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{{Short description|Cycling road race held in Poland}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Tour de Pologne
| current_event = 
| image         = [[File:Tour de Pologne logo.svg|250px]]
| date          = August
| region        = [[Poland]]
| english       = Tour of Poland
| localnames    = Wyścig Dookoła Polski<br />{{in lang|pl}}
| nickname      =
| discipline    = [[Road bicycle racing|Road race]]
| competition   = [[UCI World Tour]]
| type          = [[Race stage]]
| organiser     = Lang Team [[Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością|Sp. z o.o.]]
| director      = [[Czesław Lang]]
| first         = {{start date and age|df=yes|1928}}
| number        = 80 (as of [[2023 Tour de Pologne|2023]])
| last          = 
| firstwinner   = {{Flag athlete|[[Feliks Więcek]]|POL}}
| mostwins      = {{Flag athlete|[[Dariusz Baranowski]]|POL}}<br />{{Flag athlete|[[Andrzej Mierzejewski]]|POL}}<br />{{Flag athlete|[[Marian Więckowski]]|POL}}
:''(3 wins each)''
| mostrecent    = {{Flag athlete|[[Jonas Vingegaard]]|DEN}}
}}
[[File:Wyścig kolarski Dookoła Polski – zakończenie etapu Warszawa – Łódź (1929).jpg|thumb|[[Józef Stefański]] wins the first stage of the 1929 edition of the race.]]
[[File:Tour de Pologne 2004 - 000 0701.JPG|thumb|The peloton in the [[2004 Tour de Pologne]].]]
[[File:Sosenka in TDP2004.jpg|thumb|[[Ondřej Sosenka]] was the winner of the race in 2004.]]
[[File:Peleton TDP 06 Torun.jpg|thumb|[[2006 Tour de Pologne]] in [[Toruń]]]]
[[File:TdP2019 stage 2 peleton finish in Katowice.jpg|thumb|[[2019 Tour de Pologne]] stage 2 peloton finish in [[Katowice]].]]
[[File:02021 0945 Tour de Pologne 2021, Stage 3.jpg|thumb|Start of the third stage of [[2021 Tour de Pologne]]]]
[[File:Dariusz Baranowski 2013 cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Dariusz Baranowski]], the winner of the 1991, 1992, 1993 TdP.]]

The '''Tour de Pologne''' ({{langx|pl|Wyścig Dookoła Polski}}; {{langx|en|Tour of Poland|i=yes}}), officially abbreviated '''TdP''', is an annual, professional men's [[Race stage|multiple-stage]] [[cycle sport|bicycle race]] primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200&nbsp;km in length. The race was first held in 1928 and is considered the oldest and most important bicycle race in Poland.

Until 1952 the race was held sporadically, but since then it has been an annual race. Until early 1993 the race was open to [[Amateur sports|amateur cyclists]] only and most of its winners came from Poland. Since 2009, the race has been taking place between July and August.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://90lattdp.pl/ |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne – ponad 90 lat na rowerze! |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

The international cycling association, the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] (UCI), made TdP part of the [[UCI ProTour]] in 2005, and part of the [[UCI World Tour]], cycling's highest level of professional men's races, in 2009. In 2016, the three-stage women's competition ''Tour de Pologne kobiet'' was organised one day after the last men's stage.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://mojaszosa.pl/tour-de-pologne-women-2016/ |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne Women 2016 |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref> Three riders, [[Dariusz Baranowski]], [[Andrzej Mierzejewski]] and [[Marian Więckowski]], share the record of most wins, with three each.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tourdepologne.pl/en/winners/ |title=Winners |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==

===Beginnings===
The initial concept of the TdP's multi-stage format was modelled after the popular [[Tour de France]]. The proposal for organizing the event was submitted jointly by the Warsaw Cycling Society and the ''[[Przegląd Sportowy]]'' sports newspaper published in [[Kraków]]. Thanks to their initiative, a ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'' (Race Around Poland, the original name of the TdP) was held in the summer of 1928. The historic first edition of the race took place from 7–11 September 1928. 71 cyclists rode almost 1,500&nbsp;km&nbsp;— the winner was Felix Więcek from the Bydgoszcz Cycling Club. The honorary patrons of the race included President of the [[Second Polish Republic]] [[Ignacy Mościcki]] while the President of the Honorary Committee was Marshal [[Józef Piłsudski]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tourdepologne.pl/en/history/ |title=History |access-date =1 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tourdepologne.pl/en/history/ |title=History  |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

