Piotr Wadecki

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Piotr Wadecki
Personal information
Full name Piotr Wadecki
Date of birth February 11, 1973 (age 34)
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Height 1.78 m
Weight 70 kg
Team information
Current team CCC Polsat
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Professional team(s)
1997-2000
2001-2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Mróz(-Supradyn Witamin)
Domo-Farm Frites
Quick Step-Davitamon
Lotto-Domo
Intel-Action
CCC Polsat
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)
Infobox last updated on:
February 19, 2007

Piotr Wadecki (born 11 February 1973 in Poland) is a professional cyclist. He has been a professional since 1997[1].

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[edit] 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].

[edit] 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].

[edit] Palmarès

2005

  • Course de la Solidarité Olympique (Race of Solidarity and Olympics)
    • Overall win
    • 1 stage
    • Individual Time Trial, Ozarow, 6th place[8]
  • One stage of the Hessen Rundfahrt
  • Pomorski Klasyk[9]
  • Giro Del Capo (March 2005)
    • Stage 3a, 29th place
    • General Classification after stage 3a, 6th place, 5.37
    • member of highest-ranking team after completion of stage 3a, 36.23.56[10]
  • Tour of Qinghai Lake, China (16 - 24 July)
    • Stage 4, Bird Island to Xihaizhen, 152km, 5th place, s.t.
    • Stage 1, Huangzhong to Xining, 101.2km, 3rd place, s.t.
    • Ranking to stage 1, 3rd place, 0.08[11]
  • Pro Tour series

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)
  • Giro del Capo (9 - 13 March), member of winning team
  • Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskie (21 - 24 April), member of winning team[13]

2002

  • Tour de Suisse (HC) (18-27 June)
    • Final general classification after stage 9, 2nd place, 1.27
    • General classification after stage 8, 3rd place, 19s
    • General classification after stage 7, 3rd place, 25s
    • Stage 6, Interlaken to Verbier, 177km, Hilltop finish, 4th place, 39s
    • General classification after stage 6, 3rd place, 25s
    • Stage 5, Meiringen to Meiringen, 148 km, 3rd place, 5s
    • General classification after stage 5, 3rd place, 25s
    • Stage 5, Meiringen to Meiringen, 148 km, 3rd place, 5s
    • General classification after stage 4, 4th place, 30s
    • General classification after stage 3, 4th place, 30s[14]
  • Le Tour de France, 43rd place[15]

2001

2000

  • Championnat de Pologne (Championship of Poland)
  • Championnat de Pologne c.l.m. (Championship of Poland c.l.m.)
  • First Union Wilmington Race
  • Course de la Paix (Peace Race)
    • Men's Road Race, Individual, 1[19].
  • 1 stage, Tour d'Egypte
  • 1 stage, Baltyk Karkonosze
  • 1 stage, Tour of Poland[20]
  • Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich 2.5, Poland, (27-29 April)
    • General classification after stages 1, 2, 2b, 1st place
    • Stage 1, 2a, 2b, 1st place
    • Overall win
    • Member of winning team[21]
  • Olympic Games, Sydney
    • Men's individual time trial final, 31st place, 4:24
    • Men's road race final, 7th place[22]

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[23]

1998

1997

  • Championnat de Pologne (Championship of Poland)
  • 2 stages, Solidarity Tour
  • 1 stage, Tour of Japan
  • 1 stage, Karkonosze Tour[25]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Photos, Information & Statistics about Professional Cycling Teams & Riders, world-of-cycling.com.
  2. ^ Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007.
  3. ^ Teams 2006 - East Europe, cycling4all; facts and figures.
  4. ^ Intel Action Team Official Website, Achievements.
  5. ^ News for March 18, 2002, Wadecki regains consciousness.
  6. ^ Intel Action Team Official Website, Achievements.
  7. ^ Intel Action Team Official Website, Achievements.
  8. ^ Piotr Wadecki took it all in the 16th Solidarity Race, Intel Action Team Official Website.
  9. ^ Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007.
  10. ^ Pedal Power Association > Latest News > News Articles.
  11. ^ cycling4all; facts and figures, Road Racing 2005: Asia - 3.
  12. ^ LangTeam, Tour de Pologne, 04-10.09:2006, 2005 Team Intel-Action, Intel-Action trial in Pro Tour (17.06.2005).
  13. ^ Photos, Information & Statistics about Professional Cycling Teams & Riders, world-of-cycling.com.
  14. ^ 2002 bike racing results, Bike Race Info, Race Results, 2002.
  15. ^ The Tour since 1903, Past results for Piotr Wadecki (POL).
  16. ^ Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007.
  17. ^ The Tour since 1903, Past results for Piotr Wadecki (POL).
  18. ^ BBC Sport Online: Other Sports, 16 March 2001, Wadecki wins first elite stage, Paris-Nice, 5th stage, Berre L'Etang to St Raphael.
  19. ^ Course de la Paix, Peace Race, Race Results, The Horton Collection, Featured Races.
  20. ^ Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007.
  21. ^ Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich 2.5.
  22. ^ Sydney Summer Olympics 2000 Results - Cycling, ESPN Network.
  23. ^ Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007.
  24. ^ Course de la Paix, Peace Race, Race Results, The Horton Collection, Featured Races.
  25. ^ Le Palmarès de Piotr Wadecki, VeloPalmares et les victoires sont á leurs places!, 2001-2007.

[edit] 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
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