Preview: 2025 Tour of Poland | Who will succeed Jonas Vingegaard?
CyclingSaturday, 02 August 2025 at 21:41
Not long after the Tour de France, the WorldTour peloton quickly shifts its focus to the next set of races. One of those is the Tour of Poland, which marks the starting point of the final part of the 2025 season for many riders. In de Leiderstrui takes a closer look!
In 2024, overall victory in the Tour of Poland went to Jonas Vingegaard, who won’t be returning this year after racing the Tour de France. Looking back, the list of winners features a mix of classics specialists and general classification riders.
Matej Mohorič and Ethan Hayter took the title in 2023 and 2022 respectively, while João Almeida and Remco Evenepoel claimed overall victory in the years before that. In 2018, Polish fans had their moment of glory with Michal Kwiatkowski taking the win.
Most recent winners Tour of Poland
2024 Jonas Vingegaard
2023 Matej Mohoric
2022 Ethan Hayter
2021 Joao Almeida
2020 Remco Evenepoel
2019 Pavel Sivakov
2018 Michal Kwiatkowski
2017 Dylan Teuns
2016 Tim Wellens
2015 Ion Izagirre
2023 Matej Mohoric
2022 Ethan Hayter
2021 Joao Almeida
2020 Remco Evenepoel
2019 Pavel Sivakov
2018 Michal Kwiatkowski
2017 Dylan Teuns
2016 Tim Wellens
2015 Ion Izagirre
Tour of Poland 2025: Course, times and favorites stage wins
Stage 1, Monday, Aug. 4: Wroclaw-Legnica (199.7 km)
The Tour of Poland kicks off in Wroclaw, where the riders face a flat stage of nearly 200 kilometers. The finish will be in Legnica.
Favorites
Olav Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL)
Olav Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL)
Times
Start: 11:35 AM
Finish: 4:25 PM
Start: 11:35 AM
Finish: 4:25 PM
Stage 2, Tuesday, Aug. 5: Karpacz-Karpacz (148.9 km)
On day two, the peloton heads to Karpacz, with a summit finish on a 3.1-kilometer climb averaging 6.7%. This climb has featured in the route for the past two years, last season, Thibau Nys won the stage here, and the year before that, Matej Mohorič claimed victory.
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Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Max Poole (Picnic PostNL)
Jan Christen (UAE Emirates-XRG)
Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Max Poole (Picnic PostNL)
Jan Christen (UAE Emirates-XRG)
Times
Start: 12:45 PM
Finish: 4:28 PM
Start: 12:45 PM
Finish: 4:28 PM
Stage 3, Wednesday, Aug. 6: Walbryzch - Walbrzych (161.6 km)
For stage three, the organizers have designed a transitional stage. Around Wałbrzych, the riders will tackle what resembles an Ardennes-style course, unpredictable and full of punchy climbs. GC contenders will need to stay alert on the steep hills.
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Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana)
Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers)
Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious)
Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana)
Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers)
Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious)
Times
Start: 12:15 PM
Finish: 4:30 PM
Start: 12:15 PM
Finish: 4:30 PM
Stage 4, Thursday, Aug. 7: Rybnik-Cieszyn (200.0 km)
Stage four brings another opportunity for the sprinters. There are some elevation gains along the way, but we don’t expect the fast men to be dropped. The stage ends after 200 kilometers in Cieszyn, with the final 700 meters rising at 4%, making timing absolutely crucial.
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Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R)
Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R)
Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
Times
Start: 11:45 AM
Finish: 4:30 PM
Start: 11:45 AM
Finish: 4:30 PM
Stage 5, Friday, Aug. 8: Katowice-Zakopane (205.8 km)
Stage five is the longest of the week.
The riders will start in Katowice and finish in the ski resort of Zakopane. The race last finished here in 2019, when the stage was won by none other than… Jonas Vingegaard, his big breakthrough moment. This year, it's once again a tough stage.
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Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
Maxim Van Gils (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Michal Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers)
Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
Maxim Van Gils (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Michal Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers)
Times
Start: 11:40 AM
Finish: 4:32 PM
Start: 11:40 AM
Finish: 4:32 PM
Stage 6, Saturday, Aug. 9: Bukovina-Bukovina (147.6 km)
Stage six starts and finishes in Bukovina, a now-traditional fixture in the race. Last season, Thibau Nys won on the 1.8 km climb at 7.5%, but in previous years, Remco Evenepoel and João Almeida have also claimed victory here.
Times
Start: 12:40 PM
Finish: 4:30 PM
Start: 12:40 PM
Finish: 4:30 PM
Stage 7, Sunday, Aug. 10: Kopalina Soli-Kopalina Soli (12.5 km, individual time trial)
The 2025 Tour of Poland concludes with an individual time trial in Kopalina Soli.
The first 1.3 kilometers rise at 5.8%, followed by a slightly downhill section all the way to the finish.
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Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ)
Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)
Brandon McNulty (UAE Emirates-XRG)
Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ)
Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)
Brandon McNulty (UAE Emirates-XRG)
Times
Start: nnb
Finish: nnb
Start: nnb
Finish: nnb
Favorites final classification Tour of Poland 2025
The organizers have once again put together a varied route, meaning, as in recent editions, we can expect a wide range of rider types to be in contention. To win this WorldTour race, you need to be able to punch, climb, and time trial. It’s a race for true all-rounders.
