Dutchman Olav Kooij won the sprint of the 4th stage of the Tour of Poland, a World Tour cycling event, on Tuesday in Opole where Slovenian Matej Mohoric, winner of Sunday’s stage, retained the leader’s jersey.
The young promise of the Jumbo-Visma team signed the 22nd victory of his career, the 8th victory of the season after stage successes in Paris-Nice and the Four Days of Dunkirk in particular.
Already victorious in a stage last year in Poland, Kooij, only 21, won with a lead over his compatriot Marijn van den Berg and the Italian Matteo Moschetti at the end of 199 kilometers on Tuesday between Strzelin and Opole on a route without great relief.
A much more uneven route awaits the peloton on Wednesday over 198 km between Pszczyna and Bielsko-Biala where the finish will be judged on a final circuit to be covered four times and the line drawn at the top of a small bump favorable to the punchers.
4th step:
1. Olav Kooij (NED/Jumbo-Visma), les 199 km en 4 h 23:15
2. Marijn van den Berg (NED) m.t.
3. Matteo Moschetti (ITA) m.t.
4. Max Walscheid (GER) m.t.
5. Sam Bennett (IRL) m.t.
6. Jakub Marezcko (ITA) m.t.
7. Tim Merlier (BEL) m.t.
8. Arvid De Klein (NED) m.t.
9. Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) m.t.
10. Matyas Kopecky (CZE) m.t.
General classification:
1. Matej Mohoric (SLV/Bahrain – Victorious) en 17 h 38:11
2. Joao Almeida (POR) on the 10th.
3. Rafal Majka (POL) à 10.
4. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL) à 12.
5. Eddie Dunbar (IRL) at 20.
6. Ilan van Wilder (BEL) à 20.
7. Oscar Onley (GBR) at 20.
8. Samuele Battistella (ITA) at 20.
9. Lenny Martinez (FRA) at 20.
10. Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) at 20.