2024 Czech Tour

Czech cycling race

Cycling race

2024 Czech Tour2024 UCI Europe Tour

Race details
Dates| 25–28 July 2024
Stages| 4
Distance| 587.9 km (365.3 mi)
Winning time| 14h 13' 22"
Results
| |  Winner|  Marc Hirschi (SUI)|  (UAE Team Emirates)

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|  Second|  Diego Ulissi (ITA)|  (UAE Team Emirates)
|  Third|  Sergio Higuita (COL)|  (Bora–Hansgrohe)

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|  Points|  Marc Hirschi (SUI)|  (UAE Team Emirates)
|  Mountains|  Michal Schuran (CZE)|  (ATT Investments)
|  Youth|  Marco Brenner (GER)|  (Tudor Pro Cycling Team)

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The 2024 Czech Tour was a road cycling stage race between 25 and 28 July 2024 in the Czech Republic. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and was the 15th edition of the Czech Tour.[1] The route spanned nearly 600 kilometers between four stages, and concluded at the event's traditional finish line in the cobbled historic district of Šternberk.[2]

## Teams

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Eight UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and six UCI Continental teams participated in the race.[3] In 2024, the Czech Tour featured the largest number UCI WorldTeams in the event's history.[2] 148 riders began the race in Prostějov, 120 of whom completed all four stages.[4]

UCI WorldTeams

* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
* Visma–Lease a Bike
* UAE Team Emirates

UCI ProTeams

* Bingoal WB
* Polti–Kometa
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* TDT–Unibet Cycling Team
* Team Corratec–Vini Fantini
* Team Flanders–Baloise
* Tudor Pro Cycling Team
* Uno-X Mobility

UCI Continental Teams

* ATT Investments
* CCACHE x Par Küp
* Elkov–Kasper
* Israel Premier Tech Academy
* Lidl–Trek Future Racing
* Pierre Baguette Cycling

## Route

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Stage characteristics and winners[5] Stage  | Date  | Course  | Distance  | Elevation gain  | Type  | Stage winner

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1 | 25 July  | Prostějov to Ostrava | 151.2 km (94.0 mi)  | 1,418 m (4,652 ft)  |  | Hilly stage  |  Luke Lamperti (USA)
2 | 28 July  | Zlín to Pustevny | 172.7 km (107.3 mi)  | 3,389 m (11,119 ft)  |  | Mountain stage  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI)
3 | 29 July  | Moravská Třebová to Dlouhé stráně | 134 km (83 mi)  | 2,404 m (7,887 ft)  |  | Mountain stage  |  Thomas Gloag (GBR)
4 | 30 July  | Šumperk to Šternberk | 129.2 km (80.3 mi)  | 1,945 m (6,381 ft)  |  | Hilly stage  |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
Total  | 587.1 km (364.8 mi)  | 9,156 m (30,039 ft)  |

## Stages

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### Stage 1

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25 July 2024 – Prostějov to Ostrava, 151.2 km (94.0 mi)
Stage 1 Result (1–10)[1] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Luke Lamperti (USA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 3h 30' 25"
2  |  Pavel Bittner (CZE) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 0"
3  |  Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Premier Tech Academy | \+ 0"
4  |  Maikel Zijlaard (NED) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 0"
5  |  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 0"
6  |  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 0"
7  |  Joren Bloem (NED) | TDT–Unibet Cycling Team | \+ 0"
8  |  Ben Swift (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 0"
9  |  Alberto Bruttomesso (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | \+ 0"
10  |  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Elkov–Kasper | \+ 0"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)[1] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Luke Lamperti (USA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 3h 30' 25"
2  |  Pavel Bittner (CZE) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 03"
3  |  Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Premier Tech Academy | \+ 06"
4  |  Tomáš Kalojiros (CZE) | Pierre Baguette Cycling | \+ 07"
5  |  Filip Řeha (CZE) | ATT Investments | \+ 08"
6  |  Maikel Zijlaard (NED) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 10"
7  |  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 10"
8  |  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 10"
9  |  Joren Bloem (NED) | TDT–Unibet Cycling Team | \+ 10"
10  |  Ben Swift (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 10"

