The 2024 Czech Tour was a
road cycling
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stage race
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between 25 and 28 July 2024 in the
Czech Republic
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. The race was rated as a category
2.1
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The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ...
event on the
2024 UCI Europe Tour
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Throughout the season, points are being awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races an ...
calendar, and was the 15th edition of the
Czech Tour.
The route spanned nearly 600 kilometers between four stages, and concluded at the event's traditional finish line in the
cobbled
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historic
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district of
Å ternberk.
Teams
Eight
UCI WorldTeams, eight
UCI ProTeams, and six
UCI Continental
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teams participated in the race. In 2024, the Czech Tour featured the largest number UCI WorldTeams in the event's history.
148 riders began the race in
Prostějov, 120 of whom completed all four stages.
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Route
Stages
Stage 1
;25 July 2024 –
Prostějov to
Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...
,
Stage 2
;26 July 2024 –
ZlÃn to
Pustevny,
Stage 3
;27 July 2024 –
Moravská Třebová
Moravská Třebová (; german: Mährisch Trübau) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument ...
to
Dlouhé stráně,
Stage 4
;28 July 2024 –
Å umperk to
Å ternberk,
Classification leadership table
* On stage 2,
Luke Lamperti
Luke Lamperti (born December 31, 2002) is an American road cyclist who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
On June 18, 2021, at the age of 18, Lamperti avoided several crashes in the final lap to take a surprise victory at the United Sta ...
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.
* On stage 3,
Marc Hirschi
Marc Hirschi (born 24 August 1998) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
In September 2018 it was announced that he would join from 2019 on a three-year contract, having been a member of in 2018. In the same month, ...
led the general and points classifications, and wore the yellow jersey.
Luke Lamperti
Luke Lamperti (born December 31, 2002) is an American road cyclist who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
On June 18, 2021, at the age of 18, Lamperti avoided several crashes in the final lap to take a surprise victory at the United Sta ...
wore the green jersey as the runner-up of the points classification.
* On stage 4,
Marc Hirschi
Marc Hirschi (born 24 August 1998) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
In September 2018 it was announced that he would join from 2019 on a three-year contract, having been a member of in 2018. In the same month, ...
led the general, points, and mountain classifications, and wore the yellow jersey.
Diego Ulissi
Diego Ulissi (born 15 July 1989) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Ulissi is a versatile, all-round cyclist who often wins stages and one-day races from breakaways and over hilly terrain.
Born in ...
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.
Final classification standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Czech rider classification
Teams classification
References
External links
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Czech Tour
Czech Cycling Tour
The Czech Cycling Tour is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic. It was created in 2010 and was initially part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2, but in 2015 moved up to 2.1
The Union Cycli ...
Czech Tour