# 2018 Tour de Hongrie

The 2018 Tour de Hongrie was a road cycling stage race that took place in Hungary between 14 and 19 August 2018. It was the fourth edition of the Tour de Hongrie since its revival in 2015, and was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.

## Route

Stages of the 2018 Tour de Hongrie :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 14 August | Siófok | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) | | Individual time trial | Patrick Schelling (SUI) |
| 1 | 15 August | Balatonalmádi to Keszthely | 154 km (95.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Manuel Belletti (ITA) |
| 2 | 16 August | Velence to Székesfehérvár | 190 km (118.1 mi) | | Hilly stage | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) |
| 3 | 17 August | Cegléd to Hajdúszoboszló | 206 km (128.0 mi) | | Plain stage | Andrii Bratashchuk (UKR) |
| 4 | 18 August | Karcag to Miskolc | 182 km (113.1 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Nikodemus Holler (GER) |
| 5 | 19 August | Kazincbarcika to Kazincbarcika | 128 km (79.5 mi) | | Hilly stage | Nikodemus Holler (GER) |
| Total | Total | Total | 865 km (537 mi) | 865 km (537 mi) | 865 km (537 mi) | 865 km (537 mi) | 865 km (537 mi) |

## Teams

Nineteen teams were invited to start the race. These included three UCI Professional Continentals, thirteen UCI Continental teams and three UCI Continental teams.
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Team Novo Nordisk
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
UCI Continental teams
* Differdange–Losch
* Pardus–Tufo Prostějov
* Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega
* Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum
* Dukla Banská Bystrica
* Bike Aid
* Dimension Data for Qhubeka
* Team Novak
* My Bike–Stevens
* Team Vorarlberg Santic
* Polartec–Kometa
* Kőbánya Cycling Team
* Pannon Cycling Team
National team
* Hungary
* Romania
* Serbia

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 14 August 2018 — Siófok, 3.5 km (2 mi)

Result and General Classification after the Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 4' 32" |
| 2 | Charles Planet (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1" |
| 3 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1" |
| 4 | Maximillian Kuen (AUT) | My Bike–Stevens | + 2" |
| 5 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 4" |

### Stage 1
#### 15 August 2018 — Balatonalmádi to Keszthely, 154 km (96 mi)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 3h 36' 18" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | s.t. |
| 3 | Kamil Małecki (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | s.t. |
| 4 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | s.t. |
| 5 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | s.t. |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 3h 32' 34" |
| 2 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 9" |
| 3 | Charles Planet (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 10" |
| 4 | Maximillian Kuen (AUT) | My Bike–Stevens | + 11" |
| 5 | Gian Friesecke (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 12" |

### Stage 2
#### 16 August 2018 — Velence to Székesfehérvár, 190 km (118 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | 4h 14' 07" |
| 2 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | s.t. |
| 3 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 4 | František Sisr (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | s.t. |
| 5 | Ahmed Galdoune (MAR) | Kőbánya Cycling Team | s.t. |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 7h 54' 44" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | + 6" |
| 3 | Charles Planet (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 13" |
| 4 | Maximillian Kuen (AUT) | My Bike–Stevens | + 15" |
| 5 | Gian Friesecke (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 16" |

### Stage 3
#### 17 August 2018 — Cegléd to Hajdúszoboszló, 206 km (128 mi)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrii Bratashchuk (UKR) | Team Novak | 4h 31' 04" |
| 2 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 2" |
| 3 | Ahmed Galdoune (MAR) | Kőbánya Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Joeri Stallaert (BEL) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | s.t. |
| 5 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | s.t. |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 12h 25' 44" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | + 12" |
| 3 | Charles Planet (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 21" |
| 4 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 21" |
| 5 | Paweł Bernas (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23" |

