Massive crash involving around 30 riders halted the Tour of Poland, with João Almeida among those caught in the pileup before the stage resumed.
A massive crash blocked the road and caused a delay at the Tour de Pologne. (Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Updated August 6, 2026 08:50AM
A huge crash involving about 30 riders brought stage 4 of the Tour de Pologne to a halt Thursday after rain-slick roads triggered a pileup that blocked the road.
Riders at the front of the peloton slid out on a descent and sparked a chain reaction that swept through the bunch.
UAE Emirates-XRG and EF Education-EasyPost were among the hardest hit, with João Almeida, Jan Christen, and Juan Sebastián Molano all caught up in the crash.
Dutch riders Wilco Kelderman and Bart Lemmen of Visma-Lease a Bike also hit the deck, along with Stefan Küng of Tudor Pro Cycling.
Television images showed dozens of riders sprawled across the road in a tangle of bikes as team staff and medical crews rushed to the scene.
Race organizers neutralized the stage to allow riders to be attended to by medical staff.
After a delay of 20 minutes or so, racing resumed with one of the final climbs removed.
Almeida, one of the pre-race favorites, was quickly dropped from the peloton after the restart in one of the biggest crashes of the season.
The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear.
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