{"id":64424,"date":"2025-08-13T16:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/64424\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:49:08","slug":"tour-de-pologne-women-linda-zanetti-wins-stage-2-cobbled-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/64424\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de Pologne Women: Linda Zanetti wins stage 2 cobbled sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linda Zanetti<\/a> (UNo-X Mobility) won stage 2 of the Tour de Pologne Women<\/a>, accelerating away on the rising, rough cobbled finish in Che\u0142m, in south-east Poland.<\/p>\n

Zanetti was sixth on stage 1 but took advantage of a lead-out to be well-placed in the final 300 metres. She was able to open a gap in sight of the line to win by several bike lengths.<\/p>\n

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Marie Le Net (FDJ-Suez) was second, and Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ).<\/p>\n

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Stage 1 winner Chiara Consonni<\/a> (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) was boxed in and finished eighth but kept the race leader’s yellow jersey. She leads Zanetti by five seconds, with Le Net third at ten seconds.<\/p>\n

\"CHELM,<\/p>\n

Alison Jackson of EF Education-Oatly went on the attack (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The 100km stage covered a long loop south and then west of Che\u0142m on largely flat and fast country roads. Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly) was one of a number of riders to go on the attack, but the peloton was determined that the stage would end in a sprint.<\/p>\n

With 30km to go, Consonni won the intermediate sprint and took a precious three-second time bonus ahead of Clara Copponi (Lidl-Trek) and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Hesters (Liv AlUla Jayco).<\/p>\n

The surge in speed sparked an important attack and split in the peloton. Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez) tried a solo move, and then the peloton split again as another FDJ-Suez rider attacked. A group of 20 or so riders got away and gradually opened a gap of 20 seconds.<\/p>\n

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Tiff Cromwell was in the move but was called back with a Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto teammate to protect Consonni in the final kilometres.<\/p>\n

\"CHELM,<\/p>\n

The Tour de Pologne Women raced through the fields of southern Poland (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On a rising road with 15km to go, Francesca Pellegrini (UAE Team ADQ) made a solo attack from the attackers as the peloton closed the gap. Everyone hesitated, and so Pellegrini pushed on and extended it to over 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

For a moment, Pellegrini appeared to have a chance of a solo victory. However, the sprinters’ teams gathered on the front and soon closed down the gap, sweeping up Pellegrini with 1.8km to go.<\/p>\n

Positioning was vital for the cobbled final kilometre, and Maria Giulia Confalonieri hit the rough stones first with Zanetti on her wheel.<\/p>\n

Other riders tried to match their pace, but then Zanetti started her sprint early in the chicane-like finish and powered away from her rivals to win.<\/p>\n

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