Dal 2 all’8 agosto si disputa il 72° Giro di Polonia, corsa a tappe inserita nel calendario World Tour. Si partirà da Varsavia per arrivare, dopo sette frazioni, a Cracovia.
Tra i nomi più importanti al via il Campione del Mondo Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx-Quick Step), i nostri Fabio Aru (Pro Team Astana), Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) e Moreno Moser (Cannondale-Garmin), Sergio Henao (Team Sky), Marcel Kittel (Giant-Alpecin), Robert Gesink (Lotto NL-Jumbo) e Carlos Alberto Betancur (AG2R-La Mondiale).
Lo scorso anno ad imporsi fu il polacco della Tinkoff-Saxo Rafal Majka, assente in questa edizione.
Queste nel dettaglio le 7 tappe:
Tappa: 1 – 2 Agosto : Varsavia, 122.00 km
Tappa: 2 – 3 Agosto : Czêstochowa – Dabrowa Górnicza, 146.00 km
Tappa: 3 – 4 Agosto : Zawiercie – Katowice, 166.00 km
Tappa: 4 – 5 Agosto : Jaworzno – Nowy Sacz, 220.00 km
Tappa: 5 – 6 Agosto : Nowy Sacz – Zakopane, 223.00 km
Tappa: 6 – 7 Agosto : Bukovina Terma – Bukowina Tatrzañska, 174.00 km
Tappa: 7 – 8 Agosto : Cracovia, 25.00 km (cronometro individuale)
Di seguito l’elenco dei partenti, con i rispettivi numeri dorsali:
TINKOFF – SAXO
1 BODNAR Maciej Poland
2 POLJANSKI Pawel Poland
3 HANSEN Jesper Denmark
4 KISERLOVSKI Robert Croatia
5 SØRENSEN Chris Anker Denmark
6 PETROV Evgeni Russia
7 ROVNY Ivan Russia
8 BELTRAN SUAREZ Eduard Alexander Colombia
ETIXX – QUICK STEP
11 KWIATKOWSKI Michal Poland
12 GOLAS Michal Poland
13 BOUET Maxime France
14 BRAMBILLA Gianluca Italy
15 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David Spain
16 MEERSMAN Gianni Belgium
17 VAKOC Petr Czech Republic
18 VERONA QUINTANILLA Carlos Spain
ASTANA PRO TEAM
21 ARU Fabio Italy
22 BOZIC Borut Slovenia
23 CATALDO Dario Italy
24 GUARDINI Andrea Italy
25 LUTSENKO Alexey Kazahkstan
26 ROSA Diego Italy
27 TIRALONGO Paolo Italy
28 ZEITS Andrey Kazahkstan
TEAM SKY
31 BOSWELL Ian United States
32 DEIGNAN Philip Ireland
33 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Colombia
34 KIRYIENKA Vasil Belarus
35 LOPEZ GARCIA David Spain
36 NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel Spain
37 PUCCIO Salvatore Italy
38 ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier Spain
LAMPRE – MERIDA
41 NIEMIEC Przemyslaw Poland
42 BONIFAZIO Niccolo Italy
43 CATTANEO Mattia Italy
44 FERRARI Roberto Italy
45 MODOLO Sacha Italy
46 MORI Manuele Italy
47 ULISSI Diego Italy
48 CONTI Valerio Italy
BMC RACING TEAM
51 ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin Colombia
52 BURGHARDT Marcus Germany
53 DE MARCHI Alessandro Italy
54 DILLIER Silvan Switzerland
55 HERMANS Ben Belgium
56 MOINARD Amaël France
57 TEUNS Dylan Belgium
58 VELITS Peter Slovakia
MOVISTAR TEAM
61 AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey Costa Rica
62 ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor Spain
63 CAPECCHI Eros Italy
64 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon Spain
65 LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose Spain
66 SÜTTERLIN Jasha Germany
67 VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José Spain
