Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska

Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska

Personal information
Full name	Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska
Born	(1981-09-10) 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
Stage Races 1st Gracia-Orlová (2014) 3 individual stages Single-Day Races National Road Race Champion (2005, 2008)
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

References

External links

• Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska profile at Cycling Archives
• Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska profile at Cycling Quotient
• Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska profile at ProCyclingStats