### Stage 2

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26 July 2024 – Zlín to Pustevny, 172.7 km (107.3 mi)
Stage 2 Result (1–10)[1] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 17' 42"
2  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 11"
3  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 14"
4  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 17"
5  |  Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | \+ 17"
6  |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | \+ 17"
7  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 17"
8  |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | \+ 17"
9  |  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | \+ 17"
10  |  Michael Storer (AUS) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 17"
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)[1] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | 7h 47' 57"
2  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 15"
3  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 20"
4  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 27"
5  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 27"
6  |  Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | \+ 27"
7  |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | \+ 27"
8  |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | \+ 27"
9  |  Michael Storer (AUS) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 27"
10  |  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | \+ 27"

### Stage 3

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27 July 2024 – Moravská Třebová to Dlouhé stráně, 134 km (83 mi)
Stage 3 Result (1–10)[6] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Thomas Gloag (GBR) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 3h 17' 17"
2  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 8'
3  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 13"
4  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 13"
5  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 13"
6  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 13"
7  |  Andrew August (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 13"
8  |  Márton Dina (HUN) | ATT Investments | \+ 19"
9  |  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | \+ 19"
10  |  Michael Storer (AUS) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 25"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)[6] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | 11h 5' 26"
2  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 18"
3  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 25"
4  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 28"
5  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 28"
6  |  Michael Storer (AUS) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 40"
7  |  Andrew August (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 44"
8  |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | \+ 45"
9  |  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | \+ 45"
10  |  Márton Dina (HUN) | ATT Investments | \+ 46"

### Stage 4

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28 July 2024 – Šumperk to Šternberk, 129.2 km (80.3 mi)
Stage 4 Result (1–10)[7] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 3h 1' 30"
2  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 0'
3  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 0"
4  |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | \+ 0"
5  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 0"
6  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 0"
7  |  Andrew August (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 0"
8  |  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | \+ 0"
9  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 0"
10  |  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | \+ 0"
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10)[7] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | 14h 6' 40"
2  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 28"
3  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 33"
4  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 44"
5  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 44"
6  |  Michael Storer (AUS) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 56"
7  |  Andrew August (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 1' 00"
8  |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | \+ 1' 01"
9  |  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | \+ 1' 01"
10  |  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | \+ 1' 18"

## Classification leadership table

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Classification leadership by stage[8]
Stage  | Winner  | General classification
| Points classification
| Mountains classification
| Young rider classification
| Czech rider classification
| Team classification | Active rider award

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1  | Luke Lamperti | Luke Lamperti | Luke Lamperti | Tomáš Kalojíros | Luke Lamperti | Pavel Bittner | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | Tomáš Kalojíros
2  | Marc Hirschi | Marc Hirschi | Marc Hirschi | Michal Schuran | Marco Brenner | Martin Voltr | Bora–Hansgrohe | Michal Schuran
3  | Thomas Gloag | Marc Hirschi | Polti–Kometa | Lukáš Kubiš
4  | Julian Alaphilippe | Michal Schuran | Visma–Lease a Bike | not awarded
Final  | Marc Hirschi | Marc Hirschi | Michal Schuran | Marco Brenner | Martin Voltr | Visma–Lease a Bike | Lukáš Kubiš

* On stage 2, Luke Lamperti led the general, points, and young rider classifications, and wore the yellow jersey. Pavel Bittner wore the green jersey as the runner-up of the points classification, while Alberto Bruttomesso wore the white jersey as the runner-up of the young rider classification. No riders wore the red jersey of the Czech classification.[9]

* On stage 3, Marc Hirschi led the general and points classifications, and wore the yellow jersey. Luke Lamperti wore the green jersey as the runner-up of the points classification.[10]

* On stage 4, Marc Hirschi led the general, points, and mountain classifications, and wore the yellow jersey. Diego Ulissi wore the green jersey as the runner-up of the points classification, while Michal Schuran wore the polka dot jersey as the runner-up of the mountain classification.[11]

## Final classification standings

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Legend

| Denotes the winner of the general classification  |  | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
| Denotes the winner of the points classification  |  | Denotes the winner of the Czech rider classification
| Denotes the winner of the mountain classification  |  | Denotes the winner of the active rider award

