Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) gained stage 2 of the Czech Tour on the summit end of Pustevny, taking up the general race lead within the course of.
The Swiss rider scored the sixteenth victory of his professional profession on the high of the mountain, heading up a UAE one-two with teammate Diego Ulissi, who completed 11 seconds additional again. Sergio Higuita (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) rounded out the highest three at 14 seconds down.
Hirschi made his profitable transfer with a kilometre to go of the 173km stage, which included two ascents of the Pustevny climb. His transfer noticed him convey again Kevin Vermaerke (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), who had gone clear heading into the ultimate 2km.
Hirschi pushed on previous the American, with a number of different high riders, together with Higuita, chasing additional again. But it wasn’t to be for the boys pursuing Hirschi, who held a strong hole heading in direction of the end, the place he held on to take his second win of 2024.
Vermaerke ended up in fourth place at 17 seconds together with a choose group of chasers, together with Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep).
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