on the penultimate finishing circuit, as well as three intermediate sprint points at Dąbrowa Górnicza, Siemianowice Śląskie and on the fourth Katowice circuit. Michał Kwiatkowski of OPQ 2012 was first across the line at the first sprint point in Dąbrowa Górnicza,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/7897520/Kruopis-sprint-denies-Swift Kruopis sprint denies Swift Sky Sports BSkyB 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 picking up three seconds on race leader Moreno Moser (LIQ 2012) thanks to help from teammate Tom Boonen,http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-4-kwiatkowski-new-gc-leader/739 Kwiatkowski New GC Leader OPQ 2012 Decolef 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120715020259/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-4-kwiatkowski-new-gc-leader/739 15 July 2012 dead dmy-all and became the virtual race leader on the route. The breakaway was formed thereafter, with four riders making up the move; UNA 2012 rider Adrian Kurek was joined in the group by FAR 2012's Rafael Andriato, Martijn Verschoor of TT1 2012 and Ángel Madrazo,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12384/Tour-of-Poland-Aidis-Kruopis-edges-Ben-Swift-in-stage-four-sprint.aspx Aidis Kruopis edges Ben Swift in stage four sprint Kyle Moore VeloNation VeloNation LLC 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 representing the MOV 2012 and the quartet managed to get clear by around three minutes at one point during the stage. However, they were not to be successful as they were brought back by the peloton on the final circuit in Katowice. Polish national champion Michał Gołaś (OPQ 2012 yes) looked to go clear, but he could not gain sufficient ground on the peloton in the closing stages. Thus, it was down to the sprinters' teams to sort out the order and tempo at the front of the main field. SKY 2012 looked to get Ben Swift into play for the sprint,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26118_7897528,00.html Narrow second for Swifty SKY 2012 BSkyB 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 but Aidis Kruopis (OGE 2012b) launched his sprint off Swift's wheel, and took his first win at World Tour level. Kwiatkowski held his two-second lead to the end of the stage, to take the yellow jersey from Moser. Kurek moved into the red jersey, thanks to points achieved in the day's breakaway.http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=166 Stage for Kruopis, Kwiatkowski in yellow Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 13 July 2012 14 July 2012 Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Aidis Kruopis LTU OGE 2012b 2h 43' 04" 2 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2012 s.t. 3 Theo Bos NED RAB 2012 s.t. 4 Daniele Bennati ITA RNT 2012 s.t. 5 Alexander Porsev RUS KAT 2012 s.t. 6 Jacopo Guarnieri ITA AST 2012 s.t. 7 Heinrich Haussler AUS GRS 2012b s.t. 8 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2012 s.t. 9 Mathew Hayman AUS SKY 2012 s.t. 10 Lucas Sebastián Haedo ARG SAX 2012b s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|Yellow jersey OPQ 2012 18h 07' 33" 2 Moreno Moser ITA LIQ 2012 + 2" 3 Fabian Wegmann GER GRS 2012b + 8" 4 Lars Boom NED RAB 2012 + 8" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 + 11" 6 Manuele Mori ITA LAM 2012 + 12" 7 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2012 + 12" 8 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS KAT 2012 + 12" 9 Mathias Frank SUI BMC 2012 + 12" 10 Michał Gołaś POL OPQ 2012 + 12" Stage 5 14 July 2012 — Rabka-Zdrój to Zakopane, 163.1 km 1 onhttp://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/39/wyniki.pdf PDF 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 Tour de Pologne; DomTel Sport Timing Infocity Wyniki 5 Etapu: Komunikat Numer 6 Polish Results of Stage 5: Communication No. 6 With six categorised climbs during the stage – one of which, the Wierch Olczański, came in the early running of the stage before three passes of a climb into Zakopane 3.2 km 1 on before the finish, as well as two climbs of the Głodówka – the stage was not originally suited towards the sprinters. A five-rider breakaway was formed in the early kilometres of the stage, consisting of KAT 2012's Mikhail Ignatiev, FDJ 2012 rider Mickaël Delage, Bert De Backer of ARG 2012b, Rafael Andriato (FAR 2012) and Davide Mucelli representing UNA 2012.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12395/Tour-of-Poland-Number-two-for-Ben-Swift-on-uphill-stage-five-battle.aspx Number two for Ben Swift on uphill stage five battle VeloNation VeloNation LLC 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 Ben Atkins They managed to establish a maximum advantage of around four minutes on the peloton,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-5/results Swift takes another stage of Tour of Poland Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Laura Weislo 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 which was led by OPQ 2012, who were protecting the overall leader of the race, Michał Kwiatkowski.http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-5-kwiatkowski-retains-yellow-jersey-in-home-country/743 Kwiatkowski Retains Yellow Jersey in Home Country OPQ 2012 Decolef 