Michał Gołaś

Michał Gołaś
Gołaś in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMichał Gołaś
NicknameGoly
Born (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984
Toruń, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Bahrain Victorious
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeDomestique
Amateur team
2005–2006TKK Pacific Norda Atala Torun
Professional teams
2007–2008Cycle Collstrop
2009Amica Chips–Knauf
2009–2011Vacansoleil
2012–2015Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2016–2021Team Sky
Managerial team
2022–Team Bahrain Victorious
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 TTT stage (2016)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2012)

Michał Gołaś (born 29 April 1984) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021 for five different professional teams. Specialising as a domestique, Gołaś took two victories during his professional career – the 2012 Polish National Road Race Championships, and the 2015 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen.

He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.

Personal life

Gołaś is married, and has three children.

Major results

Source:

2002 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel 2005 3rd Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione 2006 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 7th Overall Giro delle Regioni 7th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 7th Coppa della Pace 8th Trofeo Zsšdi 9th Coppa Città di Asti 2009 4th Overall Tour of Małopolska 7th Overall Giro di Sardegna 7th Tour de Rijke 2010 1st Sprints classification, Tour of Britain 3rd Ronde van Drenthe 6th Clásica de Almería 2011 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Pologne 4th Road race, National Road Championships 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie 5th London–Surrey Cycle Classic 9th Clásica de Almería 2012 1st Road race, National Road Championships 8th Overall Tour of Turkey Giro d'Italia Held after Stages 12–14 2013 4th Overall Ster ZLM Toer 9th Overall Tour of Britain 2014 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Beijing 2nd Classic Sud-Ardèche 3rd Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem 5th Road race, National Road Championships 2015 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2016 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España 2018 4th Road race, National Road Championships 2020 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Wallonie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF 93 62 141
A yellow jersey Tour de France 55 95
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF 118 DNF

References

  1. ^ Philippon, Alexandre (5 August 2011). "Omega Pharma – Quick Step recrute Golas" . Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 5 January 2012. Ce vendredi, la future équipe Omega Pharma – Quick Step a officialisé la venue de Michal Kwiatkowski pour 2012, mais aussi celle d'un autre Polonais, Michal Golas.
  2. ^ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Golas joins Bahrain Victorious as directeur sportif". cyclingnews.com. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Windsor, Richard (24 September 2015). "Michal Golas announced as Team Sky's latest signing". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Road captain Golas still hungry for success". Team Sky. Tour Racing Limited. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2023. Polish road race champion in 2012, Golas has yet to pick up a win for the team, but hopes to rectify that in 2017 - as well as enjoying potential Grand Tour success.
  7. ^ "Golas wins Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ "VN news ticker: Movistar finalizes 2022 roster, Deceuninck-Quick-Step signs Louis Vervaeke". VeloNews. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Michal Golas set to retire at the end of the season". Ineos Grenadiers. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Michal Golas". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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