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Saturday, August 9: 7th and Final Stage, Kraków 25 km individual time trial

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Kristoff Vandewalle powering to his stage seven win. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: I'll admit it. I doubted Rafal Majka would be able to turn in an individual time trial that would stand up to an assault from Movistar rider Jon Izaguirre. But he did.

Majka was thirteenth today, coming in 43 seconds slower than the stage winner Kristoff Wandewalle, who is the Belgian time trial champion.

Izaguirre rode a fine time trial, coming in fifth today, just 22 seconds behind Vandewalle. But, it left him eight seconds short of final victory.

Rafal Majka is the final winner of the 2014 Tour of Poland

Stage 7 Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 51.195 km/hr

1	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	29min 18sec
2	Adriano Malori	Movistar	00' 03''
3	Stephen Cummings	BMC	00' 10''
4	Steve Morabito	BMC	00' 20''
5	Gorka Izaguirre	Movistar	00' 22''
6	Dario Cataldo	SKY	00' 28''
7	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar	00' 29''
8	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	00' 34''
9	Christophe Riblon	Ag2r	00' 38''
10	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge
11	Mateusz Taciak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	00' 39''
12	Philip Deignan	SKY	00' 42''
13	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	00' 43''
14	Artem Ovechkin	RusVelo	00' 46''
15	Benat Intxausti	Movistar	00' 47''
16	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Shimano	00' 48''
17	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	00' 52''
18	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	00' 53''
19	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEdge	00' 54''
20	Timofey Kritskiy	RusVelo	00' 55''
21	Andrey Amador	Movistar	00' 56''
22	Tobias Ludvigsson	Giant-Shimano	00' 59''
23	Johan Le Bon	FDJ
24	Sergei Chernetski	Katusha	01' 00''
25	Lasse Hansen	Garmin-Sharp	01' 09''
26	Dominik Nerz	BMC	01' 12''
27	Hugo Houle	Ag2r	01' 18''
28	Branislau Samoilau	CCC Polsat Polkowice	01' 21''
29	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	01' 22''
30	Ilnur Zakarin	RusVelo	01' 23''
31	Przemysław Niemiec	Lampre-Merida
32	Eros Capecchi	Movistar
33	Kamil Gradek	Poland	01' 24''
34	Vegard Breen	Lotto-Belisol	01' 25''
35	Peter Velits	BMC	01' 26''
36	Maxime Bouet	Ag2r	01' 28''
37	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC	01' 30''
38	Paweł Cieślik	Poland	01' 31''
39	Enrico Gasparotto	Astana	01' 33''
40	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp	01' 34''
41	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	01' 35''
42	Sanchez Samuel	BMC	01' 38''
43	Rick Flens	Belkin	01' 40''
44	Andrey Zeits	Astana
45	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin-Sharp	01' 41''
46	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY
47	Robert Gesink	Belkin	01' 44''
48	Bart De Clercq	Lotto-Belisol	01' 45''
49	Ivan Balykin	RusVelo	01' 46''
50	Georg Preidler	Giant-Shimano
51	Pawel Poljański	Tinkoff-Saxo	01' 47''
52	Christophe Kern	Europcar	01' 50''
53	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	01' 51''
54	Marek Rutkiewicz	CCC Polsat Polkowice
55	Jack Bobridge	Belkin	01' 52''
56	Kanstantsin Siutsou	SKY	01' 53''
57	Davide Formolo	Cannondale	01' 54''
58	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha	01' 55''
59	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp
