Preview - Tour de Pologne 2022 stage 6

The sixth stage of the Tour de Pologne may be called the queen stage, as it will with no doubt create differences between the riders. Instead of the traditional hilly circuit around Zakopane, the area will this year host a 12-kilometer time-trial which will see crucial gaps.

And the favourites for it are also very unclear. Officially, the profile is very uphill, a day suited to the climbers and puncheurs, although the pure time-trialists will nevertheless find favourable terrain. It will be a very mix day, with no clear contender in terms of type of rider.

CyclingUpToDate prediction:

**** Ethan Hayter

*** Matteo Sobrero, Thymen Arensman

** Ben Tulett, Pello Bilbao, Richard Carapaz

* Rémi Cavagna, Sergio Higuita, Bruno Armirail, Diego Ulissi

Stage 6 (ITT): Gronkow - Stacja Narciarska Rusinski, 11.8Km

The totality of the time-trial will see 11.9 kilometers at 2.4%, with a slight downhill before the finish. The first 8 kilometers will be slightly pan-flat, however the following two kilometers will see the gradients go up, inevitably reaching 10% towards the summit of the climb. The finale in the Narciasrska Rusisnki ski station will be flat, however at the end of a big and inconsistent effort.