Course Cycliste de la Solidarite - Poland - 2.5

The information for this event came from Michal Rosiak from "Przeglad Sportowy", Warsaw, Poland. Thanks mate. 
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    • Solidarity Tour - Poland - Review

    It's the second important cycling race in Poland, which will begin on the 28th of May at Opole, and end on June 2 in Lodz. The race director is Mieczyslaw Nowicki, bronze medallist from 1976 Olympics in Montreal.

    Four professional teams will start: US Postal Service (USA), Tico (TCH), Continental (GER) and Mroz (PL). There will be few national squads, such as Belorus, Czech Republic, Holland, Israel, Latvia, Ukraine and Switzerland, the regional teams from Cottbus and from Heidelberg (GER), and (maybe) Estonian-Finnish group. Together with them, we'll see the best Polish amateur(?) groups.

    There will be 9 stages in six days (1124 km). The most interesting one be the one to Bielsko-Biala (through Przegibek - hill crossing), and to Nowy Sacz (through the villages in Tatra Hills).

    Total sum of the prizes is 8300 new zlotys (about 3200 $).

    The Route of the Solidarity Tour

    28.5 - 1st Stage - Opole - Kedzierzyn-Kozle (100 km)
     - 2nd Stage - Kedzierzyn-Kozle - Zawadzkie (96 km)
29.5 - 3rd Stage - Raciborz - Bielsko-Biala (187 km)
30.5 - 4th Stage - Sucha Beskidzka - Nowy Sacz (195 km)
31.5 - 5th Stage - Kroscienko - Szczawnica (time trial - 7 km)
       6th Stage - Nowy Sacz - Debica (176 km)
 1.6 - 7th Stage - Opatow - Opoczno (176 km)
 2.6 - 8th Stage - Koluszki - Kutno (79 km)
     - 9th Stage - Lodz (street race - 100 km)

    The teams for Course Cycliste de la Solidarite

    Professionals:

US Postal Service 

Dariusz Baranowski (PL)
Tomasz Brozyna (PL)
Remigius Lupeikis (LTU)
Sven Teutenberg (GER>
Chad Gerlach 
Marty Jemison

Tico - Czech Republic

Jaroslav Bilek
Milan Kadlec
Petr Konecny
Pavel Padrnos
Petr Ploch
Vadimir Sadlo

Continental - Germany

Fausto Cannone (ITA), 
Rafael Chyla
Björn Glasner
Christian Hirsch
Sascha Wirba
Christian Wegemann

MROZ- Poland 

Raimondas Rumsas (LTU)
Cezary Zamana
Andrzej Sypytkowski
Jacek Mickiewicz
Andrzej Mierzejewski
Robert Krzyzostaniak

National teams:

Austria, Belorus, Czech Republic, Israel, Latvia, Ukraine.

Polish amateur teams:

PEKAES Lang Rover Bianchi, 
PZU Joko Szurkowski, 
EB Romar, 
ZiBi Casio Czestochowa, 
Jelcz Laskowice, 
Wojsko Polskie (Legia Warsaw), 
Szczecin, 
Solidarnosc Opole,                            
Mikomax Lodz,
MTB Olympic Squad as PZKol (Polish Cycling Federation) team

    Stage One, Opole - Kedzierzyn-Kozle (94 km):

     1. Chad Gerlach (USA, US Postal) 		      2:14.21 (+ 5s. extra)
 2. Sven Teutenberg (GER, US Postal) 			+0.07 (+ 3s. extra) 
 3. Mariusz Bilewski (PEKAES Lang Rover, amateur) 	+0.21 (+1s. extra)
 4. Piotr Wadecki (PZU Joko Szurkowski, amateur) 
 5. Jacek Mickiewicz (Mroz) 
 6. Jaroslav Bilek (TCH, TICO) 
 7. Marty Jemison (USA, US Postal) 
 8. Tomasz Brozyna (PL, US Postal) 		       all s.t.
 9. Andris Nauduzas (LAT, amateur) 			+2.06
10. Raimondas Rumsas (LTU, Mroz) 			  s.t.

    Stage 2, May 28, Kedzierzyn-Kozle – Zawadzkie, 96km:

     1. Andris Nauduzas (LAT) 				2:20:20
 2. Krystian Zajdel (Solidarnosc Opole)
 3. Jaroslav Bilek (Tico)
 4. Wojciech Pawlak (ZiBi Casio Kolejarz Czestochowa)
 5. Dmitrij Sidorenko (Belorus)
 6. Jaroslaw Michalec (Weltour/Górnik Ledziny)
 7. Marek Zasiadly (Mikomax Lodz)
 8. Marcin Gebka (Solidarnosc Opole)
 9. Armands Baranovskis (LAT)
10. Artur Wylegala (Piast Jelcz Laskowice)		all s.t.

