The 2016 Tour de Hongrie was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Hungary in June–July 2016. The race is the 37th edition of the Tour de Hongrie. It was rated as a 2.2 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. The race included 5 stages plus the prologue, starting in Szombathely on 28 June and returning there for the finish on 3 July in Budapest.
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| Dates | 28 June – 3 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 740 km (459.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16hr 34' 50" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The winner of overall classification was Mihkel Räim. The selection was made on Stage 1 to Keszthely.
Schedule edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| P | 28 June | Szombathely | 1 km (0.6 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Sándor Szalontay (HUN)
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| 1 | 29 June | Fertőd to Keszthely | 133 km (83 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Mihkel Räim (EST)
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| 2 | 30 June | Keszthely to Siófok | 164 km (102 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Ahmed Galdoune (MAR)
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| 3 | 1 July | Cegléd to Karcag | 185 km (115 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Gediminas Kaupas (LTU)
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| 4 | 2 July | Karcag to Gyöngyös (Kékestető) | 144 km (89 mi) | 
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Intermediate stage |  Chris Butler (USA)
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| 5 | 3 July | Gyöngyös to Budapest | 113 km (70 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Rok Korošec (SLO)
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| Total | 740 km (460 mi) | ||||||
Participating teams edit
16 teams were invited to the 2016 Tour de Hongrie: 7 UCI Continental, 4 Regional and 5 Hungarian teams.[2][3]
Other teams
- DKSI-Kontent
- Dr. Bátorfi-Agria Ktk.
- Epronex Special-Bikes Team
- MugenRace Team Prolog Forman Cinelli
- Szuper Beton
- West-Frisia
- Embrace The World Cycling
- Forman-Cinelli
- Delio Gallina Colosio
Stages edit
Prologue edit
- 28 June 2016 — Szombathely, 1 km (0.6 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Sándor Szalontay (HUN) 
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Dr. Bátorfi-Agria Ktk. | 1' 05" |
| 2 | Mihkel Räim (EST)
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Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 3 | Martin Otoničar (SLO) 
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Delio Gallina Colosio | + 0" |
| 4 |  Mattia De Mori (ITA)
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Delio Gallina Colosio | + 1" |
| 5 | Robert Jenko (SLO)
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Radenska–Ljubljana | + 1" |
| 6 | Krisztián Lovassy (HUN)
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Differdange–Losch | + 2" |
| 7 | Jure Miškulin (SLO)
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Radenska–Ljubljana | + 2" |
| 8 |  Benjamin Stauder (GER)
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Embrace The World Cycling | + 2" |
| 9 |  Adrian Gjølberg (NOR)
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Team FixIT.no | + 2" |
| 10 | Ahmed Galdoune (MAR)
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Delio Gallina Colosio | + 3" |
Stage 1 edit
- 29 June 2016 — Fertőd (Eszterházy Palace) to Keszthely (Festetics Palace), 131 km (81.4 mi)
Stage 2 edit
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Stage 3 edit
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Stage 4 edit
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Stage 5 edit
- 3 July 2016 — Gyöngyös to Budapest (Buda Castle), 99 km (61.5 mi)
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Classification leadership edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| P | Sándor Szalontay | Sándor Szalontay | Mihkel Räim | Mattia De Mori | Martin Otoničar | Delio Gallina Colosio |
| 1 | Mihkel Räim | Mihkel Räim | Adrian Gjølberg | Ahmed Galdoune | Cycling Academy | |
| 2 | Ahmed Galdoune | |||||
| 3 | Gediminas Kaupas | Ahmed Galdoune | ||||
| 4 | Chris Butler | Chris Butler | Josep Miralles | |||
| 5 | Rok Korošec | Žiga Ručigaj | ||||
| Final | Mihkel Räim | Ahmed Galdoune | Chris Butler | Žiga Ručigaj | Cycling Academy | |
Final standings edit
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Denotes the leader of the general classification |
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Denotes the leader of the points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
General classification edit
.JPG)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mihkel Räim (EST) 
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Cycling Academy | 16h 34' 50" |
| 2 |  Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR)
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Kolss BDC Team | + 18" |
| 3 |  Daniel Turek (CZE)
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Cycling Academy | + 20" |
| 4 |  Gabriel Reguero (ESP)
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Differdange–Losch | + 1' 21" |
| 5 | Rok Korošec (SLO)
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Radenska–Ljubljana | + 1' 32" |
| 6 |  Adne van Engelen (NED)
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West-Frisia | + 3' 23" |
| 7 |  Daniel Crista (ROU)