Until the outbreak of [[World War II]], the TdP took place four times, two of which&nbsp;— in the years 1937 and 1939 - were won by the "Tiger of the Roads" - Bolesław Napierała.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://90lattdp.pl/historia-tdp/poczatki/ |language= pl |title=Historia TDP – początki wyścigu |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

The early races differed significantly from today's. The stages were much longer (often a distance of 300&nbsp;km), and riders repeatedly caught flat tires on stone-chipped roads, and made stops at local restaurants.

===Post-WWII===
After the war, the idea of a cycling competition around Poland was reborn. In 1947, thanks to the cooperation of the Polish Cycling Association, the publishing house ''[[Czytelnik]]'' and a group of journalists, the race was reactivated after an 8-year break. The winner after just four stages and only 606&nbsp;km (the shortest route in the history of the TdP) was Stanislaw Grzelak.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/pedal-power-the-history-of-the-tour-de-pologne-15737 |title=Pedal power: the history of the Tour de Pologne |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref> Until 1993 it was not possible for the organizers of TdP to achieve an adequate rank for their event. This was due to the official stance of the authorities and the favoring of a different cycling event&nbsp;— the [[Peace Race]]. Noteworthy moments from that time period: triumphs of foreign cyclists&nbsp;— [[Francesco Locatelli]] (1949), [[Roger Diercken]] (1960), [[José Viejo]] (1972) and [[André Delcroix]] (from 1974); the longest edition of the race - 2,311&nbsp;km and 13 stages (in 1953); and the hat-trick of victories of [[Marian Wieckowski]] (1954–56), matched only by [[Dariusz Baranowski]] (1991–93).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tourdepologne.pl/en/winners/ |title=Winners |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

In 1993, [[Czesław Lang]], the [[Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics#Road cycling|1980 Summer Olympics cycling]] road race silver medalist and the winner of the 1980 TdP, took over the function of TdP Director. Thanks to his persistent efforts, the TdP is now a [[UCI World Ranking]] event.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://czeslawlang.com/en/about-me/ |title=About me |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

In 1997, during the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] congress in San Sebastian, TdP advanced to the  professional category of 2.4, and was classified as a "National Race" (the first of its kind in Central and Eastern European countries).

At the [[1999 UCI Road World Championships]], the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] Technical Commission promoted the race to Class 2.3. On 12 October 2001 the Tour was promoted to category 2.2.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wygranaonline.com/tour-de-pologne/ |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne  |date=19 January 2021 |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

===Since 2005===
In the 2005 decision of the UCI, the TdP was included in the elite of cycling events&nbsp;— the [[UCI ProTour]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://cyclingtips.com/2015/12/tour-de-pologne-endorses-ucis-worldtour-reform/ |title=TOUR DE POLOGNE ENDORSES UCI'S WORLDTOUR REFORM |date=9 December 2015 |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref> The composition of the sample were three Grand Tours: [[Giro d'Italia]], [[Tour de France]], [[Vuelta a España]], classic World Cup, staged races 2.HC category (i.e. [[Paris–Nice]], [[Tour de Suisse]]), the classics 1.HC (i.e. [[La Flèche Wallonne]] - The Walloon Arrow) and the TdP, which was advanced by 2 categories to 2HC.

Over several years, the activities of Polish precursor of professional law enforcement&nbsp;— Czeslaw Lang, Kolarska amateur event, known in the mainly communist countries, has been transformed into a well-organized professional race. This resulted in the groups with the top names of professional cycling such as [[Danilo Di Luca]], [[Laurent Brochard]], [[Óscar Freire]], [[Romāns Vainšteins]], [[Viatcheslav Ekimov]], [[Gianluca Bortolami]], [[Erik Dekker]], [[Stefano Garzelli]], [[Vincenzo Nibali]] and [[Jonas Vingegaard]] as well as cyclists like [[Mark Cavendish]], [[Cadel Evans]], [[Fabio Aru]], [[Baden Cooke]], [[Daniele Bennati]], [[Richard Carapaz]], [[Matej Mohorič]], [[Simon Yates (cyclist)|Simon Yates]], [[Jakob Fuglsang]], [[Dan Martin (cyclist)|Dan Martin]], [[Thibaut Pinot]], [[Bradley Wiggins]], [[André Greipel]], [[Remco Evenepoel]], [[Geraint Thomas]] and [[Peter Sagan]].

