Tour de Pologne 2026 route

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It’s a long and demanding route to open up the 2026 Tour de Pologne, with a distance of 234km ahead when the peloton lines up alongside the Baltic Sea in Gdynia. The hilly stage will deliver more than 2,000m of elevation gain on the way to Koszalin. What’s more, the category 3 Góra Chełmska comes at just 6km before the finish line, providing a potential launching point and testing any of the sprinters that have remained in contact to that point.

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Profile of stage 2(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)Map of stage 2(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)

Still on the coast for the Międzyzdroje start but it’s a flatter day ahead, with less than 900m of elevation gain. There is an uphill start, but once that’s through the terrain is less challenging and the course is also more than 80km shorter than the day before. It’s definitely a day designed for the sprinters, so expect a bunch battle on the finish line in Szczecin.

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Stage 3 profile(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)Map of stage 3(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)

The third day of racing delivers a little more climbing as the route heads away from the coast and along the roads of the Lubuskie Voivodeship. The climbs not far before the Zielona Góra line have potential to throw a spanner in the works for the sprinters, with the category 3 climb in Przytok just 12km from the finish.

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Stage 4 profile(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)Map of stage 4(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)

On stage 4 the mountains begin. The route through the Lower Silesia starts with a gradual rise but things just get tougher as the stage with 2,432m of elevation gain continues. The first KOM points come with the categorised 3 climb in Antoniów at 117.7km into the day of racing. The category 1 tests of Borowice and Karpacz, peaking within 5km from the line, deliver a formidable obstacle before a final short descent and ascent to the finish in Karpacz.

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Stage 5 profile(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)Map of stage 5(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)

The mountain finishes continue, with 2118m of elevation gain across the 218.5km stage from Opole. There is a test early in the stage with the category 2 Mount St. Anne at 40.4km and then it is a long and lumpy stretch to the next big climbing challenge, the Przegibek Pass which peaks within the final 30km. After the descent of that category one challenge, riders then take on final the ascent to the line at the Kocierz Resort.

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Profile of stage 6(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)Map of stage 6(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)

The queen stage will once again unfold in the Tatra mountains, with 2850m of elevation gain squeezed into 126km of racing. There are six chances to claim KOM points on the category 2 and 1 climbs along the way, first in Leszczyny, Słodyczki and Pitoniówka and then the demanding Bukovina Wall in Gliczarów, which the riders will take on three times as the course loops around. Then it is onto the final test of the day, with the climb to the finish line in Bukowina Tatrzańska.

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Profile for stage 7 ITT(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)Map of stage 7(Image credit: Tour de Pologne 2026)

It all comes down to a final 12.5km test once again at the 2026 Tour de Pologne. The race against the clock starts and finishes near the Wieliczka Salt Mine in southern Poland near Kraków. There is a slight climb through the opening 1.5km before flat and a mild descent back to the salt mine. It’s a stage that can make all the difference, with Brandon McNulty clinching overall victory in the race in 2025 thanks to his winning effort.