60	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	01' 58''
61	Tomasz Marczyński	CCC Polsat Polkowice	02' 00''
62	Sergey Lagutin	RusVelo	02' 01''
63	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice
64	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	02' 02''
65	Pim Ligthart	Lotto-Belisol	02' 03''
66	Andrey Solomennikov	RusVelo
67	Nicki Sorensen	Tinkoff-Saxo	02' 04''
68	Moreno Moser	Cannondale	02' 07''
69	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale	02' 08''
70	Murilo Fischer	FDJ	02' 09''
71	Thierry Hupond	Giant-Shimano	02' 10''
72	Maxim Belkov	Katusha
73	Paul Martens	Belkin	02' 12''
74	Warren Barguil	Giant-Shimano	02' 13''
75	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Belisol	02' 15''
76	Jimmy Engoulvent	Europcar	02' 18''
77	Samuel Bewley	Orica-GreenEdge
78	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	02' 19''
79	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale	02' 20''
80	Grzegorz Stępniak	CCC Polsat Polkowice
81	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Shimano
82	Mattia Cattaneo	Lampre-Merida	02' 26''
83	Yaroslav Popovuch	Trek Factory Racing	02' 27''
84	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol	02' 32''
85	Sebastien Chavanel	FDJ	02' 33''
86	Davide Rebellin	CCC Polsat Polkowice	02' 36''
87	Kevin De Weert	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	02' 38''
88	Ivan Santaromita	Orica-GreenEdge	02' 39''
89	Fabio Aru	Astana	02' 40''
90	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale	02' 41''
91	Sebastian Henao	SKY	02' 42''
92	Paweł Franczak	Poland	02' 49''
93	Jerome Cousin	Europcar	02' 52''
94	Manuel Silva Pires	Tinkoff-Saxo	02' 54''
95	Alexander Rybakov	Katusha	02' 56''
96	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing	02' 57''
97	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Belkin
98	Petr Ignatenko	Katusha	02' 59''
99	Joshua Edmondson	SKY	03' 01''
100	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha	03' 02''
101	Koldo Fernandez	Garmin-Sharp	03' 03''
102	Paweł Bernas	Poland	03' 04''
103	Bartosz Warchoł	Poland	03' 05''
104	Guillaume Bonnafond	Ag2r	03' 10''
105	Alexis Vuillermoz	Ag2r	03' 11''
106	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto-Belisol	03' 22''
107	Raymond Kreder	Garmin-Sharp	03' 26''
108	Francesco Gavazzi	Astana	03' 27''
109	Giovanni Bernaudeau	Europcar	03' 28''
110	Martin Velitis	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	03' 31''
111	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo	03' 32''
112	Sylwester Szmyd	Movistar	03' 35''
113	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	03' 37''
114	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	03' 38''
115	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida	03' 39''
116	Laurent Mangel	FDJ	03' 41''
117	Marco Haller	Katusha	03' 43''
118	Maxime Mederel	Europcar	03' 47''
119	Johannes Frohlinger	Giant-Shimano
120	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r	03' 49''
121	Matteo Bono	Lampre-Merida	03' 58''
122	Kamil Zieliński	Poland	03' 59''
123	Davide Malacarne	Europcar	04' 02''
124	Angelo Tulik	Europcar	04' 06''
125	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana	04' 22''
126	Pieter Weening	Orica-GreenEdge	04' 32''
127	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin-Sharp	04' 36''
128	Jonas Van Genechten	Lotto-Belisol	04' 43''
129	Davide Villella	Cannondale	06' 38''
130	Jose Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale	08' 46''
131	Przemysław Kasperkiewicz	Poland	11' 48''

