Tour de Hongrie

The route typically includes three or four stages for sprinters and one climbing stage that decides the general classification. That mountain day, usually positioned mid-race or late in the week, separates the GC contenders and often produces the overall winner. The flat stages cross the Hungarian plains and can be exposed to crosswinds, though bunch sprints are the usual outcome. Time gaps on the climbing stage tend to be small, so positioning and bonus seconds matter. Teams arrive with dual ambitions: stage hunters for the sprint days and a protected climber for the GC. The race rarely includes a time trial, so the climber who goes best uphill once usually wins overall.