Oscar Onley continued his consistent performance at the Tour de Pologne this week with 11th place atop the final climb to the finish on stage 3 today from a select group left at the front of the race. The stage featured a small early break which soon swelled to eight before being reeled back in by the peloton on the penultimate climb of the day. It was here that Team dsm-firmenich PostNL took control of the front of the race, positioning Onley into the climb and then maintaining a high pace. A reduced group crested the climb and raced towards the final ramp to the line where the uphill sprint unfolded, with Onley crossed with a three second deficit to the stage winner.
After the stage, Onley said: “The guys really committed to me again today and set a hard pace on the penultimate climb to bring the break back as we hoped to open up the race early. Unfortunately, it came down to a larger group on the final climb and I didn’t get in a good position which cost me a result.”
