Andrew August wins stage two of the Czech Tour and takes the leader's jersey

Andrew August (Netcompany Ineos) claimed victory on stage two of the 2026 Czech Tour, taking the win atop the uphill finish at Ještěd after a long 15-kilometre ascent. With this victory, the American also snatched the general classification leader's jersey from Riley Sheehan.The raceNetcompany Ineos controlled the final climb, with a steady pace imposed by the team for much of the ascent. August attacked early, then left Alessandro Fancellu (MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort) to open the sprint on the climb, before catching the Italian in the final 100 metres and crossing the line solo."We gave them the same margin for a while, and then when we really increased the pace the gap came down fairly quickly, so everything was under control," August said at the finish. "It was a long climb but the gradients weren't steep until the final kilometre, we knew we had to hold a steady pace and then give everything in the last kilometre."Stage result1. Andrew August (Netcompany Ineos) — 03:37:282. Alessandro Fancellu (MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort) +0:023. Domenico Pozzovivo (Solution Tech Nippo Rali) +0:054. Filippo Turconi (Bardiani CSF 7 Saber) +0:075. Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step) +0:09General classificationAndrew August now leads the general classification with a time of 07:22:33, holding a six-second advantage over Alessandro Fancellu and eleven over Domenico Pozzovivo. The race continues tomorrow with a new stage.