The presentation of the teams starting in this year's edition of the Race Around Poland will take place on the celebrated ship ORP "Błyskawica". Czesław Lang, CEO of Tour de Pologne, wants to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the uprising of Gdynia, a city inextricably linked to the Polish Navy. The start of the national cycling race is scheduled for 3 August.
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Before the stars of planet cycling embark on the Tour de Pologne tour, they will appear on board the legendary destroyer serving as a ship-museum today. – The general manager of the Czesław Lang race met with General Marek Sokołowski, the commander-general of the types of armed forces and gained his acceptance to organize a solemn inauguration of the event on "Błyskawica". They besides talked about the anticipation of promoting troops along the full race," said Colonel Tomasz Bartkowiak of the General Command of Armed Forces Types.
Tour de Pologne returns to Gdynia after 22 years. In 2004, Italy's Fabio Baldato was the winner of the phase in this city. This year the cyclists will leave Gdynia for the first phase tour. After more than 200 km of prosecution they will fight for seats on the podium in Koszalin, which celebrates the 760th anniversary of obtaining city rights.
Czesław Lang and his company took over the Tour de Pologne organization in 1993. Since then, the national tour has become 1 of the most crucial cycling races in the planet and Poland's global showcase. Last year Tour de Pologne commemorated the 1000th anniversary of the Polish Crown. In this cycling cape, he will advance the 100th anniversary of Gdynia, a city inseparable from the Polish Navy. The race will end on 9 August in Wieliczka.
Ensign Czesław Lang is simply a erstwhile cyclist of the Warsaw Legion. In 1980, he won the title of Olympic runner-up in Moscow and became the first Polish professional cyclist 2 years later. In his final match in the colours of the Legion in the fall of 1981, he won a criterion about the Navy Commander's Cup, which was played on Tadeusz Kościuszko Square for years. The TdP manager does not hide that he pleasantly recalls his last triumph in an amateur career and is very excited to visit Kościuszko Square again during this year's race.