    After 2 stages

     1. Gerlach 			      4:34:36
 2. Bilewski  				+0:21
 3. Mickiewicz  			+0:23
 4. Jemison  				+0:24
 5. Bilek 				+0:25
 6. Wadecki                             +0.26
 7. Brozyna				+0:26
 8. Nauduzas				+2:05
 9. Pawlak                              +2.11
10. Sidorenko 				+2:11.

    Other classifications:

    - active: Mickiewicz; 
- mountainers: Gerlach
- points: Gerlach
- sprinters: Gerlach
- youngsters (U-21): Nauduzas
- team: US Postal.

    Stage 3, May 28, Raciborz – Bielsko-Biala, 187km:

     1. Raimondas Rumsas (LTU, Mroz) 		4:43:15
 2. Tomasz Brozyna (US Postal) 			same time
 3. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Mroz)                    +1.18
 4. Marty Jemison (USA – US Postal)
 5. Radoslaw Romanik (ZiBi Casio Czestochowa)
 6. Zbigniew Piatek (PEKAES Lang Rover Bianchi)
 7. Wojciech Pawlak (ZiBi Casio)		  +1:18
 8. Piotr Chmielewski (PEKAES) 			  +1:32
 9. Jaroslav Bilek (Czechy – Tico)     		  +3.18
10. Piotr Wadecki (PZU Joko Szurkowski)        	    s.t.

    GC after 3 stages: 

     1. Brozyna 				       9:18:14
 2. Jemison 					+ 1:04
 3. Rumsas 					+ 1:43
 4. Sypytkowski 				+ 2:49
 5. Pawlak 					+ 2:50
 6. Romanik					+ 2.51
 7. Piatek					+ 2:51
 8. Chad Gerlach (USA – US Postal) 		+ 2:55
 9. Jacek Mickiewicz (Mroz) 			+ 3:18
10. Chmielewski 				+ 3:20

    Other classifications:

    active: Mickiewicz
mountainers: Rumsas
points: Gerlach
sprinters: Artur Krzeszowiec (Weltour/Gornik Ledziny)
U-21: Sergey Moskowtschuk (UKR)
team: US Postal Service.

    Stage 4, Sucha Beskidzka-Nowy Sacz, 202km:

     1. Slawomir Chrzanowski (ZiBi Casio Czestochowa, amateur) – 4:54:22
 2. Robert Krzyzostaniak (Mróz)
 3. Krzysztof Jezowski (Mikomax Lódz, amateur)
 4. Pawel Sosik (PZU Joko Szurkowski, amateur)
 5. Kazimierz Stafiej (PZKol, amateur)
 6. Grzegorz Wajs (Polish Army, amateur)
 7. Jaroslav Bilek (Tico)
 8. Przemyslaw Mikolajczyk (PEKAES Lang Rover Bianchi, amateur)
 9. Karol Rychlik (EB Romar Rybnik, amateur)
10. Artur Krasiñski (PEKAES) 				    all s.t.

    After 4 stages:

     1. Tomasz Brozyna (PL, US Postal)			     14:13:45
 2. Marty Jemison (US Postal) 					+1:04
 3. Raimondas Rumšas (LTU, Mróz) 				+1:43
 4. Jaroslav Bilek (Tico) 					+2:11
 5. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Mróz) 					+2:46
 6. Wojciech Pawlak (ZiBi Casio, amateur) 			+2:50
 7. Zbigniew Piatek (PEKAES Lang Rover Bianchi, amateur)        +2.51
 8. Radoslaw Romanik (ZiBi Casio Czestochowa, amateur) 		+2:51
 9. Chad Gerlach (US Postal) 					+2:55
10. Jacek Mickiewicz (Mróz) 					+3:17

    Stage 5, Kroscienko-Szczawnica, 8km time trial:

     1. Piotr Chmielewski (PEKAES Lang Rover Bianchi, amateur) 	 10:28
 2. Raimondas Rumšas (LTU, Mróz) 				+ 0:10
 3. Tomasz Brozyna (PL, US Postal) 				+ 0:14
 4. Radoslaw Romanik (ZiBi Casio Czestochowa, amateur) 		+ 0:15
 5. Piotr Wadecki (PZU Joko Szurkowski, amateur)	 	+ 0:18
 6. Marty Jemison (US Postal) 					+ 0:24
 7. Jacek Mickiewicz (Mróz) 					+ 0:25
 8. Kazimierz Stafiej (PZKol, amateur) 				+ 0:29
 9. Jaroslav Bilek (Tico)                                       + 0.31
10. Wojciech Pawlak (ZiBi Casio Czestochowa,  amateur) 		  s.t.

