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August seventh on Czech queen stage
- 27 Jul 24
- race Report
AJ August put in one of the strongest rides of his young career as he took seventh place on stage three at the Czech Tour.
The young American was part of an elite GC group which edged clear on the steep slopes of the day’s final climb.
August hit the front briefly to up the tempo with three kilometres to go, and finished in the chasing pack behind solo victor Thomas Gloag (Visma | Lease a Bike) and leader Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates).
The INEOS Grenadiers worked well to help set up August on the run into the final climb. Connor Swift hit the front to stretch out the bunch, making life difficult for the peloton in the latter stages.
Earlier fellow youngster Michael Leonard had gone up the road as part of a 15-rider move. Leonard was reeled in with the rest of the group with 22km to go, and climbed well on the way to 21st on the stage.
The race concludes on Sunday, with August now up to 10th on GC, 58 seconds back on Hirschi.
Czech Tour
Stage 3-
1Thomas Gloag Team Visma | Lease a Bike03:17:17
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2Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates+ 08
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3Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates+ 13
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7AJ August INEOS Grenadiers+ 13
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21Michael Leonard INEOS Grenadiers+ 01:44
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59Cameron Wurf INEOS Grenadiers+ 12:16
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60Salvatore Puccio INEOS Grenadiers+ 12:16
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64Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 12:16
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65Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 12:16
Czech Tour
Overall Rankings (Stage 3)-
1Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates11:05:16
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2Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates+ 22
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3Sergio Higuita Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 31
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7AJ August INEOS Grenadiers+ 54
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28Michael Leonard INEOS Grenadiers+ 06:02
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60Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 19:32
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61Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 19:32
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68Salvatore Puccio INEOS Grenadiers+ 23:14
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74Cameron Wurf INEOS Grenadiers+ 25:15