Michał Pomorski wins the opening stage of the 2026 Tour d'Arménie
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Michał Pomorski (ATT INVESTMENTS) wins the first stage of the 2026 Tour d'Arménie in 2:34:47, beating Fletcher Medway and Alexandre Balmer in the sprint and taking the first leader's jersey of the general classification.
Michał Pomorski (ATT INVESTMENTS) has won the first stage of the 2026 Tour d'Arménie, covering it in 2:34:47 to take the opening stage of the race. The Polish rider beat Fletcher Medway (NETCOMPANY INEOS RACING ACADEMY) and Alexandre Balmer (SOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI) in the sprint, both credited with the same time as the winner. The race The opening stage was decided in a bunch sprint: none of the top five finishers gained or lost ground, with the group of the best riders arriving together at the finish. Pomorski managed his position in the closing kilometres and prevailed ahead of Medway and Balmer, while Piotr Maślak (VOSTER TEAM) and Patrick Frydkjær (LIDL-TREK FUTURE RACING) finished fourth and fifth with the same time. Stage results Michał Pomorski (ATT INVESTMENTS) — 2:34:47 Fletcher Medway (NETCOMPANY INEOS RACING ACADEMY) — s.t. Alexandre Balmer (SOLUTION TECH NIPPO RALI) — s.t. Piotr Maślak (VOSTER TEAM) — s.t. Patrick Frydkjær (LIDL-TREK FUTURE RACING) — s.t. General classification With his stage victory, Pomorski is the first leader of the general classification with 2:34:37, ahead of Medway and Balmer, both on the same time. Outlook The race continues tomorrow with a new stage, with Pomorski in the leader's jersey.