Tour de Pologne received the title of "Best Sport Event of the Year" on six occasions in the ''[[Przegląd Sportowy]]'' polls in 1995, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2011 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://sport.onet.pl/kolarstwo/tour-de-pologne/tour-de-pologne-impreza-roku-w-plebiscycie-przegladu-sportowego-i-tvp/8smm52 |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne Imprezą Roku w Plebiscycie "Przeglądu Sportowego" i TVP |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

The Czech Republic, Italy and Slovakia are the three countries which have hosted stages or part of a stage of Tour de Pologne: ([[Český Těšín]] in 2010, 2011 and 2012, [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol|Trentino South Tirol]] in 2013 and [[Štrbské Pleso]] in 2014).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://sport.dziennik.pl/artykuly/297969,trasa-tour-de-pologne-wiedzie-przez-czechy.html |language=pl |title=Trasa Tour de Pologne wiedzie przez Czechy |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://eurosport.tvn24.pl/archiwum,133/jubileuszowy-tour-de-pologne-rozpocznie-sie-we-wloszech,287323.html |language=pl |title=Jubileuszowy Tour de Pologne rozpocznie się... we Włoszech |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://cyclinginc.com/tour-of-poland-to-start-in-trentino-italy-in-2013/ |title=Tour of Poland to start in Trentino, Italy in 2013 |date=5 November 2012 |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://polskieradio24.pl/163/2965/Artykul/1196921,Tour-de-Pologne-triumf-Rafala-Majki-na-Slowacji-5-ETAP-RELACJA |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne: triumf Rafała Majki na Słowacji [5. ETAP - RELACJA] |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

In 2024, the second edition of the women's race, officially known as Tour de Pologne Women, was held between 28-30 June.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tourdepolognewomen.pl/wielki-final-tour-de-pologne-women-w-kazimierzu-dolnym/ |language=pl |title=Wielki finał Tour de Pologne Women w Kazimierzu Dolnym |website=tourdepolognewomen.pl |date=30 June 2024 |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref>

