The junior men's podium: Vojtech Nipl, Jakub Skala and Tomas Medek.
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Jakub Skála (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) celebrates his victory in the Czech Republic's junior men's 'cross championship.
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The start of the junior men's Czech championships
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Tomas Medek runs in third place.
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Vojtech Nipl on his way to the silver medal
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Vojtech Nipl rides on after a run-in with a tree left him bloodied.
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Jakub Skála rides to the junior national title
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Jakub Skála (Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor) claimed the victory in a closely fought championships, holding off Vojtech Nipl to take home his national title.
The silver medalist from the European Championship had a slower start, but Nipl fell behind after making several mistakes, including sliding out into a tree and having to stop to extract his bike from the branches. Tomas Medek (Prodoli Remerx Team) took third, two minutes behind the lead pair.
