Hurikova and Boudny win Czech cross country titles
Cyclo-cross star Stybar challenges in the men's race
The 18th edition of the Czech national championship took place in Karlovy Vary, the famous spa resort in the western part of the country.
On a rainy day, Tereza Hurikova took an easy victory over Pavla Havlikova. During the five-lap race, she established a gap of over four minutes.
There was more drama in the men's race. Soon after the start, Jaroslav Kulhavy, the number-one ranked Czech mountain biker, gave up due to an illness he caught earlier this week. Some were surprised to see Zdenek Stybar, the cyclo-cross world championship runner-up, take the lead. But as the race progressed, he faded, and on the last lap, he fell far enough back to miss out on a podium spot as he finished fourth.
The duo of Pavel Boudny and Jiri Novak (both from Odlo Specialized) put in a brilliant ride to destroy the rest of the field. Boudny took the win over Novak, and Milan Spesny won bronze, one week after he finished sixth at the European Championship.
1 | Pavel Boudný (Odlo Specialized) | 1:51:12 |
2 | Jirí Novák (Odlo Specialized) | 0:00:15 |
3 | Milan Spešný (Ceská Sporitelna Mtb) | 0:00:57 |
4 | Zdenek Štybar (Fidea Cycling Team) | 0:01:24 |
5 | Jan Škarnitzl (Giant Mountain Bike Team) | 0:02:09 |
6 | Tomáš Vokrouhlík (Factor Bike Team Teplice) | 0:03:48 |
7 | Filip Eberl (Scott Scania Team Kolín) | 0:05:16 |
8 | Tomáš Doležal (Axitdoldy) | 0:05:25 |
9 | Jirí Friedl (Merida Biking Team) | 0:05:50 |
10 | Matouš Ulman (Scott & Hagget Mtb Team) | 0:06:29 |
11 | Tomáš Trunschka (Ceská Sporitelna Mtb) | 0:06:51 |
12 | Michal Kanera (Axitdoldy) | 0:07:12 |
13 | Nikola Ivanov (Tj Baník Ostrava Okd) | 0:07:28 |
14 | Jirí Hudecek (Scott & Hagget Mtb Team) | 0:08:30 |
15 | Jan Jobánek (Merida Biking Team) | 0:11:18 |
16 | Radovan Kyjovský (Cyklosport Rajhrad Mtb Team) | 0:14:28 |
-1lap | Michal Vlcek (Kc Kooperativa Sg Jablonec) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Ondrej Kobliha (4Ever Cyklobulis Bystrice P.) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michal Bubílek (Bike Ranch Team) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stanislav Hejduk (Factor Bike Team Teplice) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Fucík (Dukla Praha) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jaroslav Kulhavý (Rubena Specialized) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Kášek (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pavel Zitta (Psk Whirlpool - Author) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Václav Hlavác (Halfords - Apache - Bike) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Petr Tatícek (Bike Ranch Team) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marek Nebesár (Kc Kooperativa Sg Jablonec) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tomáš Satinský (Scott Scania Team Kolín) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ondrej Zelený (Rubena Specialized) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
1 | Tereza Huríková (Ceská Sporitelna Mtb) | 1:22:29 |
2 | Pavla Havlíková (Kc Kooperativa Sg Jablonec) | 0:04:30 |
3 | Pavlína Šulcová (Samba Chic Racing) | 0:05:56 |
4 | Martina Nemcová (Pell´S Hard Bikers) | 0:08:25 |
5 | Šárka Chmurová (Max Cursor) | 0:10:40 |
6 | Hana Ježková (Hnízdil Team) | 0:11:46 |
7 | Jana Ševcíková (Salith - Sumtex) | 0:12:12 |
8 | Lenka Bulisová (4Ever Cyklobulis Bystrice P.) | 0:13:20 |
9 | Alena Krnácová (Subway Unibon Marin Team) | 0:14:07 |
10 | Lucia Curíková (Veus Vyškov) | 0:17:37 |
11 | Jitka Škarnitzlová (Giant Mountain Bike Team) | 0:19:07 |
12 | Lucie Veselá (Gt Czech Team) | 0:00:11 |
13 | Tereza Jansová (Factor Bike Team Teplice) | 0:00:49 |
14 | Jana Valešová (Ceská Sporitelna Mtb) | 0:02:29 |
15 | Sona Jurková (Tj Baník Ostrava Okd) | 0:03:38 |
16 | Pavlína Marácková (S.K. Jirí Team Ostrava) | 0:06:44 |
17 | Radka Pospíšilová (Mairacing Team) | 0:07:11 |
18 | Ivana Pechoutová (Rubena Specialized) | 0:07:36 |
DNF | Pavla Nováková (Merida Biking Team) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
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