Race analysis, favourites, and predictions for Tour de Hongrie 2025

The first Tour de Hongrie was held in 1925, which means this year marks its 100th anniversary. Moreover, it's a sweet celebration, as the race is currently enjoying the best form it has ever had. After multiple periods of interruption throughout its history, the race made a strong comeback in 2015 and has steadily progressed since then. In 2023, it reached a new milestone by becoming part of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier of professional cycling worldwide. Now, the race boasts a start list filled with UCI WorldTeams and UCI ProTeams, and its impact is greater than ever, having established itself as one of the most important races in Central Europe.

 
Route

The race is divided into 5 stages, with flat profiles dominating the route. There will be 3 or 4 opportunities for sprinters, while the general classification will be decided on the summit finish of stage three at Kékestető (11.5 km at 5.6%).

 
Favorites

For the mountain stage and the general classification, some of the top contenders include Sergio Higuita (200), Jan Christen (200), Juan Pedro López (200), David De la Cruz (200), Urko Berrade (200), Sam Oomen (200), and Odd Christian Eiking (200).

In the sprints, the fastest on paper are Dylan Groenewegen (800), Phil Bauhaus (800), Juan Sebastián Molano (600), Sam Welsford (400), Danny Van Poppel (600), Matteo Malucelli (200), Max Walscheid (400), Tim Torn Teutenberg (200), Giacomo Nizzolo (200), Manuel Peñalver (200), and Davide Bomboi (200).

 
Photo: © Pertorini Márió / Tour de Hongrie