68 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Benat Spain
ORICA GREENEDGE
71 EWAN Caleb Australia
72 DOCKER Mitchell Australia
73 LANCASTER Brett Australia
74 MEIER Christian Canada
75 HOWSON Damien Australia
76 CLARKE Simon Australia
77 HAYMAN Mathew Australia
78 SANTAROMITA Ivan Italy
TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN
81 KITTEL Marcel Germany
82 CRADDOCK Lawson United States
83 STAMSNIJDER Tom Netherlands
84 DE BACKER Bert Belgium
85 FROHLINGER Johannes Germany
86 ARNDT Nikias Germany
87 FAIRLY Caleb United States
88 MEZGEC Luka Slovenia
TREK FACTORY RACING
91 ALAFACI Eugenio Italy
92 BEPPU Fumiyuki Japan
93 COLEDAN Marco Italy
94 NIZZOLO Giacomo Italy
95 POPOVYCH Yaroslav Ukraine
96 SERGENT Jesse New Zealand
97 VANDEWALLE Kristof Belgium
98 ZOIDL Riccardo Austria
TEAM KATUSHA
101 BELKOV Maxim Russia
102 BYSTROM Sven Erik Norway
103 CHERNETSKY Sergey Russia
104 LAGUTIN Sergey Russia
105 SMUKULIS Gatis Latvia
106 VORGANOV Eduard Russia
107 VOROBYEV Anton Russia
108 ZAKARIN Ilnur Russia
TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
111 GESINK Robert Netherlands
112 VAN ASBROECK Tom Belgium
113 BENNETT George New Zealand
114 FLENS Rick Netherlands
115 KEIZER Martijn Netherlands
116 LINDEMAN Bertjan Netherlands
117 TANKINK Bram Netherlands
118 VAN WINDEN Dennis Netherlands
LOTTO – SOUDAL
121 ARMEE Sander Belgium
122 BOECKMANS Kris Belgium
123 BREEN Vegard Norway
124 DE BUYST Jasper Belgium
125 DE CLERCQ Bart Belgium
126 MONFORT Maxime Belgium
127 VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen Belgium
128 VALLEE Boris Belgium
TEAM CANNONDALE – GARMIN
131 MOSER Moreno Italy
132 BETTIOL Alberto Italy
133 FORMOLO Davide Italy
134 HANSEN Lasse Norman Denmark
135 MARANGONI Alan Italy
136 MOHORIC Matej Slovenia
137 SKJERPING Kristoffer Norway
138 VILLELLA Davide Italy
AG2R LA MONDIALE
141 BAGDONAS Gediminas Lithuania
142 BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto Colombia
143 BONNAFOND Guillaume France
144 GRETSCH Patrick Germany
145 NOCENTINI Rinaldo Italy
146 MINARD Sébastien France
147 RIBLON Christophe France
148 TURGOT Sébastien France
IAM CYCLING
151 REYNES MIMO Vicente Spain
152 CHEVRIER Clement France
153 DENIFL Stefan Austria
154 FUMEAUX Jonathan Switzerland
155 KLUGE Roger Germany
156 PELUCCHI Matteo Italy
157 REICHENBACH Sébastien Switzerland
158 WARBASSE Larry United States
FDJ
161 MORABITO Steve Switzerland
162 ELISSONDE Kenny France
163 FISCHER Murilo Antonio Brazil
164 LADAGNOUS Matthieu France
165 LE GAC Olivier France
166 MANZIN Lorrenzo France
167 PICHON Laurent France
168 REZA Kevin France
CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE
171 PATERSKI Maciej Poland
172 BOLE Grega Slovenia
173 SAMOILAU Branislau Belarus
174 HIRT Jan Czech Republic
175 MIHAILOV Nikolai Bulgaria
176 REBELLIN Davide Italy
177 RUTKIEWICZ Marek Poland
178 MATYSIAK Bartlomiej Poland
POLAND
181 BATEK Dariusz Poland
182 BERNAS Pawel Poland
183 BIALOBLOCKI Marcin Poland
184 FRANCZAK Pawel Poland
185 GRADEK Kamil Poland
186 JANIACZYK Blazej Poland
187 MARCZYNSKI Tomasz Poland
188 ZIELINSKI Kamil Poland
Pacman
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