62nd Tour of Poland - ProT

Poland, September 12-18, 2005

Photography

Stage 8 - September 18: Jelenia Góra – Karpacz time trial, 19 km

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• Peter Luttenberger (CSC) waits for his turn
• Some riders didn't bother with aero stuff
• The final stage was a tough 19 km time trial
• Mads Kaggestad (Credit Agricole) during his ride
• The Tour of Poland finished in Karpacz
• Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) winner of the final stage
• The final podium (L to R): Pieter Weening (2nd), Kim Kirchen (1st), and Thomas Dekker (3rd)
• Przemys?aw Niemiec (Miche) gets the prize for the most unlucky rider at the Tour de Pologne

Stage 7 - September 18: Jelenia Góra – Karpacz, 61 km

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• Laurent Brochard (Bouygues) leads a breakaway
• Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) wins the seventh stage
• Jesus Hernandez (Liberty Seguros) finishes fourth
• Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) on the podium as stage winner

Stage 6 - September 17: Piechowice – Karpacz, 153 km

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• Descending in the wet
• An Euskaltel rider descends during stage 6
• Here they come up the hill
• Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) needs some help
• Ruben Lobato (Saunier Duval) waits rather miserably in the rain
• Pieter Weening (Rabobank) on the podium as the stage winner and new leader of the Tour of Poland

Stage 5 - September 16: Wroclaw – Szklarska Poreba, 212 km

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• Aurélien Clerc (Phonak) just wants to get home
• Italians Andrea Moletta and Gianluca Bortolami come to the finish
• Rubens Bertogliati (Saunier Duval-Prodir) refuels late in the race
• So which way from here?
• Don't worry only two more stages to go
• Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche) is soigneured after the finish
• Johan Vansummeren (Davitamon-Lotto) awared the green mountains jersey
• Like, where's the showers dude. Davide Bramati at the end of a tough day.

Stage 4 - September 15: Inowroclaw – Leszno, 213.4 km

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• Lampre's Cannondales lined up against the truck
• Plenty to do while waiting for the riders
• Gorazd Stangelj (Lampre) on the front
• The peloton on the finishing circuits
• Daniele Bennati (Lampre, R) is well clear to win the stage
• Luca Paolini (Quick.Step) retained the leader's jersey after his fourth second place in a row

Stage 3 - September 14: Ostróda – Bydgoszcz , 212 km

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• And now a word from our sponsor
• The Tour of Poland peloton races on the finishing circuits
• Saunier Duval keeping things active
• Kirsipuu gets his nose in front of Paolini (L) in the sprint
• Jaan Kirsipuu (Credit Agricole) was the winner of stage 3
• Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) is the leader of the sprints classification