Tour of Hungary - 2.6

Hungary, July 26-August 1, 2004

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Stage 5 - July 31: Mezõkövesd - Kékestetõ, 148 km

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• Cameron Jennings (Cyclingnews.com) on the attack.
• Cameron Jennings (Cyclingnews.com) powering up a climb.
• Matthew Rice (Cyclingnews.com) rolls his sleeves up for a nice day in the sunshine.
• Tour de France race director Jean-Marie Leblanc was on hand for the presentation ceremony.
• The Stage 5 podium - (L to R) László Garamszegi (P-Nívó Betonexpressz - FTC 1, 2nd), Anatolij Varvaruk (Puris-Camen Pazin, 1st) and Udo Müller (Team RSH, 3rd).
• László Garamszegi (P-Nívó Betonexpressz - FTC 1) moved into the mountains jersey after his successful breakaway today.
• László Garamszegi (P-Nívó Betonexpressz - FTC 1) again on the podium, this time in red.
• Sprints leader Martin Prazdnovsky (CK ZP Sport Podbrezova).
• Zoltán Remák (CK ZP SportPodbrezova) is looking like a good bet for the overall with one stage remaining.

Stage 4 - July 30: Karcag - Miskolc , 180 km

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• The start of Stage 4 in Karcag.
• The CK ZP Sport Podbrezova team of race leader Prazdnovsky control the peloton.
• Some riders at the back wouldn't have minded a bus ride today, with the majority finishing in ones and twos.
• The stage podium.
• László Garamszegi (P-Nívó Betonexpressz-FTC 1).
• Sprints leader Martin Prazdnovsky (CK ZP Sport Podbrezova).
• Phil Thuaux (Cyclingnews.com) retains his lead in the mountains classification.
• Last year's winner Zoltán Remák mellow in yellow.

Stage 3 - July 29: Békéscsaba - Békéscsaba TTT, 45 km

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• Team Cyclingnews.com on the startline with current race leader Phil Thuaux.
• Hungary's P-Nívó Betonexpressz-FTC 1 squad finished third.
• Tamás Lengyel (P-Nívó Betonexpressz-FTC 1) moved into fourth overall.
• CK ZP Sport Podbrezova take off for a winning ride.
• The winning team - CK ZP Sport Podbrezova.
• Team Profiline got the wooden spoon award today, finishing dead last.
• The Tamási-Pottospec Team are following Domina Vacanze's fashion trend, but with a more bovine slant.
• The podium for Stage 3.
• Martin Prazdnovsky (CK ZP Sport Podbrezova) moved into second overall.
• Overnight leader Phil Thuaux (Cyclingnews.com) lost his yellow jersey but kept his mountains jersey.
• Last year's winner Zoltán Remák into the yellow leader's jersey.

Stage 2 - July 28: Balatonfüred - Pecs, 167 km

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• The start of stage 2 - it's not quite the Tour de France - yet!
• The peloton contends with the rain - later the stage threw hills at them too on a tough day.
• Phil Thaux (cyclingnews.com) rides in the bunch on a rainy climb
• Phil Thaux (cyclingnews.com) shows the effort after staying away in a solo break to win by a minute
• Martin Prazdnovsky (CK ZP Sport Podbrezova) was the first of the chasing bunch, behind Thaux and Zoltán Remák (CK ZP SportPodbrezova)
• Tamás Lengyel (P-Nívó Betonexpressz - FTC 1) was best-placed Hungarian, in fifth place
• Phil Thaux (cyclingnews.com) on the podium, wearing the blue mountains jersey over the yellow leader's jersey

Stage 1 - July 27: Balatonföldvár - Balatonfüred, 178 km

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• Waiting for the start of stage 1. First, we have to get that train out of the way...
• Martin Prazdnovsky (CK ZP Sport Podbrezova) on the podium after winning the first stage
• Morten Christiansen (CykelCity.se) took the race lead after stage 1