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2016 Tour de Hongrie

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Dates
  
28 June – 3 July

Distance
  
721 km (448.0 mi)

Winner
  
Mihkel Räim (EST)

Stages
  
5 + Prologue

Winning time
  
16hr 34' 50"

Second
  
Oleksandr Polivoda (UKR)

The 2016 Tour de Hongrie was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Hungary in June–July 2016. The race is the 37th edition of the Tour de Hongrie. It was rated as a 2.2 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. 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.

Contents

The winner of overall classification was Mihkel Räim. The selection was made on Stage 1 to Keszthely.

Participating teams

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

Prologue

28 June 2016 — Szombathely, 1 km (0.6 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 1

29 June 2016 — Fertőd (Eszterházy Palace) to Keszthely (Festetics Palace), 131 km (81.4 mi)

Stage 2

30 June 2016 — Keszthely to Siófok, 165 km (102.5 mi)

Stage 3

1 July 2016 — Cegléd to Karcag, 186 km (115.6 mi)

Stage 4

2 July 2016 — Karcag to Kékestető, 137 km (85.1 mi)

Stage 5

3 July 2016 — Gyöngyös to Budapest (Buda Castle), 99 km (61.5 mi)

Sponsorship

  • Radio broadcasting organization, Rádió Rock 95.8FM, has sponsored the sárga trikó (General classification Winner).
  • Hungarian Cycling Federation, Bringasport, has sponsored the zöld trikó (Point classification Winner).
  • Activ turistical portal, funiQ, has sponsored the piros trikó (Mountain classification Winner).
  • The leader Hungarian bank, OTP Bank, has sponsored the fehér trikó (Young rider classification Winner).
  • Ministry of Human Resources

    • References

    2016 Tour de Hongrie Wikipedia
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