Zdeněk Štybar

Zdeněk Štybar (born 11 December 1985) is a Czech professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . While best known as a cyclo-cross racer, in 2011 Štybar began his professional road career while continuing to race cyclo-cross.
Career
Early life and cyclo-cross career
Štybar was born in Planá u Mariánských Lázní.
Following consecutive second places in 2008 and 2009, Štybar won the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in his home nation.
In 2011, he won the World championships for a second time.
Quick-Step (2011–2022)
In March 2011, Stybar joined the UCI World Tour team to combine his cyclo-cross career with a career in road cycling.
In 2012 he pulled off a victory on the road by winning a stage in the Four Days of Dunkirk.
In 2013, Štybar came in sixth in Paris–Roubaix. He was in contention for the victory as he was part of the leading trio with Sep Vanmarcke and Fabian Cancellara when he hit a spectator, causing him to slow down to clip in his pedals. He tried to get back to the two leaders, but to no avail. In August of the same year, Štybar took the overall victory in the Eneco Tour – part of the UCI World Tour – winning two stages in the process. Later that month, Štybar won stage 7 of the 2013 Vuelta a España beating world champion Philippe Gilbert in a sprint finish in Mairena del Aljarafe.
In 2014, Štybar won the World Cyclo-cross championships for a third time in an intense battle with defending world champion Sven Nys.
In trying to defend his title in the 2014 Eneco Tour, Stybar crashed into the steel barriers in the fourth stage near the finish line and had to undergo hospitalization. He broke and lost his front upper teeth in the crash. Upon his return, he complained to the UCI that the same dangerous barriers were used in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. His first victory upon his return was Binche–Chimay–Binche, where he attacked inside two kilometers to go on a small cobbled climb after being led out by his teammate Niki Terpstra at the foot of the rise. Štybar had time to celebrate, coming in 2 seconds before John Degenkolb and the charging sprinters.
In 2015, Stybar won the Italian Classic Strade Bianche. He also had a good Belgian classics campaign. He finished second in E3 Harelbeke behind Geraint Thomas. At the Tour of Flanders, his false set of front teeth he broke in 2014 rattled loose as he was riding a cobbled climb and he had to take them off. He still managed to finish the race in ninth position. He grabbed second place in Paris–Roubaix, being outsprinted by John Degenkolb at Roubaix Velodrome.
Stybar was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France. He met success on Stage 6, where he powered away on a short but steep incline situated a few hundred meters before the finish line in Le Havre. He kept Peter Sagan from reaching him, crossing the line with a two seconds advantage over the reduced group.
Stybar finished second in the 2016 Strade Bianche after being outsprinted by fellow escapee Fabian Cancellara at the finish in Siena. The following week, he won the second stage of the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico after a late solo attack, to take the race lead. He finished seventh overall in the race.
Stybar finished second behind Greg Van Avermaet at the 2017 Paris–Roubaix, in a five-man sprint finish in Roubaix Velodrome.
In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia. In 2019, he once again placed in the top 10 at Paris–Roubaix, his sixth top-ten finish at the race.
Major results
Cyclo-cross
2001–2002
1st National Junior Championships
3rd UCI World Junior Championships
2002–2003
3rd UCI World Junior Championships
2004–2005
1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st National Under-23 Championships
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
2nd Nommay
3rd Hofstade
Under-23 Superprestige
2nd Diegem
3rd Sint-Michielsgestel
2nd Under-23 Milan
2005–2006
1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
Under-23 Superprestige
2nd Sint-Michielsgestel
2nd Vorselaar
3rd Gavere
3rd Hoogstraten
3rd Overall Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
2nd Koppenberg
2nd Loenhout
2nd Hasselt
3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships
2006–2007
1st Ardooie
1st Harderwijk
1st Fae' di Oderzo
UCI Under-23 World Cup
1st Treviso
2nd Hofstade
Under-23 Superprestige
1st Ruddervoorde
2nd Sint-Michielsgestel
2nd Gavere
2nd Diegem
2nd Vorselaar
2nd Hamme
2nd Diegem
2nd Hoogstraten
2nd UEC European Under-23 Championships
2nd National Championships
2nd Erpe-Mere
2nd Eernegem
3rd Antwerpen
2007–2008
1st National Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Kalmthout
Toi Toi Cup
1st Louny
1st Plzen
1st Podborany
1st Fae' di Oderzo
