Czech Cyclo-cross Championships - CN

Kolin, Czech Republic, January 10, 2009

2008 Results Results Past winners

Photography

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Images by Jan Nemec /www.mtbs.cz

The elite men's race started at 1pm - not that you could tell with all the snow!
Kamil Ausbuher and Martin Bína during the early stages of the event.
Petr Dlask (Fidea Cycling Team) finished the day in third.
Petr Dlask (Fidea Cycling Team) leads the second group.
Lukáš Kloucek (Sunweb - Projob) was the third-best U23 rider.
The leading trio approach the barriers.
At -10 degrees Celsius Zdenek Štybar feels the cold after winning the national title.
Zdenek Mlynár (Max Cursor) rode well to take seventh.
The Czech CX Nationals podium (l-r): Radomír Šimunek, Zdenek Štybar and Petr Dlask.
Šimunek wasn't too chummy on the podium with the Fidea guys.
Radomír Šimunek wasn't too happy with his second place - he wanted the win.
And he did his best to get that victory when it came to the barriers.
The strongest man on the day was Zdenek Štybar, seen here emerging alone from the forest.
Zdenek Štybar wins his third Czech national title.
Zdenek Štybar leads on the first lap, soon after the start.
Štybar had already established a gap on the first lap.
Štybar leads Simunek and Dlask on his way to the win.
Štybar was strong on the barriers which was a reflection of his strength overall.
Štybar tries to stay warm following the finish.
Martin Zlamalik, Vladimír Kyzivat and Ondrej Bambula ride out of the forest together.
Martin Zlamalik (Prodoli) finished the day in sixth.
There was a heap of snow to make sure riders didn't have it too easy.

Results

1 Zdenek Štybar (Fidea Cycling Team)                 1.03.04
2 Radomír Šimunek Ml (BKCP - Power Plus)                0.09
3 Petr Dlask (Fidea Cycling Team)                       0.10
4 Kamil Ausbuher (Exe Jeans)                            0.27
5 Martin Bína (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor)                 1.07
6 Martin Zlámalík (Prodoli Racing Team)                 1.17
7 Zdenek Mlynár (Max Cursor)                            1.19
8 Ondrej Bambula (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) U23          1.20
9 David Kášek (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor)                 1.24
10 Vladimír Kyzivát (Johnson Controls AS MB)            1.28
11 Lubomír Petruš (BKCP - Power Plus) U23               1.28
12 Lukáš Kloucek (Sunweb - Projob Cycling Team) U23     1.28
13 Václav Ježek (Spinning MB - Alpine Pro)              2.38
14 Jan Škarnitzl (Dimp - Giant Team)                    2.49
15 Lukáš Príhoda (Klub Cyklistiky Hlinsko) U23          3.09
16 Stanislav Bambula (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor)          4.32
17 Filip Eberl (Scott Scania Team Kolín)                4.56
18 Lukáš Sáblík (Scott Scania Team Kolín) U23           5.02
19 Tomáš Podrazil (TJ Sokol Holé Vrchy)                 5.03
20 Jirí Brázdil (DT - Specialized)                      5.10
21 Michal Benda (Johnson Controls AS MB)                6.09
22 Filip Adel (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) U23             6.40
23 Tomáš Nový (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) U23             7.37
24 Karel Nepraš (ACK Stará Ves N Ondrejnicí) U23        7.46
25 David Menger (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) U23           7.47
26 Petr Pilnácek (Hradecký Spinning Klub)              10.45
27 Lukáš Kovanda (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) U23
28 Petr Linhart (TJ Sokol Holé Vrchy)
29 David Kasper (CT J.Hradec U Sk Kamen) U23
30 Jirí Sotona (CT Mladá Boleslav) U23
31 Jirí Podrazil (TJ Sokol Holé Vrchy) U23
32 Bronislav Mayer (SK Prima Policka) U23
33 Marek Farkaš (TJ Lokomotiva Beroun) U23
34 Martin Cerný (TJ Stadion Louny) U23
DNF Jan Chrobák (Johnson Controls AS MB)
DNF Jirí Polnický (Empella Czech Team)
DNF Martin Hunal (Velosport Valenta Scott Team)
DNF Aleš Kromberec (Hradecký Spinning Klub)

Past winners

Men

2008 Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team)
2007 Petr Dlask (Fidea Cycling Team)
2006 Petr Dlask (AVB)
2005 Zdenek Štybar (G.S.Mercedes-Benz Selle Italia)
2004 Kamil Ausbuher (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor)
2003 Petr Dlask (Author Praha)
2002 Jiri Pospisil (Author)
2001 Petr Dlask
2000 Petr Dlask