Maja Włoszczowska
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| Full name | Maja Martyna Włoszczowska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 9, 1983 Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52–56 kg (115–123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Mountain bike racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.