Lorena Wiebes Wins Opening Stage of Tour de Pologne Women 2026

Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx - Protime) won the first stage of the Tour de Pologne Women 2026, prevailing in a sprint affected by rain and a crash inside the final kilometer in Zamość. The Dutch sprinter covered the 3:17:12 of racing, finishing ahead of teammate Barbara Guarischi in second place and Marthe Truyen (Fenix-Premier Tech) in third.The opening stage was marked by a crash on a roundabout in the finale, which broke up the SD Worx lead-out train and involved several riders. Wiebes momentarily lost Guarischi's wheel but managed to rejoin and overtake her teammate to cross the line with a clear margin. Guarischi held on to second place, while Truyen completed the podium behind the SD Worx duo.Earlier, a breakaway of five riders — Virginia Bortoli (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo), Martyna Szczęsna (MAT Atom Deweloper Wrocław), Eleonora La Bella (Aromitalia Vaiano), Grace Arlandson (Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment), and Natalia Krześlak (TKK Pacific-Nestlé Fitness) — was caught well before the finish, as expected for a bunch sprint.Stage 1 results: 1. Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx - Protime) 3:17:12; 2. Barbara Guarischi (Team SD Worx - Protime) s.t.; 3. Marthe Truyen (Fenix-Premier Tech) s.t.; 4. Josie Nelson (Team Picnic PostNL) s.t.; 5. Olga Wankiewicz (MAT Atom Deweloper Wrocław) s.t.General classification after Stage 1: 1. Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx - Protime) 3:16:59; 2. Barbara Guarischi (Team SD Worx - Protime) +0:07; 3. Marthe Truyen (Fenix-Premier Tech) +0:09.Wiebes will wear the leader's jersey in the second and final stage, which promises to be another day suited to the sprinters.