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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: 25
#Wins: 2 (More info)
#Top-10 positions: 21 (More info)
Race distance covered: 11476.5 km
Days of racing: 71 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
World Championships - TTT 38.8 km 1 days
World Championships - Road Race 261.4 km 1 days
Il Lombardia 245 km 1 days
Total 11476.5 km 71 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

Rainbow Shines at Amstel Gold Race
Rainbow Shines at Amstel Gold Race
21/04/2015
#DDV 2015: Michal Makes the Breakaway
26/03/2015
Vamos Vamos Argentina!
Vamos Vamos Argentina!
19/01/2015

Michal's news

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski finished 25th in the conclusive, 38.4km Stage 9 Tour de Suisse ITT on Sunday. He was 2'24" down on stage winner Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin). Dumoulin finished in 48'36" (47.407km/h), which was 18" than Simon Spilak (Katusha) and 19" faster than Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing).

Etixx - Quick-Step riders Michal Kwiatkowski and Matteo Trentin entered into a 19-rider breakaway of the undulating 152.5km Tour de Suisse Stage 8 in Bern on Saturday, but the group reduced in number in the late kilometers, and two riders who would ultimately decide the stage.

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski saw the peloton closing in on him, as well as  break mates Daryl Impey (Orica - GreenEDGE) and Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing Team), approaching the final kilometer and a half of 164.6km Tour de Suisse Stage 7 on Friday.

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Michal's blog

Once again this year we've wrapped up our experience at the Tour de San Luis. All things considered, this was a good transfer for team OPQS.