MAJKA Rafal

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Road Race
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3

UCI Road World Championships

Year	Location	Road Race
2019	Harrogate, GBR	DNF
2018	Innsbruck, AUT	35
2015	Richmond, VA, USA	74
2013	Florence, ITA	58

Tour de France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
19	Men's Individual	2018	Paris, FRA
27	Men's Individual	2016	Paris, FRA
28	Men's Individual	2015	Paris, FRA
34	Men's Individual	2021	Paris, FRA
44	Men's Individual	2014	Paris, FRA

Giro d'Italia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men's Individual	2016	Turin, ITA
6	Men's Individual	2019	Verona, ITA
6	Men's Individual	2014	Trieste, ITA
7	Men's Individual	2013	Brescia, ITA
12	Men's Individual	2020	Milan, ITA

Vuelta a Espanya

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men's Individual	2015	Madrid, ESP
6	Men's Individual	2019	Madrid, ESP
13	Men's Individual	2018	Madrid, ESP
19	Men's Individual	2013	Madrid, ESP
32	Men's Individual	2012	Madrid, ESP
39	Men's Individual	2017	Madrid, ESP

Ten best WorldTour performances in career

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
1	2014	Men's Individual	Tour de Pologne	Krakow, POL
2	2017	Men's Individual	Tour de Pologne	Bukowina Tatrzanska, POL
2	2017	Men's Individual	Tour of California	Pasadena, CA, USA
3	2020	Men's Individual	Tirreno - Adriatico	San Benedetto del Tronto, ITA
3	2013	Road Race	Il Lombardia	Lecco, ITA
4	2020	Men's Individual	Tour de Pologne	Krakow, POL
4	2013	Men's Individual	Tour de Pologne	Krakow, POL
5	2020	Men's Individual	UAE Tour	Abu Dhabi, UAE
5	2018	Men's Individual	UAE Tour	Jebel Hafeet, UAE
6	2018	Men's Individual	Tour of California	Sacramento, CA, USA
6	2017	Men's Individual	UAE Tour	Abu Dhabi, UAE

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit

Athlete

Wife Magdalena, daughter Maja [2017], one son [2020]

English, Italian, Polish

UAE Team Emirates [United Arab Emirates] since 2021

Turned professional in 2011

A back injury forced him to withdraw from the 2017 World Championships in Bergen, Norway. (se.pl, 15 Sep 2017)

A knee injury meant he missed the 2012 Giro d'Italia. (eurosport.onet.pl, 09 Aug 2014)

He took up cycling at age 12 in Zegartowice, Poland. (eurosport.onet.pl, 09 Aug 2014)

In 2002 he took part in a trial at a cycling club and his talent was noticed by coach Zbigniew Kleka. (rafal-majka.pl, 01 Jan 2015; eurosport.onet.pl, 09 Aug 2014)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, to finish on the podium at the world championships, and to win one of the Grant Tours. (eurosport.tvn24.pl, 18 Jan 2021; tvp.pl, 18 Dec 2019)

Winning bronze in the road race at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (eurosport.tvn24.pl, 18 Jan 2021)

He competed at the 2020 Giro d'Italia despite a serious stomach problem. (eurosport.tvn24.pl, 25 Oct 2020)

In 2016 he was presented with the Golden Cross of Merit by the president of Poland. (prezydent.pl, 05 Oct 2016)

In 2014 he received the Silver Cross of Merit by the president of Poland. (prezydent.pl, 20 Oct 2014)