The Lublin voivodeship has been awarded the race, scheduled for the end of June 2024.
Warsaw, 16 April 2024 – “We have very ambitious plans for the Tour de Pologne Women given the rapid development of women’s cycling. Today, I can announce that the three stages of the race will be held in the Lublin region, an area that distinguished itself years ago during the Tour de Pologne UCI WorldTour,” announces General Director Czesław Lang, adding: “Therefore, we are confident that the routes we have prepared will be of a very high standard. I’m glad to have a main sponsor like ORLEN, which supports cycling.”
The Tour de Pologne Women, scheduled for the last weekend of June 2024, will therefore be held entirely in the Lublin voivodeship, which has already hosted the Tour de Pologne UCI WorldTour in 2021 and 2022. On this occasion, the cities of Lublin, Zamość, Kraśnik, Kazimierz Dolny and Chełm were involved. The enthusiasm of the local community, excellent roads and picturesque views prompted Czeslaw Lang to repeat the success and return to the region with another international event.
“In 2022, during the Tour de Pologne budget conference, I announced that we would like to return to this beautiful region with another race. I am happy to announce that we will do this with the Tour de Pologne Women. We will start with an individual time trial in Lublin. The second stage will be between Krasnystaw and Kraśnik, while the third stage will see the peloton set off from the Arche Hotel in Nałęczów towards Kazimierz Dolny. There we will find out the winner of the general classification, sponsored by ORLEN,” announces Czeslaw Lang, vice-Olympic champion and organiser of the event.
In addition to the routes, the event’s main sponsor, a long-time supporter of Polish cycling, both professional and amateur, has also been confirmed: ORLEN. The brand will thus be at the side of women’s cycling and the athletes will compete for the coveted yellow jersey in the ORLEN general classification.
“ORLEN is the biggest and most active sports sponsor in Poland. Our activities in this area result in a positive perception of our brand in the country and increased recognition abroad. Supporting popular sports and athletes makes it easier to reach existing customers and attract new ones. Cycling could not be left out of our broad portfolio of projects. Now we are going to support the Tour de Pologne Women, which is returning to the calendar of the country’s most important sporting events, which is very interesting from the point of view of popularising the discipline among women,’ says Agata Pniewska, ORLEN’s Executive Director for Sponsorship.
The first edition of the Tour de Pologne Women took place in 2016. It was won by Olympic mountain bike champion Jolanda Neff, who proved that she could also be competitive on the road. The best Polish woman that year was Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska, who finished a strong fourth.
2nd Tour de Pologne Women: 28-30.06.2024
STAGE 1 – Lublin
STAGE 2 – Krasnystaw – Kraśnik, Kraśnik District
STAGE 3 – Arche Nałęczów – Kazimierz Dolny
