{"id":205434,"date":"2026-06-05T06:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=205434"},"modified":"2026-06-05T06:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:44:47","slug":"ewa-zwolska-hardest-cycling-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/06\/05\/ewa-zwolska-hardest-cycling-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Mountain Hut Shifts and Training: Ewa Zwolska\u2019s Hardest Cycling Hill to Climb Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we first met Ewa, she described herself not as an athlete, but as someone who simply likes to \u201cdo things\u201d: long mountain trails, thousand-kilometre bike trips across Poland, adventures powered more by curiosity than competition. The Unseen Stage was meant to push her into something entirely new: structured preparation for L\u2019\u00c9tape Poland. Now, deep into the training process, she is discovering that the hardest part is not necessarily the riding itself. It is everything surrounding it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Zwolska runs a mountain hut, working shifts that often stretch to 16 hours a day. In theory, training is neatly organised inside an app. In reality, every workout requires negotiation with exhaustion, time, and geography itself. \u201cTo do my workout, I have to descend from the mountains to the road,\u201d she explains. \u201cEvery descent is time-consuming, and so is the ascent, so I need more time for training than someone in the valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

The image perfectly captures her version of The Unseen Stage: while many riders squeeze training around busy schedules, Ewa is balancing it against a physically demanding lifestyle where work never really stops. \u201cI work like a horse here and train,\u201d she says bluntly. \u201cI have no personal time outside of training and physiotherapy.\u201d<\/p>\n

That physiotherapy has become necessary because of growing back pain \u2013 one more challenge layered onto an already overloaded routine. Recovery, she knows, is the missing piece. \u201cSometimes I get on the bike already terribly tired from work, and my legs are like jelly,\u201d she admits. \u201cI have no recovery, which I know is very important.\u201d Despite everything, she keeps showing up.<\/p>\n

Part of that consistency comes from support. Another rider, also named Ewa, whom she met during cycling technique sessions, has become a steady source of motivation and guidance, helping her understand the training schedule and stay mentally focused through the process.<\/p>\n

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