Cycling: Pascal Ackermann ends horror series

Professional cyclist Pascal Ackermann has ended his dry spell and celebrated his first victory after 137 days in the Tour of Poland.

The 29-year-old sprinter from UAE Team Emirates prevailed on Tuesday in the mass sprint of the fourth stage after 179.4 km between Lesko and Sanok in the Carpathian foothills ahead of Belgian Jordi Meeus from the German team Bora-hansgrohe.

Ackermann, who switched from Bora-hansgrohe to UAE for the 2022 season, achieved his second victory for the team from the United Arab Emirates.

The South Palatinate native had his premiere success on March 18th at the Bredene Koksijde Classic in Belgium.

The Alpecin-Deceuninck team did not compete in the fourth stage. After five corona cases among employees, the team withdrew from the tour.

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