### General classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[12] Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | 14h 6' 40"
2  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 28"
3  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | ATT Investments | \+ 33"
4  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 44"
5  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 44"
6  |  Michael Storer (AUS) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 56"
7  |  Andrew August (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 1' 00"
8  |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | \+ 1' 01"
9  |  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | \+ 1' 01"
10  |  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | \+ 1' 18"

### Points classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[13] Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Points

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1  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | 65
2  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 46
3  |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | ATT Investments | 44
4  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 41
5  |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 30
6  |  Luke Lamperti (USA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 28
7  |  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Elkov–Kasper | 26
8  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 26
9  |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 26
10  |  Thomas Gloag (GBR) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 26

### Mountains classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[14] Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Points

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1  |  Michal Schuran (CZE) | ATT Investments | 20
2  |  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Elkov–Kasper | 16
3  |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | 14
4  |  Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 10
5  |  Thomas Gloag (GBR) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 8
6  |  Paul Double (GBR) | Polti–Kometa | 8
7  |  Tomáš Kalojiros (CZE) | Pierre Baguette Cycling | 6
8  |  Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 6
9  |  Mats Wenzel (NED) | Lidl–Trek Future Racing | 6
10  |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 4

### Young rider classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[15] Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Marco Brenner (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 14h 7' 24"
2  |  Andrew August (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 16' 00"
3  |  Johannes Staune-Mittet (NOR) | Visma–Lease a Bike | \+ 3' 55"
4  |  Giacomo Villa (ITA) | Bingoal WB | \+ 4' 59"
5  |  Mats Wenzel (NED) | Lidl–Trek Future Racing | \+ 5' 36"
6  |  Alexander Hajek (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 7' 08"
7  |  Dario Igor Belletta (ITA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | \+ 10' 09"
8  |  Finlay Pickering (GBR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | \+ 11' 13"
9  |  Andrii Ponomar (UKR) | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | \+ 12' 29"
10  |  Michael Leonard (CAN) | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 13' 00"

### Czech rider classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[12] Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Martin Voltr (CZE) | Pierre Baguette Cycling | 14h 11' 20"
2  |  Michael Boroš (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | \+ 2' 26"
3  |  Daniel Vysočan (CZE) | Pierre Baguette Cycling | \+ 10' 13"
4  |  Tomáš Kopecký (CZE) | TDT–Unibet Cycling Team | \+ 12' 06"
5  |  Jakub Otruba (CZE) | ATT Investments | \+ 19' 15"
6  |  Daniel Turek (CZE) | ATT Investments | \+ 24' 30"
7  |  Jakub Ťoupalík (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | \+ 25' 16"
8  |  Pavel Bittner (CZE) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | \+ 25' 49"
9  |  Dominik Neuman (CZE) | ATT Investments | \+ 29' 04"
10  |  Matěj Zahálka (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | \+ 30' 05"

### Teams classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[16] Rank  | Team  | Time

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1  | Visma–Lease a Bike | 42h 31' 57"
2  | Bora–Hansgrohe | \+ 1' 05"
3  | Polti–Kometa | \+ 1' 47"
4  | UAE Team Emirates | \+ 1' 53"
5  | Uno-X Mobility | \+ 5' 10"
6  | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | \+ 6' 06"
7  | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | \+ 7' 45"
8  | Intermarché–Wanty | \+ 10' 22"
9  | Team Flanders–Baloise | \+ 12' 00"
10  | Ineos Grenadiers | \+ 19' 05"

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Czech Tour". UCI. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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4. ^ "Startlist for Czech Tour 2024". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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8. ^ "Race Guide" (PDF). Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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## External links

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* Official website

*[SUI]: Switzerland
*[ITA]: Italy
*[COL]: Colombia
*[CZE]: Czech Republic
*[GER]: Germany
*[USA]: United States
*[GBR]: Great Britain
*[FRA]: France
*[ISR]: Israel
*[NED]: Netherlands
*[LAT]: Latvia
*[SVK]: Slovakia
*[BEL]: Belgium
*[AUS]: Australia
*[HUN]: Hungary
*[NOR]: Norway
*[AUT]: Austria
*[UKR]: Ukraine
*[CAN]: Canada