Marek Rutkiewicz (born 8 May 1981 in Olsztyn) is a Polish former road racing cyclist,[3] who rode professionally between 2001 and 2020 for seven different teams. Rutkiewicz's strength was in climbing and his victories came in hilly races, including the mountains classification at the 2009 Tour de Pologne. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Mazowsze Serce Polski.[4]

Marek Rutkiewicz
Rutkiewicz at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl
Personal information
Full nameMarek Rutkiewicz
Born (1981-05-08) 8 May 1981 (age 43)
Olsztyn, Poland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamMazowsze Serce Polski
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Professional teams
2001–2003Cofidis
2004R.A.G.T. Semences–MG Rover
2004–2008Action
2009DHL–Author
2010Mróz–Active Jet
2011–2015CCC–Polsat–Polkowice[1]
2016–2019Wibatech–Fuji
2020Mazowsze Serce Polski[2]
Managerial team
2021–Mazowsze Serce Polski

Personal life

edit

Rutkiewicz is married to fellow cyclist Anna Szafraniec.[3]

Major results

edit
2002
1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Ain
3rd Overall Tour de Pologne
2003
2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
5th Overall Tour de Pologne
7th Overall Tour de l'Ain
8th Japan Cup
2004
2nd Coupe des Carpathes
4th Overall Tour de Pologne
1st Stage 6
2005
3rd Pomorski Klasyk
5th Overall Sachsen Tour
6th Overall Tour of Małopolska
8th Overall Tour de Pologne
2006
1st Overall Tour of Małopolska
1st Stage 2
4th Overall Tour de Pologne
5th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
2007
10th Overall Danmark Rundt
2008
1st Stage 3 Tour of Małopolska
2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Stage 5
4th Coupe des Carpathes
6th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
1st Mountains classification
10th Overall Tour de Pologne
2009
6th Overall Tour de Pologne
1st   Mountains classification
2010
1st   National Hill Climb Championships
1st Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st Stage 1
1st Coupe des Carpathes
3rd Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
7th Overall Tour de Pologne
2011
2nd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall Tour of Małopolska
1st Stage 2
2nd Coupe des Carpathes
9th Overall Giro di Padania
10th Overall Tour de Pologne
2012
1st Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
1st Overall Tour of Małopolska
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
4th Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej
6th Coupe des Carpathes
7th Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
2013
4th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
2014
2nd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st Points classification
6th Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
2015
9th Overall Tour of Croatia
2016
1st Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Czech Republic
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Memoriał Romana Siemińskiego
2nd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Poland
2nd Race Horizon Park Classic
4th Overall Tour of Małopolska
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 3
5th Horizon Park Race for Peace
6th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
2017
1st Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
1st Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Coupe des Carpathes
4th Overall Tour of Małopolska
5th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala
1st Mountains classification
5th Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia
7th Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego
9th Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej
2018
2nd Grand Prix Doliny Baryczy Milicz
2nd Grand Prix Minsk
3rd Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego
6th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
9th Overall Tour of Małopolska
9th Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia
2019
4th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st Mountains classification
4th Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego
2020
5th Overall Belgrade–Banja Luka

References

edit
  1. ^ "CCC Polsat Polkowice (CCC) - POL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Mazowsze Serce Polski". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Marek Rutkiewicz zakończył karierę. 17 razy startował w Tour de Pologne" [Marek Rutkiewicz ended his career. He took part in the Tour de Pologne 17 times]. TVP Sport (in Polish). Telewizja Polska. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Mazowsze Serce Polski". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
edit