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Tour de Pologne Stage 2 Highlights.

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Enviable hotels, stunning scenery, and our first glimpse of Polish mountains are what characterize stage two of seven in this year’s Tour to Pala, the Tour of Poland. Stage one had finished in the expected sprint finish that gave Olaf Koy yet another stage win here. That was done yesterday and we wondered whether that would be the only bunch sprint finish of the week. That remains to be seen. There is one more opportunity this week, but we were pretty certain it would not come on stage two as they headed into the giant mountains, the Caron Mountains on the edge of the Sudites for the first time and the first real climbing test for riders, too. We anticipated there being a hot effort to get into the breakaway, but actually it was arguably the easiest breakaway of the uh the year that I’ve seen so far to get into. Two Polish riders going clear, one of whom was in the the breakaway yesterday, Patrick Storch, sitting fourth on general classification, going clear with his teammate, meaning two Patrick uh two Patrick’s two Polish riders in the breakaway in Thomas Bjinski and Patrick Storch. They were there with Max Walker, the British rider for EF Education, Easy Post, and Patrick Gamper. They built up a lead in the end of around about um at most 3 and 1/2 minutes once they gone over the first categorized climb of the day and it started to settle in just out of the neutralized. We had a couple of really nasty crashes on slightly rough looking bits of road to go with the crashes we’d had yesterday on stage one in much more nervous moments. Well, the uh the best climbers classification was up for grabs because Balam Oliver had won the only points yesterday and the intimate immediate sprint point at the top actually there for that king of the mountains point, the first one of the day, second category was taken by Tomas Bujinski who’ been in the breakaway uh in previous editions of this race and was back in there again today. Even at that early stage uh the teams of the general classification favorites getting themselves into order. There was a problem further back though for Patrick Stosh, the best place rider in the breakaway. Started the day in fourth place on GC, of course, having been in the break the day before. We wondered actually whether he might have been sitting up, but he would come back to be with these riders, but not until they’d contested the first of the special sprints, the Decathlon prize on the day. And that was taken by Patrick Gamper, the Austrian. And gradually the winding in started to happen with 77K to go. Nicholas Barren the young Belgian rider for this Maisa bike doing a lot of work on the front. He was their big engine for the day to go with all the work done by Steven Krywike yesterday. Of course they had the yellow jersey in their team so it made sense for them to be pacing and these three continued out front but with 47k to go. As you can see we’re down to 40 seconds. Then this happened nasty crash that involved uh well four riders including Balcommer in that King of the Mountains jersey. Also down there was uh Bob Jungles the Luxembourg time trial champion as well. Red Borah Hansro started paying more attention to the front and we could see plenty of Maxim downhills. It was an uphill finish today so would have suited him perfectly down to the ground. We knew that the breakaway knew they still only had about a minute’s lead. Max Walker looked great as he rode away from Patrick Gampere and Tomas Buchinski and Walker persisted out front by himself. He took the next of the King of the Mountains points as well on top of the Shred Nita pass the second time across that climb in fact but they would then be caught the remains of those two leading leaving Max Walker out there. We were starting to wonder whether Max Walker would survive onto or deep onto the final climb, but he didn’t get to have too much of that final climb. Back to Carpatch to himself. This is the point at which he was caught. UA Emirates were starting to wind things up. Filipo Baranchchini leading and Zo Paleni sitting in as well. Lots of the big players ready to fire and wait. Matteas Vat look ominous at the front as well. Inos Grenaders keeping Victor Longotti up in good position. Yan Christristen went. He was then marked by Finn Fisher Black of Red Bull Bora Hansra. Matias Vatk as he came towards the line was closing up the gap. But then went Paul Laa the former French road race champion for the gap on Aidan Mandial going over the top. Antonio Tibari trying to go with him but he couldn’t. And Lapera showing everyone a clean pair of wheels and getting at least a couple of seconds gap. Yan Christristen just fading to the line. Teas Mat would take second but Paul Lero what a dominant win. The first uphill finish in this year’s race. Last year’s uphill finishes were dominated by Tibonace and actually Paul Laere in a very Tiboni style just kicking away from everyone to which they had even Matteas Vatk no answer. What a fantastic win. Second World Tour stage race stage win for Paul Laera. Sick professional victory as well. And Dathon Aid have another emerging talent despite the fact that he’s been around a fair while. Paul Laa taking the win ahead of Matteas Vatzek and Victor Lonelotti it was coming through for third meaning Paul Laa taking the 10-second bonus he takes over the race lead ahead of Matas Vek Victor Longotti going into third Christian in fourth Antonio Terry in fifth and Brandon McNei also moving up to be in sixth as well you will have to join us for tomorrow’s stage because we are seeing it as being the queen stage it’s even More climbing. Join us to see.