Polcster

Filip Polc

I am always trying my best... I am always trying to push my limits higher

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Hi, my name is Filip Polc. My discipline is downhill mountain biking. My friends call me Polcster. I was born on 10 April 1982 in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. My special talent is urban racing. My philosophy of life is keep pushing your limits. The most important person in my life is my girlfriend. My favourite food is thai.

Bio

Filip Polc is almost a bike legend in Slovakia. If you mention mountain biking to anyone in the country, they will invariably bring up the name Filip Polc.

Filip started competing on bikes at just four years old in a cyclotrial discipline, and after two years moved into BMX.

In 1990, he took part in the European Championship in Switzerland, where he reached the semi-finals. In the same year, he took part in the World Championships in France and ended up in the quarter-finals. The following year, Filip became champion of Czechoslovakia and Slovakia.

By 1994 he was dividing his efforts between BMX and Cross-Country MTB, before deciding to take full-time to mountain biking in 1996.

He was won and placed highly at more competitions than he can count since that day and continues to be a contender in downhill.

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Career Highlights

  1. 2011

    1. 1st Place: Red Bull Holy Ride

      Saijo City, Japan

  2. 2011

    1. 1st Place: Valaparaiso Urban Downhill

      Valparaiso, Chile

  3. 2009

    1. 1st Place: Desafio no Morro

      Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  4. 2001

    1. 1st Place: Downhill Czech Cup

      Czech Republic

    2. 1st Place: European Elite Downhill Championship

      Livigno, Italy

  5. 1998

    1. King of the Mountain

      Slovak Republic

    2. 3rd Place: Downhill European Championship

      Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic

  6. 1990

    1. Semi Finalist: European Championship

      Switzerland

Filip’s next event

iXS European Downhill Cup 2013

iXS European Downhill Cup 2013 - Leogang

Leogang, Austria

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Previous events

  1. Red Bull Valparaíso Cerro Abajo
    , Valparaíso
  2. Red Bull Ride the Palace
    , Sofia, Bulgaria
  3. Red Bull Descenso del Cóndor 2012
    , El Alto, Bolivia
  4. Round 6, Scotland: DHI 3
    , Fort William, UK
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