On Saturday, the International MTB Mountain Bike Race and the Little MTB Mountain Bike Marathon were held in the forests near Aleja Tysiąclecia (the area behind the PKN Orlen petrol station). The sporting events were organised by the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre. A total of 151 competitors took part in both races. Unfortunately, the spectators were conspicuously absent. A dozen or so people watched the competition near the start and finish.
A total of 104 male and female competitors in various age categories entered the first race. In the youth category, the winner was Szymon Piwowarski of KKS Ślęża Sobótka. Olga Wawrzyniak from Żary won the girls’ youth category. Dawid Brudziński from Janowice Wielkie was the fastest among the boys’ youth competitors. The younger junior category was won by Anna Kuniej from Chojnów and Piotr Kurczab from Srebrna Góra. Marta Sułek of RMF FM Mountain Dew Kraków and Radosław Waszczuk from Nysa were the fastest among the juniors. Mariusz Kowal of KS Team Kolarz Polanica won the elite category. Jarek Wojczal from Piechowice took first place in the masters category.
A total of 47 competitors took part in the Little MTB Mountain Bike Marathon. The distance to be covered was 21 km. Andrzej Szlacheta from Złotoryja won the youth category. Dawid Brudziński of Luks Baszta Złotoryja was the fastest among the boys’ youth competitors. Piotr Kurczab from Srebrna Góra won the younger junior category. Ernest Cichy of Luks Baszta Złotoryja was the fastest among the juniors. Rafał Iwan of Cyklosport Bolesławiec won the elite category (the same competitor also won the overall classification). Iwan Przemysław Kotowicz from Wrocław won the masters category. Agnieszka Formicka from Bolesławiec took first place in the women’s category.
Unfortunately, during the marathon, emergency medical services had to assist three boys for whom the forest section of the race proved too difficult. The boys were taken to hospital. According to information obtained from the admissions department of the Bolesławiec hospital, the most seriously injured boy suffered a concussion and abdominal injuries, while the other two had limb injuries.
Update 2007-06-19 17:42
The boy from Wałbrzych who was most seriously injured underwent surgery and recovered successfully. He is due to leave the Bolesławiec hospital on Thursday and return home.
(information and photos: MOSiR/MZ)