The Tour de Pologne is well-known as breakthrough territory for young sprinters searching for their first WorldTour win, and Paul Magnier more than fulfilled that tradition on Thursday when he blasted off close to the finish line at Cieszyn.
In the closing metres of a severely technical finishing circuit complete with cobbled sections, multiple corners and changes of gradient through the streets of the south Polish border town, the Soudal-QuickStep racer timed his move on the slightly uphill finish to perfection, coming off the wheel of stage 3 winner Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) to claim the victory by several bike lengths.
