Fourth place for Van Poppel in second stage Tour de Pologne
Danny van Poppel has finished in front in the Tour de Pologne for the second consecutive day. In the second stage, the 26-year-old rider of Team Jumbo-Visma sprinted to fourth place.
The two riders in the breakaway of the day were caught in the last fifteen kilometres. Team Jumbo-Visma surrounded Van Poppel well and dropped him off in a good position for the last kilometre. In the subsequent chaotic sprint, Van Poppel could not prevent Luca Mezgec from taking the stage win.
“Actually, the scenario for this stage was the same as yesterday’s”, sports director Addy Engels said. “The plan was to put Danny in position for the sprint. Like yesterday, it was a lottery. He moved up a place compared to the result of yesterday’s stage, but it is especially good to see that Danny once again competed for the win. Both Danny and the rest of the team are feeling well.”
Tour de Pologne
Stage 2
Result
1
Luka Mezgec
Mitchelton-Scott
03:32:42
2
Fernando Gaviria
UAE-Team Emirates
s.t.
3
Pascal Ackermann
BORA - hansgrohe
s.t.
4
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
46
Neilson Powless
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
97
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
99
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
100
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
127
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+1:06
128
Taco van der Hoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
Rankings
1
Pascal Ackermann
BORA - hansgrohe
06:30:26
2
Charles Planet
Team Novo Nordisk
+0:01
3
Fernando Gaviria
UAE-Team Emirates
+0:02
3
Luka Mezgec
Mitchelton-Scott
+0:04
11
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:14
66
Neilson Powless
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
91
Robert Gesink
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
101
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
105
Antwan Tolhoek
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
121
Taco van der Hoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
+1:20
137
Lennard Hofstede
Team Jumbo-Visma
+2:16
