{"id":205461,"date":"2026-06-09T13:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=205461"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:12:14","slug":"ewa-zwolskas-unseen-stage-finding-strengthe-in-the-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/06\/09\/ewa-zwolskas-unseen-stage-finding-strengthe-in-the-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Something of Her Own: The Quiet Strength Bubbling in Ewa Zwolska"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Ewa joined The Unseen Stage, she hoped it would pull her out of routine and give her a reason to focus on herself again. Since then, her preparation for L\u2019\u00c9tape Poland has been anything but straightforward. Between running a mountain hut, working punishingly long days, battling fatigue, and questioning her progress, she has often felt stretched to her limits. Yet perhaps that is exactly where unexpected strength reveals itself \u2013 which is precisely the sentiment of the entire The Unseen Stage challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Unlike many athletes who rely on motivational rituals or carefully crafted routines, Ewa’s approach is remarkably simple. \u201cThere\u2019s no trick,\u201d she says. \u201cI do what they tell me to do, and that\u2019s it.\u201d If anything pushes her out the door, it is the reality of what lies ahead. \u201cThere\u2019s panic before the start, and that forces me to go to training regardless.\u201d It is not the glamorous side of motivation. But it is honest. And honesty has become a defining theme of her journey.<\/p>\n

Over the past months, Zwolska has spent plenty of time confronting what she feels she has lost. \u201cI\u2019m simply not in the shape I used to be,\u201d she admits. Two years ago, she remembers feeling stronger, fitter, and more capable of handling physical challenges. Today, she often finds herself surprised by her own limitations. \u201cI struggle most with my body,\u201d she says. \u201cIt still amazes me that it has its limits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet while training has exposed weaknesses, it has also revealed unexpected abilities. One of the biggest surprises has been her relationship with road cycling itself. Having always gravitated towards mountain adventures, she assumed road riding would feel unnatural. Instead, the opposite happened. \u201cI learned that riding a road bike isn\u2019t as difficult as some people describe,\u201d she says. \u201cI have decent stability and even enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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