Maja Włoszczowska

Maja Włoszczowska

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Personal information
Full name	Maja Martyna Włoszczowska
Born	(1983-11-09) November 9, 1983 Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	52–56 kg (115–123 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Mountain bike racing
Role	Rider
Rider type	Cross-country
Medal record Representing Poland Mountain bike racing Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Cross-country World Championships 2010 Mont Sainte-Anne Cross-country 2004 Les Gets Cross-country 2005 Livigno Cross-country 2007 Fort William Team relay 2011 Champery Cross-country 2004 Les Gets Team relay 2006 Rotorua Team relay European Championships 2009 Zoetermeer Cross-country 2004 Wałbrzych Cross-country 2005 Kluisbergen Cross-country 2010 Haifa Cross-country 2011 Dohňany Cross-country 2013 Bern Cross-country European Games 2015 Baku Cross-country Mountain bike marathon World Championships 2003 Lugano Marathon European Championships 2009 Tartu Marathon

Maja Martyna Włoszczowska (born November 9, 1983 in Warsaw) is a Polish mountain biker. She became world champion in Elite cross-country mountain biking in 2010. In the 2011 world championships Maja looked like she was about to retain the title, but finished in second place after losing over a minute to the eventual winner Catharine Pendrel due to a flat tire. In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Poland in cycling, more specifically, Women's cross country. She earned a bronze medal.

For her sport achievements, she received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.

Major achievements

2003

1st in UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships, Lugano, ITALIA.

2004

2nd in UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Les Gets, France.

2005

2nd in UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Livigno, ITALIA.

2nd in UCI Mountain Bike European Championships, Kluisbergen, Belgium.

2006

7th in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Curaçao.

4th in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Madrid, Spain.

13th in World Cup MTM XCO#3, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium.

12th in World Cup MTM XCO#4, Fort William, Great Britain.

6th in UCI Mountain Bike European Championships, Chies d'Alpago, ITALIA.

4th in UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Rotorua, New Zealand.

8th in World Cup MTB XCO#6, Schladming, Austria.

2007

13th in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Houffalize, Belgium.

8th in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Offenburg, Germany.

7th in UCI Mountain Bike European Championships, Cappadocia , Turkey.

4th in UCI Mountain Bike Marathon European Championships, Sankt Wendel, Germany.

2008

12th in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Offenburg, Germany.

18th in UCI Mountain Bike European Championships, Sankt Wendel, Germany.

5th in UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Val di Sole, ITALIA.

1st in Polish MTB National Championships.

2nd in Women's cross-country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

1st in World Cup MTB XCO#9, Schladming, Austria.

2009

1st in European XC Continental Championships, Zoetermeer, Netherlands.

2010

1st in World Cup MTB XCO#5, Val di Sol, Italy.

Elite Women's XC World Championships 2010 – Mont-Sainte-Anne.

2011

2nd in Elite Women's XC World Championships – Champéry, Switzerland.

2012

1st in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

3rd in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Houffalize, Belgium.

2013

2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Albstadt, Germany.

2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Nove Město na Moravě, Czech Republic.

3rd in European Championships, Bern, Switzerland

The Race

Since 2009 Maja Włoszczowska has lent her name to a cross country race in her home town of Jelenia Góra, called Jelenia Góra Trophy Maja Włoszczowska MTB Race. Riders such as Miguel Martinez, Catharine Pendrel or Mary McConneloug have taken part in it.

External links

• Official website