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]

2024 Czech Tour
2024 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates25–28 July 2024
Stages4
Distance587.9 km (365.3 mi)
Winning time14h 13' 22"
Results
Winner  Marc Hirschi (SUI) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second  Diego Ulissi (ITA) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third  Sergio Higuita (COL) (Bora–Hansgrohe)

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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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

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

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Stage characteristics and winners[5]
Stage Date Course Distance Elevation gain Type Stage winner
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
 
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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  10. ^ "2024 Czech Tour After Stage 2" (PDF). Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Czech Tour After Stage 3" (PDF). Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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