Zbigniew Piątek (born 1 May 1966) is a Polish former
road racing cyclist. He was active as an amateur from 1987 to 1993 and from 1994 to 2005 as a professional. He won many of the top races in Poland: the
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
,
Tour of Małopolska and
Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
The Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, officially known as the CCC Tour – Grody Piastowskie, is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1966 and since 2005, it has been organised as ...
. He represented Poland in two
Summer Olympics
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: in
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
and
2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
.
Career victories
;1987
:1st Overall
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
;1988
:2nd Overall
Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost
;1989
:1st Overall
Tour of Małopolska
;1991
:1st Stage 1
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
;1993
:1st GP Brissago
;1997
:1st GP Buchholz
;1998
:1st Overall
Tour of Małopolska
:1st Stage 2a Kalisz–Konin
;1999
:3rd Overall
Circuit de Lorraine
:8th Overall
Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques
;2000
:6th Overall
Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques
;2001
:1st Overall
Tour of Małopolska
::1st Stage 3
:2nd Overall
Herald Sun Tour
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::1st Stages 10 & 12 (
TTT)
:2nd
Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
:3rd Overall
Tour de Beauce
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:5th
Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
:5th
Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego
:7th Overall
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
;2002
:1st Stage 3
Giro del Capo
:1st Wyscig Pasmen Gor Swietokryskich
:2nd Overall
Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques
:4th Grand Prix Midtbank
:5th Overall
Peace Race
:5th First Union Invitational
:7th
Grand Prix Pino Cerami
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:10th
Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala
;2003
:1st Overall Bohemia Tour
::1st Stage 4
:1st
Pomorski Klasyk
:4th
Tartu GP
:8th Overall
Tour de Pologne
The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...
:8th Overall
Okolo Slovenska
:8th Grand Prix S.A.T.S.
;2004
:10th
Druivenkoers Overijse
;2005
:1st Overall
Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
The Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, officially known as the CCC Tour – Grody Piastowskie, is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1966 and since 2005, it has been organised as ...
::1st Stage 2
:5th Overall
Tour of Małopolska
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Polish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Poland
Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Kielce
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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