Władysław Klabiński

Władysław Klabiński (born May 25, 1925 in Herne , † January 4, 2004 in Warsaw ) was a French-Polish cyclist and national champion in cycling.

Klabiński was the son of Polish immigrants who settled in Germany in the 1920s. In the 1930s the family moved back to Poland and lived in France since the 1940s . There Władysław Klabiński turned to road cycling with his four brothers.

In 1950 Klabiński took part with his brothers Bronisław and Felix within the team of Poles living in France in the multi-country stage race International Peace Tour. While his brother Bronisław achieved second place in the overall standings, Władysław retired early. During the race, Władysław Klabiński decided to stay in Poland.

In 1950 he was Polish champion in the 100 km team time trial . In 1951 he returned with the Polish national team to the International Peace Tour and finished 29th. For Poland, Klabiński started a total of five times in the Peace Tour and in 1952 he had his best final result with 16th place. He celebrated his only stage win in the 1954 Peace Run. Klabiński achieved a stage win in the Tour of Poland in 1952 and 1953. In the overall ranking he came in fifth in 1952 and fourth in 1953. His greatest success as a single driver came in 1953 when he won the Polish championship in the individual road race. Klabiński ended his career in 1955 with third place at the Polish championships in road singles.

family

Władysław Klabiński was the younger brother of Edward and Bronisław , who were also racing cyclists.

literature

• Bogdan Tuszynski: Złota księga kolarstwa polskiego. Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza, Warsaw 1995, ISBN 83-7066-633-7 ( The golden book of Polish cycling. (In Polish)).

Web links

• Profile at www.radsportseiten.net

Individual evidence

1. ^ New Germany (ed.): Täves Friedensfahrt-Lexikon . Berlin 1965, p. 22 .