With his third victory as a professional, Brenner secured Germany’s first WorldTour overall victory since Maximilian Schachmann won Paris–Nice in 2021. Finishing seventh on the day, eleven seconds behind Küng, he performed better than the Visma riders Louis Barré and Bart Lemmen, who finished ahead of him, and Astana’s Christian Scaroni, who had started the stage in the yellow jersey.

Brenner won the general classification with a ten-second lead over Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe), who, finishing second on the day (+4 seconds) – level on time with his team-mate Callum Thornley – climbed from sixth to second, and Iván Romeo (Movistar Team). The Spaniard finished 16 seconds behind Brenner in the overall standings. Behind them came Barré and Lemmen. Scaroni slipped down to seventh place. Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) finished in between them.

It was a big day not just for Brenner, but for Küng as well. Visibly moved, the Swiss rider celebrated his first victory for Tudor and his first in a year and a half. In 2024, he had won the Chrono des Nations time trial at the end of the season. This season, the 32-year-old suffered a serious crash at the Omloop Nieuwsblad at the end of February and only returned to competitive racing at the end of June for the national championships.

Küng emotional, Brenner “incredibly happy”

​“This is a very special victory. I was really quite moved when I realised I was going to win,” said Küng. “My last international race ended in a crash and a broken thigh bone, and during some of the toughest moments of my recovery, I honestly doubted whether I’d ever be able to compete at the highest level again. To come back from rock bottom and win again is incredible.”

Brenner was also delighted. “Finishing the Tour de Pologne in the yellow jersey and winning the race makes me incredibly happy. After the crash on Stage 4, I wasn’t sure how things would pan out, but I never gave up. The next day, I was able to show that I’m one of the strongest climbers, and that’s when I really started to believe that a podium place in the general classification might be possible. After yesterday’s stage, I really began to believe in a victory when I found myself in a very good position ahead of the time trial.”

Brenner not only secured overall victory, but also pipped Jonathan Milan (Lidl – Trek) to the points jersey on the final day. The mountains classification had already been secured by Walter Calzoni (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team).

2026 Tour de Pologne – Results of Stage 7

Here’s how Stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de Pologne unfolded

Gerben Thijssen (Alpecin - Premier Tech) was the first of 129 riders to start the final time trial. He completed the 12.5-kilometre course in 16 minutes and 25 seconds. Sam Welsford (Netcompany INEOS) took over from him. The Australian, in turn, had to vacate the hot seat for Arthur Kluckers (Tudor Pro Cycling Team). The Luxembourger completed the course in 14:35 minutes, setting a good initial benchmark time.

Almost 50 riders crossed the finish line before Thornley went on to beat the time by five seconds. It took a European time trial champion to edge out the youngster. Küng shaved a further five seconds off the clock. Top time-trialists such as Magnus Sheffield (Netcompany INEOS) and Romeo struggled to make an impact, as did Fisher-Black and Brenner. All three, however, could console themselves with places on the overall podium.