The 2016 Tour de Hongrie was a six-day cycling

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that took place in Hungary in June–July 2016. The race is the 37th 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 ...

. It was rated as a

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event as part of the

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. 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. The winner of overall classification was

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. The selection was made on Stage 1 to Keszthely.

Schedule

Participating teams

16 teams were invited to the 2016 Tour de Hongrie: 7 UCI Continental, 4 Regional and 5 Hungarian teams.(Hungarian
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Stages

Prologue

;28 June 2016 — Szombathely, , individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 1

;29 June 2016 —

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( Eszterházy Palace) to Keszthely (

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Stage 2

;30 June 2016 — Keszthely to Siófok,

Stage 3

;1 July 2016 — Cegléd to Karcag,

Stage 4

;2 July 2016 — Karcag to Kékestető,

Stage 5

;3 July 2016 — Gyöngyös to Budapest ( Buda Castle),

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young riders classification

Team classification

Sponsorship

* Radio broadcasting organization, ''Rádió Rock 95.8FM'', has sponsored the Jersey yellow

''sárga trikó'' (General classification Winner). *

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, ''Bringasport'', has sponsored the Jersey green

''zöld trikó'' (Point classification Winner). * Active tourist portal, ', has sponsored the Jersey red

''piros trikó'' (Mountain classification Winner). * The leader Hungarian bank, ''

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'', has sponsored the Jersey white

''fehér trikó'' (Young rider classification Winner). * Ministry of Human Resources * szelektalok.hu * Bringaland *

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– official car of the Race *

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* belotto – official jersey manufacturer * Europcar * Soudal * Kunság-Szesz Zrt. * Tissot – official timekeeper

References

External links

Official website
* {{Tour de Hongrie

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