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,[5] Gołaś took two victories during his professional career – the 2012 Polish National Road Race Championships, and the 2015 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen.[6][7]
.JPG) Gołaś in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michał Gołaś |
| Nickname | Goly |
| Born | 29 April 1984 Toruń, Poland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Domestique |
| Amateur team | |
| 2005–2006 | TKK Pacific Norda Atala Torun |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Cycle Collstrop |
| 2009 | Amica Chips–Knauf |
| 2009–2011 | Vacansoleil |
| 2012–2015 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[1] |
| 2016–2021 | Team Sky[2][3] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2022– | Team Bahrain Victorious[4] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.[8]
Personal life
editGołaś is married, and has three children.[9]
Major results
editSource:[10]
- 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
- Held
- 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
edit| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | 93 | 62 | — | — | — | 141 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 55 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
DNF | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | DNF |
References
edit- ^ Philippon, Alexandre (5 August 2011). "Omega Pharma – Quick Step recrute Golas" [Omega Pharma – Quick Step recruits 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. [This Friday, the future Omega Pharma – Quick Step has formalized the arrival of Michal Kwiatkowski for 2012, but also that of another Pole, Michal Golas]
- ^ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Golas joins Bahrain Victorious as directeur sportif". cyclingnews.com. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Windsor, Richard (24 September 2015). "Michal Golas announced as Team Sky's latest signing". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Golas wins Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "VN news ticker: Movistar finalizes 2022 roster, Deceuninck-Quick-Step signs Louis Vervaeke". VeloNews. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Michal Golas set to retire at the end of the season". Ineos Grenadiers. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Michal Golas". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michał Gołaś.
- Michał Gołaś at UCI
- Michał Gołaś at Cycling Archives
- Michał Gołaś at ProCyclingStats
- Michał Gołaś at Cycling Quotient
- Michał Gołaś at CycleBase
- Michał Gołaś at trap-friis.dk
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