Ben Swift (Team Ineos) may have been disappointed to lose stage 5 of the Tour de Pologne, but it was tempered by the fact that his third place in an uphill bunch sprint netted enough bonus seconds to hold a strong position in the overall classification. Swift says he views the GC in Pologne as a possible option, rather than a definite target, but it`s certainly one that he`s not willing to rule out for now. The 31-year-old is looking at Pologne, too, as part of a longterm building strategy to be in top form at the UCI Road World Championships this September in Yorkshire.ADVERTISEMENT `It`s definitely a possibility. It`s going to be hard to try and challenge for GC, but why not?` Swift told Cyclingnews after stage 5. Swift says he is one of several GC options for Ineos in Pologne. He won two stages back in 2012, one in Zakopane, which is where the stage starts on Friday. But the Worlds, where he claimed fifth in 2017 in Bergen, is on his mid-term list of objectives as well. `This is my first race back after a long block away, my biggest target is the World Championships,` Swift explained to Cyclingnews.
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