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121108043935/http://omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/tour-de-pologne-stage-5-kwiatkowski-retains-yellow-jersey-in-home-country/743 8 November 2012 dead dmy-all As the leaders approached Zakopane for the first time, Ignatiev saw fit to attack off the front of the lead quintet and went away solo from the group. Delage later launched his own move, but remained a couple of minutes behind his former breakaway companion. However, he did not make much headway from the chasing peloton, who closed down a minute's gap before the second and final intermediate sprint of the day, coming with 34.7 km 1 on remaining in the town of Cyrhla. After Ignatiev had pedalled through for the three bonus seconds on offer for first, LIQ 2012's Moreno Moser, trailing Kwiatkowski by two seconds in the general classification overnight, made a bold move for the bonus time at the line. He did gain the two seconds for second place, but Kwiatkowski countered his move to take the one second for third, maintaining his overall lead by one second.http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=168 Swift signs his second victory Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 Ignatiev remained off the front until halfway around the final circuit, when he was caught by MOV 2012's David López García, but both riders were eventually brought back to the peloton. Four riders made a counter-move immediately after that, and managed to gather up a 25-second advantage into the final 10 km 1 on of the stage. RNT 2012's Jan Bakelants broke the group up with a solo attack,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/7901545/Sprint-success-for-Swift Sprint success for Swift Sky Sports BSkyB 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 which sent Maciej Bodnar (LIQ 2012 yes) back to the peloton, as he could not stay with the group. Bakelants was caught prior to reaching the final summit of the stage, with 3.2 km 1 on to go, which ultimately led for the sprint finish to be undertaken. FAR 2012 yes were first to play their hand along with RAB 2012's Michael Matthews, but both moves were far too early for any effect at the line. Bodnar's teammate Elia Viviani was behind, but was beaten to the sprint by the points leader Ben Swift (SKY 2012),http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/533904/swift-wins-again-in-tour-of-poland.html Swift wins again in Tour of Poland Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 Nigel Wynn who took his second win of the race, and extended his lead in the classification.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/swift-claims-second-win-poland-170022969.html Swift wins again in Tour of Poland Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 14 July 2012 15 July 2012 Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Ben Swift GBR 20px|White jersey SKY 2012 4h 01' 22" 2 Elia Viviani ITA LIQ 2012 s.t. 3 Pim Ligthart NED VCD 2012 s.t. 4 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2012 s.t. 5 Michael Matthews AUS RAB 2012 s.t. 6 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|Yellow jersey OPQ 2012 s.t. 7 Pierpaolo De Negri ITA FAR 2012 s.t. 8 Jack Bauer NZL GRS 2012b s.t. 9 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 s.t. 10 Jure Kocjan SLO TT1 2012 s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|Yellow jersey OPQ 2012 22h 08' 54" 2 Moreno Moser ITA LIQ 2012 + 1" 3 Lars Boom NED RAB 2012 + 9" 4 Fabian Wegmann GER GRS 2012b + 9" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 + 12" 6 Manuele Mori ITA LAM 2012 + 13" 7 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2012 + 13" 8 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS KAT 2012 + 13" 9 Michał Gołaś POL OPQ 2012 + 13" 10 Mathias Frank SUI BMC 2012 + 13" Stage 6 15 July 2012 — Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska, 191.8 km 1 onhttp://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/40/wyniki.pdf PDF 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 Tour de Pologne; DomTel Sport Timing Infocity Wyniki 6 Etapu: Komunikat Numer 7 Polish Results of Stage 6: Communication No. 7 The queen stagehttp://www.movistarteam.com/news/2012-7-15/moreno-back-at-the-fore-in-poland Moreno back at the fore in Poland MOV 2012 Movistar 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 of the Tour de Pologne, the penultimate stage of the race consisted of a lap of 38.2 km 1 on, followed by four laps of a 38.4 km 1 on-long circuit around Bukowina Tatrzańska with two first-category climbs on each lap; around 12 km 1 on into each lap, there was an ascent in the village of Ząb, with a maximum gradient of 11.4%, and a much steeper climb in Gliczarów Górny, with a maximum gradient of 21.5%. On the fourth lap, there was also an intermediate sprint point at Wierch Olczański, but as a whole, the stage remained below 1000 m on above sea level.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-6/results Moser denies Henao on the line in Poland Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 Mountains classification leader Daniel Teklehaymanot (OGE 2012b) took maximum points at the day's opening climb prior to the breakaway being formed, extending his lead in the classification. Thereafter, a five-rider breakaway was initiated around halfway around the opening circuit of the stage; the move consisted of RAB 2012's Tom-Jelte Slagter, AST 2012 rider Roman Kreuziger, Ian Stannard of SKY 2012, Tomasz Marczyński (VCD 2012) and Bartosz Huzarski, riding for the representative Team Poland BGŻ.