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I started with BIKES as four years old in a cyclotrial discipline and after 2 years preparing I moved to the BMX line. In 1990, I took part in the European Championship in Switzerland, where I went way to semifinal. In the same year, I took part at the world championship in France and I ended in quarter-final. In 1991 I became a champion of Czechoslovakia and Slovakia, I was the 5th at the European Championship in England and at the World Championship in Norway I fought way through to semifinal. In 1992 I was 2nd at the Czechoslovak Championship and 1st at the Champions of Slovakia, at the European Championship in Italy I fought way through to semifinal, advanced to the World Championship in Brazil, where I could not start because of the exorbitant costs.
In 1993 I become the Champion of Slovak Republic. At the European Championship in Sweden I fought way through to semifinal (among the representatives of 35 countries and 2420 sportsmen). In 1994 I took part alternately to BMX and MTB. At the Slovak Championship of MTB I finished as 2nd in cross country. In 1995 I directed to MTB – cross-country and at the Slovak Championship I was the 2nd. In 1996 I finished with the BMX and rode only cross-country.
At the Slovak Championship (XC) I was the 1st. I took part at competitions in dual slalom also, where I was 1st. My third discipline is DH (downhill ), where I finished as the 3rd in category till 18 years. I was also at the European Championships in Italy (Basano del Grappa) where I rode the classification in elite category. In 1997 with KCK Oslany I specialized on DH and DS. XC I rode just for fun. I was 3rd on the Slovak Championship in DH and I was Champion of Slovakia in DS. On Czech Republic Championship in junior category in DH I finished 1st. I was Slovak Champion in XC too. In 1998 I rode for SEAT Merida KCK Oslany. I started to be a RED BULL rider.
My major international success in this year were the 3rd in DH and 5th place in DS on the European Championships in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Rep. I had the 4th place in DL in Arrai, Japan on the World Cup and on the World Championship in Mont Sant´Anne in Canada I had the 5th place in DL and the 9th in DH. I became the Slovak Elite Champion in DS and DH and I ended on the 6th place in World Cup ranking DL. I won the Newcomer of the Year, the Cyclist of the Year and the King of the Mountain in Slovakia. I stayed with SEAT Merida KCK Oslany in the 1999. In the World Cup in this season I was 2nd in DL, in Le Gets (France), 5th in DL in Mont S. Anne, Canada and in Kaprun (Austria), too.
On the European Championchip in La Molina, Spain I finished as 3rd in Juniors DH and 9th in DS. Norba, in Mammoth brought me the 5th place in DS. I became the Junior Champion in DH of Czech Republic and I ended on the 7th place in World Cup ranking DL. I was proclaimed the Newcomer of the season in USA and the King of the Mountain in Slovakia. With my team Merida KCK Oslany on the beginning of 2000 I participated in a Red Bull Bike tube race in Cortina d´Ampezzo, Italy where I won the race. I was 5th in DL in Les Gets on a World Cup race and I went to the World Championship Junior DH in Siera Nevada, Spain where I fell in first position before the finish line and I finished on the 10th place.
To end the season I went to Lisabon, Portugal for the Red Bull Down Town where I ended up on the 3rd position. I went thru an accident of the neck vertebras during the season but I won the Czech DH Cup. I got the King of the Mountain and BestMountain biker price and I was nominated for the price of NEA Awards (extreme sports awards) in Munich, Germany. For the 2001 season I entered a Professional bike team AUTHOR RB Škoda Auto.
In this year I won the European Elite DH Championship in Livigno, Italy and I ended up as 5th on the World Championship in the same category in Vail, USA.
I won also the Czech Cup in DH. On the Red Bull race King of the Monte Bu I took the 1st place. I became the Cyclist of the Year in Slovakia and I got another nomination for the NEA Awards. During this season I accidentally broke my wrist and I continued to race till the end of the year when I had to go thru a surgery. My recovery lasted for four months. I started regularly the 2002 season in the Author Team. I was in the 3rd place on the Red Bull City Wall Race. World Cup race in Mont S. Anne brought me the 8th position in 4X. I won several Slovak, Czech and Polish Cup races. I won the entire Czech Cup in DH and became a Czech Champion in DH.
I started to race on the INTENSE BICYCLES for my own team in the 2003. Good start at the beginning of the season in different Slovak, Czech and Polish races but after a 1st place in 4X in Scawno Zdroj I crashed the day after in the semifinals of the second race and interrupted my season with pneumothorax and several broken bones. I tried to come back for the World Championships in Lugano but I didn´t make it to place myself better then on the 20th position in 4X and the 60th in DH. I continued to ride for the FILIP POLC RACING TEAM in the 2004 season. I became an official speed recorder on the snowscoot (134,51 km/h) in Leysin, Switzerland. I was on the 4th place in DH on the Snowscoot World Championships in Praloup, France at the beginning of the year. I started the bike season with a broken scapula despite that I made it again to place myself among the world best riders. I was 8th in 4X on the third round of the World Cup in Schladming, Austria. I placed myself on the 9th place in 4X and 16th place in DH on the European Championships in Walzbrych, Poland. I became Slovak DH Champion in Žilina and Slovak DH Cup Winner for the year 2004 with no loss. I ended with the 42nd position in DH after a crash in the second half of the track and I was 18th in 4X on the World Championship in Les Gets, France. It turned out well a week later on the World Cup Final in Livigno, Italy.
I ended up on the 5th place in 4X. The runs were very interesting indeed! I obtained the 2nd place on the DH Czech Cup Final in Bystřice pod Hostínem. I was 2nd on the Slovak 4X Championship and this was the last contest of the bike season 2004. I won the Czech winter DH/4X cup. I achieved nice results riding for my team FILIP POLC RACING TEAM in the 2005 season. I placed myself 4th in the 4X World Cup race in Schladming and my placements in 4X WC races were all up to the 8th place this season. I am dissapointed of my DH season because my condition was graduating well and my season got interrupted by a knee injury in Canada. I had to give up the world cup races in Mont S. Anne and Angel Fire and to stop my training for a month. Despite that I became Slovak DH Champion and finished in 18th place on the World Cup Final in Fort William. In the 2006 season I make part of the UCI trade team Gravity Group riding on TURNER bikes and I have my Filip Polc Racing Team with many talented riders, too. I resigned with Gravity-Group for the 2007 nd it was a very succesful season for me. Check it out in the results.. In the year 2008 I signed with the team KENDA TOMAC and started to ride TOMAC bikes. |
