Zbigniew Spruch

Zbigniew saying ( born December 13, 1965 Kożuchów, Poland) is one of the most famous Polish cyclist who has made ​​a name for himself in the spring classics.

Career

Spell began his athletic career in the 1980s in Radklub Trasa Zielona Góra. He has participated in numerous amateur race and fell to the Radexperten very quickly catch the eye. In his amateur career, coached by one of the most famous cycling coach and youth sponsors of Poland, Kazimierz Prokopyszyn, he scored 120 successes. Among them: two stage wins at the Peace Race ( the Tour de France of the East) and four stage wins at the Tour of Lower Saxony.

Beginning of the 1990s, in 1992, signed his first professional contract award with the Italian Lampre team, for which he. Further ten years, except for two brief interludes in Panaria and Mapei, has gone to the start Three years later he celebrated overall victory at the Tour de Pologne (Tour de Pologne ). Three times he rode in the Tour de France, however, be able to set without a sign.

Twice saying fought as a captain in the jersey of the Polish national team at the Olympic Games: 1996, he finished in Atlanta (USA) in ninth place, four years later, he was Twentieth in the road race in Sydney.

In Paris - Tours was saying Third (1994). At Milan-San Remo, he jumped once on the podium (3/ 1999). The 1999 season was his most successful ever. Saying, even though he won a race in itself, has become the latest in 1999 established in the professional scene: second place on a stage of the race Tirreno - Adriatico, second place behind Tom Steels in the semi - classic Gent- Wevelgem and also a second rank on one days at the Giro della Provincia di section Lucca spoke for themselves. A great success was the 2nd in the Vuelta Espana.

In 2000, award runner-up was in the road race at the cycling world championships in the French Plouay. He was subject only to the Latvians novel Vainsteins.

Men

After cycling

After saying finished his career in 2003, he worked occasionally for Polish television as a cycling commentator. In Zielona Góra (Poland ) he runs a bike shop until today. He was a Polish national team coach, 2006, he rose in the sporting management of CCC Polsat team and in 2009 he sat down with commitment to the creation of the Polish - Italian Continental team Team Corratec one.

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