Tour de Pologne (2014) Photos August 3 - 9

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Teams presentation in Gdansk with CCC Polsat - Polkowice on the stage	Yauheni Hutarovich (Ag2r La Mondiale) checking his tire pressure. We'll see him again later	Lotto - Belisol
Ag2r La Mondiale	FDJ.fr	Warren Barguil (Giant - Shimano) rolling into Gdansk
Past overall winner of this race, Moreno Moser (Cannondale)	Spanish National RR Champ, Jon Izaguirre (Movistar)	Belkin
Robert Gesink (Belkin) back in action in his first stage race since Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco in April	Movistar	Stylish Eros Capecchi (Movistar)
Cannondale	Winner of several stages last year, Thor Hushovd (Bmc)	Overall contender, Fabio Aru (Astana)
The five men break with a tree blocking most of the road with 50 km to go during a wind, hail and rainstorm	Tinkoff - Saxo's Nicki Sorensen and Rory Sutherland leading the chase during the Bydgoszcz circuits after torrential rain threatened the safety of the riders	Pieter Weening (Orica GreenEDGE)
Maciej Paterski (CCC Polsat - Polkowice) off the front of the three men break. At one point, the entire five men break crashed in one of the circuit corners	Maciej Paterski (CCC Polsat - Polkowice) wasn't caught until the final km	Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar) chasing several seconds back
Tinkoff - Saxo leading the chase in Bydgoszcz	Evgeni Petrov (Tinkoff - Saxo) chasing closing the 40s gap	The break was caught in the final km and then Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ.fr) won the sprint finish ahead...
2nd Roman Maikin (Rusvelo, right) and 3rd Manuele Mori (Lampre - Merida, left)	Your stage one winner, Yauheni Hutarovich (Ag2r La Mondiale)	2nd Romain Maikin (Rusvelo), 1st Yauheni Hutarovich (Ag2r La Mondiale), 3rd Manuele Mori (Lampre - Merida) in Bydgoszcz
First race leader, Yauheni Hutarovich (Ag2r La Mondiale)

Stage 2:  Torun → Warszawa, 234 km  Full Results and Report

Long time race organiser Czeslaw Lang at the stage 2 start in Torun	Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) rolling into Torun	Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory)
Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida)	Robert Gesink (Belkin)	Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Sharp)
Fabio Aru (Astana)	Yauheni Hutarovich (Ag2r La Mondiale)	Dario Cataldo (Team Sky)
Davide Rebellin (CCC Polsat - Polkowice)	Thor Hushovd (Bmc)	Lone break survivor Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) entering Warszawa
Race leader, Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ.fr) Warszawa	The rest of the peloton	Solo win for Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) in Warszawa
Petr Vakoc wins by just 21s	The peloton didn't know there was a rider still up the road; Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) thought he won but this was a runner-up salute, 3rd Boris Vallee (Lotto - Belisol), 5th Yauheni Hutarovich (Ag2r La Mondiale), 4th Ramon Sinkeldam (Giant - Shimano) Warszawa	Your stage 2 winner, Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) in Warszawa
Stage 2 podium: 2nd Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE) + 21s, 1st Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step), 3rd Boris Vallee (Lotto - Belisol) + 21s Warszawa	New race leader, Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) by 27s

Stage 3:  Kielce → Rzeszów, 180 km  Full Results and Report

Past Tour de Pologne winner, Moreno Moser (Cannondale) at the stage 3 start in Kielce	Current race leader after yesterday's solo win, Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) in Kielce	Polish rider Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) is licking his lips in anticipation of the latter hilly/mountain stages
Bjorn Thurau (Europcar) leading the doomed four man break on the Rzeszow circuits		Belkin leading the chase
Tight corner on the Rzeszow circuits. Good thing it wasn't raining today.	Late break by Orica GreenEDGE rider
Waiting for the finish in Rzeszow	Sprint finish in Rzeszow	Theo Bos (Belkin) wins ahead of Luka Mezgec (Giant - Shimano)
1st Theo Bos (Belkin), 2nd Luka Mezgec (Giant - Shimano), 3rd Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE), 4th Thor Hushovd (Bmc)		Stage 3 winner, Theo Bos (Belkin)
Stage 3 podium: 2nd Luka Mezgec (Giant - Shimano), 1st Theo Bos (Belkin), 3rd Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEDGE)		Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) keeps his race lead
Fun times for the young Omega Pharma - Quick Step rider	Top Polish rider on GC, Maciej Paterski (CCC Polsat - Polkowice)

