João Almeida Pulls Out of Tour De Pologne After Bad Crash on Stage 4 as Season of Setbacks Continues
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Bart Lemmen has claimed his first professional victory in a bizarre fashion. The Dutchman from Visma-Lease a Bike won the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland an hour after he was lying on the ground with dozens of other riders. He is also the new leader of the WorldTour race.
After the opening three stages, which ended with victories for Italian sprint specialist Jonathan Milano, the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland was much more exciting. It was marked by a massive fall about 40 kilometers from the finish, in which the race's first favorite, Portuguese Joao Almeida of the UAE Emirates-XRG team, was also caught.
The Visma Lease rider took the yellow jersey after his stage victory, the first in the World Tour on Thursday.
The Polish race brings a serious crash every year, and unfortunately this year was no exception. Pogačar's assistant at the upcoming Tour of Spain is on the ground.
After a dream period, 2026 is not the year of João Almeida. After recovering from the virus and having redefined goals, Portuguese fell two weeks from Vuelta, but finished stage.
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