Bart Lemmen wins the fourth stage of the Tour de Pologne and takes the leader's jersey

Bart Lemmen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) won the fourth stage of the Tour de Pologne, triumphing in Karpacz in a time of 3:54:45. For the Dutch rider, this is his first professional victory, achieved at the end of a day marked by rain and a large-scale crash. The race The stage, held on the hills of south-western Poland under persistent rain, was characterized by a serious incident around 40 kilometers from the finish, which involved around thirty riders and led to the race being neutralized for nearly 40 minutes. Among those who fell was also the favorite João Almeida, who was able to resume but then remained behind before the finale. After the restart, the course was shortened with the removal of the Borowice climb. Lemmen attacked in the final stretch, dropping Christian Scaroni on the Karpacz climb. The XDS Astana Team rider caught back up within the last kilometer and a half, but the winner held on to the finish, taking the stage by a handful of bike lengths. Stage result 1. Bart Lemmen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) — 3:54:45 2. Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana Team) — s.t. 3. Axel Laurance (Netcompany Ineos) — +0:14 4. Marco Brenner (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) — +0:14 5. Louis Barre (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) — +0:16 General classification With the stage victory, Lemmen took the leader's jersey from Jonathan Milan and now leads the general classification with a time of 16:16:12. Behind him, Christian Scaroni follows at 6 seconds, while Marco Brenner (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) is third at 26 seconds. The race continues tomorrow with a new stage, the fifth of the seven scheduled.