Zbigniew Głowaty Explained

Zbigniew Głowaty
Birth Date:4 March 1932
Birth Place:Hnilice, Eastern Borderlands, Poland
(today part of Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine)
Discipline:Road bicycle racing
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1956–63
Majorwins:Rás Tailteann, 1963

Zbigniew Głowaty (pronounced as /pl/; 4 March 1932 – 20 June 2014) was a Polish cyclist.[1] He won the Rás Tailteann in 1963.[2]

Early life

Głowaty was born in Galicia in 1932.

Career

Głowaty won the Polish Championship in track cycling in 1956. He won stages of the Tour de Pologne, finishing fourth overall in 1957.[3] In 1963 he won the Rás Tailteann, the first foreigner to win Ireland's premier race.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zbigniew Głowaty. Cycling. Archives. www.cyclingarchives.com.
  2. Book: Fogarty, Weeshie. My Beautiful Obsession - Chasing the Kerry Dream. 1 October 2012. The Collins Press. 9781848899827. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Zbigniew Glowaty - FirstCycling.com. firstcycling.com.
  4. Web site: Rás Tailteann - 1960's. www.rastailteann.com.