Race: Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 Start/Finish: Wieliczka / Zakopane, Poland Distance: 225 kilometers Zakopane, Poland — Stage 5 of the Tour de Pologne’s proved to be one of the most defining and challenging days on the bike for Team Novo Nordisk. The 225-kilometer stage started on wet roads and weather conditions only deteriorated with…

Race: Tour de Pologne, Stage 4 Start/Finish: Nowy Sacz / Rzeszów, Poland Distance: 218 kilometers Rzeszów, Poland — Tour de Pologne’s Stage 4 featured the first real climbing of the seven-day Polish race. The 218-kilometer stage featured five categorized climbs and saw two riders, Alessandro De Marchi (BMC Racing Team) and Jens Keukeleire (ORICA-BikeExchange), attack…

Race: Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 Start/Finish: Zawiercie/ Nowy Sacz, Poland Distance: 240 kilometers Nowy Sacz, Poland — Stage 3 was the longest stage of this year’s Tour de Pologne at 240 kilometers. Thursday’s stage began under grey skies and on wet roads, which made for a long day in the saddle. The peloton splintered…

Race: Tour de Pologne, Stage 2 Start/Finish: Tarnowskie Gory / Katowice, Poland Distance: 153 kilometers Katowice, Poland — Wednesday’s Stage 2 of the Tour de Pologne was another day for the sprinters. The high-paced race saw a five-man break get clear 63 kilometers into the 153-km day. The front group earned a maximum gap of…