The Most Famous

CYCLISTS from Czechia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Czech Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 10 of which were born in Czechia. This makes Czechia the birth place of the 27th most number of Cyclists behind Belarus, and Luxembourg.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Czech Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Czech Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Czech Cyclists.

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1. August von Gödrich (1859 - 1942)

With an HPI of 53.10, August von Gödrich is the most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

August von Gödrich (25 September 1859 – 16 March 1942) was a racing cyclist from Austria-Hungary. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Gödrich competed in the road race. He placed second in the 87 kilometre race from Athens to Marathon and back, finishing in 3:42:18 behind Aristidis Konstantinidis of Greece.

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2. Václav Machek (1925 - 2017)

With an HPI of 43.70, Václav Machek is the 2nd most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Václav Machek (27 December 1925 – 1 November 2017) was a Czech cyclist who competed for Czechoslovakia. He took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the tandem event.

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3. Zdeněk Štybar (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 41.43, Zdeněk Štybar is the 3rd most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Zdeněk Štybar (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈʃtɪbar]; born 11 December 1985) is a Czech former professional cyclist, who rode professionally in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing between 2005 and 2024 for Telenet–Fidea, the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team and Team Jayco–AlUla. In the early part of his career, Štybar prioritised competing in cyclo-cross, where he won three world titles – in 2010, 2011 and 2014 – as well as six consecutive national titles and overall victories in both the 2009–10 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and the 2009–10 Cyclo-cross Superprestige. Signing for Quick-Step in 2011, Štybar competed more readily in road racing, ultimately winning Grand Tour stages at the 2013 Vuelta a España and the 2015 Tour de France, the Czech National Road Race Championships in 2014 and 2017, and multiple one-day races. Over his professional career, Štybar took more than 60 victories across both disciplines.

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4. Roman Kreuziger (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 39.55, Roman Kreuziger is the 4th most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Roman Kreuziger (Czech pronunciation: [ˈroman ˈkrojtsɪɡr̩]; born 6 May 1986) is a Czech former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2021 for six different teams. His father, Roman Kreuziger Sr., was also a bicycle racer who won the Tour of Austria in 1991 and the Cyclocross Junior World Championships in 1983. Kreuziger competed as an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General classification of stage races. He was also considered one of the biggest talents of the sport after winning the junior road race at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships and the 2008 Tour de Suisse at the age of 22. The next year, he won the 2009 Tour de Romandie and in 2013, he was the victor of the Amstel Gold Race. Since his retirement, Kreuziger now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.

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5. Jan Hirt (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 35.17, Jan Hirt is the 5th most famous Czech Cyclist.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Jan Hirt (born 21 January 1991) is a Czech professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.

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6. Jan Bárta (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 32.50, Jan Bárta is the 6th most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Jan Bárta (born 7 December 1984) is a Czech professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Elkov–Kasper.

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7. Leopold König (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 32.33, Leopold König is the 7th most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Leopold König (born 15 November 1987) is a Czech former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the PSK Whirlpool–Author, NetApp–Endura, Team Sky and Bora–Hansgrohe teams. Since retiring, he has acted as the race director for the Czech Cycling Tour and the Course de la Paix U23 – Grand Prix Jeseníky.

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8. Jaroslav Kulhavý (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 30.19, Jaroslav Kulhavý is the 8th most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Jaroslav Kulhavý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈkulɦaviː]; born 8 January 1985 in Ústí nad Orlicí), is a Czech mountain biker

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9. Petr Vakoč (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 28.90, Petr Vakoč is the 9th most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Petr Vakoč (born 11 July 1992) is a Czech cyclist, who rides for UCI Mountain Bike team Canyon Northwave.

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10. Josef Černý (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 28.05, Josef Černý is the 10th most famous Czech Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Josef Černý (born 11 May 1993) is a Czech professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step. He has most notably won the 19th stage of the 2020 Giro d'Italia. He is also a two-time national time trial champion and one-time road race champion.

People

Pantheon has 17 people classified as Czech cyclists born between 1859 and 2000. Of these 17, 15 (88.24%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Czech cyclists include Zdeněk Štybar, Roman Kreuziger, and Jan Hirt. The most famous deceased Czech cyclists include August von Gödrich, and Václav Machek. As of April 2024, 7 new Czech cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Václav Machek, Tomáš Bábek, and Tereza Neumanová.

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