Just as Junior Lecerf (Soudal-QuickStep) appeared to have lost the Czech Tour overall on the final climb, the rider who was set to snatch victory from him at the last, Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike), completely faded, handing the win back to Lecerf in a dramatic finale.
Uijtdebroeks had stormed away from the race leader on the final climb to Pustevny, building a lead close to 20 seconds and holding it into the final kilometre. But his legs began to fail as the finish approached, and he was caught by the Lecerf-led chase group just metres before the line.
