{{Short description|Czech cycling race}} {{Infobox cycling race | name = Czech Tour | image = Czech Tour Logo.png | image_caption = | date = | region = [[Czech Republic]] | english = | localnames = | nickname = | discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] race | competition = [[UCI Europe Tour]] | type = [[Stage race]] | organiser = | director = [[Leopold König]] | first = {{start date|2009}} | number = 16 (as of 2025) | final = | firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Martin Hebík]]|CZE}} | mostwins = {{flagathlete|[[Leopold König]]|CZE}} ''(2 wins)'' | mostrecent = {{flagathlete|[[Junior Lecerf]]|BEL}} }} [[File:Start line with riders, 2023 Czech Tour, Prostějov.jpg|thumb|260px|Start line of the [[2023 Czech Tour|2023 Czech Tour's]] opening stage in [[Prostějov]].]] The '''Czech Tour''' is an annual men's professional [[race stage|multiple stage]] bicycle race held in the [[Czech Republic]]. It is the largest race of its kind in the country. Since 2015, the Czech Tour has been included in the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] [[UCI_Continental_Circuits#UCI_Europe_Tour|Europe Tour]] as a 2.1 series.<ref name="HIS">{{cite web|url=https://www.czechtour.com/en/race-history|title=The History of SAZKA Tour |publisher=Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o.|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
The tour takes place in the [[Olomouc]], [[Moravian-Silesian Region|Moravian-Silesian]] and [[Pardubice]] regions, and passes through the [[Hrubý Jeseník|Jeseníky]] and [[Beskids|Beskydy]] mountain ranges. Climbing routes frequently feature [[Dlouhé stráně]] mountain, and the [[Pustevny]] and [[Červenohorské sedlo|Červenohorské]] [[Saddle (landform)|saddles]]. Since 2019, the tour has concluded in [[Šternberk]].<ref name="PCS-HIS">{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/czech-tour|title=Czech Tour statistics|website=procyclingstats.com|publisher=[[ProCyclingStats]]|date=28 July 2024|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
==History==
The inaugural Czech Tour occurred in 2009 as the '''Czech Cycling Tour'''. The following year's race was won by [[Leopold König]], who later became the tour's race director.
Czech lottery company [[KKCG#Lottery_and_gambling|Sazka]] became the main partner of the tour in 2021, and the event was marketed as the '''Sazka Tour''' until 2023. This partnership corresponded with an increased difficulty in the race route by favoring hilly and mountainous stages.<ref name="HIS"/> In the [[2024 Czech Tour|2024 edition]], the lineup included eight [[UCI WorldTeam|UCI WorldTeams]], the most in its history.<ref name="TEAMSSTAGES">{{cite web|url=https://www.czechtour.com/en/czech-tour-2024-record-interest-of-elite-teams-new-venues-and-live-broadcast|title=Czech Tour 2024: Record interest of elite teams, new venues and live broadcast |publisher=Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o.|access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref>
Notable cyclists who have participated in the tour include [[Primož Roglič]] in 2015,<ref name="PRIMO">{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/primoz-roglic/2015|title=Primož Roglič|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> [[Julian Alaphilippe]] in 2013 and 2024,<ref name="JUJU">{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider-in-race/julian-alaphilippe/czech-tour|title=Statistics Julian Alaphilippe in Czech Tour|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> and [[Simon Yates (cyclist)|Simon Yates]] in 2013.<ref name="SIMSIM">{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider-in-race/simon-yates/czech-tour|title=Statistics Simon Yates in Czech Tour|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
Since 2022, the tour has been accompanied by the Czech Challenge Tour, an amateur race for youth and hobby cyclists. Prize money is provided in [[Czech koruna]].<ref name="CCT">{{cite web|url=https://czechchallengetour.cz/|title=Czech Challenge Tour |publisher=Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o.|access-date=28 July 2024|language=cs|trans-title=Czech Challenge Tour}}</ref>
==Winners== === General classification === Source:<ref name="HIS"/> {{Cycling past winner start}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Martin|Hebík}}|nat=CZE|team={{UCI team code|WHI|2009}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Leopold|König}}|nat=CZE|team={{UCI team code|WHI|2010}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Stanislav|Kozubek}}|nat=CZE|team={{UCI team code|WHI|2011}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|František|Padour}}|nat=CZE|team={{UCI team code|WHI|2012}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Leopold|König}}|nat=CZE|team={{UCI team code|TNE|2013}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Martin|Mortensen|Martin Mortensen (cyclist)}}|nat=DEN|team={{UCI team code|CUL|2014}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Petr|Vakoč}}|nat=CZE|team={{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Diego|Ulissi}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2016}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Josef|Černý|Josef Černý (cyclist)}}|nat=CZE|team={{UCI team code|ELA|2017}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Riccardo|Zoidl}}|nat=AUT|team={{UCI team code|RSW|2018}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Daryl|Impey}}|nat=RSA|team={{UCI team code|MTS men|2019}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Czech Cycling Tour|2020]]|name={{sortname|Damien|Howson}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|MTS men|2020}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Czech Cycling Tour|2021]]|name={{sortname|Filippo|Zana}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|BCF|2021}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Czech Cycling Tour|2022]]<ref name="Sazka">{{cite news|url=https://inrng.com/2022/08/uci-world-tour-9-august/|title=UCI World Tour Promotion and Relegation Weekly|website=The Inner Ring|date=9 August 2022|accessdate=2 April 2023|quote=Elsewhere Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert keep winning, this time Lorenzo Rota took the Sazka Tour (Sazka is the Czech lottery, now you know) and they're Belgian's [sic] top team this season [...]}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Lorenzo|Rota}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|IWG|2022}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Czech Cycling Tour|2023]]|name={{sortname|Florian|Lipowitz}}|nat=GER|team={{UCI team code|BOH|2023}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Czech Tour|2024]]<ref name="PCS-GC">{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/czech-tour/2024/gc|title=Czech Tour 2024 Stage 4 results|website=procyclingstats.com|publisher=[[ProCyclingStats]]|date=28 July 2024|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Marc|Hirschi}}|nat=SUI|team={{UCI team code|UAD|2024}}}} {{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2025 Czech Cycling Tour|2025]]|name={{sortname|Junior|Lecerf}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|SOQ|2025}}}} {{Cycling past winner end}}
==Classifications== As of the 2024 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.czechtour.com/files/2024/07/ct-race-guide-2024_final.pdf|title=Race Guide|publisher=Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o.|access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref><br /> [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|22px|alt=Yellow jersey]] - '''Yellow Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the [[general classification]]. <br /> [[File:Jersey green.svg|22px|alt=Green Jersey]] - '''Green Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the [[points classification]]. <br /> [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|22px|alt=Polka Dot Jersey]] - '''Polka Dot Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the [[King of the Mountains|mountains classification]]. <br /> [[File:Jersey white.svg|22px|alt=White jersey]] - '''White Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the young rider classification, under 23 years of age. In the [[2022 Czech Cycling Tour|2022]] edition, the young rider classification was designated by a red jersey.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Czech_Tour |number=1555521777467523075 |title=Aug 5, 2022}}</ref> <br /> [[File:Jersey red.svg|22px|alt=Red jersey]] - '''Red Jersey''' – Worn by the leader of the [[Czechs|Czech]] rider classification. <br />
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==External links== *{{official website|https://www.czechtour.com/}}
[[Category:Cycle races in the Czech Republic]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2010]] [[Category:2010 establishments in the Czech Republic]] [[Category:UCI Europe Tour races]]