Tour de Pologne 2026
03.08-09.08
The 83rd Tour de Pologne takes place from 3 to 9 August, featuring seven stages that offer opportunities for sprinters, climbers and versatile general classification contenders, before a decisive individual time trial at the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Defending champion Brandon McNulty will not return, but UAE Team Emirates-XRG remain the team to beat with former winner João Almeida, Jhonatan Narváez and Jan Christen.
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Route
The 2026 Tour de Pologne covers 1,111 kilometres across seven stages from Gdynia on the Baltic coast to the Wieliczka Salt Mine.
The opening three days provide opportunities for sprinters, breakaway specialists and puncheurs, before the general classification battle begins with the uphill finish at Orlinek in Karpacz. Stage 5 ends at Kocierz Resort after another demanding route, while Stage 6 is the traditional queen stage around Bukowina Tatrzańska, featuring three ascents of the Bukovina Wall.
The race concludes with a short 12.5 kilometre individual time trial at Wieliczka, where the final overall winner is expected to be decided there.
Full stage-by-stage guide can be found here.
Favourites
João Almeida starts as the leading favourite, returning to a race he won in 2021, although uncertainty remains over his form after illness. UAE Team Emirates-XRG also have strong alternatives in Jan Christen and Jhonatan Narváez.
Iván Romeo could benefit from the final time trial, while Santiago Buitrago, Christian Scaroni, Steff Cras, Finn Fisher Black and Wilco Kelderman strengthen the general classification field.
In the sprints, Paul Magnier and Jonathan Milan are the headline names after their Giro rivalry. Sem Welsford and Jordi Meeus offer further competition, with Meeus supported by a powerful lead out train here in Poland.
Read our preview here and check out the full start list via this link.
