12th La Coupe du President de la Ville Grudziadz - 2.SC

Poland, April 29-May 3, 2000

Preview

By Daniel Marszalek

The 12th edition of this junior race is also held as the 13th edition of the Lech Cergowski Memorial. Mr. Cergowski who died in the late 80's was one of the two most famous Polish cycling journalists (the other is the still living Bogdan Tuszynski).

The Race Director is Jerzy Szczublewski, and according to him there are 35 teams will start including 17 foreign ones (among them squads from Russia, Holland, Denmark, Germany and the USA). Prize money is PLN 20,000, which is a little less than US$5000.

The US team is Hot Tubes, based in Worcester, Massachussetts. Peter Mazur (Pol) is a member of the Hot Tubes team this year. He races for Kissena (a NY team) in Senior Men's races, and for Hot Tubes in Junior events.

The Stages

  • Prologue - April 29: Grudziadz, ITT, 3.5 km
  • Stage 1 - April 30: Grudziadz - Lasin, 103 km
  • Stage 2 - May 1: Gruta - Gruta, ITT, 18.7 km
  • Stage 3 - May 1: Jablonowo - Jablonowo, 96.5 km
  • Stage 4 - May 2: Kwidzyn - Kwidzyn, 115 km
  • Stage 5 - May 3: Grudziadz - Grudziadz, 109.5 km

Prologue - April 29: Grudziadz, ITT, 3.5 km

1. Peter Mazur (Pol) Team Hot Tubes*     4.38
2. Dustin Rademacher (USA)               0.06
3. Jens Klier (Ger)
4. Szymon Wasiak (Pol) SMS Wroclaw       0.08
5. Lukasz Bodnar (Pol)
6. Tomasz Dejewski (Pol)                 0.11

*Peter Mazur lives in the USA, but has Polish origins,
and rode in the Polish team at the World's in Verona

Stage 1 - April 30: Grudziadz - Lasin, 103 km

1. Pawel Brutt (Rus)			     2.27.20
2. Jacek Dwurznik (Pol) Mazowsze
3. Dustin Rademacher (USA)
4. Falk Dworatzok (Ger)
5. Andriej Lebiediew (Est)
6. Tobias Seidel (Ger)

Stage 2 - May 1: Gruta - Gruta, ITT, 18.7 km

1. Peter Mazur (Pol) Hot Tubes 	       24.44
2. Lukasz Bodnar (Pol)				0.03
3. Pawel Brutt (Rus)				0.21
4. Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol)			0.30
5. Tomasz Dejewski (Pol)			0.32
6. Jacek Dwurznik (Pol) Mazowsze		0.33

Stage 3 - May 1: Jablonowo - Jablonowo, 96.5 km

1. Jewgienij Jakowlew (Rus)		     2.22.45
2. Sergius Apionkinas (Lit)
3. Daniel Zych (Pol) SMS Torun
4. Pawel Brutt (Rus)
5. Jacek Dwurznik (Pol) Mazowsze
6. Arturs Lagzdins (Lat)

Stage 4 - May 2: Kwidzyn - Kwidzyn, 115 km

1. Jewgienij Jakowlew (Rus)		     2.54.49
2. Aleksander Kwaczuk (Ukr)
3. Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol)
4. Tomas Vaitkus (Lit)
5. Wlodzimierz Autko (Pol) Podlasie
6. Denis Kostiuk (Ukr)

Stage 5 - May 3: Grudziadz - Grudziadz, 109.5 km

1. Tomas Vaitkus (Lit)			     2.27.30
2. Nikita Eskon (Rus)
3. Dustin Rademacher (USA)
4. Pawel Brutt (Rus)
5. Radoslaw Bald (Pol) Dolny Slask
6. Jacek Dwurznik (Pol) Mazowsze

Final general classification:

1. Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol)		    10.42.40
2. Pawel Brutt (Rus)				0.38
3. Peter Mazur (Pol) Team Hot Tubes	0.57
4. Jacek Dwurznik (Pol) Mazowsze		0.58
5. Wlodzimierz Autko (Pol) Podlasie		1.30
6. Tomas Vaitkus (Lit)				1.48

Teams: Hot Tubes

Points classification: Pawel Brutt (Rus)

Active rider (intermediate sprints): Tomas Vaitkus (Lit)

Best 17-year-old (1983): Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol)

All results courtesy of Daniel Marszalek