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Vroom with a view: FSO Factory opens to showcase its portfolio of legendary classics

Bizarre as they are beautiful, the exhibition includes a rich range of cars, vans and motorbikes that were once a common sight on the roads of Poland. Kalbar/TFN

For just the third time ever, visitors to the FSO Factory in Żerań are being allowed the chance to covet some of the most beautiful – and curious – motor vehicles produced in Poland.

Cop that! Officer nabs speeding motorbiker after chasing him on borrowed bicycle

The officer and his partner had been on patrol in Chełmżyca, northern Poland, when they spotted the biker racing through the village at a whopping 120km/h - in a 30km/h zone.

Białystok bike builder dressed as Santa breaks world record for riding tallest cycle

VIDEO: Dressed as Father Christmas, cult cycle constructor Adam Zdanowicz covered 108-metres on the 7.41-metre bicycle to smash the previous record held since 2013 by a man in California on a 6.15-metre bike.

Pedal power: the history of the Tour de Pologne

TFN takes a pictorial look back at Poland’s most famous cycling race.

On the road: travel blogger pedals west to east along Poland’s southern border

One of Poland’s most famous travel bloggers has cycled the length of Poland’s mountainous southern border from west to east as part of a gruelling challenge that saw her cycle up to 100 kilometres a day.

Bike sales and manufacturing soar thanks to COVID-19 lockdown

The dramatic increase in demand for Polish bikes both at home and abroad has been described by industry insiders as record-breaking with demand now at a four-year-high.

Kraków firm shakes things up with “most beautiful e-bike ever manufactured”

The company has taken the humble e-bike and turned it into a work of art.

Taiwanese man cycling round the world makes Polish pit stop

Jacky Chen had slept with coyotes in Alaska, had his bike stolen in Canada and his baggage in Mexico before stopping off to visit Polish pal in Gdańsk.

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Culture | History

Tale of thwarted love which inspired Mickiewicz’s greatest works to be turned into epic new film

Titled Uncertainty, the ambitious mega-production promises an intimate portrayal of the young Mickiewicz during a turbulent love affair, which would sow seeds of inspiration, ultimately germinating in works that would go on to become the cornerstone of Poland's literary heritage.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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