{"id":195550,"date":"2024-04-25T06:05:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=195550"},"modified":"2024-04-25T06:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:07:59","slug":"the-winner-of-our-liege-bastogne-liege-contest-compared-to-watching-it-on-tv-i-found-it-unbelievable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2024\/04\/25\/the-winner-of-our-liege-bastogne-liege-contest-compared-to-watching-it-on-tv-i-found-it-unbelievable\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winner of Our Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge Contest: \u2018Compared to watching it on TV, I found it unbelievable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a month ago, we put out a call for all die-hard cycling fans: show your love for cycling and what cycling fandom means to you and get creative with it. The prize for the best Instagram post was a 3-day experience at the recent Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge race with the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin\u2013Deceuninck for the winner and one guest, with all expenses covered.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And, whew, did you deliver<\/a>! Jan Zlatnik, a 21-year-old student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, is a living proof.<\/p>\n

In the winning Instagram post<\/a>, Jan mentioned: \u201cAs a die-hard cycling enthusiast, I\u2019ve yet to witness the thrill of a live race but my love for cycling runs deep.\u201d Turns out the middle part of that sentence was about to change soon.<\/p>\n

When choosing his approach, Jan decided to get inspired by the so-called Strava Art<\/a> where you trace a picture with your GPS computer while cycling, running, swimming, walking, etc. \u201cI wanted something that would set my post apart from the rest and also show my passion for cycling. Pictures of the routes in Strava with the hashtags #LiegeDream and ‘WE LOVE CYCLING’ were my way of showing my support for cycling.\u201d As for the portrait on the bike, Jan explained: \u201cThe denim shirt referenced the style of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team jersey this year. I hoped that this original approach and touch of humour would make not only me happy but also the community around the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

As apparent from his Instagram profile, Jan mostly follows road cycling, with his favourite race being the Tour de France \u201cnot only because it’s the most important and biggest race of the year, but also because I associate it with the start of the summer holidays.\u201d He also enjoys all spring Classics but adds with a smile that after this weekend, Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge might be his new favourite. Next on his list of favs is Tadej Poga\u010dar whom he has grown to like mainly because of his surprise win at the 2020 TDF, but Jan also likes to root for the underdogs, \u201cthose who are not the top favourites in a given race.\u201d<\/p>\n

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P\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvek sd\u00edlen\u00fd Jan Zlatn\u00edk (@janzlatnik)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n