### Stage 4
#### 18 August 2018 — Karcag to Miskolc, 182 km (113 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Team Novak | 4h 08' 44" |
| 2 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 3 | Kamil Małecki (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | s.t. |
| 4 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | s.t. |
| 5 | Attila Valter (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | s.t. |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 16h 34' 19" |
| 2 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 30" |
| 3 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 32" |
| 4 | Kamil Małecki (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 36" |
| 5 | Leszek Pluciński (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 51" |

### Stage 5
#### 19 August 2018 — Kazincbarcika to Kazincbarcika, 128 km (80 mi)

Result of Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Team Novak | 2h 46' 48" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | s.t. |
| 3 | Kamil Małecki (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | s.t. |
| 4 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | Pannon Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | s.t. |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 19h 21' 07" |
| 2 | Kamil Małecki (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 27" |
| 3 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 28" |
| 4 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 31" |
| 5 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Team Novak | + 45" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Best Hungarian rider | Team classification |
| P | Patrick Schelling | Patrick Schelling | not awarded | not awarded | Bence Lóki | Team Vorarlberg Santic |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Patryk Stosz | Márton Dina | Team Vorarlberg Santic |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti | Manuel Belletti | Matteo Moschetti | Patryk Stosz | Márton Dina | Team Vorarlberg Santic |
| 3 | Andrii Bratashchuk | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Patryk Stosz | Márton Dina | Team Vorarlberg Santic |
| 4 | Nikodemus Holler | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Patryk Stosz | Attila Valter | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 5 | Nikodemus Holler | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Patryk Stosz | Attila Valter | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| Final | Final | Manuel Belletti | Manuel Belletti | Patryk Stosz | Attila Valter | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |

## Standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the points classification |
| Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | Denotes the leader of the best Hungarian rider classification |