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12407/Tour-of-Poland-Double-day-for-Moreno-Moser-on-hilly-sixth-stage.aspx Ben Atkins Double day for Moreno Moser on hilly sixth stage VeloNation VeloNation LLC 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 The quintet were able to establish an advantage of around five minutes midway through the stage,http://tourdepologne.pl/en/?showNewsLite=170 A test of strength for Moser Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 but their advantage was not a stage-winning gap, as attacks from the peloton meant that they were surpassed on the final lap. Stannard's teammate Sergio Henao counter-attacked immediately after, where he was chased by LAM 2012's Przemysław Niemiec and EUS 2012 rider Jon Izagirre. Stannard attacked once again, before Henao took a second chance of his own,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26118_7903132,00.html Henao denied on the line SKY 2012 BSkyB 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 attacking off the front of the peloton. Henao resisted capture until 50 m on to go, where a quick-finishing Moreno Moser (LIQ 2012) surpassed him for his second stage win at the race.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/533909/stannard-attacks-all-the-way-in-tour-of-poland-stage-six.html Stannard attacks all the way in Tour of Poland stage six Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 With Henao finishing second ahead of OPQ 2012's Michał Kwiatkowski, Moser took the overall lead by five seconds, thanks to time bonuses.http://www.teamliquigascannondale.com/2012/ita/main.php?mod=news&id=570 Moreno Moser bolts to Tour de Pologne stage win LIQ 2012 Brixia Sport 15 July 2012 15 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130204054007/http://www.teamliquigascannondale.com/2012/ita/main.php?mod=news&id=570 4 February 2013 dead dmy-all Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Moreno Moser ITA LIQ 2012 5h 16' 32" 2 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 s.t. 3 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|Yellow jersey OPQ 2012 s.t. 4 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2012 + 3" 5 Przemysław Niemiec POL LAM 2012 + 3" 6 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS KAT 2012 + 3" 7 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2012 + 7" 8 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 + 7" 9 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2012 + 7" 10 Tiago Machado POR RNT 2012 + 7"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 Moreno Moser ITA 20px|Yellow jersey LIQ 2012 27h 25' 17" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px|White jersey OPQ 2012 + 5" 3 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 + 16" 4 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS KAT 2012 + 25" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 + 28" 6 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2012 + 29" 7 Tiago Machado POR RNT 2012 + 29" 8 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2012 + 29" 9 Alexandre Geniez FRA ARG 2012b + 29" 10 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2012 + 29" Stage 7 16 July 2012 — Kraków to Kraków, 131.4 km 1 on As was the case in the 2011 edition of the race, the final general classification battle was to come down to a final circuit race around Kraków.http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/105974,Can-Pole-clinch-Tour-de-Pologne Can Kwiatkowski clinch Tour de Pologne? Polskie Radio News Polskie Radio S.A. 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 After a 15.8 km 1 on opening to the stage, the riders contested two 5 km 1 on loops around the town of Wieliczka; there was a further 19 km 1 on of racing before the riders entered the finishing circuit of 12.4 km 1 on, to be completed on seven occasions. Each circuit had an intermediate sprint point on one of the laps, while there was only one categorised climb during the Wieliczka loop, 500 m on before the end of the second lap. In the early kilometres, twelve riders representing twelve teams established the day's breakaway,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-7/results Moser wins 2012 Tour de Pologne Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 including the winner of the third stage, Zdeněk Štybar of OPQ 2012.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12417/Tour-of-Poland-John-Degenkolb-takes-closing-stage-as-Moreno-Moser-confirms-overall.aspx Ben Atkins John Degenkolb takes closing stage as Moreno Moser confirms overall VeloNation VeloNation LLC 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 The group managed to establish an advantage of around three minutes, but the peloton – being led by the LIQ 2012 team, protecting the race leader Moreno Moser – were being attentive in light of the close margins in the general classification. Bonus seconds on offer at the intermediate sprint points, but the breakaway took all the available points during the circuits, meaning that Moser could only be beaten at the stage finish. SAX 2012b's Jarosław Marycz and SKY 2012 rider Juan Antonio Flecha looked to break the lead group apart on the final lap, before Marycz attacked solo,http://teamsaxobanktinkoffbank.