And as luck would have it, quite a few of them are on the start list, although form is hard to gauge, since many riders are coming off a break without recent race days. One thing we can count on? A strong UAE Team Emirates–XRG lineup. No marquee names this time, but still a powerful roster featuring Brandon McNulty, Jan Christen, Florian Vermeersch, Filippo Baroncini, and Polish hometown favorite Rafal Majka.
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe will field Finn Fisher-Black and Daniel Felipe Martinez, while INEOS Grenadiers will opt for the tandem Magnus Sheffield-Michal Kwiatkowski. Bahrain Victorious will in turn bring Pello Bilbao and Antonio Tiberi to the start, and Lidl-Trek (Mathias Vacek and Andrea Bagioli) and XDS-Astana (Diego Ulissi and Alberto Bettiol) may also be betting on several horses.
Visma | Lease a Bike isn’t bringing a general classification rider to the start, but keep an eye on Matthew Brennan, he might surprise us yet again on the climbs. Picnic PostNL, on the other hand, does bring a serious podium contender in Max Poole. And finally, let’s not forget the time trial specialists: Stefan Küng (Groupama–FDJ) and former winner Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step), both will need to limit their losses before the final stage if they want to make an impact.
Favorites general classification Tour of Poland 2025, according to IDLProCycling.com
Top favorites: Brandon McNulty (UAE Emirates-XRG) and Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Outsiders:Jan Christen (UAE Emirates-XRG), Max Poole (Picnic PostNL), Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers) and Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious)
Long shots: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Michal Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers), Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek), Daniel Felipe Martinez (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step) and Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana)
Outsiders:Jan Christen (UAE Emirates-XRG), Max Poole (Picnic PostNL), Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers) and Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious)
Long shots: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Michal Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers), Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek), Daniel Felipe Martinez (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step) and Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana)
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- All they learned is that at the end of a 3 week race, Wout can beat him on a slightly bumpy stage. Obviously, this is very much thanks to Wout not racing for GC every day. This doesn't teach them a thing for Jonas beating Pogi. Not saying Jonas will never beat him again. But this absolutely won't have anything to do with it if he does beat him.Veganpotter28-07-2025
- Well, he eventually Pogacar pays the price for his insane spring campaign which was really crazyRosenkohl196125-07-2025
- Maybe I was a bit disrespectful to Heiden. What he did was unique and exceptional but he wasn't the only one who combined those distances, nowadays it is just not possible and nobody competes in both distances. The same is true for cycling with for example the combination of Roubaix and de Tour de France. In Merckx era there were more riders who managed a top10 in both races than currently.Joostmehrtens19-06-2025
- Two old men shouting at pigeons in the park…JonS16-06-2025
- Out of touch old men hankering after their youth through rose tinted spectacles, their arrogance almost outshines their irrelevance. Turn the volume down, this modern stuff just isn't music like we used to sing...johnny20whales16-06-2025
- In talking speed skating, the days when Heiden did that, nobody else did that. And Eddy couldn't do the equivalent of the bike. His 200 on the velodrome was good, but not world competitive for gold. Heiden was in his own world on the ice, moreso than Eddy if we pretend Eric didn't have a very short career on the ice.Veganpotter16-06-2025
- They wouldn't have dropped HIM so easily.... the GOAT. They would have dropped the rest from that era easily thoughVeganpotter16-06-2025
- Merckx was able to win in a break away on a flat (sprinters) stage, what do you mean they did not drop that easily in his time. Vlaeminck won in the mountains and the classics, but now you need to specialise. The days that a Eric Heiden could win the sprint and the 10k and everything in between are long gone and cycljng is no differentJoostmehrtens16-06-2025
- Carsapaz and Del torro were not capable of chasing Yates. They paused and looked at each other because they didn't have it in them. Yates had kept his powder dry waiting for this stage and demolished both of them. They lost Yates won. Your second guessing is utter nonsense., if either felt they could close Yates down they would have , just like they did countless times for other riders. They blew up , Yates excelled.Uphillbilly05-06-2025
- Carapaz is full of it. He is absolutely irrelevant after a rant at del Toro. Isaac had no obligations to do anything for Carapaz. It should remind one of the saying that goes lke this: "If I jump off the bridge, are you going to jump too?" If Caapaz wanted to win the Giro he should have chased Yates with or without Isaac. And if del Toro could follow, then so be it. But it was Carapaz's choice to slow down and stare at Isaac. Isaac was on the radio at times and you can bet he was being told by the Team car to do just what he was doing. Did I like that he didn't set out after Yates himself, NO. But the 21 year old was probably being instructed to do what he did, otherwise you can bet we would have heard from UAE mgmt. that Isaac chose to ignore their orders. But what we did hear was they were happy with his result. Which I think was a terrible betrayal of their young rider, who I think was capable of more than that penultimate stage showed. The Giro finished on a truly sour note as far as I'm concerned, because it was not "raced" The most crucial stage of the whole 21 stage race was simply given away, playing games with the unwritten rules of bicycle racing. "Leaders jerseys responsibility" and all that nonsense. Just RACE! It was disgraceful.
reemmo004-06-2025