{"id":23456,"date":"2026-05-15T10:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/?p=23456"},"modified":"2026-05-16T16:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:28:14","slug":"the-2026-orlen-lang-team-race-season-begins-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/the-2026-orlen-lang-team-race-season-begins-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 ORLEN Lang Team Race season begins this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Saturday, May 16, marks the opening round of the 2026 ORLEN Lang Team Race season. The renowned cycling series for amateur riders will once again begin in the heart of the Bieszczady Mountains \u2013 in Ar\u0142am\u00f3w and its picturesque surroundings, where riders will compete on a demanding and scenic course accompanied by a professional race atmosphere.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The time has come for the start of one of the most anticipated amateur cycling series in Poland \u2013 ORLEN Lang Team Race. This unique three-event series attracts thousands of cycling enthusiasts every year, all eager to test themselves on specially designed routes. The 2026 edition will feature races in AR\u0141AM\u00d3W (16\/05), BUKOVINA Resort (08\/08), where the ORLEN Tour de Pologne Amateurs \u2013 Ryszard Szurkowski Memorial will take place, and BYT\u00d3W (19\/09).<\/p>\n

The 2026 season will open with the race in Ar\u0142am\u00f3w on Saturday, May 16. The event promises an unforgettable challenge for cycling enthusiasts. Riders will tackle a 69-kilometre route leading through Gruszowa, Koniusza and Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska. The peloton will complete the demanding Bieszczady circuit twice \u2013 a course well known from the elite battles of the Tour de Pologne UCI WorldTour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI invite all cycling enthusiasts to join us at ORLEN Lang Team Race in Ar\u0142am\u00f3w. We have prepared a beautiful and demanding course in the Bieszczady Mountains. The start and finish will be located at Hotel Ar\u0142am\u00f3w, and along the way riders will pass through many stunning locations, including Gruszowa and Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska. It will be a spectacular event,\u201d says Czes\u0142aw Lang, General Director of Lang Team.<\/p>\n

Participants of ORLEN Lang Team Race will have an excellent opportunity to test their early-season form on challenging climbs. The nearly 70-kilometre route includes seven ascents, guaranteeing exciting racing and strong sporting emotions on the picturesque roads of south-eastern Poland. As tradition dictates, both the start and finish lines will be located at Hotel Ar\u0142am\u00f3w, where the race office will open on Friday, May 15.<\/p>\n

Competitors in the various age categories will battle for prizes provided by partners including Germina and Eko\u00ef, as well as the coveted ORLEN Lang Team Race leader jerseys.<\/p>\n

Every rider will receive a starter pack containing Vitarade nutrition products and supplements from Fitness Authority \u2013 a brand dedicated to athletes and active lifestyles. Thanks to the cooperation between Lang Team and Decathlon, participants will also have access to a professional bike service in the race village.<\/p>\n

Once again, ORLEN Lang Team Race will provide amateur cyclists with a unique opportunity to experience challenging routes, professional race organisation and top-level safety standards in one of Poland\u2019s most beautiful cycling regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Saturday, May 16, marks the opening round of the 2026 ORLEN Lang Team Race season. The renowned cycling series for amateur riders will once again begin in the heart of the Bieszczady Mountains \u2013 in Ar\u0142am\u00f3w and its picturesque surroundings, where riders will compete on a demanding and scenic course accompanied by a professional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23457,"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23456\/revisions\/23457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langteamrace.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}