Career
While best known as a cyclo-cross racer, in 2011 Štybar began his professional road career while continuing to race cyclo-cross. 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 September 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.
He broke and lost his front upper teeth in the crash. 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.
He also had a good Belgian classics campaign. He finished second on the E3 Harelbeke behind Geraint Thomas. On 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 official
He still managed to finish the race in ninth position.
He grabbed second place on Paris–Roubaix, being outsprinted by John Degenkolb in the Roubaix velodrome. He 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 line. He kept Peter Sagan from reaching him, crossing the line with a two seconds advantage over the reduced group.
Cyclo-cross Road racing Classics Results Timeline.