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The 2021 Tour de Hongrie was the 42nd edition of the
Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie () is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, and the Budapest–Szo ...
, which took place between 12 and 16 May 2021. It was the seventh edition since the race's revival in 2015, and was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the
2021 UCI Europe Tour The 2021 UCI Europe Tour was the 17th season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 24 January 2021 with the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 – Gran Premio Valencia and ended on 24 October 2021 with the Ronde van Drenthe. Throughout t ...
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Teams

Eight
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s, nine UCI ProTeams, four
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teams, and the Hungarian national team made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. With five riders each, and are the only teams to not field a maximum roster of six riders. There were 130 riders who started the race, of which 117 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * National Team *
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Route


Stages


Stage 1

;12 May 2021 —
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Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in southwestern Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvár District and th ...
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Stage 2

;13 May 2021 —
Balatonfüred Balatonfüred (; ; ) is a resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary. The town with a population of 13,000 is situated on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It is considered to be the capital of the Northern lake shore and is a yachting destinat ...
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Nagykanizsa Nagykanizsa (; , or just ''Kaniža/Kanjiža''; ; ; ; ), known colloquially as Kanizsa, is a medium-sized city in Zala County in southwestern Hungary. It is a city with county rights. It lies not far from Lake Balaton at the meeting point of five ...
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Stage 3

;14 May 2021 —
Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name. Etymology The city's name derives ...
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Stage 4

;15 May 2021 —
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Gyöngyös Gyöngyös is a town in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Gyöngyös creek, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 27,957 (see Demographics). The town is located 8.4 km from the M3 motorway and 80.8 km ...
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Stage 5

;16 May 2021 —
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Classification leadership table

In the 2021 Tour de Hongrie, four jerseys are awarded. The
general classification The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...
is calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The leader of the general classification receives a yellow jersey, sponsored by the Hungarian Tourism Agency (''Aktív Magyarország''), and the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the race. The second classification is the
points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points c ...
. Riders are awarded points for finishing in the top fifteen of each stage. Points are also on offer at intermediate sprints. The leader of the points classification wears a green jersey, sponsored by
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. There is also a
mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...
for which points are awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. The climbs are categorized, in order of increasing difficulty, as third, second, and first-category. The leader of the mountains classification wears a red jersey, sponsored by
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. The fourth jersey is a classification for Hungarian riders, marked by a white jersey sponsored by the Hungarian Public Road Company (''Magyar Közút'') and the Hungarian Cycling Federation (''Bringasport''). Only Hungarian riders are eligible and they are ranked according to their placement in the general classification of the race. The final classification is the
team classification The team classification is one of the different rankings for which competitors can compete in a multiple stage cycling race. It differs from the other usual rankings (general classification, points, king of the mountain and best young rider competi ...
, for which the times of the best three cyclists in each team on each stage are added together; the leading team at the end of the race is the team with the lowest cumulative time. * On stage 2,
Jakub Mareczko Jakub Mareczko (born 30 April 1994) is a Polish road cyclist, who rides for Mazowsze Serce Polski. A sprinter, Mareczko was described by the Italian national cycling coach Davide Cassani as one of the best young hopes for Italian cycling. Caree ...
, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus (born 8 July 1994 in Bocholt) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter, Bauhaus has taken more than 20 pro wins in his career, and has finished on the podium of several grand tour stages. Career Bau ...
wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 3, Phil Bauhaus, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Jordi Meeus Jordi Meeus (born 1 July 1998 in Lommel) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter, his most noteworthy victory was the last stage of the 2023 Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France, Cham ...
wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 4, Jordi Meeus, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Phil Bauhaus wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.


Final classification standings


General classification


Points classification


Mountains classification


Hungarian rider classification


Team classification


UCI point ranking


See also

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2021 in men's road cycling 2021 in men's road cycling includes the 2021 men's bicycle races governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar. World Championships The Road World Championships are set to be held in Flanders, B ...
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2021 in sports 2021 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Major sports news *In mountain running, the Gansu ultramarathon disaster in the Yellow River Stone Forest, China led 21 runners to die from hypothermia. The poor organization of this gov ...


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Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie () is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, and the Budapest–Szo ...
Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie () is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, and the Budapest–Szo ...
Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie () is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, and the Budapest–Szo ...