The 2021 Tour de Hongrie was the 42nd edition of the Tour de Hongrie, 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.
Teams Eight UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, four UCI Continental 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
Hungary
Route + Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 12 May Siófok to Kaposvár Flat stage 2 13 May Balatonfüred to Nagykanizsa Hilly stage 3 14 May Veszprém to Tata Hilly stage 4 15 May Balassagyarmat to Gyöngyös (Kékestető) Intermediate stage 5 16 May Budapest to Budapest Flat stage Total
Stages Stage 1 12 May 2021 — Siófok to Kaposvár,
Stage 2 13 May 2021 — Balatonfüred to Nagykanizsa,
Stage 3 14 May 2021 — Veszprém to Tata,
Stage 4 15 May 2021 — Balassagyarmat to Gyöngyös (Kékestető),
Stage 5 16 May 2021 — Budapest to Budapest,
Classification leadership table + Points for the points classification Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Stage finishes 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Intermediate sprint 5 3 1 0
+ Points for the mountains classification Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points for 10 7 5 4 3 2 1 Points for 6 4 2 1 0 Points for 5 3 1 0 In the 2021 Tour de Hongrie, four jerseys are 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 (Aktív Magyarország), and 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 Škoda and Europcar.
There is also a mountains classification 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 Cofidis.
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, 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.
+ Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Hungarian rider classification Team classification 1 Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Patryk Stosz Ádám Kristóf Karl 2 Jordi Meeus Jordi Meeus Jordi Meeus Maciej Paterski János Pelikán 3 Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus 4 Damien Howson Damien Howson 5 Edward Theuns Final Damien Howson Phil Bauhaus Maciej Paterski János Pelikán
On stage 2, Jakub Mareczko, 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. On stage 3, Phil Bauhaus, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Jordi Meeus 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 Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the Hungarian rider classification
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Hungarian rider classification
Team classification
UCI point ranking Position 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.-15. 16.-25. General classification 125 85 70 60 50 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 3 Per stage 14 5 3 Leader 3
Classification Position Rider Team General Stage Leader Total 1. Damien Howson 125 14 - 139 2. Ben Hermans 85 5 - 90 3. Antonio Tiberi 70 3 - 73 4. Jhojan García 60 - - 60 5. Stefan de Bod 50 - - 50 6. Laurens Huys 40 - - 40 7. Paweł Cieślik 35 - - 35 8. Phil Bauhaus - 28 6 34 9. Javier Romo 30 - - 30 10. Kevin Colleoni 25 - - 25
See also
2021 in men's road cycling 2021 in sports
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