Czesław Lang – an outstanding sportsman, manager, businessman and social activist. Multiple Polish Cycling Champion.
Since 1993 he has been the General Director of Lang Team and Tour de Pologne. Under his leadership Tour de Pologne being a part of the prestigious cycle UCI World Tour, has become one of the most important world cycling race. He promotes professional and amateur cycling at different levels.
He initiated many events which became cyclical events attracting numbers of cycling enthusiasts. They include: Skandia Maraton Lang Team, Grand Prix MTB, Nutella Mini Tour de Pologne, Tour de Pologne Amatorów or Tauron Lang Team Race. He is a member of the International Association of Cycling Race Organizers (AIOCC).
His professional activity as the General Director of Tour de Pologne added to the prestige and role of TOUR DE POLOGNE UCI WORLD TOUR.
Today TOUR DE POLOGNE is:
- The biggest cyclically organised sports event in Poland and the most recognised sports brand in our country, and also the biggest cycling race in Central Europe.
- One of the oldest sports events in our country. The first edition took place in 1928.
- Since 1993 it has been fully professional, and since 2005 it has been held as part of the prestigious cycle UCI World Tour (2005-2011 as the “UCI Pro Tour”) of the cycling championship league.
- The most often awarded sports event in Poland.
- The sports event in Poland of the greatest media visibility.
- Tour de Pologne is broadcasted in 119 countries and in 30 language versions.
- The perfect form of promoting Poland, its cities and the most beautiful regions.
- The social phenomenon which unites millions of Poles. In 2015, 3.2 million fans were present on the race route.
- It emphasises, in an original way, its national character recalling the most important events of in Poland’s history. The race joined the celebration of the Year of Chopin, commemorated the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, followed the route of John Paul II and our national anthem “from the Italian land to Poland”, and also celebrated the 25th anniversary of free Poland.
- It promotes the active and healthy lifestyle also through its accompanying events – Tour de Pologne of Amateurs organised for all bike fans and Nutella Mini Tour de Pologne for children and teenagers.
- This year Tour de Pologne for women was organised for the first time.