2nd UCI World Championships
3rd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
2nd Loenhout
2nd Baal
3rd Koppenberg
3rd Essen
4th Overall Superprestige
2nd Ruddervoorde
2nd Hamme
2nd Hoogstraten
3rd Diegem
2008–2009
1st National Championships
2nd UCI World Championships
Superprestige
1st Diegem
2nd Mechelen
3rd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
1st Loenhout
2nd Essen
2nd Baal
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
2nd Tábor
2nd Roubaix
3rd Koksijde
3rd Milan
3rd Zonhoven
3rd Neerpelt
3rd Tervuren
Toi Toi Cup
3rd Hlinsko
2009–2010
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
1st Overall UCI World Cup
1st Koksijde
1st Igorre
1st Roubaix
2nd Treviso
2nd Nommay
2nd Kalmthout
2nd Hoogerheide
3rd Plzeň
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Hamme
1st Vorselaar
2nd Hoogstraten
2nd Diegem
2nd Zonhoven
3rd Ruddervoorde
3rd Gavere
1st Tervuren
1st Mechelen
2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
1st Hasselt
2nd Baal
2nd Lille
2nd Oostmalle
3rd Namur
3rd Essen
3rd Loenhout
Toi Toi Cup
1st Stribro
1st Podborany
2nd Ardooie
2nd Neerpelt
3rd Antwerp
3rd Niel
2010–2011
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
1st Ardooie
1st Bredene
1st Mechelen
UCI World Cup
1st Aigle
1st Plzeň
2nd Koksijde
2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
1st Namur
2nd Hasselt
3rd Loenhout
3rd Overall Superprestige
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Zonhoven
2nd Baal
2nd Lille
2nd Oostmalle
3rd Diegem
Toi Toi Cup
1st Stribro
1st Louny
2nd Zonnebeke
2nd Eeklo
3rd Heerlen
2011–2012
1st National Championships
Toi Toi Cup
1st Stribro
1st Baden
1st Ardooie
2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
2nd Ronse
2nd Hasselt
2nd Loenhout
2nd Lille
2nd Oostmalle
3rd Koppenberg
2nd Mechelen
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
1st Liévin
2nd Tábor
2nd Heusden-Zolder
2nd Hoogerheide
3rd Plzeň
3rd Overall Superprestige
1st Hamme
1st Middelkerke
3rd Gavere
2nd Bredene
2012–2013
1st National Championships
BPost Bank Trophy
2nd Loenhout
2nd Baal
UCI World Cup
3rd Heusden-Zolder
Superprestige
3rd Diegem
3rd Bredene
2013–2014
1st UCI World Championships
1st Bredene
BPost Bank Trophy
2nd Baal
UCI World Cup
3rd Heusden-Zolder
2022–2023
1st Dohnany II
2nd Dohnany I
UCI World Cup results
Gravel
2022
8th UCI World Championships
Road
2005
8th Gran Premio della Liberazione
9th Overall Giro delle Regioni
2006
1st Stage 6 Volta a Lleida
1st Stage 3 Tour des Pyrénées
2007
3rd Grand Prix Criquielion
2010
1st Prologue Okolo Slovenska
2011
3rd Road race, National Championships
3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
2012 (2 pro wins)
1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne
2nd Time trial, National Championships
2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stage 4
10th Paris–Tours
2013 (4)
1st Overall Eneco Tour
1st Stages 3 & 7
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
6th Paris–Roubaix
2014 (3)
National Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
1st Stage 2 Eneco Tour
5th Paris–Roubaix
7th Milan–San Remo
10th Clásica de San Sebastián
2015 (3)
1st Strade Bianche
1st Stage 6 Tour de France
2nd E3 Harelbeke
2nd Paris–Roubaix
3rd Overall Czech Cycling Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
3rd Vuelta a Murcia
5th Overall Tour of Britain
7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
9th Tour of Flanders
2016 (1)
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Strade Bianche
2nd Binche–Chimay–Binche
3rd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Eneco Tour
8th Tour of Flanders
8th Gran Piemonte
2017 (1)
1st Road race, National Championships
2nd Paris–Roubaix
4th Strade Bianche
9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
2018
1st Points classification, BinckBank Tour
6th Bretagne Classic
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
7th Strade Bianche
8th Gent–Wevelgem
9th Paris–Roubaix
9th E3 Harelbeke
10th Tour of Flanders
2019 (3)
1st E3 BinckBank Classic
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
4th Strade Bianche
6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 5
8th Paris–Roubaix
2020 (1)
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a San Juan
2nd Road race, National Championships
6th Strade Bianche
2021
5th E3 Saxo Bank Classic
7th Road race, UCI World Championships
7th Primus Classic
2022
2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
References
External links
1985 births
Living people
People from Planá
Cyclo-cross cyclists
Czech male cyclists
Czech Vuelta a España stage winners
UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (men)
Czech Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for the Czech Republic
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from the Plzeň Region