Final GC after Stage 7: 1,251 km raced at an average speed of 41.326 km/hr

1	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	30hr 16min 18sec
2	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar	@ 8 seconds
3	Benat Intxausti	Movistar	00' 22''
4	Christophe Riblon	Ag2r	00' 34''
5	Przemysław Niemiec	Lampre-Merida	01' 20''
6	Andrey Amador	Movistar	01' 21''
7	Philip Deignan	SKY	01' 24''
8	Robert Gesink	Belkin	01' 41''
9	Dominik Nerz	BMC	01' 42''
10	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	01' 49''
11	Marek Rutkiewicz	CCC Polsat Polkowice	01' 55''
12	Sanchez Samuel	BMC	02' 03''
13	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	02' 05''
14	Warren Barguil	Giant-Shimano	02' 10''
15	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	02' 14''
16	Davide Formolo	Cannondale	02' 19''
17	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin-Sharp	02' 31''
18	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha	02' 59''
19	Davide Rebellin	CCC Polsat Polkowice	03' 36''
20	Maxime Bouet	Ag2r	03' 51''
21	Ilnur Zakarin	RusVelo	04' 03''
22	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Belisol	04' 47''
23	Mattia Cattaneo	Lampre-Merida	04' 58''
24	Peter Velits	BMC	05' 45''
25	Georg Preidler	Giant-Shimano	06' 18''
26	Alexis Vuillermoz	Ag2r	06' 28''
27	Christophe Kern	Europcar	07' 01''
28	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC	07' 06''
29	Gorka Izaguirre	Movistar	07' 17''
30	Pim Ligthart	Lotto-Belisol	08' 07''
31	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff-Saxo	08' 15''
32	Paweł Cieślik	Poland	08' 47''
33	Sergey Lagutin	RusVelo	09' 21''
34	Steve Morabito	BMC	10' 24''
35	Pieter Weening	Orica-GreenEdge	10' 52''
36	Bart De Clercq	Lotto-Belisol	10' 54''
37	Dario Cataldo	SKY	11' 38''
38	Tobias Ludvigsson	Giant-Shimano	11' 47''
39	Branislau Samoilau	CCC Polsat Polkowice	12' 21''
40	Tomasz Marczyński	CCC Polsat Polkowice	12' 50''
41	Enrico Gasparotto	Astana	13' 20''
42	Pawel Poljański	Tinkoff-Saxo	13' 33''
43	Davide Villella	Cannondale	13' 48''
44	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Belkin	14' 05''
45	Sylwester Szmyd	Movistar	14' 18''
46	Sebastian Henao	SKY	15' 21''
47	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha	15' 24''
48	Kamil Zieliński	Poland	15' 46''
49	Jose Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale	16' 17''
50	Ivan Santaromita	Orica-GreenEdge	17' 01''
51	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	21' 01''
52	Sergei Chernetski	Katusha	21' 02''
53	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	21' 07''
54	Maxime Mederel	Europcar	21' 09''
55	Eros Capecchi	Movistar	21' 57''
56	Johannes Frohlinger	Giant-Shimano	22' 04''
57	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	22' 14''
58	Kevin De Weert	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	22' 16''
59	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale	23' 16''
60	Artem Ovechkin	RusVelo	23' 25''
61	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY	23' 51''
62	Kanstantsin Siutsou	SKY	24' 14''
63	Johan Le Bon	FDJ	25' 35''
64	Fabio Aru	Astana	25' 44''
65	Paul Martens	Belkin	27' 17''
66	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	27' 38''
67	Manuel Silva Pires	Tinkoff-Saxo	28' 24''
68	Stephen Cummings	BMC	28' 35''
69	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge	28' 51''
70	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	29' 45''
71	Vegard Breen	Lotto-Belisol	30' 30''
72	Adriano Malori	Movistar	30' 44''
73	Moreno Moser	Cannondale	31' 21''
74	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	31' 55''
75	Francesco Gavazzi	Astana	33' 04''
76	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing	33' 16''
77	Andrey Zeits	Astana	33' 47''
78	Nicki Sorensen	Tinkoff-Saxo	34' 51''
79	Hugo Houle	Ag2r	35' 53''
80	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Shimano	36' 57''
81	Jerome Cousin	Europcar	37' 16''
82	Samuel Bewley	Orica-GreenEdge	37' 32''
83	Angelo Tulik	Europcar	38' 57''
84	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale	39' 19''
85	Timofey Kritskiy	RusVelo	39' 37''
86	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale	40' 39''
87	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp	40' 50''
88	Guillaume Bonnafond	Ag2r	41' 48''
89	Jimmy Engoulvent	Europcar	42' 32''
90	Giovanni Bernaudeau	Europcar	42' 36''
91	Bartosz Warchoł	Poland	42' 43''
92	Murilo Fischer	FDJ	42' 58''
93	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol	43' 05''
94	Andrey Solomennikov	RusVelo	43' 17''
95	Petr Ignatenko	Katusha	43' 53''
96	Martin Velitis	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	44' 08''
97	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp	44' 22''
98	Yaroslav Popovuch	Trek Factory Racing	44' 45''
99	Davide Malacarne	Europcar	45' 10''
100	Koldo Fernandez	Garmin-Sharp	45' 12''
101	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ	45' 56''
102	Ivan Balykin	RusVelo	47' 32''
103	Kamil Gradek	Poland	47' 49''
104	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Shimano	48' 18''
105	Paweł Franczak	Poland	48' 37''
106	Paweł Bernas	Poland	48' 39''
107	Matteo Bono	Lampre-Merida	48' 51''
108	Lasse Hansen	Garmin-Sharp	50' 24''
109	Laurent Mangel	FDJ	51' 13''
110	Joshua Edmondson	SKY	51' 53''
111	Grzegorz Stępniak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	52' 03''
112	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	53' 10''
113	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEdge	53' 23''
114	Marco Haller	Katusha	53' 25''
115	Anton Vorobyev	Katusha	54' 03''
116	Raymond Kreder	Garmin-Sharp	54' 52''
117	Alexander Rybakov	Katusha	55' 13''
118	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida	55' 24''
119	Maxim Belkov	Katusha	56' 09''
120	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana	56' 11''
121	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin-Sharp	59' 16''
122	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	59' 30''
123	Mateusz Taciak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	01h 03' 37''
124	Sebastien Chavanel	FDJ	01h 03' 48''
125	Przemysław Kasperkiewicz	Poland	01h 04' 31''
126	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r	01h 05' 51''
127	Rick Flens	Belkin	01h 06' 42''
128	Jonas Van Genechten	Lotto-Belisol	01h 06' 52''
129	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto-Belisol	01h 18' 57''
130	Thierry Hupond	Giant-Shimano	01h 27' 19''
131	Jack Bobridge	Belkin	01h 45' 48''

