He won the second and the most precious medal for Polish in the most prestigious competition championship. In 2000, the French Plouay when silver reached Zbigniew Spruch. One race for the championship of the world, without distinction between professionals and amateurs, is played since 1996.
Kwiatkowski was born on 2 June 1990 in Chelmza. Adventure cycling began in 2001 in Warta Działyń, a subsidiary of Pacific Club Toruń. Encouraged by the example of his older brother Radoslaw, who, however, at this discipline does not stand.
Coaches Michael were Wieslaw Młodziankiewicz and Zbigniew Barcikowski, and the School of Sports Championship in Grudziadz – Marcin Mientki and Thomas Owsian. In the category of youth took care of him Leszek Szyszkowski.
Mientkim, Olympian from Sydney, is working today. Last year, in Torun, founded the Academy of Kolarska Michael Kwiatkowski Copernicus.
The first successful Kwiatkowski suffered in 2007. In Sofia won the gold medal in the European Junior Championships road race and silver in the common individual time trial. A year later, he was already a world champion and European junior time trial.
The first professional contract signed in 2010 with the Spanish Caja Rural. In the next season, went to the American RadioShack, and from 2012 represents the Belgian team Omega Pharma-Quick Step, where his best friend in the peloton is Michal Golas, a wellness coach – Marek Sawicki.
In the colors of Omega Pharma finished second in the Tour de Pologne 2012 The next season for the first time showed the good side in the Ardennes Classics, and was the revelation of the Tour de France, ranking at several stages in the forefront. For ten stages rode in a white shirt best the youth. These are just some of his success in the previous season.
This year Kwiatkowski shone in the spring, referring six individual victories, including in a stage race around the Algarve, in the classic Strade Bianche and the first of his career in the FIVB World Tour – in the prologue of the Tour de Romandie. The prestigious placed the Ardennes Classics in the forefront: finished third in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Arrow-Wallon and Amstel Gold Race was fifth.
However, in July fell below expectations in the Tour de France. After returning from France, resigned his start in the Tour de Pologne, with the goal of the World Cup. He returned to competition in late August in Plouay, while his high disposal testified stage win and second place overall in the Tour of Britain. That is a world-class cyclist, they found supporters on Sunday in Ponferrada.
Popular “Kwiato” already last year in Florence picked up the rainbow jersey, but not in the national colors, but the Belgian team Omega Pharma -Quick Step – riding team at the time. A week ago in Ponferrada not defend the title colleagues, but stood on the podium, taking the bronze medal.
Kwiatkowski is a man, a quiet, focused.
– A very good friend. Put together, normal, none of the Greek philosopher. Down-to-earth – so it is characterized by Piotr Wadecki national team.
You can add that the cyclist is very well liked by his colleagues. The other representatives, watching on TV ceremony decoration, shouted: “Bravo Michael”.
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