Tim Wellens put in the perfect performance to take victory on the stage 2 TT at the Tour of Poland.
The Belgian champion clocked a blistering time of 23’59” for the 15.4km course which was a gradual rolling climb from Mysłakowice to the finish in Karpacz.
UAE had plenty to write home about, placing four cyclists in the top-10 with Felix Grossschartner (4th), Diego Ulissi (6th) and Jan Christen (9th).
Ulissi now sits in 3rd place on GC behind overal leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma LAB) at 25” ahead of tomorrow’s hilly stage from Wałbrzych to Duszniki-Zdrój (156.5km).
Wellens: “I felt really good today so it went better than expected. The idea was not to take the victory though of course you always try, but there were a lot of good riders here and I did not expect to go home with the win today. It was very hard, full gas riding for 24 minutes. I have good memories at this race and I’m always super motivated to come back here. It’s a parcours that suits me well. I hope that Diego Ulissi or Rafal Majka can win the overall but it won’t be easy to beat Vingegaard but we will try our best. ”
Stage 2 results
1.Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) 23’59”
2.Jonas Vingegaard (Visma LAB) +9”
3.Felix Grossschartner (UAE Team Emirates) +15”
GC after stage 2
1.Jonas Vingegaard (Visma LAB) 4:01:27
2.Wilco Keldermann (Visma LAB) +24”
3.Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) +25”
