Transfers! Hitec Products UCK signs Sylwia Kapusta
by Jen See on Oct 6, 2011 12:21 PM EDT
in Women's Cycling
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Team Hitec Products UCK announced today that they have signed Polish riders Sylwia Kapusta for the coming season. Here's the short press release comment from the team:
A climbing specialist and hard worker enters the Hitec Products team for 2012. She is 29 years, and riding in 2011 for the top UCI team Gauss and is the highest ranked Polish rider. Her major achievements in 2011 is her 4th place in Giro della Toscana and her 8th place in the Giro de Italia. In 2010 she rode for Safi Pasta Sara. Sylwia is an experienced pro cyclist and will contribute strongly to our team for 2012. Her biggest goal is the Road race in London Olympics.
According to her website, Kapusta counts both Lance Armstrong and Emma Pooley as her sporting idols.
Photo courtesy Hitec Products UCK.
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New teams/improved teams
Seems to be there’s a lot of very strong teams being built up around very strong riders at the moment in women’s cycling – in fact, the transfer season has been considerably more interesting than it has been with the men (I find I’m beginning to not care that much where Cav’s going anymore, nor which teams are amalgamating).
That, of course, bodes well for next year; promising a superb season. Maybe 2012 is going to be the year that women’s cycling finally hits the big time…?
Fingers crossed.
Luckily she didn't sign with Katusha.
Good to see a another climber, however I understand we need more hilly races on the womens calendar.
Two days, two brunettes?
Is there something special in the potatos at this time of the year? And is she support for Emma J in the Giro, or plan A?
I would think Plan A for the Giro, no?
Emma doesn’t really love the mountains, and is pretty open about that.
~ Gavia ~
Emma and Sylwia were 7th and 8th this year
just 10 seconds apart. It could make things interesting, even if neither is likely to get near Emma P and Mara.
I'd still bet Sylwia is plan A
but we’ll see. Maybe I catch up with Emma in the offseason and find out :)
~ Gavia ~
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