AJ August (Netcompany-Ineos) made it back-to-back victories at the Czech Tour, taking out the hilltop finish on stage 3 to extend his overall lead.
Wearing the yellow jersey after his victory on Saturday’s stage 2 summit finish, the 20-year-old American decided that attack was the best form of defense and put himself in a strong position to clinch the overall title on Sunday.
With the stage finishing atop the category-1 climb at Dlouhé stráně, August outsprinted Alessandro Fancellu (MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort) – who was also the runner-up the previous day – to the line.
In a repeat of the stage 2 podium, Domenico Pozzovivo (Solution Tech Nippo Rali) was third, trailing home several seconds down.
The stage came down to the final climb, which was relatively shallow until the steeper pitches in the final couple of kilometers. Ineos rode strongly to keep attacks under wraps until the final 2km, whereupon August decided to take matters into his own hands.
His first acceleration thinned the group to several riders, and his secondary kick reduced it to just the top three from the previous day. Pozzovivo was dropped briefly before getting back on as the finish line neared, but when August opened up the sprint he was gone again.
Fancellu put up a strong fight once again but couldn’t match August’s power and trailed home one second down.
With bonus seconds taken into account, August extends his overall lead from six seconds to 11 seconds over Fancellu, with Pozzovivo third at 23 seconds.
The race is still far from settled, however, with another hill-top finish to conclude the Czech Tour on Sunday.
“It’s great to hold onto the yellow jersey, but it’s even better to win the stage. It was similar to yesterday. The climb was tough today, but on both days it came down to the final meters,” said August, as he also continues to lead the young rider classification.
“The biggest threat to me remains Alessandro Fancellu, who was second both today and yesterday. There isn’t a big gap between us; we’re at about the same level. Tomorrow, I expect the same battle.”
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Results
Pos
Rider
Time
1
Andrew August (USA) Netcompany Ineos
04:03:39
2
Alessandro Fancellu (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:00:01
3
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:00:06
4
Václav Ježek (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:00:13
5
Nicolas Breuillard (Fra) Totalenergies
00:00:13
6
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Nor) Netcompany Ineos
00:00:13
7
Piotr Pękala (Pol) Att Investments
00:00:13
8
Alex Tolio (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:00:13
9
Filippo Turconi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:00:13
10
Max Bock (Ger) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:00:13
11
Jorge Gutierrez Gonzalez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:00:13
12
Stefan de Bod (RSA) Modern Adventure
00:00:21
13
Luca Covili (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:00:25
14
Jan Hirt (Cze) NSN Cycling Team
00:00:25
15
Kamiel Bonneu (Bel) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:00:32
16
Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) Totalenergies
00:00:37
17
Senne Thonnon (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:00:37
18
Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Soudal-QuickStep
00:00:37
19
Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep
00:00:37
20
Fernando Tercero Lopez (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta
00:00:37
21
Anatol Friedl (Aut) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:00:46
22
Alberto Carlo Monti (Cze) Att Investments
00:00:54
23
Adam Pešek (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:01:01
24
Samuel Fernandez Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:01:01
25
Paul Conor (Fra) Vendee U Primeo Energie
00:01:13
26
Unai Iribar Jauregi (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:01:13
27
Joan Bou Company (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:01:18
28
Filip Gruszczyński (Pol) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:01:23
29
Alessandro Verre (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:01:23
30
Edward Santiago Cruz Martinez (Col) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:01:23
31
Jack Haig (Aus) Netcompany Ineos
00:01:23
32
Mateusz Gajdulewicz (Pol) Att Investments
00:01:33
33
Siebe Deweirdt (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:02:07
34
Mattia Stenico (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:02:07
35
Gauthier Servranckx (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team
00:02:07
36