Stage 7 Photos:

Rakal Majka saving his race lead. Photo ©Sirotti

Jon Izaguirre coming close...Photo ©Sirotti

Benat Intxausti. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage winner Kristof Vandewalle. Photo ©Sirotti

Final overall winner Rafal Majka. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 7 map and profile:

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 profile

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Friday, August 8: Stage 6, Bukovina - Bukowina Tatrzańska, 174 km

Stage 6 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Rafal Majka wins stage 6. Photo © Sirotti

The Race: Damiano Cunego, who had crashed in the first stage, did not start stage six.

A seven-man break was allowed some room but with 24 kilometers to go, they had all been mopped up by the Tinkoff-Saxo-led peloton. Tinkoff-Saxo had put so much pressure on the pack that it looked like there were only about ten riders in the lead group as the final ascent began.

Rafal Majka blasted away on the steepest part of the final Bukovina ascent but the Movistar duo of Benat Intxaust and Jon Izaguirre felt like conceding nothing and went after the Polish rider. They came within 10 seconds at the finish.

Race leader Petr Vakoc had gone very deep yesterday to save his lead, but today was just too hard and too fast. Vakoc was shelled on the penultimate climb, scrambled back on on the descent and was dropped for good on the final climb, coming in 15th, 48 seconds behind Majka.

Majka won the stage and finally took the overall lead with the Spaniards 18 and 20 seconds behind. That's close enough to make tomorrow's 25 km individual time trial very interesting. It's still anybody's race.

