Michał Gołaś

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]

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
2007–2008Unibet.com
2009Amica Chips–Knauf
2009–2011Vacansoleil
2012–2015Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[1]
2016–2021Team Sky[2][3]
Managerial team
2022–Team Bahrain Victorious[4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2016)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2012)

He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.[8]

Personal life

Gołaś is married, and has three children.[9]

Major results

Source: [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
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" [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]
  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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