Medical Report & Withdrawals 2025 Tour de Pologne: Update Stage 7 - 4 more riders leave, meaning 'only' 112 complete the race
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As is typical in a stage race of this calibre, the 2025 Tour de Pologne has seen its share of forced withdrawals — many due to crashes, illness, or other racing incidents. Below is a compiled summary of the riders who have abandoned the race, along with the key incidents that have shaped the medical report so far.
Stage 1
Although no riders abandoned, the opening stage of the 2025 Tour de Pologne was one marred by crashes. Very early on, a crash disrupted the peloton, with Maxim van Gils the most notable rider to go down. In the finale, another crash rocked the bunch, this time seeing Sam Bennett among others hopes of victory ended.
Stage 2
Alex Kirsch did not start the stage whilst Luc Wirtgem and Rasmus Sojberg Pedersen withdrew during the day as results of other crashes. Alessandro Verre, Juan Guillermo Martinez, Bob Jungels and Bauke Mollema are all riders that have also gone down today.
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Stage 3
The INEOS Grenadiers' Bob Jungels was a DNS at the start of the day, before five further riders abandoned over the course of the stage. Most notable of the riders out is Mathias Vacek, who was caught up in a nasty crash alongside Maillot Jaune Paul Lapeira and Polish national champion Rafal Majka, a crash that actually caused the stage to be neutralised. Elsewhere, Lars Boven, Donavan Grondin, Owain Doull and Filippo Baroncini all also abandoned.
Stage 4
After Maxim van Gils was a DNS for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe overnight, two riders abandoned on the stage, with both Irish sprinter Sam Bennett and Intermarche's Kamiel Bonneu leaving the race.
Stage 5
A whole host of riders were DNS before stage 5, seven in total. Most notable among them were Picnic PostNL's young British climber Max Poole, Team Jayco AlUla's Koen Bouwman and Cofidis' Polish sprint star Stanislaw Aniolkowski, with Mikkel Honore, Pepijn Reinderink, Cedric Beullens and Maikel Zijlaard completing the list. On the stage itself, Florian Senechal then further diminished the peloton's numbers with an abandon.
Stage 6
A total of a whole 17 riders have left the race today. Missing at the startline were notable names such as Michal Kwiatkowski and Magnus Sheffield who abandoned the race ill; Niklas Behrens, Paul Ourselin, Finn Fisher-Black, Tim van Dijke, Ethan Hayter, Andrea Raccagni, Casper van Uden and Pawel Bernas. And amongst those who did not finish the stage later on were Bauke Mollema, Casper Pedersen, Michal Pomorski, Gerben Thijssen, Remi Cavagna, Piet Allegaert and Dan McLay.
Stage 7
Although no riders abandoned on the final time trial itself, 4 further DNS over night from Enzo Paleni, Kelland O'Brien, Juan Guillermo Martinez and Pier-Andre Cote ensured just 112 riders finished the race.
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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