# Czech Tour

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Czech cycling race

Czech Tour Race details Region Czech Republic Discipline Road race Competition UCI Europe Tour Type Stage race Race director Leopold König Web site www.czechtour.com History First edition 2009 (2009) Editions 16 (as of 2025) First winner Martin Hebík (CZE) Most wins Leopold König (CZE) (2 wins) Most recent Junior Lecerf (BEL)

Start line of the [2023 Czech Tour's](/source/2023_Czech_Tour) opening stage in [Prostějov](/source/Prost%C4%9Bjov).

The **Czech Tour** is an annual men's professional [multiple stage](/source/Race_stage) bicycle race held in the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic). It is the largest race of its kind in the country. Since 2015, the Czech Tour has been included in the [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale) [Europe Tour](/source/UCI_Continental_Circuits#UCI_Europe_Tour) as a 2.1 series.[1]

The tour takes place in the [Olomouc](/source/Olomouc), [Moravian-Silesian](/source/Moravian-Silesian_Region) and [Pardubice](/source/Pardubice) regions, and passes through the [Jeseníky](/source/Hrub%C3%BD_Jesen%C3%ADk) and [Beskydy](/source/Beskids) mountain ranges. Climbing routes frequently feature [Dlouhé stráně](/source/Dlouh%C3%A9_str%C3%A1n%C4%9B) mountain, and the [Pustevny](/source/Pustevny) and [Červenohorské](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C4%8Cervenohorsk%C3%A9_sedlo&action=edit&redlink=1) [saddles](/source/Saddle_(landform)). Since 2019, the tour has concluded in [Šternberk](/source/%C5%A0ternberk).[2]

## History

The inaugural Czech Tour occurred in 2009 as the **Czech Cycling Tour**. The following year's race was won by [Leopold König](/source/Leopold_K%C3%B6nig), who later became the tour's race director.

Czech lottery company [Sazka](/source/KKCG#Lottery_and_gambling) 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.[1] In the [2024 edition](/source/2024_Czech_Tour), the lineup included eight [UCI WorldTeams](/source/UCI_WorldTeam), the most in its history.[3]

Notable cyclists who have participated in the tour include [Primož Roglič](/source/Primo%C5%BE_Rogli%C4%8D) in 2015,[4] [Julian Alaphilippe](/source/Julian_Alaphilippe) in 2013 and 2024,[5] and [Simon Yates](/source/Simon_Yates_(cyclist)) in 2013.[6]

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](/source/Czech_koruna).[7]

## Winners

### General classification

Source:[1]

Year Country Rider Team 2009 Czech Republic Martin Hebík PSK Whirlpool–Author 2010 Czech Republic Leopold König PSK Whirlpool–Author 2011 Czech Republic Stanislav Kozubek PSK Whirlpool–Author 2012 Czech Republic František Padour Whirlpool–Author 2013 Czech Republic Leopold König NetApp–Endura 2014 Denmark Martin Mortensen Cult Energy–Vital Water 2015 Czech Republic Petr Vakoč Etixx–Quick-Step 2016 Italy Diego Ulissi Lampre–Merida 2017 Czech Republic Josef Černý Elkov–Author 2018 Austria Riccardo Zoidl Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 2019 South Africa Daryl Impey Mitchelton–Scott 2020 Australia Damien Howson Mitchelton–Scott 2021 Italy Filippo Zana Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 2022[8] Italy Lorenzo Rota Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 2023 Germany Florian Lipowitz Bora–Hansgrohe 2024[9] Switzerland Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates 2025 Belgium Junior Lecerf Soudal–Quick-Step

## Classifications

As of the 2024 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:[10] - **Yellow Jersey** – Worn by the leader of the [general classification](/source/General_classification). - **Green Jersey** – Worn by the leader of the [points classification](/source/Points_classification). - **Polka Dot Jersey** – Worn by the leader of the [mountains classification](/source/King_of_the_Mountains). - **White Jersey** – Worn by the leader of the young rider classification, under 23 years of age. In the [2022](/source/2022_Czech_Cycling_Tour) edition, the young rider classification was designated by a red jersey.[11] - **Red Jersey** – Worn by the leader of the [Czech](/source/Czechs) rider classification.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HIS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HIS_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-HIS_1-2) ["The History of SAZKA Tour"](https://www.czechtour.com/en/race-history). Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PCS-HIS_2-0)** ["Czech Tour statistics"](https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/czech-tour). *procyclingstats.com*. [ProCyclingStats](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ProCyclingStats&action=edit&redlink=1). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TEAMSSTAGES_3-0)** ["Czech Tour 2024: Record interest of elite teams, new venues and live broadcast"](https://www.czechtour.com/en/czech-tour-2024-record-interest-of-elite-teams-new-venues-and-live-broadcast). Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PRIMO_4-0)** ["Primož Roglič"](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/primoz-roglic/2015). ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-JUJU_5-0)** ["Statistics Julian Alaphilippe in Czech Tour"](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider-in-race/julian-alaphilippe/czech-tour). ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SIMSIM_6-0)** ["Statistics Simon Yates in Czech Tour"](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider-in-race/simon-yates/czech-tour). ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CCT_7-0)** ["Czech Challenge Tour"](https://czechchallengetour.cz/) [Czech Challenge Tour] (in Czech). Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sazka_8-0)** ["UCI World Tour Promotion and Relegation Weekly"](https://inrng.com/2022/08/uci-world-tour-9-august/). *The Inner Ring*. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023. 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 [...]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PCS-GC_9-0)** ["Czech Tour 2024 Stage 4 results"](https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/czech-tour/2024/gc). *procyclingstats.com*. [ProCyclingStats](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ProCyclingStats&action=edit&redlink=1). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Race Guide"](https://www.czechtour.com/files/2024/07/ct-race-guide-2024_final.pdf) (PDF). Czech Cycling Tour, s.r.o. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** @Czech_Tour (August 5, 2022). ["Aug 5, 2022"](https://twitter.com/Czech_Tour/status/1555521777467523075) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.czechtour.com/)

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