Preview Tour of the Czech Republic 2025 | Ultimate chance for Uijtdebroeks to extend winning streak
CyclingMonday, 11 August 2025 at 12:14
If you thought it would be a quiet period between the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, you were wrong. Races such as the Tour of Poland and the Tour of Burgos are over, but in addition to the Tour of Denmark, riders can also prepare for the Tour of the Czech Republic. The Central European country has once again put together a superb route: IDLProCycling.com shows you what to expect!
The Czech Tour has not been around for very long: the multi-day race was established in 2010. That edition was won by hometown hero Leopold König, who later finished seventh in the Tour de France. In the fourteen editions that followed, quite a few big names were proclaimed winners: men such as Diego Ulissi, Filippo Zana, and Florian Lipowitz are among the winners. In 2024, Marc Hirschi was the last winner.
Latest winners Tour of the Czech Republic
2024 Marc Hirschi
2023 Florian Lipowitz
2022 Lorenzo Rota
2021 Filippo Zana
2020 Damien Howson
2019 Daryl Impey
2018 Riccardo Zoidl
2017 Josef Cerny
2016 Diego Ulissi
2015 Petr Vakoc
2023 Florian Lipowitz
2022 Lorenzo Rota
2021 Filippo Zana
2020 Damien Howson
2019 Daryl Impey
2018 Riccardo Zoidl
2017 Josef Cerny
2016 Diego Ulissi
2015 Petr Vakoc
Course, favorites stage wins and times Tour of the Czech Republic 2025
Stage 1, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025: Prague - Karlovy Vary (163.2 km)
The Tour of the Czech Republic starts with a tricky stage. The first stage has over 2000 meters of climbing, although the climbs are never really long or difficult. However, the constantly rolling course could make it very difficult for the fastest men. Will we see a battle between the GC contenders in the first stage?
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Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
Davide Donati (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies)
Lev Gonov (XDS-Astana Development)
Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
Davide Donati (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies)
Lev Gonov (XDS-Astana Development)
Times
Start: 12:05 PM local time (06:05 AM EDT)
Finish: 3:55 PM local time (09:55 AM EDT)
Start: 12:05 PM local time (06:05 AM EDT)
Finish: 3:55 PM local time (09:55 AM EDT)
Stage 2, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025: Pardubice - Diouhé Stráne (172.8 km)
It's time for the first mountain top finish! On paper, the second stage doesn't look difficult at all, until the final climb. Roughly 150 kilometers are relatively flat, but once you reach Loucna nad Desnou, the road starts to climb steadily. The final climb isn't tough, but this is where we're likely to see some action among the GC contenders.
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Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Thomas Gloag (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Nahom Zeray (JCL Team UKYO)
Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Thomas Gloag (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Nahom Zeray (JCL Team UKYO)
Times
Start: 11:39 AM local time (05:39 AM EDT)
Finish: 3:45 PM local time (09:45 AM EDT)
Start: 11:39 AM local time (05:39 AM EDT)
Finish: 3:45 PM local time (09:45 AM EDT)
Stage 3, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025: Prostejov - Ostrava (148.4 km)
The penultimate stage looks like it will be one for the sprinters. The opening stage was already a chance for the fast men, but the ride to Ostrava is almost completely flat, apart from a few climbs in the opening phase. However, a left-hand corner in the final could make the sprint quite chaotic.
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Andrea d'Amato (JCL Team UKYO)
Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
Francisco Galván (Equipo Kern Pharma)
Andrea d'Amato (JCL Team UKYO)
Luke Lamperti (Soudal Quick-Step)
Francisco Galván (Equipo Kern Pharma)
Times
Start: 1:21 PM local time (07:21 AM EDT)
Finish: 4:50 PM local time (10:50 AM EDT)
Start: 1:21 PM local time (07:21 AM EDT)
Finish: 4:50 PM local time (10:50 AM EDT)
Stage 4, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025: Kromeriz - Pustevny ( km)
This is the stage where it all has to happen! The final stage of the Tour of the Czech Republic is the queen stage, with roughly 2,700 meters of climbing. The focus is on the Pustevny climb, which is tackled twice. It's not really a killer, but it's certainly not easy. It could well be that the battle for the GC is only decided in the final kilometers.
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José Felix Parra (Equipo Kern Pharma)
Alessandro Fancellu (JCL Team UKYO)
Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies)
José Felix Parra (Equipo Kern Pharma)
Alessandro Fancellu (JCL Team UKYO)
Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies)
Times
Start: 11:15 AM local time (05:15 AM EDT)
Finish: 3:30 PM local time (09:30 AM EDT)
Start: 11:15 AM local time (05:15 AM EDT)
Finish: 3:30 PM local time (09:30 AM EDT)
Favorites final classification Tour of the Czech Republic 2025
There is one name that really stands out on the start list. Cian Uijtdebroeks will start as the absolute favorite, especially given his overall victory in the Tour de l'Ain last week. He also has a very strong team around him, with both Thomas Gloag and Tijmen Graat as backup leaders for Visma | Lease a Bike. The Brit Gloag won his first professional race here, after a year of injuries.
