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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.