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Sylvester Szmyd
Key Stats
Team: Lampre
Nationality: Polish
Born: March 2, 1978
Hometown: Bydgoszcz, Poland
Residence: Montignoso di Massa, Italy
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 130 pounds
Strengths: Climbing
Turned Pro: 2001
Hobbies: Computers
Palmares
Career Highlights:
Top-10 overall, Tour of Romandie, 2007
2nd, stage 4, Dauphiné Libéré, 2007
2007
2nd, stage 4, Dauphiné Libéré
6th, stage 4, Tour of Romandie
7th, Giro dell Emilia
9th overall, Tour of Romandie
2006
5th, stage 4, Tour of Romandie
6th, stage 1, Giro del Trentino
8th, stage 2, Giro del Trentino
9th overall, Settimana Coppi-Bartali
10th, stage 3, Tour of Romandie
10th overall, Tour of Romandie
2004
2nd, GP Schwarzwald
4th, Japan Cup
2003
8th, stage 2, Giro del Trentino
8th overall, Giro del Trentino
2002
3rd, stage 2, Due Giorni Marchigiana
6th, Schijnbergen Rundfahrt
8th, stage 4, Giro della Provincia di Lucca
2001
6th, stage 6, Tour de Pologne
6th overall, Tour de Pologne
9th, GP Llodio
9th, stage 8, Tour de Pologne
Biography
Szmyd is a good climber from Poland. He has been riding since 1988 and turned pro in 2001 with Tacconi Sport. He has competed in the Giro d’Italia six times and the Vuelta a España four times.