    GC after 5 Stages:
    

     1. Brozyna 			      14:24:27
 2. Marty Jemison (US Postal) 		+ 1:14
 3. Rumšas 				+ 1:39

    

    Stage 6, Nowy Sacz-Debica, 178 km:
    

     1. Zbigniew Kazmierczak (EB Romar Rybnik, amateur)  	4:21:20
 2. Artur Ziólkowski (PZKol., amateur)
 3. Piotr Przydzial (Joko, amateur)
 4. Mariusz Bilewski (PEKAES, amateur)
 5. Grzegorz Wajs (Polish Army, amateur)
 6. Jemison
 7. Artur Wylegala (Piast Jelcz Laskowice, amateur)
 8. Piotr Koczwara (Polish Army, amateur)
 9. Pawlak
10. Andris Nauduzas (LTU) 				all s.t.

    


    GC after Stage 6
    

     1. Brozyna 				      18:45:47
 2. Jemison 					+ 1:14
 3. Rumšas 					+ 1:39

    

    Stage 7, Opatów-Opoczno, 176 km:
    

     
 1. Mickiewicz						4:04:52
 2. Wadecki
 3. Artur Krzeszowiec (Weltour Górnik Ledziny, amateur)
 4. Pawlak
 5. Rumšas
 6. Jacek Skrypnik (Polish Army, amateur)
 7. Piotr Korab (EB, amateur)
 8. Wajs
 9. Krzysztof Jezowski (Mikomax Lódz, amateur)
10. Stafiej 						all s.t.

    

    GC after Stage 7
    

     1. Brozyna 				      22:50:39
 2. Jemison 					+ 1:14
 3. Rumšas 					+ 1:39

    

    Stage 8, Koluszki-Kutno, 79 km
    

     1. Slawomir Chrzanowski (ZiBi) 		1:40:02
 2. Rumšas 					  s.t.
 3. Stafiej                                      + 0.04
 4. Bilek
 5. Nauduzas
 6. Tomasz Kloczko (Weltour, amateur)
 7. Wadecki
 8. Pawlak
 9. Krzysztof Mermer (ZiBi, amateur)
10. David Vavra (TCH, Dukla Brno) 		all s.t.

    

    GC after Stage 8:
    

     1. Brozyna 				      24:30.46
 2. Jemison 					+ 1:14
 3. Rumšas 					+ 1:32

    


    Stage 9, Lodz - street race, 100 km:
    

     1. Chrzanowski 				2:08:03
 2. Rumšas
 3. Remigius Lupeikis (LTU, US Postal)
 4. Wadecki
 5. Jezowski
 6. Mickiewicz
 7. Korab
 8. Krzysztof Szafranski (Piast, amateur)
 9. Skrypnik
10. Andrzej Mierzejewski (Mróz) 		all s.t.

    


    Overall classification:
    

     1. Brozyna 			      26:38:48
 2. Jemison 				+ 1:14
 3. Rumšas 				+ 1:18
 4. Bilek 				+ 2:28
 5. Romanik 				+ 2:52
 6. Chmielewski 			+ 3:06
 7. Pawlak 				+ 3:07
 8. Mickiewicz 				+ 3:10
 9. Chad Gerlach (US Postal) 		+ 3:12
10. Piatek 				+ 3:13.

    


    Other classifications
    

    
Mountainers:

 1. Dariusz Baranowski (PL – US Postal) 		26 pts.
 2. Raimondas Rumšas (LTU – Mroz)			22 pts.
 3. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Mróz) 				18pts.

Active:

 1. Jacek Mickiewicz (Mróz) 				  40 pts.
 2. Mariusz Bilewski (PEKAES Lang Rover Bianchi, amateur) 32 pts.
 3. Slawomir Chrzanowski (ZiBi Casio Czestochowa) 	  20 pts.

Points:

 1. Rumšas  					 49 pts.
 2. Chrzanowski 				 45 pts.
 3. Piotr Wadecki (PZU Joko Szurkowski, amateur) 26 pts

Sprinters:

 1. Rumšas 					2 pts.
 2. Chad Gerlach (US Postal) 			2 pts.
 3. Remigius Lupeikis (LTU, US Postal) 	1 pt.

U-23:
 
 1. Sergey Moskovtschuk (UKR, amateur) 		      26:45:41
 2. Piotr Przydzial (PZU Joko Szurkowski, amateur) 	+ 1:56
 3. Krzysztof Jezowski (Mikomax Lódz) 			+ 2:40


Teams Classification

 1. US Postal Service 		      		      80:00:50
 2. Mróz 			       			+ 3:19
 3. ZiBi Casio Czestochowa, amateur 			+ 5:37
 4. PEKAES Lang Rover Bianchi, amateur 			+10:45
 5. Polish Army/Legia, amateur 	       			+13:35
 6. Ukraine, amateur 					+26:50