Pavel Bittner

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Pavel Bittner
Rund um Koln 2022 017.jpg
Bittner in 2022
Personal information
Born (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 22)
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Picnic PostNL
Discipline
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Classics specialist
Amateur team
2019Team Mapei Merida Kaňkovský
Professional teams
2021–2022 Development Team DSM [1] [2]
2022– Team DSM [3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2024)
Medal record
Road cycling
Representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
European Junior Road Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Plouay Road race

Pavel Bittner (born 29 October 2002) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic PostNL. [3]

Contents

Bittner turned professional in August 2022 with Team DSM. In August 2024, he took his first pro win on the opening stage of the Vuelta a Burgos, going on to win stage five and the points classification as well. [4] Later that month, he won the fifth stage of the Vuelta a España in a photo finish with Wout Van Aert. [5]

Major results

2019
National Junior Road Championships
1st MaillotRepublicaCheca.PNG Road race
2nd Time trial
7th Overall Saarland Trofeo
1st Stages 3a & 4
2020
National Junior Road Championships
1st MaillotRepublicaCheca.PNG Road race
2nd Time trial
UEC European Junior Road Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Road race
7th Time trial
2021
1st Stage 1 Course de la Paix Grand Prix Jeseníky
3rd Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix
2022
5th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Ronde van Overijssel
6th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
8th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
9th Rund um Köln
2023
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2024 (3 pro wins)
Vuelta a Burgos
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 5
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a España
2nd Grand Prix Criquielion
7th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
10th Nokere Koerse

Grand tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2024
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 115

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References

  1. "Development Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "DEVELOPMENT TEAM DSM". UCI. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Development Team DSM's Pavel Bittner and Casper van Uden promoted to the WorldTour". team-dsm.com. Team DSM. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. Farrand, Stephen (5 August 2024). "Vuelta a Burgos: Pavel Bittner beats Nizzolo to win stage 1". Cycling News . Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. Ryan, Barry (21 August 2024). "Vuelta a España: Pavel Bittner swipes stage 5 victory ahead of Van Aert and Groves". Cycling News . Retrieved 22 August 2024.