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The Elkov Kasper team started the Czech Cycling Tour in fourth place in the time trial

Time trial on the Czech Tour. The Czech team Elkov – Kasper was also in the event, Jan Bárta on the left, Jakub Otruba in the middle.


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As last year, the cyclists of Mitchelton-Scott, one of the six worldtour teams in a busy race, were happy with the victory. Elkov Kasper left behind, for example, the Jumbo-Visma and Bora-hansgrohe stables.

“From the start, we set the pace at the very edge, which we were able to maintain practically all the time. There weren’t many places to get another head start. In addition, a crosswind was blowing on the track all the time and it was even more difficult today, “said one of the members of the Czech team, Jakub Otruba, in a press release.

Mitchelton-Scott won with a lead of 25 seconds, the jersey of the leading rider will be worn on Friday by his Australian leader Luke Durbridge. Sunweb finished second just ahead of the Danish Uno-X team, which finished at the same time. Elkov-Kasper was 28 seconds apart, and the 16th Michal Schlegel will be in the jersey for the best Czech of the race.

The second stage from Prostějov to Uničov will measure 193.7 km. The race ends on Sunday.

Czech Cycling Tour

Stage 1 (team time trial 18.2 km in Uničov):
1. Mitchelton-Scott 19:49, 2. Uno-X, 3. Sunweb oba -25, 4. Elkov-Kasper -28, 5. Bora-hansgrohe -31, 6. Jumbo-Visma -34.

Running order: 1. Durbridge 19:49, 2. Bauer, 3. Hamilton, 4. Groves, 5. Howson (all Austr./Mitchelton-Scott) all the same time, 6. Nieuwenhuis (Niz./Sunweb) -25, … 16. Schlegel, 17. Kukrle, 18. A. Ťoupalík, 19. Neumann, 20. Bárta, 21. Hník, 22. Otruba (all Czech Republic / Elkov-Kasper) all -28, 37. Vakoč (Czech Republic / Alpecin-Fenix) – 39.



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