Kooij wins the opening stage of the Tour of Poland
Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) navigated a messy finish to win the opening stage of the Tour of Poland just ahead of Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quick-Step).
There was a considerable amount of shoulder-rubbing in the peloton as riders made their way through the final few kilometers, and several riders went down in a crash just inside the last 2 km. With all the top sprinters still in play, however, the stage still came down to the expected bunch kick. Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek) tried to go long in the sprint but he was swamped by other fast finishers, with Kooij hitting the front and staying there ahead of Magnier and Jensen Plowright (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
[race_result id=19 stage_id=0 count=5 gc=0 year=2025]
[race_result id=19 stage_id=0 count=5 gc=5 year=2025]
