Dariusz Baranowski

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Dariusz Baranowski
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Personal information
Full nameDariusz Baranowski
NicknameRyba (Fish in Polish)
Born (1972-06-22) 22 June 1972 (age 52)
Wałbrzych, Poland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2011Polska Szosowa
2011BDC Team
Professional teams
1996–1998 U.S. Postal Service
1999–2002 Banesto
2003 CCC–Polsat
2004–2006 Liberty Seguros
2008–2009 DHL-Author
2010 Romet Weltour Debiça
2011–2012 BDC-Marcpol

Dariusz Baranowski (born 22 June 1972) is a former professional racing cyclist from Poland. He is known as individual time trialist and a climbing specialist who excels in competing in the King of the Mountains competitions for stage races. He has competed in all three of the Grand Tours. He also won the Tour de Pologne 1991, 1992 and 1993. [1] He also rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Major results

1991
1st, Overall, Tour de Pologne
1992
1st, Overall, Tour de Pologne
1993
1st, Overall, Tour de Pologne
1996
3rd, Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
1997
87th, Overall, Tour de France
1998
12th, Overall, Tour de France
3rd, Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
1999
3rd, Stage 9, Volta a Portugal
2000
30th, Overall, Tour de France
2001
5th, Stage 13, Vuelta a España
2002
24th, Overall, Tour de France
1st, King of the Mountains, Dauphiné Libéré
1st Overall Grande Prémio Internacional de Ciclismo MR Cortez-Mitsubishi
1st Stages 3 (ITT) & 4
2003
12th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
2004
94th, Overall, Tour de France
14th, Volta a Catalunya
2005
19th, Paris-Nice
2008
1st, Pomorski Klasyk

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References

  1. "Tour de Pologne". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dariusz Baranowski Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.