The 2022 Tour de Hongrie was the 43rd 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 11 and 15 May 2022. It was the eighth edition since the race's revival in 2015, and was rated as a
2.1
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale.
The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ...
event as part of the
2022 UCI Europe Tour
The 2022 UCI Europe Tour was the eighteenth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2022 season began on 23 January 2022 with the Trofeo Luis Puig, Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969, and concluded on 16 October 2022 with the Chrono des Nations and ...
.
Teams
Eleven
UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour
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s, eight
UCI ProTeams, two
UCI Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
teams, and the Hungarian national team made up the twenty-three teams that participated in the race, with six riders each. With five riders, is the only team to not field a maximum roster of six riders.
National Team
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Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
Route
Stages
Stage 1
;11 May 2022 —
Csákvár
Csákvár is a town in Fejér county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ea ...
to
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...
,
Stage 2
;12 May 2022 —
Karcag
Karcag () is a large town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
Geography
Karcag covers an area of and has a population of 20,632 people (2011).
Transport
Karcag has its own railway station, b ...
to
Hajdúszoboszló
Hajdúszoboszló () is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, Hungary, southwest of county seat Debrecen. It is the third largest town in Hajdú-Bihar county.
Etymology
The name comes from a Slavic personal name Soběslav (see e.g. Soběslav, Soběsl ...
,
Stage 3
;13 May 2022 —
Sárospatak
Sárospatak (german: Potok am Bodroch; la, Potamopolis; sk, Šarišský Potok or ; ) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, northern Hungary. It lies northeast from Miskolc, in the Bodrog river valley. The town, often called simply ''Pat ...
to
Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in t ...
,
Stage 4
;14 May 2022 —
Kazincbarcika
Kazincbarcika is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of the river Sajó, away from the county capital, Miskolc.
History
Kazincbarcika was created during the Socialist industrialization ...
to Kazincbarcika,
Stage 5
;15 May 2022 —
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
to
Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös (; german: Gengeß) is a town in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factories ...
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Kékes
Kékes is
Hungary's highest mountain, at above sea level. It lies northeast of Gyöngyös, in the Mátra range of Heves county. It is Hungary's third most popular tourist attraction, after Lake Balaton and the Danube, and has a number of ho ...
tető,
Classification leadership table
In the 2022 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 cl ...
. 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
Škoda means ''pity'' in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to:
Czech brands and enterprises
* Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav
** Škoda Motorsport, the division of Škoda Auto respons ...
and
Europcar
Europcar Mobility Group is a French car rental company founded in 1949 in Paris. The head office of the holding company, Europcar Group S.A., is in the business park of Val Saint-Quentin at Voisins-le-Bretonneux ( Saint Quentin en Yvelines), F ...
.
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 third, second, and first-category. The leader of the mountains classification wears a red jersey, sponsored by
Cofidis
Cofidis is a French company, now majority owned by Crédit Mutuel, based in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
Founded in 1982 by 3 Suisses International in cooperation with Cetelem, Cofidis specialized in the consumer credit business of the 3 Suisses Group. I ...
.
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
The Hungarian Cycling Federation or MKSZ (in Hungarian: ''Magyar Kerékpáros Szövetség'') is the national governing body of cycle racing in Hungary. It was established on 3 May 1894 by 6 clubs: Budai Kerékpár Egyesület, Budapesti Kerékpá ...
(''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,
Jens Reynders, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Olav Kooij
Olav Kooij (born 17 October 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Kooij rode for the Forte U19 Cycling Team and Willebrord Wil Vooruit as a junior, before signing for the for their inaugura ...
wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
* On stage 3,
Rudy Barbier
Rudy Barbier (born 18 December 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for the Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 team. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Pierre Barbier. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d' ...
, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Jens Reynders wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
* On stage 5,
Rudy Barbier
Rudy Barbier (born 18 December 1992) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for the Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 team. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Pierre Barbier. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d' ...
, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Fabio Jakobsen
Fabio Jakobsen (born 31 August 1996) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
During the 2019 Vuelta a España Jakobsen won two stages, including the final stage of the race on stage 21 in Madrid.
A few metres befor ...
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 ME
2.1
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale.
The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ...
in Europe Tour Calendar. 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
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2022 in men's road cycling
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2022 in sports
References
Sources
External links
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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 ...