The organizers of the Tour of Hungary have announced five WorldTour groups and six ProTeams that will participate on the occasion from 29 August to 2 September. Event 2.1 overlaps the first week of the Tour de France, but will provide an opportunity for WorldTour runners who will participate. Grand Tour de France.
There will be a total of 20 groups on the Hungarian Tour, and WorldTeams showed coming with Israel Start-Up Nation, the protection team of champion Krists Neilands, as well as Mitchelton-Scott, CCC Team, Trek-Segafredo and Jumbo- Visma
ProTeams races come with Androni-Giocattoli-Sidermec, Alpecin-Fenix, Bingoal-Wallonie Brussels, Novo Nordisk, Vini Zabu-KTM and Uno-X Pro Cycling Team.
The continental groups that will be on the starting line come with Giotti Victoria-Palomar, Kometa-Xstra, Adria-Mobil and Team Novok.
Giro d’Italia in Hungary cancelled due to coronavirus fears
2020 was supposed to be a big year for Hungarian cycling as it was the original location for the Grande Partenza and the opening three stages of the Giro d’Italia in May. Organisers were forced to cancel the Hungarian stages and postpone the Italian Grand Tour due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The race has been rescheduled for October 3-25.
The Giro d’Italia, scheduled to begin with an individual time trial in Budapest on Saturday, May 9, followed a level from Budapest to Gyor and a flat level from Szekesfehervar to Nagykanizsa before a plane moved to Sicily.
According to data published in the Hungarian magazine Mag Insider, it was not imaginable to host the first 3 stages in Hungary due to a wave of coronavirus imaginable. The report suggests that the organizers proposed to organize the Giro d’Italia Grand Partenza in Hungary in May 2021.
In addition to its national championships, Hungry will host four UCI-approved road races this year; One Belt One Road (16-17 August), Visegrad Cuatro Kerekparverseny (19 August), Visegrad Cuatro Juniors (26-28 August) and Tour of Hungry (29 August to 2 September).
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