{{short description|Czech cyclist}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Pavel Bittner | image = Rund um Köln 2022 017.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Bittner in 2022 | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|10|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Olomouc, Czech Republic | height = 1.84 m | weight = 73 kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|DSM men}} | discipline = {{ubl|Road|Cyclo-cross}} | role = Rider | ridertype = Sprinter<br>Classics specialist | amateuryears1 = 2019 | amateurteam1 = Team Mapei Merida Kaňkovský | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 2021–2022 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|DDS|2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15324/1002133/276|title=Development Team DSM|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=7 February 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210207005712/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15324/1002133/276|archivedate=7 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DEVELOPMENT TEAM DSM |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17367 |website=UCI |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2022– | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|DSM men|2022}}<ref name="DSM">{{cite web|url=https://www.team-dsm.com/pavel-casper-promoted/|title=Development Team DSM’s Pavel Bittner and Casper van Uden promoted to the WorldTour|date=17 June 2022|work=team-dsm.com|publisher={{UCI team code|DSM men|2022}}|accessdate=18 June 2022|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618064038/https://www.team-dsm.com/pavel-casper-promoted/|archivedate=18 June 2022}}</ref> | proyears3 = | proteam3 = | majorwins = '''Grand Tours''' :'''Vuelta a España''' ::1 individual stage (2024) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Road cycling}} {{Medal|Country|{{CZE}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European Junior Road Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2020 Plouay|Road race}} | show-medals = no }} '''Pavel Bittner''' (born 29 October 2002) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|DSM men}}.<ref name="DSM" />
Bittner turned professional in August 2022 with {{UCI team code|DSM men|2022}}. 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-burgos-2024/stage-1/results/ | title=Vuelta a Burgos: Pavel Bittner beats Nizzolo to win stage 1 | work=Cycling News | date=5 August 2024 | accessdate=22 August 2024 | author=Farrand, Stephen}}</ref> Later that month, he won the fifth stage of the Vuelta a España in a photo finish with Wout Van Aert.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2024/stage-5/results/ | title=Vuelta a España: Pavel Bittner swipes stage 5 victory ahead of Van Aert and Groves | work=Cycling News | date=21 August 2024 | accessdate=22 August 2024 | author=Ryan, Barry}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2019 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|czech}} Road race ::2nd Time trial : 7th Overall Saarland Trofeo ::1st Stages 3a & 4 ;2020 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|czech}} Road race ::2nd Time trial : UEC European Junior Road Championships ::2nd 15px 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 <small>(3 pro wins)</small> : Vuelta a Burgos ::1st {{cjersey|green}} 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 ;2025 : 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies : 3rd Münsterland Giro : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Gooikse Pijl : 6th Overall Renewi Tour ::1st {{cjersey|turquoise}} Points classification : 7th Rund um Köln : 8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 9th Scheldeprijs ;2026 : 2nd Scheldeprijs : 3rd Bredene Koksijde Classic : 6th Tour of Bruges {{div col end}}
===Grand tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | 133 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | 115 | |}
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