Sylwester Szmyd

Sylwester Szmyd
Personal information
Full name Sylwester Szmyd
Born March 2, 1978 (1978-03-02) (age 34)
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team Liquigas-Cannondale
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
2002–2003
2004
2005–2008
2009–		 Mercatone Uno
Saeco Macchine per Caffè
Lampre-Caffita
Liquigas
Major wins
1 stage Criterium du Dauphine Libere
Infobox last updated on
4 January 2012

Sylwester Szmyd (born March 2, 1978 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas-Cannondale.

Major achievements

2001
6th, Overall – Tour De Pologne
2002
3rd, Overall – Trofeo Immobiliare Italia di Fred Mengoni
2003
8th, Overall – Giro del Trentino
24th, Overall – Giro d'Italia
2004
2nd, Overall – GP Schwarzwald
3rd, Overall – Japan Cup
13th, Overall – Tour de Romandie
2005
24th, Overall – Vuelta a España
19th, Overall – Vuelta a Murcia
14th, Overall – Tour of Austria
12th, Overall – Volta ao Portugal
2006
14th, Overall – Vuelta a España
19th, Overall – Giro d'Italia
6th, Overall – Giro del Trentino
16th, Overall – Vuelta a Murcia
2007
25th, Overall – Vuelta a España
17th, Overall – Giro di Lombardia
9th, Overall – Tour de Romandie
2nd, Stage 4, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2008
25th, Overall – Tour De France
23rd, Overall – Giro d'Italia
8th, Overall – Giro del Trentino
11th, Overall – Tour de Romandie
8th, Overall – Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
4th, Stage 6
5th, Stage 5
2009
1st, Stage 5, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (Mont Ventoux)
12th, Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
7th, Overall – Tour de Pologne
2010
1st, Stage 4 TTT, Giro d'Italia
10th, overall – Critérium du Dauphiné
3rd, Stage 6 (L'Alpe d'Huez)
6th Overall, Tour de Pologne

Grand Tour General Classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Giro 44 24 43 64 19 28 23 43 60 82
Tour - - - - - - 27 - 61 42
Vuelta 29 - 74 24 14 25 - 17 -

WD = withdrew

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