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Zbigniew Spruch (born 13 December 1965) is a Polish former professional
Road race,
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
. He won 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 ...
in 1995 and placed second at the 2000 UCI Road World Championships
The 2000 UCI Road World Championships took place in Plouay, France, between October 9 and October 15, 2000. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
Events summary
Medals t ...
. Spruch had was a professional cyclist for 12 year's, starting at the team in 1992 with a two year stint at for 1997 & 1998. He then finished his career back at the newly founded squad. Spruch only achieved three professional wins in his career but amassed over 120 amateur victories.
Career
Spurch won the Overall at the1995 Tour de Pologne
The 1995 Tour de Pologne was the 52nd edition of the Tour de Pologne cycle race and was held from 3 September to 10 September 1995. The race started in Zgierz and finished in Warsaw. The race was won by Zbigniew Spruch.
General classification
...
, however at the time the race was for amateurs unlike in the 2020's where it is a UCI WorldTour
The UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon performa ...
event.
At the 1999 Tirreno–Adriatico
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Spruch came close to his third professional win when favorites for the stage Nicola Minali
Nicola Minali (born 10 November 1969 in Isola della Scala, Veneto) is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won a total of twelve stages in Grand Tours, including the prestigious Champs-Élysées stage in 1997 Tour de France. He also won the ...
and Mario Cipollini
Mario Cipollini (; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated to Cipo, is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 pro ...
crashed in the final 75 metres. Unfortunately Spruch was edged out by Steven de Jongh
Steven de Jongh (born 25 November 1973) is a Dutch former road bicycle racer.
Biography
de Jongh made his professional debut in 1995 at TVM (cycling team), TVM team where he stayed until 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he was part of , while he made th ...
.
The Biggest non-victory of Spurch's career was finishing second at the Road race of the 2000 UCI Road World Championships
The 2000 UCI Road World Championships took place in Plouay, France, between October 9 and October 15, 2000. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
Events summary
Medals t ...
. Spurch was in the final bunch chasing down Michele Bartoli
Michele Bartoli (born 27 May 1970, in Pisa) is a retired Italian road racing cyclist. Bartoli was a professional cyclist from 1992 until 2004 and was one of the most successful classic cycle races, single-day classics specialists of his generati ...
who had attacked with less than 1km to go. The bunch caught Bartoli just before the line with Spruch tucked in behind Romāns Vainšteins
Romāns Vainšteins (born 3 March 1973) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. He won the road race at the 2000 World Cycling Championship.
Career
He won the road race at the 2000 World Cycling Championship in Plouay, France ...
, he could not sprint past the Latvian who took gold.
Major results
References: ;1987 : 9th OverallOlympia's Tour
The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands.
History
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: 10th 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
: 1st Stage 3 Peace Race
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Histo ...
: 1st Stage 5 Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
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...
;1989
: 1st Stage 2 Peace Race
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Histo ...
: 1st Stages 4 & 6 Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
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...
: 6th Overall Tour de Pologne
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::1st Stages 3 & 5
;1990
: 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Cuba
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: 2nd Overall Tour of Małopolska
Tour of Malopolska ( Polish: ''Małopolski Wyścig Górski'') is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage cycling race in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour.
History
The race was first held in 196 ...
::1st Stage 2
;1991
: 1st Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego
The Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego is a one-day cycling race held in Poland. It was previously part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union ...
: 3rd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
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: 5th Overall Tour of Małopolska
Tour of Malopolska ( Polish: ''Małopolski Wyścig Górski'') is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage cycling race in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour.
History
The race was first held in 196 ...
: 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 ...
::1st Stages 2, 3 & 4
;1992
: 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
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: 8th Giro di Campania
The Giro di Campania was a one-day road cycling race held annually in the region of Campania
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: 9th Giro del Piemonte
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;1993
: 5th Overall KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde
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: 6th 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 ...
::1st Points classification
;1994
: 2nd Trofeo Pantalica
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: 3rd Paris-Tours
: 6th Gent-Wevelgem
: 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 ...
;1995 (1 Pro win)
: 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 ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 2
: 4th Overall 4 Jours de Dunkerque
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: 5th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
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::1st Stage 1
: 6th Gent-Wevelgem
;1996
: 9th Road race, Olympic Games
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;1997
: 2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
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;1998 (2)
: 1st Stage 5 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
The Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda () was an Italian cycle road race. In 2007, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2 ...
: 5th Overall Tirreno-Adriatico
: 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 ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 1
;1999
: 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
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: 3rd Milan-San Remo
: 5th Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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: 9th Scheldeprijs
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;2000
: 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
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: 4th Milan-San Remo
: 7th Overall KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde
KBC may refer to:
Broadcasting
* KBC (TV channel), Algeria
* Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
* Kwangju Broadcasting Corporation, South Korea
* Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, a Japanese station referred to as KBC
Companies
* KBC Advanced Technologies ...
: 7th Paris-Tours
: 8th Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
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: 9th Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
;2001
: 10th Paris-Tours
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Source:Monuments results timeline
Source:References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spruch, Zbigniew Living people Polish male cyclists 1965 births Olympic cyclists for Poland Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics People from Kożuchów Cyclists from Lubusz Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportsmen