European Conti cycling blog (twitter: @EastCycl)

      Before I will move to different topics on my blog, I need to review 2022 season of the team, which became established powerhouse on European conti scene over years - Elkov Kasper .     Elkov had to face plenty of challenges, when it comes to roster for this season. Alois Kaňkovský, one of best continental sprinters in recent years, ended his career in 2021. Team lost two more established leaders as Michal Schlegel joined Caja Rural and Michael Kukrle moved to Gazprom-Rusvelo. Remaining departure was Petr Kelemen, who joined ranks of Tudor Pro Cycling Team. Most valuable reinforcement was definitely Daniel Babor, who came with promise of doing well in mass finishes. Michael Boroš joined team to gain some good kilometres, mostly to prepare for CX season. Two more additions to roster, namely Filip Řeha with Tomáš Obdržálek, were intended to breaktrough into higher level of continental cycling with team.      Before the season ev...

     Before I will dive into race performances of HRE Mazowsze serce Polski, I need to remind one of their activities away from sport. Team took break from racing in march to participate in help for people of Ukraine, who were fleeing away from war. That alone means that the team was one of the most succesful cycling teams around world for me, since they had proven their ,,sportsmanship'' even above sport, which is something many teams forget about. Cycling is not everything.     Mazowsze squad consisted from mix of their last year riders (including some great leaders) and young prospects, who were generally gaining their first experience with continental cycling. Team had to face departure of Mihkel Räim, who provided 4 UCI wins in last season. On the other hand, Alan Banaszek, Jakub Kaczmarek and Marceli Boguslawski, who all gained victories last year aswell, stayed on board.       From those names above, it was definitely Boguslawski ...