2023 Tour De Hongrie
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The 2023 Tour de Hongrie was the 44th edition of the
Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) 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, an ...
, which took place between 10 and 14 May 2023. It was the ninth edition since the race's revival in 2015, and was rated as a 2.Pro-category event as part of the
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. The Tour was to have consisted of five stages with a distance of 879 km and 7554 m of elevation gain, but bad weather led to stage 5 being neutralised before commencement with overall results based on standings at the end of stage 4.


Teams

9 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, 9 UCI ProTeams, 3 UCI Continental teams and the
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made up the 22 teams that participated in the race, with six riders each. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * Epronex * National Teams *
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Route


Stages


Stage 1

;10 May 2023 — Szentgotthárd to Szentgotthárd,


Stage 2

;11 May 2023 — Zalaegerszeg to Keszthely,


Stage 3

;12 May 2023 —
Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in the southwestern part of Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvá ...
to Pécs,


Stage 4

;13 May 2023 —
Martonvásár Martonvásár is the 11th largest town in Fejér county, Hungary. It's a popular tourist destination in Hungary because of the Brunszvik Palace where Ludwig van Beethoven stayed and wrote "Für Elise". There is also a museum for Beethoven. The tow ...
to
Dobogókő Dobogókő is a popular tourist area near Pilisszentkereszt in Hungary, and the site of the highest point in the Visegrád Hills at 699 meters. 133 people live here. Up in the hills lies the Ödön Téry Memorial, a stone pyramid built in memory ...
,


Stage 5

;14 May 2023 —
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to Budapest, Stage 5 was cancelled due to bad weather and overall race classifications were determined on standings at the end of stage 4.


Classification leadership table

In the 2023 Tour de Hongrie, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification 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 (Visit Hungary), Hungarian Public Road Company ( hu, Magyar Közút), and
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("Bringasport"). The winner of this classification is considered the winner of the race. The second classification is the points classification. 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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and Europcar. 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 A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...
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 first, second, and third-category. The leader of the mountains classification wears a red jersey, sponsored by Cofidis. The fourth jersey is a classification for Hungarian riders, marked by a white jersey sponsored by the Bosch. 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, Sam Bennett, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
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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

The event is in class 2.Pro. It is open for riders of the ME category and U23 and in accordance with article 2.10.008 of the UCI regulations, points are awarded as follows for the UCI ranking:


See also

* 2023 in men's road cycling *
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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour de Hongrie, 2023
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Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) 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, an ...
Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) 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, an ...
Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) 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, an ...