Piotr Wadecki
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Piotr Wadecki |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Major wins | |
| Championnat de Pologne (1997, 2000) Course de la Paix (Peace Race) (1998, 2000) Giro della Provincia di Lucca (2001) (1 stage) Course de la Solidarité Olympique (2005) | |
Piotr Wadecki (born 11 February 1973) is a Polish former professional road racing cyclist. He has been professional since 1997[1].
Team membership
Wadecki has been a member of the following professional teams: Mróz(-Supradyn Witamin) (1997-2000), Domo-Farm Frites/Lotto Domo (now Predictor-Lotto) (2001-2002), Quick Step-Davitamon (2003), Lotto-Domo (2004), Intel-Action (2005)[2], and CCC Polsat (2006)[3].
Biography
In 2000, Wadecki won 15 victories in races counted under the Union Cycliste Internationale's points scheme [4].
On 15 March 2002, Wadecki was seriously injured in a final sprint in stage 1 (Massa Lubrense-Sorrento, 124 km) of the 37th Tirreno-Adriatico. He suffered skull fractures and a broken wrist[5].
When transferring from Lotto-Domo to Intel-Action, in 2005, Wadecki was ranked second place in the world. He had achieved a total of 32 wins thus far[6]. While in the Intel-Action Team, Wadecki competed in both the Giro d'Italia and Le Tour de France[7].
Palmarès
- 1997
Poland National road race champion- 2 stages, Course de la Solidarité Olympique (Race of Solidarity and Olympics)
- 1 stage, Tour of Japan
- 1 stage, Karkonosze Tour[8]
- 1998
- Course de la Paix (Peace Race)
- Men's Road Race, Individual, 3rd place
- 1999
- Memorial A. Kacziny
- Grand Prix Slzakiem Godow Piastowskich
- Three stages of the Karkonosze Tour
- 1 stage, Grand Prix Slzakiem Grodow Piastowskich
- 1 stage, Tour of Portugal
- 1 stage, Tour of Poland[9]
- 2000
- Poland National road race champion
- Poland National time trial champion
- First Union Wilmington Race
- Course de la Paix (Peace Race)
- Men's Road Race, Individual, 1[10].
- 1 stage, Tour d'Egypte
- 1 stage, Baltyk Karkonosze
- 1 stage, Tour of Poland[11]
- Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich 2.5, Poland, (27-29 April)
- Overall win
- Stage 1, 2a, 2b, 1st place
- Olympic Games, Sydney
- Men's individual time trial final, 31st place, 4:24
- Men's road race final, 7th place[12]
- 2001
- 1 stage, Tour of the Province of Lucca[13]
- Le Tour de France, 68th place[14]
- Paris-Nice
- Stage 5, Berre L'Etang to St Raphael, 240.3km, 1st place, 6.24.12
- 2002
- Tour de Suisse (HC) (18-27 June)
- Final general classification after stage 9, 2nd place, 1.27
- Le Tour de France, 43rd place[15]
- 2004
- Course de la Solidarité Olympique (Race of Solidarity and Olympics) (29 May - 03 July)
- Overall win
- Stage 1
- Pomorski Klasyk (29 May - 03 July)
- Stage 1, (Internationale) Hessen Rundfahrt (31 August - 04 September)
- 2005
- Course de la Solidarité Olympique (Race of Solidarity and Olympics)
- Overall win
- 1 stage
- One stage of the Hessen Rundfahrt
- Pomorski Klasyk[16]
- Giro Del Capo (March 2005)
- Pro Tour series
- Team Time Trial, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Team Time Trial, Gdansk, Poland[17]
References
- ^ "Photos, Information & Statistics about Professional Cycling Teams & Riders, world-of-cycling.com".
- ^ "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007".
- ^ "Teams 2006 - East Europe, cycling4all; facts and figures".
- ^ "Intel Action Team Official Website, Achievements".
- ^ "News for March 18, 2002, Wadecki regains consciousness".
- ^ "Intel Action Team Official Website, Achievements".
- ^ "Intel Action Team Official Website, Achievements".
- ^ "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007".
- ^ "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007".
- ^ "Course de la Paix, Peace Race, Race Results, The Horton Collection, Featured Races".
- ^ "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007".
- ^ "Sydney Summer Olympics 2000 Results - Cycling, ESPN Network".
- ^ "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007".
- ^ "The Tour since 1903, Past results for Piotr Wadecki (POL)".
- ^ "The Tour since 1903, Past results for Piotr Wadecki (POL)".
- ^ "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007".
- ^ "LangTeam, Tour de Pologne, 04-10.09:2006, 2005 Team Intel-Action, Intel-Action trial in Pro Tour (17.06.2005)".
External links
- [1] Piotr Wadecki, Ludzie Wprost (Polish language)
- [2] Piotr Wadecki (currently down)
- [3] sports.pl - Piotr Wadecki u Sprucha (Polish language)
- [4] Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki (The Placings of Piotr Wadecki)
- [5] BBC Sport Online: Other Sports, 16 March 2001, Wadecki wins first elite stage, Paris-Nice, 5th stage, Berre L'Etang to St Raphael