Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) only enjoyed one day in the leader's jersey in the Tour of Poland as the Italian was dropped on the penultimate climb in yesterday's queen stage, ultimately losing more than 30 minutes to stage winner Christophe Riblon (Ag2r). Having suffered from cramps, the Italian fell out of GC contention and now targets another stage win.

On Saturday evening, Diego Ulissi found himself in a very  strong position to take his biggest ever stage race win in the WorldTour Tour de Pologne as a powerful sprint had seen the versatile Italian take a stage win and put himself atop the GC after a very tough stage in the mountains. 24 hours later, all those dreams had been crushed as the talented Lampre rider had lost contact with the peloton on the Passo Costalunga, ultimately losing more than 30 minutes to his fellow GC contenders.

A worldwide audience was left wondering what had happened to Ulissi when he was suddenly no longer to be seen anywhere in the group of favourites. However, there was a very natural explanation for his bad showing in the race's queen stage: he was one of many riders who suffered from cramps in the sizzling heat.

With a high overall placing now beyond his reach, Ulissi has adjusted his targets and the winner of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali will now try to add to his stage win tally instead.

"After a strong performance yesterday I wanted to make another strong showing in this Tour of Poland but unfortunately I had a really bad day in a very difficult stage like today," he said. " I am very sorry. My teammates were excellent today and found the right balance between controlling the race and saving energy for later. Now I will focus on select stages."

Today, the Tour of Poland takes a rest day while the race travels from Italy to its home country but there should be at least one opportunity for a rider with Ulissi's characteristics. While Tuesday's and Wednesday's stages should suit the pure sprinters and Thursday's ride to Zakopane should be one for the most resistant of the fast finishers, Friday's route to Bukowina Tatrzanska should suit Ulissi well.

Starting at 16.45, you can follow tomorrow's third stage on CyclingQuotes.com/live.