Results:

1	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	4hr 40min 58sec
2	Benat Intxausti	Movistar	@ 10 seconds
3	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar
4	Christophe Riblon	Ag2r	00' 19''
5	Przemysław Niemiec	Lampre-Merida	00' 20''
6	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7	Warren Barguil	Giant-Shimano
8	Robert Gesink	Belkin
9	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha
10	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	00' 26''
Stage 6 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 6: 1,226 km raced so far at an average speed of 41.18 km/hr

1	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	29hr 46min 17sec
2	Benat Intxausti	Movistar	@ 18 seconds
3	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar	00' 22''
4	Christophe Riblon	Ag2r	00' 39''
5	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha	00' 40''
6	Robert Gesink	Belkin
7	Warren Barguil	Giant-Shimano
8	Przemysław Niemiec	Lampre-Merida
9	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	00' 46''
10	Marek Rutkiewicz	CCC Polsat Polkowice	00' 47''
Stage 6 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

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Thursday, August 7: Stage 5, Zakopane - Strbskie Pleso (SK), 190 km

Stage 5 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Rafal Majka wins stage 5. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Another wet, rainy day of racing in Poland. A good-sized break was allowed to roll away, but since this was the first day day in the hills, a stage for the GC men to gain time, the day was going to be decided by the riders who can climb.

The last survivor of the day's break was Orica's Christian Meier and he was reeled in by the Tinkoff-Saxo-led pack with 11 km to go. Working for Tinkoff-Saxo GC man Rafal Majka, Rory Sutherland set a fierce pace up the final climb to Strbskie Pleso, but none of the GC men were put in trouble. Ryder Hesjedal tried at least twice to get away, but it was a compact group that dashed for the line.

Rafal Majka started from several riders back, but came around everyone to win the stage and the 10-second stage winner's time bonus. At first it was thought Majka had also taken over the race lead.

But no, Peter Vakoc had gone very deep and preserved his GC lead by a single second.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 42.123 km/hr

1	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	4hr 30min 38sec
2	Beant Intxausti	Movistar
3	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar
4	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
5	Warren Barguil	Giant-Shimano
6	Sanchez Samuel	BMC
7	Davide Formolo	Cannondale
8	Lars Petter Nordhaug	Belkin
9	Andrey Amador	Movistar
10	Przemysław Niemiec	Lampre-Merida
Stage 5 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 5:

1	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	25h5 5min 28sec
2	Rafał Majka	Tinkoff-Saxo	@ 1 seconds
3	Beant Intxausti	Movistar	00' 05''
4	Jon Izaguirre	Movistar	00' 07''
5	Davide Formolo	Cannondale	00' 11''
6	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha
7	Marek Rutkiewicz	CCC Polsat Polkowice
8	Peter Velits	BMC
9	Andrey Amador	Movistar
10	Robert Gesink	Belkin
Stage 5 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

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Wednesday, August 6: Stage 4, Tarnów Gemini Park - Katowice, 236 km

Complete Stage 4 results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Jonas Van Genechten wins stage four. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: If the stage didn't end with a winning breakaway, it wasn't because no one tried to escape. Three times small groups clawed their way up the road, only to be rounded up by a peloton intent upon a sprint finish. The final break of three riders was caught with about four kilometers to go. Even then riders tried fliers, to no avail.

Stage winner Jonas Van Genechten came from a ways back to take his first-ever World Tour victory.

Petr Vakoc finished in the front group to preserve his GC lead.

