Route
Żagań
Karpacz
Distance and type
175.5km
+1,890 m
Medium mountain Summit finish
Schedule
Profile
Key points
Stage info AI translated from Spanish, might contain errors
The Tour de Pologne comes alive in the Giant Mountains (Karkonosze) and in one of the regular venues of the race's recent history, Karpacz, where Alberto Contador took his first professional victory in 2003.
The race offers an appealing medium-mountain finale with three obstacles across the final 30 km: Borowice (4.5 km at 5.5%), the climb to the summit of Karpacz (8 km at 5.5%) and, with barely any descent in between, the final ramp (last kilometre at 5%).
It is not the same type of finish—the descent after the climb makes it different—though it is the same location as the one where Paul Lapeira (2025) and Thibau Nys (2024) have won in recent years.
Bonuses
There are 10-6-4" available at the finish and 3-2-1" at the intermediate sprints.
Notes
The stage was shortened on its final circuit and did not tackle the final ascent of Borowice, following a neutralisation after a mass crash that led to several abandonments.