==List of winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1928|name={{sortname|Feliks|Więcek}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Bydgoski Klub Kolarzy}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1929|name={{sortname|Józef|Stefański}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=AKS Warszawa}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1933|name={{sortname|Jerzy|Lipiński}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Skoda Warszawa]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1937|name={{sortname|Bolesław|Napierała}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska II}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1939|name={{sortname|Bolesław|Napierała}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Syrena Warszawa}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1947|name={{sortname|Stanisław|Grzelak}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Tramwajarz Łódź}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1948|name={{sortname|Wacław|Wójcik}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska I}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1949|name={{sortname|Francesco|Locatelli}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=Italy}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1952|name={{sortname|Wacław|Wójcik}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Legia Warsaw (sports club)|CWKS Warszawa]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1953|name={{sortname|Mieczysław|Wilczewski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Unia Chorzów}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1954|name={{sortname|Marian|Więckowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Legia Warsaw (sports club)|CWKS Warszawa]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1955|name={{sortname|Marian|Więckowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Legia Warsaw (sports club)|CWKS Warszawa]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1956|name={{sortname|Marian|Więckowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Legia Warsaw (sports club)|CWKS Legia Warszawa]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1957|name={{sortname|Henryk|Kowalski|dab=cyclist}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[KK Lechia Gdańsk|Lechia Gdańsk]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1958|name={{sortname|Bogusław|Fornalczyk}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=LZS Myszków}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1959|name={{sortname|Wiesław|Podobas}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Legia Warsaw (sports club)|CWKS Warszawa]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1960|name={{sortname|Roger|Diercken}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Belgium}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1961|name={{sortname|Henryk|Kowalski|dab=cyclist}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[KK Lechia Gdańsk|Lechia Gdańsk]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1962|name={{sortname|Jan|Kudra}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Społem Łódź}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1963|name={{sortname|Stanisław|Gazda}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Start Bielsko}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1964|name={{sortname|Rajmund|Zieliński}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=LZS Nowogard}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1965|name={{sortname|Józef|Beker}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=LZS Mokrzeszów}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1966|name={{sortname|Józef|Gawliczek}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=LZS II}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1967|name={{sortname|Andrzej|Bławdzin}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=LZS Mazowsze}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1968|name={{sortname|Jan|Kudra}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Społem Łódź}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1969|name={{sortname|Wojciech|Matusiak}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Arkonia Szczecin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1970|name={{sortname|Jan|Stachura}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Unia Oświęcim}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1971|name={{sortname|Stanisław|Szozda}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Legia Warsaw (sports club)|CWKS Legia Warszawa]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1972|name={{sortname|José Luis|Viejo}}|nat=ESP|natvar=1945|team=Spain}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1973|name={{sortname|Lucjan|Lis}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Górnik Radzionków}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1974|name={{sortname|André|Delcroix}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Belgium}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1975|name={{sortname|Tadeusz|Mytnik}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Flota Gdynia}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1976|name={{sortname|Janusz|Kowalski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1977|name={{sortname|Lechosław|Michalak}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska II}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Jan|Brzeźny}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska I}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Henryk|Charucki}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Metalowiec}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Czesław|Lang}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska I}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Jan|Brzeźny}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska I}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Andrzej|Mierzejewski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska }}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Tadeusz|Krawczyk}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska I}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Andrzej|Mierzejewski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Marek|Leśniewski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Marek|Kulas}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Zbigniew|Piątek}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Polska}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Andrzej|Mierzejewski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=LZS I}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Marek|Wrona}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=JZS Jelcz Oława}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Mieczysław|Karłowicz}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=JZS Jelcz}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Dariusz|Baranowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=OZKol Wałbrzych}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Dariusz|Baranowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Soia – Górnik}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Dariusz|Baranowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Pekaes Lang Rover Legia}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Maurizio|Fondriest}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=Lampre Panaria Animex}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1995 Tour de Pologne|1995]]|name={{sortname|Zbigniew|Spruch}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=Lampre Panaria Animex}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1996 Tour de Pologne|1996]]|name={{sortname|Viatcheslav|Djavanian}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team=[[ZG Mobili|Roslotto ZG]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1997 Tour de Pologne|1997]]|name={{sortname|Rolf|Järmann}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=Casino – Géant}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1998 Tour de Pologne|1998]]|name={{sortname|Serguei|Ivanov}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TVM|1998}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1999 Tour de Pologne|1999]]|name={{sortname|Tomasz|Brożyna}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team=[[Mróz (cycling team)|Mróz]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2000 Tour de Pologne|2000]]|name={{sortname|Piotr|Przydział}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CCC|2000}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2001 Tour de Pologne|2001]]|name={{sortname|Ondřej|Sosenka}}|nat=CZE|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CCC|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2002 Tour de Pologne|2002]]|name={{sortname|Laurent|Brochard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|JDT|2002}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2003 Tour de Pologne|2003]]|name={{sortname|Cezary|Zamana}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MRO|2003}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2004 Tour de Pologne|2004]]|name={{sortname|Ondřej|Sosenka}}|nat=CZE|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2005 Tour de Pologne|2005]]|name={{sortname|Kim|Kirchen}}|nat=LUX|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FAS|2005}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2006 Tour de Pologne|2006]]|name={{sortname|Stefan|Schumacher}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GST|2006}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2007 Tour de Pologne|2007]]|name={{sortname|Johan|Vansummeren}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LTS|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2008 Tour de Pologne|2008]]|name={{sortname|Jens|Voigt}}|nat=GER|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TNK|2008b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2009 Tour de Pologne|2009]]|name={{sortname|Alessandro|Ballan}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UAD men|2009}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2010 Tour de Pologne|2010]]|name={{sortname|Daniel|Martin|Dan Martin (cyclist)|Martin, Dan}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EFE|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2011 Tour de Pologne|2011]]|name={{sortname|Peter|Sagan}}|nat=SVK|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LIQ|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2012 Tour de Pologne|2012]]|name={{sortname|Moreno|Moser}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2013 Tour de Pologne|2013]]|name={{sortname|Pieter|Weening}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BEX men|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2014 Tour de Pologne|2014]]|name={{sortname|Rafał|Majka}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TNK|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 Tour de Pologne|2015]]|name={{sortname|Ion|Izagirre}}|nat=ESP|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MOV men|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Tour de Pologne|2016]]|name={{sortname|Tim|Wellens}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LTS|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Tour de Pologne|2017]]|name={{sortname|Dylan|Teuns}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BMC|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Tour de Pologne|2018]]|name={{sortname|Michał|Kwiatkowski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|INS|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Tour de Pologne|2019]]|name={{sortname|Pavel|Sivakov}}|nat=RUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|INS|2019b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Tour de Pologne|2020]]|name={{sortname|Remco|Evenepoel}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|QST|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Tour de Pologne|2021]]|name={{sortname|João|Almeida|João Almeida (cyclist)|Almeida, João}}|nat=POR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|QST|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Tour de Pologne|2022]]|name={{sortname|Ethan|Hayter}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|INS|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Tour de Pologne|2023]]|name={{sortname|Matej|Mohorič}}|nat=SLO|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TBV|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Tour de Pologne|2024]]|name={{sortname|Jonas|Vingegaard}}|nat=DEN|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TVL|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