Stage 4:  Tarnów → Katowice, 232 km  Full Results and Report

Josh Edmondson (Team Sky) leading the three men break on the finishing circuits in Katovice	Race leader Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) kept his Yellow Jersey
Matthias Krizek (Cannondale) at the front of the break	Belkin chasing	Jonas Van Genechten (Lotto - Belisol) wins the sprint finish in Katovice
Your stage 4 winner, Jonas Van Genechten (Lotto - Belisol)	Stage 4 Podium: 2nd Jacopo GUARNIERI (ASTANA), 1st Jonas VANGENECHTEN, 3rd Luka MEZGEC (GIANT-SHIMANO)

Stage 5:  Zakopane → Strbske Pleso, 178 km  Full Results and Report

Race organiser Czeslaw Lang interviewing Davide Cassani director of the Italian National team at the start in Zakopane	Robert Gesink (Belkin) was looking forward this hilly/mountainious stage	Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida) and Davide Cassani possibly discussing Cunego's ugly knee injury. It's amazing Cunego is still in the race and performing well.
Solo attack by Christian Meier (Orica GreenEDGE) on the hilly/mountain circuits in Strbske Pleso (Slovakia)	That wasn't a gray jersey at the start of the day	Sebastian Henao (Team Sky)
Josh Edmondson (Team Sky), Steve Cummings (Bmc), Przemyslaw Niemec (Lampre - Merida), Warren Barguil (Giant - Shimano) leading the rest of the peloton in Strbske Pleso		Finish lap: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) comes around Benat Intxausti (Movistar) in the final meters to claim the uphill win
Close up	Polish rider Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) was super stoked to win the Queen stage of his home race (although this stage finished in Slovakia) becoming the first Pole to claim a stage victory at the Tour of Poland in ten years	Samuel Sanchez (Bmc) was 6th
Your stage 5 winner, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) and now second overall just one second out of the lead	Stage 5 podium: 2nd Benat Intxausti (Movistar), 1st Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo), 3rd Jon Izaguirre (Movistar)	Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) finished 40th today, but clung to his race lead by just 1s

Stage 6:  Bukovina Terma Hotel Spa → Bukowina Tatrzanska, 180 km  Full Results and Report

Alexis Vuillermoz (Ag2r La Mondiale) leading a small break early in the stage at Gliczarow Gorny	Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) in the pack	Hours later, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) wins the hilly stage at Bukovina Tatrzanska
Two wins in a row for Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo)	Movistar teammates Benat Intxausti (Movistar) and Jon Izaguirre (Movistar) were second and third + 10s	Benat Intxausti (Movistar) and Jon Izaguirre (Movistar) are just 18 and 22 seconds back, respectively, on GC heading into the final day time trial
4th Christophe Riblon (Ag2r La Mondiale) + 19s	Stage 6 podium: 2nd Benat Intxausti (Movistar), 1st Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo), 3rd Jon Izaguirre (Movistar)
	New race leader, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) leads by 18s before the final day time trial

Stage 7:  Kraków → Kraków, 25 km  Full Results and Report

Belgium TT National Champ, Kristof Vandewalle (Trek Factory) was the best rider on the lumpy 25 km out and back TT course in Kraków	1st Kristof Vandewalle (Trek Factory) 25 km in 29:18	2nd Adriano Malori (Movistar) just 3s back
Adriano Malori (Movistar)	3rd Steve Cummings (Bmc) + 10s	7th Jon Izaguirre (Movistar) + 29s for 2nd overall
Race leader, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) 12th + 40s, just good enough to hang onto the overall win by 8s	Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo)	13th Benat Intxausti (Movistar) + 47s for third overall + 22s
Race leader from early in the week, Petr Vakoc (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) 33rd + 1:31 rounded out the top 10	Your stage 7 ITT winner, Kristof Vandewalle (Trek Factory)	Kristof Vandewalle (Trek Factory)
2014 Tour of Poland overall winner, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo). First Polish winner since the race became a world tour event	2014 overall podium: 2nd Jon Izaguirre (Movistar) + 8s, 1st Rafal Majka (Tinkoff - Saxo) 30:16:18, 3rd Benat Intxausti (Movistar) + 22s	General race director Czeslaw Lang (left) said the 24 year old Majka could be “the first Polish rider to win the Tour de France one day.”