The forty sixth Tour de Hongrie ended on Sunday, with Ecuador’s Harold Martín López (XDS Astana) profitable general, whilst Colombian Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates XRG) triumphed at the ultimate day between Etyek and Esztergom.
Second-place finisher was once Danny van Poppel (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe), taking the golf green jersey, who received two phases and completed 2d in two others to take the issues’ classification by means of a at ease margin. Siebe Deweirdt (Flanders–Baloise) received the pink jersey with every other spectacular breakaway, marking the Belgian crew’s 3rd mountains classification victory in 4 years.
Overall winner Harold Martín López. Photo: MTI/Illyés Tibor
The absolute best Hungarian was once 19-year-old Bálint Feldhoffer (Team United Shipping), who completed 7th general, 27 seconds at the back of López and received the white jersey.
Stage winner Molano instructed MTI that he had gained a very good lead from his teammates, and the plan was once to begin most effective 300 meters from the end for the reason that cobbled climb prior to that was once very tough. “The last bend, one hundred and fifty meters from the finish, was crucial to turn there in second position,” he stated.
Juan Sebastián Molano, winner of the final level, crossing the end line. Photo: MTI/Illyés Tibor
López, who received the yellow jersey, stated that this level was once like a one-day vintage: it rained at first, the wind made the drive at the finish of the level and so they needed to entire the cobbled sections of Esztergom thrice.
“It was not easy, but my teammates did an excellent job all day: they kept me in a good position, in the front, I am very happy. The yellow jersey is beautiful, but at the same time it is a big pressure because it is the most important color in cycling,” stated the bicycle owner from Ecuador.
Feldhoffer, the highest Hungarian bicycle owner defined
I knew that I needed to be in entrance as a result of there was once a large probability of crashing after which I may just lose the total and the white jersey.”
He famous that it was once tough to journey across the end, so he was once glad to stay his position within the general. “We can say that we finished a very good Tour de Hongrie as a team,” the younger athlete concluded.
The forty sixth Tour de Hongrie, celebrating its centenary, happened between May 14 and 18. This 12 months’s program integrated 3 flat phases, one mountain level, and one transition level.
Competitors at the first level of the Tour de Hongrie at the Chain Bridge in Budapest. Photo: MTI/Máthé Zoltán
Second level (Veszprém – Siófok) in Veszprém. Photo: Hungary Today
Second level (Veszprém – Siófok) in Veszprém. Photo: Hungary Today
The 885-kilometer race featured ten categorised climbs this 12 months: along with the primary class “climb” of Kékestető, cyclists had to overcome 4 2d and 5 3rd class “climbs” to attain mountain issues, with a complete of greater than 7,000 meters of ascent. The course handed via a complete of 101 cities and villages, along with the capital.
The 3rd, Gödöllő – Gyöngyös-Kékestető level. Photo: MTI/Komka Péter
Fourth level (Tata – Székesfehérvár) in Tata. Photo: MTI/Bodnár Boglárka
According to Domonkos Schneller, president of the Hungarian Cycling Federation (MKSZ), the Tour de Hongrie has now not been as a success from a home point of view since 2020 because the forty sixth version.
The 2020 Hungarian Tour ended with Attila Valter’s general victory, whilst final week Bálint Feldhoffer completed 7th general.
Bálint Feldhoffer. Photo: MTI/Illyés Tibor
“I don’t assume there was any such a success Tour de Hongrie from a Hungarian perspective since 2020. On the only hand, as it has moved up a degree since then and has develop into a Pro Series race, and then again, as a result of
there hasn’t ever been such a lot of Hungarian cyclists, fifteen of them, representing other groups in a Hungarian Tour,”
the MKSZ president instructed MTI.
Fifth level (Etyek – Esztergom) in Esztergom. Photo: MTI/Illyés Tibor
“The fact that there were Hungarians running away practically every day in a World Tour-level field is a quite outstanding, unparalleled achievement. There are already three plus one continental level teams and maybe one of them will become a Pro Team from next year. From now on, the sky really is the limit for talented and committed young Hungarian cyclists,” stated Domonkos Schneller. He added that he believes that Hungarians now may have get right of entry to to nearly all ranges of global biking.
Via MTI, Featured symbol: Hungary Today
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