UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer Jan Christen netted a hard-fought uphill victory on stage 5 of the Tour de Pologne after first making a determined acceleration on the ultra-steep rise to Kocierz Resort then fending off a powerful counter-attack by Marco Brenner (Tudor).
Christen's move, 2.2 kilometres from the line in the narrow twisting uphill finale through dense woodland, was strongly countered by Brenner, who closed the gap on the Swiss National Champion then launched a late bid for glory.
