Vol 1, No 9
Articles in this issue
- Editorial warning that despite the Związek's resolution backing Kolarz Polski as official organ, only 17 of roughly 100 affiliated clubs have paid their subscription in four months; the editors say they will stop sending free copies.
- First instalment of a history of the Polish cycling championship by "Sportowiec", from the 1886 founding of the Warszawskie Towarzystwo Cyklistów to the W.T.C.'s first 100-verst road championship in 1891, held despite Russian official and public opposition.
- Pomian's eyewitness report on the 1926 world track championships in Milan, describing Blackshirt intimidation and partisan judging (Łazarski's win over Martinetti annulled, Kaufmann demoted behind Moretti); Martinetti of Italy took the amateur title and Moeskops of Holland the professional title ahead of Moretti.
- Wł. Junosza's account of the 1926 Tour de France: Bottecchia abandoned after losing time steadily, and Lucien Buysse won the storm-hit Bayonne–Luchon stage over the Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresourde alone to take the overall lead by half an hour from Tailleu.
- Pomian's history of the unpaced hour record, from Dodds' 1876 mark through Linton, Desgrange and Petit-Breton to Oscar Egg's 44 km 247 m record of June 1914, noting Poland still has no unpaced hour record of its own.
- Editorial notice asking subscribers to settle payment or this issue will be their last, and asking correspondents to post provincial reports by registered letter at least five days before each issue.
- A reader signed "Miłośnik Sportu Kolarskiego" disputes Fes's claim (Kolarz Polski No. 5) that short-distance racing should head every programme, arguing every long-distance rider began as a sprinter and no sprinter has attempted the hour record.
- Domestic news: Józef Lange won the Warsaw 50 km championship and set a new 25 km motor-paced record while Choiński set Polish motorcycle records; Piotrowicz won the Kraków–Zakopane mountain classic as Cracovia opened its new 440 m concrete track, the largest in Poland.
- Foreign news: Moeskops beat Kaufmann and Michard again in the re-run world sprint at Amsterdam, Girardengo swept the Marseille meeting, Victor Linart won the motor-paced world title at Turin, and France took the amateur road world title through Dayen.