Piotr Wadecki
Piotr Wadecki (born 11 February 1973) is a Polish former professional road racing cyclist, who currently works as the general manager of UCI WorldTeam CCC Team.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Piotr Wadecki |
Born | Elbląg, Poland | 11 February 1973
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | CCC Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role |
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Rider type | All-rounder |
Professional teams | |
1997–2000 | Mróz |
2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco |
2003 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
2004 | Lotto–Domo |
2005 | Action–Ati |
2006 | CCC–Polsat |
Managerial teams | |
2009–2018 | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice |
2019– | CCC Team |
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) |
Team membership
A professional from 1997,[1] 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 Tour de France.[7]
Major results
- 1997
Poland National road race champion - 2 stages, Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- 1 stage, Tour of Japan
- 1 stage, Karkonosze Tour[8]
- 1999
- Memorial A. Kacziny
- Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
- Three stages of the Karkonosze Tour
- 1 stage, Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
- 1 stage, Volta a Portugal
- 1 stage, Tour de Pologne[9]
- 2000
Poland National road race champion Poland National time trial champion - First Union Wilmington Race
- 1st, Peace Race
- 1 stage, Tour d'Egypte
- 1 stage, Baltyk Karkonosze
- 1 stage, Tour de Pologne[10]
- Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 2.5, Poland, (27–29 April)
- Overall win
- Stage 1, 2a, 2b, 1st place
- 2001
- 1 stage, Giro della Provincia di Lucca[11]
- Paris-Nice
- Stage 5, Berre-l'Étang to St Raphael, 240.3km, 1st place, 6.24.12
- 2004
- Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- Overall win
- Stage 1
- Pomorski Klasyk (29 May – 3 July)
- Stage 1, Hessen Rundfahrt (31 August – 4 September)
- 2005
- Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- Overall win
- 1 stage
- One stage of the Hessen Rundfahrt
- Pomorski Klasyk[12]
- Giro Del Capo (March 2005)
References
- "Photos, Information & Statistics about Professional Cycling Teams & Riders, world-of-cycling.com". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001–2007". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.
- "Teams 2006 – East Europe, cycling4all; facts and figures". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007.
- "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". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.
- "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001–2007". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.
- "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001–2007". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.
- "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001–2007". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.
- "Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001–2007". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.
External links
- Piotr Wadecki, Ludzie Wprost (in Polish)
- Piotr Wadecki
- sports.pl – Piotr Wadecki u Sprucha (in Polish)
- Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki (The Placings of Piotr Wadecki)
- BBC Sport Online: Other Sports, 16 March 2001, Wadecki wins first elite stage, Paris–Nice, 5th stage, Berre L'Etang to St Raphael