Drama at the Tour de Pologne. The latest news just arrived.

We reported on the dangerous incident during Wednesday's stage in a separate article . The Tour de Pologne race took place on the Wałbrzych-Wałbrzych section, with the start and finish in the former provincial capital, but the 150-kilometer race was a typical mountain challenge in the Lower Silesian Sudetes.

Disturbing news from the Tour de Pologne. The runner-up remains in the hospital.

A dangerous crash occurred 25 kilometers from the finish line of the third stage of the TdP 2025. It involved, among others, race leader Paul Lapeira and the highly experienced Polish crowd favorite Rafał Majka. The Pole ultimately recovered from his problems relatively quickly, while the Frenchman finished, but with a significant time loss.

"We are in constant contact with the doctors. Two riders are very injured. We are praying that everything goes well and that no one is seriously injured, as one rider even lost consciousness. We are keeping our fingers crossed for them and wish them a speedy recovery [...] The peloton is vulnerable to all sorts of events. Here, we had a major crash. We used all the medical resources we had, several ambulances, everything to protect the riders involved in the crash. At one point, we didn't have an ambulance to continue the race. In such a situation, the race is neutralized, we stop it to wait for the ambulance to join us," explained TdP CEO Czesław Lang, explaining the reasons for the suspension.

Unfortunately, race runner-up Filippo Baroncini was severely injured in the crash. According to his UAE Emirates team, the Italian "suffered numerous facial injuries, a fractured cervical vertebra (with no neurological consequences), and multiple fractures to his facial bones and collarbone. He is currently in hospital under medical care."

As you can see, the crash ended in tragedy for the Italian cyclist.

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Stage 4 is scheduled for Thursday. This time, the competition will take place from Rybnik to Cieszyn, covering exactly 201.4 km.

Tour de Pologne – a unique race with almost a century of history!

The 82nd edition of the Tour de Pologne will take place in 2025. The "1st Cycling Race Around Poland" (the first and original name of the Tour de Pologne) took place from September 7-16, 1928. As you can see, the cycling race's centennial will soon take place.

Calendar, because the cycling competition didn't take place every year—due to the subsequent war period, among other reasons. Since 1993, after the Lang Team, led by Czesław Lang, took over the organization, the Tour de Pologne has been a fully professional race. Since 2011, it has been part of the most prestigious UCI World Tour series.

Last year, the winner was Dane Jonas Vingegaard. Looking back on Poland's successes, fans have been waiting for a Pole to win the overall Tour de Pologne since 2018. Michał Kwiatkowski claimed the title back then. Four years earlier (in 2014), Rafał Majka won the Tour de Pologne. In the 21st century, only one other Polish rider has achieved such a triumph: Cezary Zamana in 2003.

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