Giant-Shimano sprinter Luka Mezgec, who crashed in stage one, will not start the hilly stage five on Thursday. He's going home to heal up from his injuries rather than suffer in the mountains. He may start the Eneco Tour on Monday.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 41.225 km/hr

1	Jonas Van Genechten	Lotto-Belisol	5hr 43min 29sec
2	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana
3	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano
4	Sacha Modolo	Lampre-Merida
5	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r
6	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r
7	Raymond Kreder	Garmin-Sharp
8	Nikias Arndt	Giant-Shimano
9	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
10	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin-Sharp
Complete Stage 4 results, GC, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 4:

1	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	20hr 34min 24sec
2	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale	@ 26 seconds
3	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	00' 27''
4	Bos Theo	Belkin
5	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano
6	Jonas Van Genechten	Lotto-Belisol
7	Roman Maikin	RusVelo	00' 31''
8	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol	00' 33''
9	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida
10	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	00' 35''
Complete Stage 4 results, GC, photos, map and profile

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Tuesday, August 5: Stage 3, Kielce - Rzeszów, 174 km

Stage 3 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Theo Bos wins stage 3. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Four riders got away today: Salvatore Puccio (Sky), Bjorn Thurau (Europcar), Pawel Franczak (Poland) and Mateusz Taciak (CCC Polsat). They were kept on a short choke-collar, never being allowed much more than a three-minute gap.

The roads were dry today, and despite a lot of road furniture and and inflatable banner that collapsed by the side of the road, the peloton completed the stage with most of its skin intact.

The pace was blistering, and though the break quartet worked well together and was made of four good strong boys, they were caught with a little more than seven kilometers to go. Belkin tried to rule the peloton and spent a lot of watts keeping things together at the front. But in the final meters, they seems to have run out of gas and ceded control to Giant-Shimano.

It didn't matter. Belkin rider Theo Bos stormed past such quality speedsters and Sacha Modolo and Michael Matthews to give Belkin a clean stage win.

Petr Vakoc finished in the front group to preserve his GC lead.

Results:

Winner's average speed: 47.573 km/hr

1	Theo Bos	Belkin	3hr 39min 27sec
2	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano
3	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge
4	Sacha Modolo	Lampre-Merida
5	Thor Hushovd	BMC
6	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp
7	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r
8	Jonas Van Genechten	Lotto-Belisol
9	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r
10	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre-Merida
Stage 3 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 3:

1	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	14hr 50min 55sec
2	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	@ 27 seconds
3	Bos Theo	Belkin
4	Roman Maikin	RusVelo	00' 31''
5	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano
6	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol	00' 33''
7	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida
8	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	00' 35''
9	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale
10	Grzegorz Stępniak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	00' 37''
Stage 3 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

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Monday August 4: Stage 2, Toruń - Warszawa, 226 km

Stage 2 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Petr Vakoc wins stage 2. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Sometimes the fog of war reigns. It did today. Czech rider Petr Vakoc was part of a three-man break that was allowed a hefty six-minute lead. Vakoc left his companions behind to ride the three circuits in Warsaw alone. Apparently the peloton didn't know Vakoc was gone. He crossed the line 21 seconds before Michael Matthews won the field sprint. Matthews thought he was racing for first and raised his arms in celebration.

Vakoc's 21 seconds were enough to give him the GC lead.

Note: After I posted yesterday's results the organizers recalculated the GC and gave the lead to stage winner Yauheni Hutarovich instead of Matthias Krizek. I apologize for the confusion.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 41.865 km/hr

1	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	5hr 23min 54sec
2	Michael Matthews	Orica-GreenEdge	@ 21 seconds
3	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol
4	Ramon Sinkeldam	Giant-Shimano
5	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r
6	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7	Marco Haller	Katusha
8	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale
9	Luka Mezgec	Giant-Shimano
10	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp
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GC after Stage 2:

1	Petr Vakoc	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	11hr 11min 28sec
2	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	@ 27 seconds
3	Roman Maikin	RusVelo	00' 31''
4	Boris Vallee	Poland
5	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida
6	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	00' 35''
7	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale
8	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	00' 37''
9	Marco Haller	Katusha
10	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale
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Sunday, August 3: Stage 1, Gdańsk - Bydgoszcz, 226 km

Stage 1 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Yauhani Hutarovich wins stage 1. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: It started out a nice day for a bicycle race. But that changed with plunging temperatures, hail and rain. The roads became incredibly slippery with crash after crash taking down riders. Early on five riders escaped, but going around what looked like an easy curve with 23 kilometers remaining, they all fell.

