Józef Kapiak

Józef Kapiak (born October 1914 in Warsaw ; † June 21, 1989 ) was a Polish cyclist and Polish cycling champion .

Athletic career

Kapiak began his career in his hometown. Over the years he started for the Warsaw clubs Orlęta Warszawa, RKS Prąd Warszawa, Warszawianka and Jur Warsaw.
In 1938 and 1939 he became a Polish mountain champion. After the Second World War he was able to win this title again in 1948. In 1937 and 1938 he represented Poland at the UCI Road World Championships . At the age of 37, he finally won the Polish road racing championship for the second time, having been victorious in 1938. Three titles in the team time trial (1947, 1948, 1951) with different clubs complemented his national palmares. He took part in the International Peace Tour three times; third place in 1948 on the route from Prague to Warsaw was his best result.

Palmarès

year	success	run
1937	winner	7th stage Tour of Poland
	winner	8th stage Tour of Poland
	2.	9th stage Tour of Poland
	3.	Overall ranking Tour of Poland
1939	winner	2nd stage Tour of Poland
1946	3.	National Championship, Road, Team Time Trial, Poland
1947	2.	4th stage Tour of Poland
1948	3.	1st stage Tour of Poland
	2.	4th stage Tour of Poland
	3.	7th stage of the peace journey
	3.	Overall evaluation of the peace drive
	winner	Hill Climb Championship, Road, Poland
1951	winner	National Championship, Road, Poland
1952	2.	10th stage, part b, Tour of Poland
1952	2.	Overall ranking Tour of Poland

Professional

After finishing his sports career, he worked as a trainer at Legia Warsaw and trained, among others, Stanisław Królak and Andrzej Trochanowski .

Familiar

He was the younger brother of Mieczysław Kapiak , who was also a cyclist and had participated in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin .

Web links

Józef Kapiak in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bogdan Tuszyński: Złota księga kolarstwa polskiego . Ed .: Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza "BGW". Warsaw 1995, p. o. p . (Polish).
^ Bogdan Tuszynski, Daniel Marszalek: Wyscig Pokoju 1948-2001 . FDK, Warsaw 2002, ISBN 83-8624433-X , p. 161 (Polish).

personal data
SURNAME	Kapiak, Józef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warsaw
DATE OF DEATH	June 21, 1989

[:0-1] Bogdan Tuszyński: Złota księga kolarstwa polskiego . Ed .: Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza "BGW". Warsaw 1995, p. o. p . (Polish).

[2] Bogdan Tuszynski, Daniel Marszalek: Wyscig Pokoju 1948-2001 . FDK, Warsaw 2002, ISBN 83-8624433-X , p. 161 (Polish).