Czechia’s first-ever UCI Gran Fondo World Championship qualifying event delivered a gripping weekend of racing as the Dekom System Sudety Tour concluded on Sunday in Broumov, a historic town nestled against the Polish border in the Sudeten highlands. The 13th edition of the race made its UCI debut across three formats — a time trial, medio fondo and gran fondo — drawing competitors from across Europe.
In the 147km gran fondo, Polish teammates Jan Miazga and Artur Sowiński of HS Cycling Team crossed the line together in 03:44:14, forcing officials to consult a photo finish before awarding victory to Miazga. Third place went to fellow Pole Patryk Krajewski of Walbet Team, 11 seconds back in 03:44:26, underlining Poland’s dominance in the day’s marquee event. Czech rider Adéla Koclířová claimed the women’s gran fondo title in 04:09:18.
In Saturday’s 10.6km uphill time trial — staged in the Polish town of Radków and climbing from 375m to 771m altitude — 18 year-old Jakub Walis of Mapei Merida Kaňkovský set the fastest overall time in 22:34.
Koclířová also topped the women’s time trial standings in 25:50, completing a remarkable double for the 26-year-old Czech rider.
The 85km medio fondo on Sunday saw Lukáš Čáp of TJ Sokol Zernov take men’s honours in 02:16:59, edging Petr Pavlišen by a single second. Austrian rider Julia Hallwirth (Bikeleasing VERGE VICC) won the women’s race in 02:27:26.
Riders finishing in the top 25% of their age and gender category in the time trial, medio fondo (M60+ and W50+) and gran fondo qualified for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, which will be held later this year in Japan.
2026 Sudety Tour fondo results HERE
2026 Sudety Tour time trial results HERE
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