### General classification

General classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 19h 21' 07" |
| 2 | Kamil Małecki (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 27" |
| 3 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 28" |
| 4 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 31" |
| 5 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 45" |
| 6 | Leszek Pluciński (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 51" |
| 7 | Oleksandr Prevar (UKR) | Team Novak | + 51" |
| 8 | Adrian Kurek (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 57" |
| 9 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 04" |
| 10 | Matteo Spreafico (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 13" |
Final general classification (11–105) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 11 | Michele Gazzara (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 1' 14" |
| 12 | Nicola Gaffurini (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 1' 31" |
| 13 | Maximillian Kuen (AUT) | My Bike–Stevens | + 1' 41" |
| 14 | Nicolae Tanovițchii (MDA) | Team Novak | + 1' 42" |
| 15 | Attila Valter (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | + 1' 52" |
| 16 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 2' 02" |
| 17 | El Mehdi Chokri (MAR) | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | + 2' 11" |
| 18 | Adne van Engelen (NED) | Bike Aid | + 2' 19" |
| 19 | Márton Dina (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | + 2' 20" |
| 20 | Karel Hník (CZE) | Pardus–Tufo Prostějov | + 2' 23" |
| 21 | Andi Bajc (SLO) | My Bike–Stevens | + 2' 29" |
| 22 | Veljko Stojnić (SRB) | Serbia (national team) | + 2' 37" |
| 23 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 3' 21" |
| 24 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | + 3' 42" |
| 25 | Charles Planet (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 4' 34" |
| 26 | Gian Friesecke (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 4' 35" |
| 27 | Žiga Ručigaj (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 5' 17" |
| 28 | Mateusz Taciak (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 5' 35" |
| 29 | Paweł Bernas (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 6' 12" |
| 30 | Tom Vermeer (NED) | Differdange–Losch | + 7' 30" |
| 31 | Tom Thill (LUX) | Differdange–Losch | + 7' 38" |
| 32 | Matic Grošelj (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 8' 39" |
| 33 | Ádám Karl (HUN) | Hungary (national team) | + 9' 08" |
| 34 | Albeto Marengo (ITA) | Kőbánya Cycling Team | + 9' 09" |
| 35 | Juan Camacho (ESP) | Polartec–Kometa | + 10' 31" |
| 36 | Benjamin Hill (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 11' 28" |
| 37 | Joeri Stallaert (BEL) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 11' 33" |
| 38 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 11' 50" |
| 39 | Matteo Draperi (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 11' 56" |
| 40 | Denis Vulcan (ROU) | Romania (national team) | + 12' 02" |
| 41 | Péter Simon (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | + 12' 07" |
| 42 | Matteo Sobrero (ITA) | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | + 12' 49" |
| 43 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 13' 11" |
| 44 | Antonio Di Sante (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 13' 21" |
| 45 | Andrea Peron (ITA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 14' 06" |
| 46 | Tilen Finkšt (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 14' 21" |
| 47 | Timothy Guy (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 14' 25" |
| 48 | András Szatmáry (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | + 14' 32" |
| 49 | Jelle Donders (BEL) | Differdange–Losch | + 14' 35" |
| 50 | Mykyta Zubenko (UKR) | Pardus–Tufo Prostějov | + 14' 36" |
| 51 | Meron Abraham (ERI) | Bike Aid | + 14' 41" |
| 52 | Karel Tyrpekl (CZE) | Pardus–Tufo Prostějov | + 14' 44" |
| 53 | Aljaž Prah (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 14' 50" |
| 54 | Vlad-Nicolae Dobre (ROU) | Romania (national team) | + 14' 52" |
| 55 | Davide Orrico (ITA) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 14' 57" |
| 56 | Ján Andrej Cully (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 16' 20" |
| 57 | Viktor Potočki (CRO) | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 16' 56" |
| 58 | Balázs Rózsa (HUN) | Differdange–Losch | + 17' 09" |
| 59 | Ahmed Galdoune (MAR) | Kőbánya Cycling Team | + 17' 10" |
| 60 | Yegor Dementyev (UKR) | Team Novak | + 17' 27" |
| 61 | János Pelikán (HUN) | My Bike–Stevens | + 17' 28" |
| 62 | Louis Visser (RSA) | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | + 17' 30" |
| 63 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | + 17' 49" |
| 64 | Michele Scartezzini (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 18' 07" |
| 65 | Sam Brand (GBR) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 18' 22" |
| 66 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | + 18' 37" |
| 67 | Ollie Jones (NZL) | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | + 18' 39" |
| 68 | Márton Solymosi (HUN) | Hungary (national team) | + 19' 48" |
| 69 | Dániel Móricz (HUN) | Kőbánya Cycling Team | + 19' 57" |
| 70 | Toni Franz (GER) | Differdange–Losch | + 20' 03" |
| 71 | Stevan Klisurić (SRB) | Serbia (national team) | + 20' 04" |
| 72 | Gergő Gönczy (HUN) | Hungary (national team) | + 20' 17" |
| 73 | Lukas Meiler (GER) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 20' 18" |
| 74 | Fabio Calabria (AUS) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 20' 24" |
| 75 | Christopher Williams (AUS) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 20' 49" |
| 76 | Umberto Poli (ITA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 21' 17" |
| 77 | Kevin Rivera (CRC) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 21' 47" |
| 78 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 22' 16" |
| 79 | Dušan Kalaba (SRB) | Serbia (national team) | + 22' 25" |
| 80 | Zoltán Vígh (HUN) | Hungary (national team) | + 22' 28" |
| 81 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | Romania (national team) | + 23' 31" |
| 82 | František Sisr (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23' 46" |
| 83 | Marco Benfatto (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 24' 20" |
| 84 | Péter László (ROU) | Team Novak | + 24' 54" |
| 85 | Gerd Fidler (AUT) | My Bike–Stevens | + 25' 05" |
| 86 | Csaba Pályi (HUN) | Hungary (national team) | + 25' 19" |
| 87 | Tiago da Silva (LUX) | Differdange–Losch | + 25' 22" |
| 88 | Samuel Oros (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 25' 46" |
| 89 | Martin Mahďar (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 25' 52" |
| 90 | Stefan Mastaller (AUT) | My Bike–Stevens | + 26' 01" |
| 91 | Daniel Bichlmann (GER) | Bike Aid | + 26' 12" |
| 92 | Wojciech Pszczolarski (POL) | Pardus–Tufo Prostějov | + 26' 40" |
| 93 | Martin Vlčák (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 28' 24" |
| 94 | Mehdi Benhamouda (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 28' 34" |
| 95 | Rostyslav Zhukovskyi (UKR) | Kőbánya Cycling Team | + 30' 13" |
| 96 | Dušan Veselinović (SRB) | Serbia (national team) | + 30' 41" |
| 97 | Juraj Bellan (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 31' 07" |
| 98 | Samuele Oliveto (ITA) | Kőbánya Cycling Team | + 31' 43" |
| 99 | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | + 32' 12" |
| 100 | Isaac Cantón (ESP) | Polartec–Kometa | + 32' 23" |
| 101 | Raffaello Bonusi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 36' 37" |
| 102 | Diego Pablo Sevilla (ESP) | Polartec–Kometa | + 36' 40" |
| 103 | Federico Molini (ITA) | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | + 36' 47" |
| 104 | Timo Schäfer (GER) | Bike Aid | + 37' 17" |
| 105 | Tino Thömel (GER) | Bike Aid | + 44' 57" |

