Ewan turns the tables on Sagan in Tour de Pologne

A drawn-out bunch sprint duel between Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) and Tour de Pologne race leader Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) finally went the Australian's way, netting Ewan his first victory since the Giro d'Italia in May.

Second in Krakow behind Sagan on stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne, the 23-year-old Ewan was able to turn the tables on the World Champion 72 hours later on a blisteringly hot day in Zabrze.

Close to the end of a 900-metre finishing straight in the shadow of the Gornik Zabrze football stadium, Ewan received a solidly delivered lead out from teammate Luka Mezgec. But with a headwind in the finale, it proved to be a lengthy sprint battle and as Ewan told reporters later, taking his first ever Tour de Pologne victory had pushed him close to the limit.

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"I've done this race several times before and I've been close before with some podiums, but I've never been able to win, so I'm very happy I finally got it today," Ewan said.

"It was a really hard one, there was a bit of a headwind and I think everybody was tired with the length of the stage and the heat, too.

"I felt like I was starting to tire towards the end of it, but I was happy with how it worked out."

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