Anna Plichta

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Anna Plichta

| image = Anna Plichta - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Women's road race).jpg

| caption = Plichta at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships.

| fullname = Anna Plichta

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wadowice, Poland[http://www.olimpijski.pl/pl/rio2016/t/639,30649,kolarstwo.html Polish 2016 Olympic team] at the Polish Olympic Committee website

| death_date =

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| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| amateuryears1 = 2014–2015

| amateurteam1 = TKK Pacific Torun{{cycling archives|103733}}

| proyears1 = 2016

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BTC|2016}}

| proyears2 = 2017

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RBW|2017}}

| proyears3 = 2018

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DLT|2018}}

| proyears4 = 2019–2020

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|TFS2|2019}}{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=Trek Bicycle Corporation|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|access-date=8 March 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-women-add-two-to-2020-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo Women add two to 2020 roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=25 October 2019|access-date=15 January 2020}}

| proyears5 = 2021

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|LSL|2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15392/1001101/277|title=Lotto Soudal Ladies|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=23 January 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123222250/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15392/1001101/277|archivedate=23 January 2021}}

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Anna Plichta (born 10 February 1992) is a Polish former racing cyclist,{{cite news|url=https://www.lottosoudal.be/en/news/detail/4772/anna-plichta-retires-from-pro-cycling|title=Anna Plichta retires from pro cycling|work={{UCI team code|LSL|2021}}|publisher=Captains of Cycling|date=6 December 2021|accessdate=22 May 2022}} 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 {{UCI team code|RBW|2017}} squad for 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vos-heads-new-fortitude-pro-cycling-womens-team-in-2017/ |title=Vos heads new Fortitude Pro Cycling women's team in 2017 |last1=Frattini |first1=Kirsten |date=29 September 2016 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=29 September 2016}} Plichta was meant to join Belgian team {{UCI team code|LWZ|2017}} 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.{{cite news|title=Lensworld-Kuota set to fold in 2018|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lensworld-kuota-set-to-fold-in-2018/|access-date=13 December 2017|work=Cycling News|date=27 October 2017}} After it was announced that Nikki Brammeier would leave {{UCI team code|DLT|2017}} at the end of 2017 to concentrate on cyclo-cross, Plichta was offered the position on {{UCI team code|DLT|2018}} in early November 2017.{{cite news|title=Boels-Dolmans welcomes late signing Anna Plichta|url=https://www.boelsdolmanscyclingteam.com/en/news/boels-dolmans-welcomes-late-signing-anna-plichta|access-date=13 December 2017|work=Boels Dolmans Cycling Team|date=10 November 2017}}

Ahead of the 2021 season, Plichta joined the {{UCI team code|LSL|2021}} team on a two-year contract,{{cite news|url=https://www.lottosoudal.be/en/news/anna-plichta-sign-lotto-soudal-ladies|title=Anna Plichta to sign with Lotto Soudal Ladies|work={{UCI team code|LSL|2020}}|publisher=Captains of Cycling|date=29 October 2020|access-date=29 October 2020}} however she retired at the end of 2021.

Personal life

Her favourite place to ride is the Polish mountains.{{cite web |title=Women's Cycling Profiles: Anna Plichta |url=https://www.procyclinguk.com/anna-plichta/ |website=ProCyclingUK |access-date=11 May 2020}}