Jiří Škoda (born 27 March 1956) is a retired

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cyclist who specialized in road racing. He won a bronze medal in the 100 km time trial at the 1980 Summer Olympics and at the

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. Together with Miloš Hrazdíra, he is the most successful rider of the

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, which he won in 1976, 1980 and 1985. He also won the Ytong Bohemia Tour three times (1978, 1983 and 1985) and the Giro delle Regioni twice (1984 and 1985) and

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in 1979.

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