===Multiple winners===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wins
! Rider
! Editions
|-
| align=center rowspan=3| '''3''' || {{Flag athlete|[[Dariusz Baranowski]]|POL}} || 1991, 1992, 1993
|-
|{{Flag athlete|[[Andrzej Mierzejewski]]|POL}} || 1982, 1984, 1988
|-
|{{Flag athlete|[[Marian Więckowski]]|POL}} || 1954, 1955, 1956
|-
| align=center rowspan=6 | '''2''' || {{Flag athlete|[[Jan Brzeźny]]|POL}} || 1978, 1981
|-
|{{Flag athlete|[[Henryk Kowalski (cyclist)|Henryk Kowalski]]|POL}} || 1957, 1961
|-
|{{Flag athlete|[[Jan Kudra]]|POL}} || 1962, 1968
|-
|{{Flag athlete|[[Bolesław Napierała]]|POL}} || 1937, 1939
|-
|{{Flag athlete|[[Ondřej Sosenka]]|CZE}} || [[2001 Tour de Pologne|2001]], [[2004 Tour de Pologne|2004]]
|-
|{{Flag athlete|[[Wacław Wójcik]]|POL}} || 1948, 1952
|}

===Winners by country===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! # !! Country !! Victories
|-
! 1
|{{POL}}
| align="center" |52
|-
! 2
|{{BEL}}
| align="center" |6
|-
! 3
|{{ITA}}
| align="center" |4
|-
! 4
|{{RUS}}
| align="center" |3
|-
! rowspan="3" | 5
|{{CZE}}
| align="center" |2
|-
|{{GER}}
| align="center" |2
|-
|{{ESP}}
| align="center" |2
|-
! rowspan="10" | 7
|{{DEN}}
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==Accidents==
Throughout the history of Tour de Pologne, two fatal accidents involving riders participating in the race occurred:

* On 18 September 1967, 22-year-old Polish rider Jan Myszak ([[Legia Warsaw (sports club)|Legia Warsaw]]) died as a result of head injury sustained in an accident on 17 September during the third stage of the race from [[Przemyśl]] to [[Sanok]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://legionisci.com/news/76648_Historia_Tragiczna_smierc_Myszaka_w_Tour_de_Pologne_1967.html |language=pl |title=Historia: Tragiczna śmierć Myszaka w Tour de Pologne (1967) |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* On 5 August 2019, 22-year-old Belgian rider [[Bjorg Lambrecht]] ({{UCI team code|LTS|2019}}) crashed 60 miles from the end of the third stage of the race from [[Chorzów]] to [[Zabrze]]. He was taken by helicopter to hospital but died later on the same day during a surgery as a result of [[internal hemorrhage]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/49243277 |title=Bjorg Lambrecht: Belgian cyclist dies following crash during the Tour de Pologne |work=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2019 |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bjorg-lambrechts-death-caused-by-internal-hemorrhage/ |title=Bjorg Lambrecht's death caused by internal hemorrhage |date=7 August 2019 |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2019/08/05/bjorg-lambrecht-belgian-cyclist-dies-after-crash-tour-de-pologne/1923675001/ |title=Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht, 22, dies after crashing during race |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>

