Louis Barré wins the sixth stage of the Tour de Pologne, Scaroni takes over as race leader

Louis Barré (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) claimed victory on the sixth stage of the Tour de Pologne, the queen stage of this edition, with a solo performance that delivered his first professional win. The Frenchman covered the 125.5 km starting from Bukovina Resort in 3:09:03, finishing ten seconds ahead of Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana Team). The race The stage, featuring over 2,700 meters of elevation gain and multiple first-category ascents of the Ściana Bukovina wall, saw Barré move clear in tandem with Santiago Buitrago on the second climb of the Bukovina wall. The Frenchman then dropped his breakaway companion on the third ascent, continuing alone and maintaining an advantage that peaked at 25 seconds at the summit with 12.5 km to go. The chase from the select group was never truly coordinated, also thanks to the presence of three of Barré's teammates in the bunch, including overall leader Bart Lemmen, tasked with marking duties. The Frenchman was thus able to manage his advantage all the way to the finish in Bukowina Tatrzańska. Stage result 1. Louis Barré (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) — 3:09:03 2. Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana Team) — +0:10 3. Marco Brenner (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) — +0:10 4. Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) — +0:10 5. Axel Laurance (Netcompany Ineos) — +0:10 General classification Second place on the day earns Christian Scaroni the leader's jersey: the Italian from XDS Astana Team snatched the top of the general classification from Bart Lemmen, who drops to third place. The updated standings see Scaroni on 24:19:02, with Barré just three seconds back and Lemmen five seconds adrift. Closing With the sixth stage in the books, the race continues tomorrow with a new stage, the final opportunity to overturn a general classification that remains wide open, with just five seconds separating the top three.