Ulissi podiums in Poland as UAE run close to TTT victory in Denmark

Diego Ulissi took 2nd place on stage 3 of the Tour of Poland in an uphill battle with the young Belgian hotshot Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek).

The veteran Ulissi led into the steepest ramps of the climb, before opening up his sprint in the last 200m. He led into the final bends, but Nys would prove the strongest and came around Ulissi in the final 50m to claim his second stage win of the week.

Ulissi : “It was a good race for us. The teammates did an excellent job to position me well but Nys was more explosive than me on the finish. We’ll focus now on the next days which are mostly flat except the final stage which has some hills and we’ll aim to hold on to the podium place.”

Stage 3 results

1.Thibau Nys (Lidl Trek) 4:03:21

2.Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) s.t

3.Wilco Kelderman (Visma LAB) s.t

UAE Team Emirates came within a whisker of victory in the opening TTT at the Tour of Denmark, missing out on victory by a fraction of a second.

The Emirati squad scorched around the course in Holstebro (13.7km) in a time of 14:31, on par with winners DSM-firmenich. 

The riders will now have a sprint stage for day 2 from Ringkøbing to Vejle (231km).

Stage 1 TTT

1.DSM Firmenich 14:31

2.UAE Team Emirates s.t

3.Lotto-Dstny +3”