Pole now sits 2nd on GC, Almeida 3rd
Monday 31 July, 2023
Rafal Majka showed his strong form post tour de France sealing an uphill sprint victory on stage 3 of the Tour de Pologne today.
On a day which packed over 3’000 metres of elevation, Majka stuck with the main group of favourites on the final climb on the day from Wałbrzych to Duszniki-Zdrój (162.3km).
Joao Almeida also finished well up in the group in 9th spot and now sits 3rd overall behind race leader Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious).
UAE Team Emirates also lead the teams classification heading into stage 4 from Strzelin to Opole (199.1km).
Majka : “I’m so happy because I won the stage. Yesterday I missed 200 metres in the finish but today I found the extra push to make the difference and take the win. We are here for GC for Joao Almeida but I also had the target of going for a stage win if the opportunity came up. Today it worked out perfectly and I’m very happy for all my team.”
Stage 3 results
1.Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) 4:07:55
2.Matej Mahoric (Bahrain-Victorious) s.t
3.Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos-Grenadiers) s.t
General Classification after Stage 3
1.Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) 13:14:56
2.Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) +10’’
3.Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) s.t
