Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) won the final stage of the Tour de Pologne women's race to secure overall victory in the three-day race.
Anne Knijnenburg (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) was part of a two-rider attack and almost stayed away. She was caught in the final 500 metres, and then Consonni started her sprint early on the cobbles, opening a gap on her stage and GC rivals.
Thanks to a final stage winner's ten-second time bonus, Consonni extended her lead to 15 seconds in the final GC.Stage 2 winner Linda Zanetti (Uno-X Mobility) was second on the stage and second overall at 13 seconds.
Kathrin Schweinberger (Human Powered Health) was third overall at 21 seconds.
The final stage covered 128.2km between Naleczow and Krasnik and was again a flat ride through the southern Polish countryside.
There were a number of early attacks, but everything was kept under control as teams targeted the intermediate sprints. There were a number of crashes during the stage, with Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) going down hard on a corner. Fortunately, she got up and finished the race.
With 60km to go, Knijnenburg and Marie-Louise Hartz Krogager (Denmark) joined forces in an attack and Knijnenburg eventually pushed on alone. The peloton let her hang out front on the ride to the finish, slowing the pace to ensure a controlled but very late catch.
Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto led the chase and then Consonni finished off the teamwork with yet another sprint win.
Consonni won gold in the Madison at the 2024 Paris Olympics but had not won on the road since the 2024 Giro d'Italia. Now she has three victories - two stages and the final GC - in three days.
"Today we had the goal to gain bonus seconds in the intermediate sprints. We got one and the break took the other and then everything worked out for us," Consonni said, explaining how she secured her victory.
"I have to say thanks to the team for another good job. We improved the lead out every day – we did an amazing job today to get the best possible result."
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