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Historic Overview Michal Klasa

Rider

Overall Rank5707
NameMichal KLASA
Country
  Czechoslovakia
Date of birth19-Dec-1953 - Praha (Praha Kraj)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Michal Klasa (born 19 December 1953) is a retired cyclist from Czechoslovakia. He competed in four events in total at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he finished in eights and fifth place in the 4000 m individual and team pursuit, respectively. In 1980, he won a bronze medal in the 100 km time trial, but failed to finish the individual road race. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by Czechoslovakia and competed in the Friendship Games instead, winning a bronze medal in the team road race.

Klasa won three medals at the world championships, in the team pursuit in 1974 and in the team time trial in 1981 and 1985. Between 1976 and 1985, he won more than 12 individual stages at major international races and three races overall, in Lidice (1979), Circuit des Ardennes (1981) and the Sealink Race (1981).

He retired around 1986 due to multiple past injuries and worked first as a cycling coach and then as a distributor of nutrition supplements.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

8

Major Victories

Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha 1975
Tour de Pologne - stages 1976 (2)
Tour de l'Avenir - stages 1978 (1)
Wyścig Pokoju / Závod Míru / Friedensfahrt - stages 1978 (1), 1979 (2), 1981 (1)
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Seasons

Michal Klasa - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1975 Individual 0 1232
2. 1976 Individual 46 424
3. 1977 Individual 60 362
4. 1978 Individual 125 277
5. 1979 Individual 86 330
6. 1981 Individual 96 368
7. 1982 Individual 93 373
8. 1985 Individual 24 656
9. 1986 Individual 30 625
Overall: 560 5707