Pavel Bittner

Pavel Bittner
Bittner in 2022
Personal information
Born (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 21)
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam DSM–Firmenich PostNL
Discipline
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Classics specialist
Amateur team
2019Team Mapei Merida Kaňkovský
Professional teams
2021–2022Development Team DSM[1][2]
2022–Team DSM[3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2024)
Medal record
Road cycling
Representing  Czech Republic
European Junior Road Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plouay Road race

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

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]

  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. ^ a b "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.
  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.