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Tuşnad Cycling Team | + 3' 25" |
| 8 | Adrian Gjølberg (NOR)
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Team FixIT.no | + 3' 50" |
| 9 | Devid Tintori (ITA)
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Differdange–Losch | + 4' 00" |
| 10 | Åsmund Romstad Løvik (NOR)
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Team FixIT.no | + 4' 06" |
Points classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Ahmed Galdoune (MAR) 
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Delio Gallina Colosio | 3 |
| 2 | Mihkel Räim (EST)
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Cycling Academy | 17 |
| 3 | Rok Korošec (SLO)
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Radenska–Ljubljana | 17 |
| 4 | Gediminas Kaupas (LTU)
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Differdange–Losch | 13 |
| 5 | Julian Hellmann (GER)
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Embrace The World Cycling | 12 |
| 6 | Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR)
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Kolss BDC Team | 6 |
| 7 | Vasyl Malynivskyi (UKR)
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Kolss BDC Team | 6 |
| 8 | Krisztián Lovassy (HUN)
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Differdange–Losch | 6 |
| 9 |  Bruno Maltar (CRO)
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Radenska–Ljubljana | 6 |
| 10 | Andreas Leppert (GER)
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Embrace The World Cycling | 5 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Chris Butler (USA) 
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Cycling Academy | 15 |
| 2 | Gabriel Reguero (ESP)
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Differdange–Losch | 15 |
| 3 | Mihkel Räim (EST)
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Cycling Academy | 14 |
| 4 | Daniel Turek (CZE)
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Cycling Academy | 10 |
| 5 | Adrian Gjølberg (NOR)
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Team FixIT.no | 8 |
| 6 |  Tom Thill (LUX)
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Differdange–Losch | 7 |
| 7 | Alessandro Bresciani (ITA)
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Delio Gallina Colosio | 6 |
| 8 | Krisztián Lovassy (HUN)
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Differdange–Losch | 6 |
| 9 | Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR)
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Kolss BDC Team | 5 |
| 10 | Julian Hellmann (GER)
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Embrace The World Cycling | 5 |
Young riders classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Žiga Ručigaj (SLO) 
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Radenska–Ljubljana | 16h 39' 35" |
| 2 | Filippo Tagliani (ITA)
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Delio Gallina Colosio | + 14" |
| 3 | Balázs Rózsa (HUN)
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Szuper Beton | + 57" |
| 4 | Josep Miralles (ESP)
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Tuşnad Cycling Team | + 1' 55" |
| 5 | Viktor Filutás (HUN)
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Szuper Beton | + 2' 08" |
| 6 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA)
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Delio Gallina Colosio | + 2' 40" |
| 7 |  Adhanom Zemicheal (ERI)
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Start–Vaxes Cycling Team | + 3' 25" |
| 8 | Bruno Maltar (CRO)
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Radenska–Ljubljana | + 4' 44" |
| 9 | Kristoffer Madsen (NOR)
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Team FixIT.no | + 5' 42" |
| 10 | Dániel Móricz (HUN)
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Szuper Beton | + 5' 50" |
Team classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Cycling Academy | 49h 47' 48" |
| 2 | Kolss BDC Team | + 5' 49" |
| 3 | Differdange–Losch | + 7' 26" |
| 4 | Tuşnad Cycling Team | + 9' 21" |
| 5 | Radenska–Ljubljana | + 10' 29" |
| 6 | Delio Gallina Colosio | + 13' 49" |
| 7 | Team FixIT.no | + 15' 08" |
| 8 | Start–Vaxes Cycling Team | + 18' 27" |
| 9 | West–Frisia | + 18' 57" |
| 10 | Szuper Beton | + 20' 01" |
Sponsorship edit
- Radio broadcasting organization, Rádió Rock 95.8FM, has sponsored the
sárga trikó (General classification Winner). - Hungarian Cycling Federation, Bringasport, has sponsored the
zöld trikó (Point classification Winner). - Active tourist portal, funiQ, has sponsored the
piros trikó (Mountain classification Winner). - The leader Hungarian bank, OTP Bank, has sponsored the
fehér trikó (Young rider classification Winner). - Ministry of Human Resources
- szelektalok.hu
- Bringaland
- Opel – official car of the Race
- Szerencsejáték Zrt.
- belotto – official jersey manufacturer
- Europcar
- Soudal
- Kunság-Szesz Zrt.
- Tissot – official timekeeper
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Itt a 2016-os Tour de Hongrie útvonala!" (in Hungarian). tourdehongrie.hu. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ (Hungarian) A Tour de Hongrie előzetes rajtlistája, Tour de Hongrie – Official Website, 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016
- ^ (Hungarian) Kedden rajtol a Tour de Hongrie!, Tour de Hongrie – Official Website, 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016
External links edit
- Official website
- "2016 Tour de Hongrie". procyclingstats.com.