Third time lucky, or so goes the saying. Runner-up at the Tour de Pologne two year’s in a row, Ion Izagirre (Movistar) was finally able to enjoy the view of Krakow from the top step of the podium following the stage 7 final time trial on Saturday.
The Spaniard started the day sixth on general classification but overhauled race leader Sergio Henao and the others above him by virtue of a superior time trial performance on the rolling 25km circuit.
“This is special for me to win here in Poland,” Izagirre told reporters after pulling on his yellow jersey and being showered by yellow confetti.
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“To win a race is always a great feeling. I made second place two times in the last two years and I came here this year again hoping to win it. Finally I’ve won so it’s important to be on the top of the podium. I’m very, very happy.”
If Izagirre had an edge over his direct rivals it’s that the final stage was a carbon copy of the one that concluded last year’s race. The rolling parcours suited the 26-year-old but he didn’t have the best of day’s on the bike, despite the joyous ending.
“I know the time trial because last year it was the same, but today the weather conditions were more aggressive, and the body maybe didn’t feel the same,” he said, referring to the stifling heat and humidity in the old Polish capital, with temperatures well into the 30s Celsius.
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