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=3709 Jaroslaw Marycz could smell stage win in Tour of Poland SAX 2012b Riis Cycling 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120723002109/http://teamsaxobanktinkoffbank.com/ny_news.asp?n_id=3709 2012-07-23 usurped but the group were eventually brought back by the peloton with 3 km 1 on remaining.http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/7905093/Degenkolb-delight-in-Poland Degenkolb delight in Poland Sky Sports BSkyB 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 It was at this point that a torrential downpour hit the race, and made the sprint for the line treacherous. ARG 2012b moved forward in the peloton for their sprinter John Degenkolb, and Degenkolb managed to hold off the advances of SKY 2012 yes duo Mathew Hayman and Ben Swift to take the victory, his sixth of the season.http://www.1t4i.com/news/2409/ Degenkolb wins final stage Tour de Pologne ARG 2012b Project 1t4i 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 Moser finished in the pack to secure the general classification by five seconds ahead of Štybar's teammate Michał Kwiatkowski.http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails2011.asp?id=ODQ3MA&MenuId=MTYzMDQ&LangId=1&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI8%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuID%3DMTYzMDQ%26LangId%3D1 Moser shows his talent at the Tour de Pologne UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 16 July 2012 17 July 2012 Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 John Degenkolb GER ARG 2012b 2h 50' 32" 2 Mathew Hayman AUS SKY 2012 s.t. 3 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2012 s.t. 4 Jacopo Guarnieri ITA AST 2012 s.t. 5 Tosh Van der Sande BEL LTB 2012 s.t. 6 Theo Bos NED RAB 2012 s.t. 7 Aidis Kruopis LTU OGE 2012b s.t. 8 Filippo Fortin ITA TT1 2012 s.t. 9 Lucas Sebastián Haedo ARG SAX 2012b s.t. 10 Manuel Belletti ITA ALM 2012 s.t.Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Moreno Moser ITA 20px|Yellow jersey LIQ 2012 30h 15' 49" 2 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2012 + 5" 3 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2012 + 16" 4 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS KAT 2012 + 25" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER RNT 2012 + 28" 6 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2012 + 29" 7 Jon Izagirre ESP EUS 2012 + 29" 8 Tiago Machado POR RNT 2012 + 29" 9 Alexandre Geniez FRA ARG 2012b + 29" 10 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2012 + 29" Classification leadership table In the 2012 Tour de Pologne, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses in intermediate sprints and at the finish in mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey.http://2012.tourdepologne.pl/en/t/regulamin,content/ 69th Tour de Pologne: Rules Tour de Pologne Lang Team Sp. z o.o. 30 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235214/http://2012.tourdepologne.pl/en/t/regulamin,content/ 30 December 2013 dead This classification was considered the most important of the 2012 Tour de Pologne, and the winner of the classification is the winner of the race. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a fuchsia jersey, representing the Tauron Group, the sponsors of the classification. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs, which were split into three distinctive categories. Double points were awarded for the final climb of the race, on the penultimate stage. The third jersey represented the points classification, marked by a white-and-red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 20 in a stage. For all stages, the win earned 20 points, second place earned 19 points, third 18, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 20th. The fourth jersey represented the sprints classification, marked by a red jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage, with the exception of the individual time trial stages. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time. Stage Winner General Classification25px|Yellow jersey Mountains Classification25px|Violet jersey Points Classification25px|White jersey Intermediate Sprints Classification25px|Red jersey Team Classification 1 Moreno Moser Moreno Moser Daniel Teklehaymanot Moreno Moser Sylvain Georges SKY 2012 2 Ben Swift Fabian Wegmann Łukasz Bodnar 3 Zdeněk Štybar Moreno Moser 4 Aidis Kruopis Michał Kwiatkowski Ben Swift Adrian Kurek 5 Ben Swift 6 Moreno Moser Moreno Moser Tomasz Marczyński Michał Kwiatkowski 7 John Degenkolb Ben Swift Final Moreno Moser Tomasz Marczyński Ben Swift Adrian Kurek SKY 2012 Notes In stages 2 and 4, Michał Kwiatkowski, who was second in the points classification, wore the white jersey, because Moreno Moser (in first place) wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage. References 30em External links http://tourdepologne.pl/en/ Tour de Pologne Category:Tour de Pologne Tour de Pologne Category:July 2012 sports events in Europe