==Records and trivia==
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* The longest race was the 10th edition of Tour de Pologne which consisted of 13 stages and had the total length of 2,311 km while the shortest race was the 6th edition which consisted of 4 stages and had the total length of 606 km.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.redbull.com/pl-pl/tour-de-pologne-fakty-i-historia |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne w liczbach |website=[[Red Bull]] |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://90lattdp.pl/rekordy-tdp/ |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne – rekordy |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* In 2014, [[Jonas van Genechten]] set the record for the fastest speed (80 kph) attained when crossing the finishing line during the fourth stage of the race in [[Katowice]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://90lattdp.pl/ciekawostki-tdp/ |language=pl |title=Ciekawostki na 90-lecie Tour de Pologne |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[Ryszard Szurkowski]], one of the most successful Polish cyclists, participated in the race between 1968 and 1984 and won a total of 15 stages but never managed to triumph in the general classification.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.redbull.com/pl-pl/tour-de-pologne-fakty-i-historia |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne w liczbach |website=[[Red Bull]] |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* There are four types of jerseys worn during the race: yellow jersey is worn by the leader of the general classification, pink jersey is worn by the leader of the mountains classification, white jersey is worn by the leader of sprints classification and navy blue jersey is worn by the leader of the active rider classification.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.redbull.com/pl-pl/tour-de-pologne-fakty-i-historia |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne w liczbach |website=[[Red Bull]] |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* Each year, around 3.5 million spectators gather along the route of Tour de Pologne to watch the race.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.redbull.com/pl-pl/tour-de-pologne-fakty-i-historia |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne w liczbach |website=[[Red Bull]] |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* The race is broadcast to over 100 countries in 20 language versions.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.redbull.com/pl-pl/tour-de-pologne-fakty-i-historia |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne w liczbach |website=[[Red Bull]] |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* On the last day of the race, amateurs can take part in ''Tour de Pologne Amatorów'', a special race open to everyone which is organized along the same route where professional riders compete.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.redbull.com/pl-pl/tour-de-pologne-fakty-i-historia |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne w liczbach |website=[[Red Bull]] |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* Only two riders in the history of the race ([[Józef Stefański]] in 1929 and [[Bolesław Napierała]] in 1937) completed the whole race wearing the yellow jersey.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://90lattdp.pl/rekordy-tdp/ |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne – rekordy |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* The smallest time difference in the final general classification was 0:00:02 between [[Jon Izagirre]] and [[Bart De Clercq]] in 2015 and between [[Dylan Teuns]] and [[Rafał Majka]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://90lattdp.pl/rekordy-tdp/ |language=pl |title=Tour de Pologne – rekordy |access-date =30 July 2022}}</ref>
* Two winners of Tour de Pologne have also won the [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|UCI Road World Championships]]: [[Michał Kwiatkowski]] (2014)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tourdepologne.pl/en/history/ |title=History |access-date =1 August 2022}}</ref> and [[Peter Sagan]] (2015, 2016, 2017).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/peter-sagans-triple-three-years-on-top-of-the-world/ |title=Peter Sagan's triple: Three years on top of the world |date=10 December 2020 |access-date =1 August 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sport in Poland]]
* [[Tour of Małopolska]]
* [[UCI World Tour|UCI WorldTour]]
* [[Road bicycle racing|Road cycling]]
* [[Bicycling terminology]]

{{UCI World Tour}}
{{UCI ProTour}}
{{Tour de Pologne}}
{{Tour of Pologne winners}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tour de Pologne}}
* [http://www.tourdepologne.pl/ Official website] (in Polish) 
* {{Cycling archives race|418}}
* [http://culture.pl/en/article/two-wheel-drive-the-history-of-cycling-in-poland Two-Wheel Drive: The History of Cycling in Poland]

==References==
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