### Points classification

Points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 29 |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Polartec–Kometa | 22 |
| 3 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | 20 |
| 4 | Kamil Małecki (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 19 |
| 5 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 14 |
| 6 | Paolo Totò (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | 11 |
| 7 | Attilio Viviani (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | 8 |
| 8 | Maximillian Kuen (AUT) | My Bike–Stevens | 7 |
| 9 | Marco Benfatto (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 6 |
| 10 | Isaac Canton (ESP) | Polartec–Kometa | 6 |

### Mountains classification

Mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 26 |
| 2 | Attila Valter (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | 21 |
| 3 | Isaac Cantón (ESP) | Polartec–Kometa | 13 |
| 4 | Nicolae Tanovițchii (MDA) | Team Novak | 19 |
| 5 | Adne van Engelen (NED) | Bike Aid | 13 |
| 6 | Márton Dina (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | 10 |
| 7 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | 7 |
| 8 | András Szatmáry (HUN) | Pannon Cycling Team | 6 |
| 9 | Adrian Kurek (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 5 |
| 10 | Michelle Gazarra (ITA) | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | 5 |

### Hungarian rider classification

Best Hungarian rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Attila Valter | Pannon Cycling Team | 19h 22' 59" |
| 2 | Márton Dina | Pannon Cycling Team | + 28" |
| 3 | Ádám Karl | Hungary (national team) | + 7' 16" |
| 4 | Péter Simon | Pannon Cycling Team | + 10' 15" |
| 5 | András Szatmáry | Pannon Cycling Team | + 12' 40" |
| 6 | Balázs Rózsa | Differdange–Losch | + 15' 17" |
| 7 | János Pelikán | My Bike–Stevens | + 15' 36" |
| 8 | Márton Solymosi | Hungary (national team) | + 17' 56" |
| 9 | Dániel Móricz | Kőbánya Cycling Team | + 18' 05" |
| 10 | Gergő Gönczy | Hungary (national team) | + 18' 25" |

### Team classification

Team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 49h 45' 01" |
| 2 | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 24" |
| 3 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 43" |
| 4 | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 5' 08" |
| 5 | Team Novak | + 11' 02" |
| 6 | Pannon Cycling Team | + 13' 27" |
| 7 | Bike Aid | + 14' 31" |
| 8 | Polartec–Kometa | + 14' 40" |
| 9 | My Bike–Stevens | + 16' 27" |
| 10 | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 20' 15" |