Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska |
| Born |
September 10, 1981 Środa Śląska, Poland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | TKK Pacific Toruń |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003–2004 | Bonda-Lukowski |
| 2005–2006 | Peugeot Andrzej Kita |
| 2007–2008 | AA Drink Cycling Team |
| 2009–2010 | Red Sun Cycling Team |
| 2011–2012 | Ogniwo Dzierżoniów |
| 2013 – | TKK Pacific Toruń |
| Major wins | |
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Stage Races
Single-Day Races
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Infobox last updated on 10 September 2014 | |
Paulina Agata Brzeźna-Bentkowska (born September 10, 1981 in Środa Śląska) is a Polish professional road racing cyclist riding for Polish team TKK Pacific Toruń.
Brzeźna-Bentkowska is an all-rounder, with good climbing performances. Over past three years she placed high overall and won stages in stage races such as Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska and Gracia-Orlová, taking the general classification of the latter in 2014.
She competed at 2008 Summer Olympics, taking 8th place in elite women road race and marking the most successful result in the history of Polish women cycling.
Career highlights include two national road race titles, as well as multiple podium finishes at Poland National Championships. Brzeźna-Bentkowska also has a regular record in UCI World Championships finishes – she placed 10th in 2012, 17th in 2009 and 2013 and 19th in 2011.
Palmarès
- 1998
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 1999
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 2001
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 2002
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 2003
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Individual time trial
- 2004
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 2005
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National Road Race Champion - 2006
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Individual time trial
- 2008
- National Road Race Champion
- 1st Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Individual time trial
- 8th Beijing Olympics, Road race
- 2009
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Individual time trial
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 2010
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Individual time trial
- 2011
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 6th Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
- 7th Gracia-Orlová
- 2012
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 8th Tour de Bretagne Féminin
- 10th World Championships, Road race
- 2013
- 1st Stage 3 Gracia-Orlová
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
- 2nd Poland National Championships, Road race
- 3rd Poland National Championships, Individual time trial
- 2014
- 1st Gracia-Orlová
- 1st Stage 1 & 3
- 2016
- 9th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria[1]
External links
- Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska profile at Cycling Archives
- Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska profile at Cycling Quotient
- ↑ "Guarnier wins Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria". cyclingnews.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.