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Wojciech Matusiak (born 2 June 1945) is a former Polish cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] He won the Tour de Pologne 1969. [2]
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Wojciech Matusiak (born 2 June 1945) is a former Polish cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] He won the Tour de Pologne 1969. [2]
The Tour de Pologne, officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km in length. The race was first held in 1928 and is considered the oldest and most important bicycle race in Poland.
Czesław Lang is a Polish former road racing cyclist.
Zbigniew Piątek is a Polish former road racing cyclist. He was active as an amateur from 1987 to 1993 and from 1994 to 2005 as a professional. He won many of the top races in Poland: the Tour de Pologne, Tour of Małopolska and Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich. He represented Poland in two Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 2000.
Rafał Majka is a Polish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He is known as a strong climber, and rose to prominence at the 2013 Giro d'Italia, where he finished 7th overall, and 6th one year later. Other major achievements are three mountainous stage wins in the Tour de France as well as the Mountains classification in the 2014 and 2016 edition, 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, where he finished third. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal for Poland in the road race.
Andrzej Mierzejewski is a Polish retired road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de Pologne 1982, 1984 and 1988. He also competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Bogusław Fornalczyk is a retired Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the road race and 100 km team time trial and finished in 11th and 10th place, respectively. He won the race Polska – Ukraina in 1958, 1959 and 1961, as well as the Tour de Pologne in 1958.
Mieczysław Stefan Wilczewski was a Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and finished in 10th place. He won the Tour de Pologne in 1953. That same year he was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit by the Polish government for his accomplishment. In the 1970s he emigrated to the United States, and he died in Cocoa Beach, Florida in 1993.
Wiesław Jerzy Podobas is a retired Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and finished in 10th place. Individually, he took part in the road race, but failed to finish. He won the Tour de Pologne in 1959.
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Tadeusz Mytnik is a retired Polish cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as well as two gold and one bronze medals at the world championships in 1973, 1975 and 1977. Individually, he won the Tour de Pologne in 1975, Tour of Małopolska in 1978, Flèche d'Or in 1981, and Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich in 1983. In 2010 he was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Stanisław Szozda was an elite Polish cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won two silver medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as two gold and two bronze medals at the world championships in 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977. He was less successful in the individual road race, finishing in 76th and 11th place at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, respectively, and winning a silver medal at the 1973 UCI Road World Championships.
Lucjan Roman Lis was a Polish cyclist. He had his greatest success in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as well as a bronze and a gold medal at the world championships in 1971 and 1973, respectively. He was less successful in the individual road race, finishing in 36th place at the 1972 Olympics. In 1973 he won the Tour de Pologne individually and the Peace Race with the Polish team.
Jan Brzeźny is a retired Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and finished in 30th place. He won the Tour of Britain in 1978 and Tour de Pologne in 1978 and 1981. He finished second in the Tour de Pologne in 1976.
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Józef Stefański was a Polish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the 1929 edition of the Tour de Pologne.
Rajmund Zieliński was a Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he won the Tour de Pologne.
Andrzej Bławdzin was a Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won the 1967 Tour de Pologne.
Józef Beker is a former Polish cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won the Tour de Pologne in 1965. He is born in Mokrzeszow, his profession is a lathe operator.
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