First one up was Maciej Paterski (CCC Polsat). He took off, chased by Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar) and Matthias Krizek (Cannondale). The duo caught Paterski with 12 kilometers to go and the trio worked together smoothly to do their best to stay away from the Tinkoff-Saxo led pack. It almost worked, but everyone was caught with a kilometer left to race. That set things up for a dangerous sprint that was indeed marred by an awful crash when Luka Mezgec ran into a barrier.

Ag2r sprinter Yauheni Hutarovich out-muscled the others to win the sprint.

Note: The GC was later recalculated and the GC leader after stage one was Yauheni Hutarovich, ahead of Roman Maikin by four seconds. Originally credited with the GC lead, Matthias Krizek was moved to fifth place, down 8 seconds. The correct GC is now posted.

Complete Results:

Winner's average speed: 38.984 km/hr

1	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	5hr 47min 50sec
2	Roman Maikin	RusVelo
3	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida
4	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale
5	Marco Haller	Katusha
6	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol
8	Sebastian Lander	BMC
9	Davide Formolo	Cannondale
10	Enrico Gasparotto	Astana
Stage 1 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 1:

1	Yauheni Hutarovich	Ag2r	5hr 47min 40sec
2	Roman Maikin	RusVelo	@ 4 seconds
3	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida	+ 00' 06''
4	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 00' 08''
5	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale
6	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale	+ 00' 10''
7	Marco Haller	Katusha
8	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
9	Boris Vallee	Lotto-Belisol
10	Sebastian Lander	BMC
Stage 1 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

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Start list with dossards (back numbers), August 2, 2014:

