Zbigniew Głowaty (; 4 March 1932 – 20 June 2014) was a Polish

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He won the

Rás Tailteann Rás Tailteann (; "Tailteann Race"), often shortened to the Rás, is an annual international cycling stage race, held in Ireland. Traditionally held in May, the race returned after a hiatus in 2022 as 5 day event held in June. By naming the rac ...

in 1963.

Early life

Głowaty was born in Galicia in 1932.

Career

Głowaty won the Polish Championship in track cycling in 1956. He won stages of the

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, finishing fourth overall in 1957. In 1963 he won the

, the first foreigner to win Ireland's premier race.

References

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