Anna Plichta

Anna Plichta (born 10 February 1992) is a Polish former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2016 and 2021 for five different teams. She rode at the UCI Road World Championships every year between 2014 and 2020, and also represented Poland at the 2015 European Games in the women's road race and women's time trial.

Career

In September 2016 she was announced as part of the squad for 2017. Plichta was meant to join Belgian team in 2018, but the team was disbanded in late October 2017 when their title sponsor Lensworld's new parent company, LensOnline decided to not continue sponsorship of the cycling team. After it was announced that Nikki Brammeier would leave at the end of 2017 to concentrate on cyclo-cross, Plichta was offered the position on in early November 2017.

Ahead of the 2021 season, Plichta joined the team on a two-year contract, however she retired at the end of 2021.

Personal life

Her favourite place to ride is the Polish mountains.

Major results

2014

4th GP du Canton d'Argovie

10th Overall Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen

1st Young rider classification

2015

3rd Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska

7th Overall Belgium Tour

9th Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage

2016

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

2nd Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska

5th Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island

2017

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

2019

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

4th Overall Gracia–Orlová

7th Overall Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta

2020

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

7th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships

References

External links

1992 births

Living people

Polish female cyclists

People from Wadowice

Cyclists at the 2015 European Games

European Games competitors for Poland

Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic cyclists for Poland

Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship

21st-century Polish sportswomen