Who are the main challengers? To be honest, there aren't many. There is only one other WorldTour team at the start in Soudal Quick-Step. The Belgian team is mainly focusing on young riders, so guys like Gil Gelders and Antoine Huby will have to do the job. Equipo Kern Pharma has more power across the board: they can count on Ivan Ramiro Sosa, Urko Berrade, and José Felix Parra.
The continental team JCL Ukyo always seems to have someone at the front. With Nahom Zeray, they have brought a great Eritrean climbing talent in. Still, Alessandro Fancellu is also excellent in the mountains: the former Q36.5 rider finished eighth in the AlUla Tour this year. His compatriot Lorenzo Quartucci (Solution Tech - Vini Fantini) has also shown some promising form.
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Luke Tuckwell
During the Czech Tour, it will be exciting to keep an eye on the young talents. There are a lot of guys who are somewhat undetected but are ready to take a step forward. Bálint Feldhoffer, for example, the Hungarian will ride for Bahrain Victorious next year, but will continue to represent United Shipping for now. And what about Luke Tuckwell? The Australian from Red Bull BORA-hansgrohe finished second in the Giro Next Gen, where he wore the pink jersey until the last day. This will be one of his first big tests at the highest level.
The XDS-Astana development team is mainly focusing on the climbing legs of Colombian Santiago Umba. The Austrian Hrinkow Advarics has the experienced Edward Ravasi and Riccardo Zoidl in its team, and the talented Jannis Peter rides for Vorarlberg. Fresh from the Tour of Poland, Marcin Budzinski and Piotr Pekala are making the trip to the Czech Republic on behalf of ATT Investments.
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Who are the favorites for the final classification of the Tour of the Czech Republic 2025, according to IDLProCycling.com?
Top favorite: Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Outsiders: Thomas Gloag, Tijmen Graat (both Visma | Lease a Bike), José Felix Parra, Ivan Ramiro Sosa (both Equipo Kern Pharma) and Antoine Huby (Soudal Quick-Step)
Long shots: Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies), Gil Gelders (Soudal Quick-Step), Urko Berrade (Equipo Kern Pharma), Alessandro Fancellu, Nahom Zeray (both JCL Team Ukyo), Jannis Peter (Vorarlberg), Santiago Umba (XDS-Astana Development) and Piotr Pekala (ATT Investments)
Outsiders: Thomas Gloag, Tijmen Graat (both Visma | Lease a Bike), José Felix Parra, Ivan Ramiro Sosa (both Equipo Kern Pharma) and Antoine Huby (Soudal Quick-Step)
Long shots: Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies), Gil Gelders (Soudal Quick-Step), Urko Berrade (Equipo Kern Pharma), Alessandro Fancellu, Nahom Zeray (both JCL Team Ukyo), Jannis Peter (Vorarlberg), Santiago Umba (XDS-Astana Development) and Piotr Pekala (ATT Investments)
TV broadcast Czech Tour 2025
Fortunately, the Czech Tour will be broadcast on Eurosport! The race can be followed live every day on Eurosport 1, while HBO Max will also broadcast the race online.
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- In 5yrs, Pogi will be a top Twitch streamer living on baked goods while Urska is still racing.Veganpotter11-08-2025
- All they learned is that at the end of a 3 week race, Wout can beat him on a slightly bumpy stage. Obviously, this is very much thanks to Wout not racing for GC every day. This doesn't teach them a thing for Jonas beating Pogi. Not saying Jonas will never beat him again. But this absolutely won't have anything to do with it if he does beat him.Veganpotter28-07-2025
- Well, he eventually Pogacar pays the price for his insane spring campaign which was really crazyRosenkohl196125-07-2025
- Maybe I was a bit disrespectful to Heiden. What he did was unique and exceptional but he wasn't the only one who combined those distances, nowadays it is just not possible and nobody competes in both distances. The same is true for cycling with for example the combination of Roubaix and de Tour de France. In Merckx era there were more riders who managed a top10 in both races than currently.Joostmehrtens19-06-2025
- Two old men shouting at pigeons in the park…JonS16-06-2025
- Out of touch old men hankering after their youth through rose tinted spectacles, their arrogance almost outshines their irrelevance. Turn the volume down, this modern stuff just isn't music like we used to sing...johnny20whales16-06-2025
- In talking speed skating, the days when Heiden did that, nobody else did that. And Eddy couldn't do the equivalent of the bike. His 200 on the velodrome was good, but not world competitive for gold. Heiden was in his own world on the ice, moreso than Eddy if we pretend Eric didn't have a very short career on the ice.Veganpotter16-06-2025
- They wouldn't have dropped HIM so easily.... the GOAT. They would have dropped the rest from that era easily thoughVeganpotter16-06-2025
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