	Orica GreenEdge
	Director: Vittorio Algeri
1	Pieter Weening
2	Mitchell Docker
3	Brett Lancaster
4	Michael Matthews
5	Ivan Santaromita
6	Cameron Meyer
7	Sam Bewley
8	Christian Meier
	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
	Director: Rik van Slycke
11	Gianluca Brambilla
12	Thomas De Gendt
13	Kevin De Weert
14	Nikolas Maes
15	Wout Poels
16	Petr Vakoc
17	Martin Velits
18	Serge Pauwels
	Tinkoff-Saxo
	Director: Tristan Hoffman
21	Rafał Majka
22	Jesús Hernández
23	Evgeni Petrov
24	Nicki Sørensen
25	Oliver Zaugg
26	Pawel Poljanski
27	Bruno Pires
28	Rory Sutherland
	Team Sky
	Director: Gabriel Rasch
31	Edvald Boasson Hagen
32	Philip Deignan
33	Dario Cataldo
34	Ben Swift
35	Joshua Edmondson
36	Sebastian Henao
37	Salvatore Puccio
38	Kanstantsin Siutsou
	Astana Pro Team
	Driector: Stefano Zanini
41	Fabio Aru
42	Janez Brajkovič
43	Enrico Gasparotto
44	Francesco Gavazzi
45	Jacopo Guarnieri
46	Arman Kamyshev
47	Paolo Tiralongo
48	Andrey Zeits
	Garmin-Sharp
	Director: Geert Vanbondt
51	Nathan Brown
52	Caleb Fairly
53	Tyler Farrar
54	Koldo Fernández
55	Ryder Hesjedal
56	Lasse Norman Hansen
57	Raymond Kreder
58	Steele Von Hoff
	Lampre-Merida
	Director: Orlando Maini
61	Przemyslaw Niemiec
62	Niccolo Bonifazio
63	Matteo Bono
64	Mattia Cattaneo
65	Damiano Cunego
66	Roberto Ferrari
67	Manuele Mori
68	Sacha Modolo
	BMC Racing Team
	Driector: Fabio Baldato
71	Stephen Cummings
72	Thor Hushovd
73	Sebastian Lander
74	Steve Morabito
75	Dominik Nerz
76	Samuel Sánchez
77	Peter Velits
78	Larry Warbasse
	Trek Factory Racing
	Director: Luca Guarcilena
81	Julián David Arredondo
82	Fumiyuki Beppu
83	Fabio Felline
84	Bob Jungels
86	Yaroslav Popovych
87	Fábio Silvestre
88	Kristof Vandewalle
	Cannondale
	Director: Dario Marruzzio
91	Guillaume Boivin
92	Damiano Caruso
93	Davide Formolo
94	Oscar Gatto
95	Matthias Krizek
96	Moreno Moser
97	Jose Cayetano Sarmiento
98	Davide Villella
	Team Katusha
	Director: Gennady Mikhaylov
101	Maxim Belkov
102	Giampaolo Caruso
103	Sergei Chernetckii
104	Marco Haller
105	Petr Ignatenko
106	Alexander Rybakov
107	Eduard Vorganov
108	Anton Vorobyev
	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
	Director: Michiel Elijzen
111	Jack Bobridge
112	Theo Bos
113	Barry Markus
114	Rick Flens
115	Robert Gesink
116	Paul Martens
117	Lars Petter Nordhaug
118	David Tanner
	Movistar Team
	Director: José Luis Jaimerena
121	Andrey Amador
122	Eros Capecchi
123	Beñat Intxausti
124	Gorka Izagirre
125	Ion Izagirre
126	Juan José Lobato
127	Adriano Malori
128	Sylwester Szmyd
	Team Giant-Shimano
	Director: Andy Engels
131	Nikias Arndt
132	Warren Barguil
133	Johannes Frohlinger
134	Thierry Hupond
135	Tobias Ludvigsson
136	Luka Mezgec
137	Georg Preidler
138	Ramon Sinkeldam
	Lotto-Belisol
	Director: Jean-Pierre Heynderickx
141	Sander Armée
142	Vegard Breen
143	Bart De Clercq
144	Kenny Dehaes
145	Pim Ligthart
146	Maxime Monfort
147	Boris Vallée
148	Jonas Vangenechten
	AG2R-La Mondiale
	Director: Arturas Kasputis
151	Davide Appollonio
152	Gediminas Bagdonas
153	Hugo Houle
154	Guillaume Bonnafond
155	Maxime Bouet
156	Yauheni Hutarovich
157	Christophe Riblon
158	Alexis Vuillermoz
	FDJ
	Director: Franck Pineau
161	Sébastien Chavanel
162	Antonio Fischer Murilo
163	Alexandre Geniez
164	Johan Le Bon
165	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
166	Laurent Mangel
167	David Boucher
168	Jussi Veikkanen
	Team Europcar
	Director: Benoit Genauzeau
171	Giovanni Bernaudeau
172	Jérôme Cousin
173	Jimmy Engoulvent
174	Christophe Kern
175	Davide Malacarne
176	Maxime Mederel
177	Bjorn Thurau
178	Angelo Tulik
	Poland National Team
	Director: Zbigniew Brozyna
181	Kamil Gradek
182	Pawel Bernas
183	Kamil Zieliński
184	Paweł Franczak
185	Przemysław Kasperkiewicz
186	Paweł Cieślik
187	Konrad Dabkowski
188	Bartosz Warchoł
	CCC Polsat Polkowice
	Director: Piotr Wadecki
191	Bartłomiej Matysiak
192	Davide Rebellin
193	Branislau Samoilau
194	Maciej Paterski
195	Tomasz Marczynski
196	Grzegorz Stepniak
197	Mateusz Taciak
198	Marek Rutkiewicz
	RusVelo
	Director: Serhiy Honchar
201	Sergey Lagutin
202	Ilnur Zakarin
203	Sergey Firsanov
204	Artem Ovechkin
205	Andrei Solomennikov
206	Ivan Balykin
207	Roman Maikin
208	Timofey Kritskiy