Danny van Poppel did not really get to sprint in the second stage of the Tour of Poland. The 25-year-old sprinter of Team LottoNL-Jumbo started the sprint early, but was cut off in full sprint by the later winner. Eventually, he crossed the finish line as twelfth.

The stage to Katowice was a copy of yesterday’s stage. An early breakaway was caught in the final after which the sprint teams took control. Once again, Van Poppel was well-placed by Lars Boom, Gijs van Hoecke and Tom Leezer.

“The lead-out went well”, sports director Grischa Niermann said. “The team did a perfect job and Danny was well-positioned for the sprint. Yesterday, he had to start his sprint from too far, this time he was where he needed to be. Unfortunately, there was a gap after which Tom had to start the sprint and Danny had to leave his wheel too early. We take the positives from this. The lead-out is going better every day. Tomorrow, there’s another chance. We’ll keep trying.”