Rafał Majka is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG. He is known as a strong climber, and rose to prominence at the 2013 Giro
Majka at the 2022 Tour of Slovenia
Majka in the polka-dot jersey, as leader of the mountains classification, at the 2014 Tour de France
Majka at the 2016 Tour de France
Majka (far left) leading his teammate Tadej Pogačar (in yellow) at the 2021 Tour de France, a race that Pogačar won for the second successive year
The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,660.5-kilometre race included 21 stages, starting in Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, on 5 July and fini
Rafał Majka
…career. Other major achievements are three mountainous stage wins in the Tour de France, two victories in the mountains classification at the race (2014 and 2016), and two stages and the overall victory at the 2014 Tour de Pologne. He achieved his only Grand Tour podium finish at the 2015 Vuelta a España…
The team presentation ceremony took place inside the First Direct Arena in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 3 July
Stage five, between Ypres, Belgium, and Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, featured sett paving sections used in the one-day race Paris–Roubaix.
Marcel Kittel (Giant–Shimano) gained the third of his four race stage wins in stage four's bunch sprint finish at Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium.