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Michal
Kwiatkowski

PL
Birthdate
02.06.1990
Birthplace
Chelmza
Height
176 cm
Weight
68 kg

Michal's biography

Prof. since: 2010
Victories: 14
Style of rider: Allrounder
Nickname: Kwiatek
Hobbies: Video games
Favourite race: Tour de Pologne
Personal website: -
Twitter name: @michalkwiatek

Michal, whose name means “Flower” in Polish, will wear the rainbow stripes in 2015 thanks to a brilliant victory at the UCI World Road Championship in Spain. He attacked on the final climb with 6.9km to go, shocking the world with his solo win. Michal is a force to be reckoned with regardless of the race. He showed this in 2014 by winning a stage and the overall at Volta ao Algarve, Strade Bianche, the National TT Championship in Poland, a road stage of Tour of Britain, and of course Worlds — He was the first Polish rider in history to accomplish that last feat. If you looked at his palmares in 2014 you wouldn’t know he was a 24-year-old rider who won his first WorldTour race at Tour de Romandie the same year. Kwiatkowski was also a protagonist at the Ardennes Classics, where he finished on the podium of Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. He was the leader of the team also at the Tour de France, where he was in contention for the White Jersey. Though Michal is already world champion, in 2015 the focus remains on growing as a rider and continuing to learn at such a young age.

Stats 2015

UCI Ranking: 24
#Wins: 2 (More info)
#Top-10 positions: 19 (More info)
Race distance covered: 10931.3 km
Days of racing: 68 days


Distances

Tour de San Luis 948.2 km 7 days
Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 782.9 km 5 days
Paris - Nice 1136.8 km 8 days
Milano-Sanremo 293 km 1 days
Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers la Flandre 200.2 km 1 days
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco 844.8 km 6 days
Amstel Gold Race 258 km 1 days
La Flèche Wallonne 205.5 km 1 days
Liège - Bastogne - Liège 253 km 1 days
Tour de Suisse 1262.6 km 9 days
National Championships Poland - Road Race 234 km 1 days
Tour de France 2735.3 km 17 days
Tour de Pologne 964 km 6 days
Brussels Cycling Classic 200.8 km 1 days
GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 205 km 1 days
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 201.6 km 1 days
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 205.6 km 1 days
Total 10931.3 km 68 days

Michal's victories

2012 (1)
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen Prologue

2013 (2)
Polish National Road Championship, World Championship TTT

2014 (9)
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, 2nd, 3rd stage and overall Volta ao Algarve, Strade Bianche, Tour de Romandie Prologue, National TT Championships Poland, 4th stage Tour of Britain, UCI World Championship Road

2015 (2)
Prologue Paris-Nice, Amstel Gold Race

Michal's previous teams

2015: Etixx - Quick Step (WT)
2014: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step (WT)
2013: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step (WT)
2012: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step (WT)
2011: RadioShack (WT)
2010: Caja Rural (CT)
2009: Aeronautica Militare-Amica Chips (CT)

Michal's photos

Michal's videos

Wrapping up #TDF2015
Wrapping up #TDF2015
02/08/2015
#TDF2015 Stage 4: Mechanic GoPro Video!
#TDF2015 Stage 4: Mechanic GoPro Video!
08/07/2015
#TDF2015 Rider Selection
#TDF2015 Rider Selection
26/06/2015

Michal's news

The ending to 145km Tour de Pologne, from Czestochowa to Dabrowa Górnicza, ended in complete chaos on Monday. A crash near the front of the peloton took down several riders, and held up the majority of the peloton just moments before the final sprint was launched.

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski stayed well protected by his teammates all day, and placed 9th in a 122km Tour de Pologne Stage 1, with technical final kilometers and an uphill going into the finish line.

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Rigoberto Uran earned a 3rd place stage finish at the end of 161km Tour de France Stage 17 on Wednesday, putting himself into position for the podium thanks to impressive descending of Category 1 Col d'Allos (14km, 5.5) prior to the Category 2 finishing climb of Pra-Loup (6.2km, 6.5%).

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Michal's blog

OPQS asked young Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski to talk about how he's been doing since his outstanding performance at the Tour de France, including several stages in the white jersey, a podium stage finish, and an 11th place finish in the GC. The …