Thomas Pesenti (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:02:07
37
Francisco Muñoz Llana (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta
00:02:07
38
Martin Bárta (Cze) Att Investments
00:02:07
39
Mats Wenzel (Lux) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:02:15
40
Ibai Azanza Burusco (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:02:25
41
Dylan Vandenstorme (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:02:25
42
Kieran Haug (USA) Modern Adventure
00:02:29
43
Pablo Carrascosa Miller (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:02:33
44
Jordan Jegat (Fra) Totalenergies
00:02:33
45
Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:03:14
46
Francisco Joel Peñuela Sandoval (Ven) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:03:28
47
Davide Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:03:28
48
Florian Samuel Kajamini (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:03:30
49
Matteo Turconi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:04:32
50
Tomasz Budziński (Pol) Att Investments
00:05:02
51
Cesare Chesini (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:05:51
52
Antonio Polga (Ita) Novo Nordisk
00:06:02
53
Sam Brand (GBr) Novo Nordisk
00:06:02
54
Unai Ramos Murillo (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:06:02
55
Pablo Lospitao Gonzalez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:06:15
56
Jakub Otruba (Cze) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:06:15
57
Gijs Schoonvelde (Ned) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:06:15
58
Riley Sheehan (USA) NSN Cycling Team
00:06:15
59
Marco Frigo (Ita) NSN Cycling Team
00:06:15
60
Manuele Tarozzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:06:15
61
Franciszek Kocur (Pol) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:06:48
62
Nicola Marcerou (Fra) Totalenergies
00:07:32
63
Evan Pavis (Fra) Vendee U Primeo Energie
00:07:32
63
Lucas Dauge (Fra) Novo Nordisk
00:07:32
65
Leander van Hautegem (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:07:32
66
Michael Boroš (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:07:32
67
Michael Kukrle (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:07:32
68
Mattia Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:07:32
69
Fabricio German Crozzolo (Arg) Polti-VisitMalta
00:07:32
70
David Lozano Riba (Spa) Novo Nordisk
00:08:37
71
Roei Edinger (Isr) Nsn Development Team
00:08:42
72
Ben Turner (GBr) Netcompany Ineos
00:09:17
73
Ondřej Pokorný (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:09:17
74
Milan Kadlec (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:09:17
75
Yen Yi 何 Ho 彥誼 (Tpe) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:09:33
76
Ian Lopez de San Roman (USA) Modern Adventure
00:09:49
77
Martin Svrček (Svk) Soudal-QuickStep
00:09:49
78
Nolan Huysmans (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:10:21
79
Tomáš Přidal (Cze) Team United Shipping
00:10:25
80
Zsombor Palumby (Hun) Team United Shipping
00:10:25
81
Nikolaos Michail Drakos (Gre) Team United Shipping
00:10:25
82
Máté Endrédi (Hun) Team United Shipping
00:10:25
83
Sergi Darder Gari (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:10:37
84
Jan Castellon Ribalta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:10:37
85
Samuel Boardman (USA) Modern Adventure
00:10:39
86
Daniel Šilhavý (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:10:39
87
Quinten de Graeve (Bel) Novo Nordisk
00:10:39
88
Bob Jungels (Lux) Netcompany Ineos
00:10:42
89
Theodor Clemmensen (Den) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:11:20
90
Sebastian Putz (Aut) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:11:20
91
Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Netcompany Ineos
00:11:20
92
Scott Mcgill (USA) Modern Adventure
00:11:20
93
Samuel Florez Garces (Col) Modern Adventure
00:12:01
94
Pepijn Reinderink (Ned) Soudal-QuickStep
00:13:10
95
Dominik Neuman (Cze) Att Investments
00:14:20
96
Filippo Ridolfo (Ita) Novo Nordisk
00:14:20
97
Diego Bracalente (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:14:20
98
Fabien Grellier (Fra) Totalenergies
00:14:54
99
Jules Hesters (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:15:08
100
Henri Vandenabeele (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:15:10
101
Lorenzo Nespoli (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:15:22
102
Vojtěch Soukup (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:16:29
103
Jan Kašpar (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:16:29
104
Warre Vangheluwe (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep
00:17:09
105
Gil Gelders (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep
00:17:31
106
Harry Lasker (USA) Modern Adventure
00:17:36
107
Martin Voltr (Cze) Att Investments
00:17:36
108
Alex Beldon (GBr) Nsn Development Team
00:17:36
109
Michal Schuran (Cze) Team United Shipping
00:17:41
110
Rastko Nikačević (Srb) Team United Shipping
00:17:41
111
Michele Gazzoli (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:18:00
112
Josef Černý (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:18:10
113
Romet Pajur (Est) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:18:10
114
Veljko Stojnić (Srb) Team United Shipping
00:18:10
115
Alessandro Iacchi (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:18:10
116
Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:18:10
117
Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:18:10
118
Hayden Stevens (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk Development
00:18:23
119
Adam Bittman (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:18:23
120
Matyáš Koblížek (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:18:52
121
Ben Swift (GBr) Netcompany Ineos
00:19:20
DNF
Tomáš Vrána (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
Pos
Rider
Time
1
Andrew August (USA) Netcompany Ineos
11:26:02
2
Alessandro Fancellu (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:00:11
3
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:00:23
4
Filippo Turconi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:00:40
5
Max Bock (Ger) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:00:48
6
Nicolas Breuillard (Fra) Totalenergies
00:00:52
7
Václav Ježek (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:00:52
8
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (Nor) Netcompany Ineos
00:00:52
9
Jorge Gutierrez Gonzalez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:00:52
10
Luca Covili (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:00:58
11
Stefan de Bod (RSA) Modern Adventure
00:01:00
12
Jan Hirt (Cze) NSN Cycling Team
00:01:04
13
Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep
00:01:06
14
Geoffrey Bouchard (Fra) Totalenergies
00:01:31
15
Alex Tolio (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:01:33
16
Senne Thonnon (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:01:34
17
Fernando Tercero Lopez (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta
00:01:34
18
Piotr Pękala (Pol) Att Investments
00:01:41
19
Alberto Carlo Monti (Cze) Att Investments
00:01:45
20
Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Soudal-QuickStep
00:01:54
21
Samuel Fernandez Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:01:58
22
Anatol Friedl (Aut) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:02:01
23
Joan Bou Company (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:02:09
24
Unai Iribar Jauregi (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:02:10
25
Mateusz Gajdulewicz (Pol) Att Investments
00:02:43
26
Mats Wenzel (Lux) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:02:48
27
Adam Pešek (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:02:56
28
Francisco Muñoz Llana (Spa) Polti-VisitMalta
00:03:04
29
Siebe Deweirdt (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:03:04
30
Alessandro Verre (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:03:12
31
Gauthier Servranckx (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team
00:03:15
32
Thomas Pesenti (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:03:24
33
Kieran Haug (USA) Modern Adventure
00:03:26
34
Pablo Carrascosa Miller (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:03:27
35
Dylan Vandenstorme (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:03:37
36
Filip Gruszczyński (Pol) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:03:39
37
Edward Santiago Cruz Martinez (Col) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:03:42
38
Francisco Joel Peñuela Sandoval (Ven) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:04:33
39
Mattia Stenico (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:04:39
40
Paul Conor (Fra) Vendee U Primeo Energie
00:04:39
41
Davide Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:04:40
42
Martin Bárta (Cze) Att Investments
00:05:22
43
Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:05:41
44
Matteo Turconi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:06:32
45
Jack Haig (Aus) Netcompany Ineos
00:07:02
46
Manuele Tarozzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
00:07:12
47
Cesare Chesini (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:07:16
48
Unai Ramos Murillo (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:07:36
49
Florian Samuel Kajamini (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:07:55
50
Marco Frigo (Ita) NSN Cycling Team
00:07:56
51
Riley Sheehan (USA) NSN Cycling Team
00:08:55
52
Kamiel Bonneu (Bel) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:08:55
53
Tomasz Budziński (Pol) Att Investments
00:09:39
54
Antonio Polga (Ita) Novo Nordisk
00:09:43
55
Gijs Schoonvelde (Ned) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:09:51
56
Pablo Lospitao Gonzalez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:10:21
57
Sam Brand (GBr) Novo Nordisk
00:10:39
58
Michael Boroš (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:11:46
59
Jan Castellon Ribalta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:12:11
60
Nolan Huysmans (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:12:19
61
Jakub Otruba (Cze) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:12:20
62
Ibai Azanza Burusco (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:12:34
63
Franciszek Kocur (Pol) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:12:49
64
Tomáš Přidal (Cze) Team United Shipping
00:13:13
65
Jordan Jegat (Fra) Totalenergies
00:13:13
66
Máté Endrédi (Hun) Team United Shipping
00:13:13
67
Ben Turner (GBr) Netcompany Ineos
00:13:34
68
Michael Kukrle (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:13:37
69
Samuel Florez Garces (Col) Modern Adventure
00:13:44
70
Fabricio German Crozzolo (Arg) Polti-VisitMalta
00:13:58
71
Leander van Hautegem (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:14:06
72
Milan Kadlec (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:14:37
73
Sergi Darder Gari (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
00:15:52
74
Nikolaos Michail Drakos (Gre) Team United Shipping
00:16:08
75
Martin Svrček (Svk) Soudal-QuickStep
00:16:35
76
Diego Bracalente (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:16:52
77
Dominik Neuman (Cze) Att Investments
00:16:56
78
Nicola Marcerou (Fra) Totalenergies
00:18:12
79
Evan Pavis (Fra) Vendee U Primeo Energie
00:18:12
80
Sebastian Putz (Aut) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:18:18
81
David Lozano Riba (Spa) Novo Nordisk
00:18:24
82
Mattia Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta
00:18:38
83
Zsombor Palumby (Hun) Team United Shipping
00:18:48
84
Filippo Ridolfo (Ita) Novo Nordisk
00:20:03
85
Quinten de Graeve (Bel) Novo Nordisk
00:20:19
86
Pepijn Reinderink (Ned) Soudal-QuickStep
00:20:32
87
Scott Mcgill (USA) Modern Adventure
00:21:29
88
Bob Jungels (Lux) Netcompany Ineos
00:21:50
89
Ian Lopez de San Roman (USA) Modern Adventure
00:22:16
90
Lucas Dauge (Fra) Novo Nordisk
00:22:39
91
Gil Gelders (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep
00:24:04
92
Henri Vandenabeele (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:25:24
93
Jules Hesters (Bel) Team Flanders – Baloise
00:26:16
94
Michele Gazzoli (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:26:23
95
Warre Vangheluwe (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep
00:27:18
96
Yen Yi 何 Ho 彥誼 (Tpe) Equipo Kern Pharma
00:27:27
97
Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:28:52
98
Fabien Grellier (Fra) Totalenergies
00:29:28
99
Vojtěch Soukup (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:29:51
100
Ondřej Pokorný (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:30:52
101
Jan Kašpar (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:31:03
102
Michal Schuran (Cze) Team United Shipping
00:31:30
103
Roei Edinger (Isr) Nsn Development Team
00:31:43
104
Adam Bittman (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:32:26
105
Alex Beldon (GBr) Nsn Development Team
00:32:40
106
Theodor Clemmensen (Den) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:32:47
107
Samuel Boardman (USA) Modern Adventure
00:32:58
108
Lorenzo Nespoli (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
00:33:00
109
Alessandro Iacchi (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:33:05
110
Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Solution Tech Nippo Rali
00:33:05
111
Josef Černý (Cze) Kasper Crypto4Me
00:33:15
112
Romet Pajur (Est) Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe Rookies
00:35:53
113
Ben Swift (GBr) Netcompany Ineos
00:35:57
114
Martin Voltr (Cze) Att Investments
00:37:47
115
Harry Lasker (USA) Modern Adventure
00:37:50
116
Daniel Šilhavý (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:38:45
117
Veljko Stojnić (Srb) Team United Shipping
00:39:43
118
Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Netcompany Ineos
00:41:05
119
Rastko Nikačević (Srb) Team United Shipping
00:44:38
120
Matyáš Koblížek (Cze) Tufo – Pardus Prostejov
00:50:56
121
Hayden Stevens (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk Development
00:55:37
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