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Tour of Hungary - 2.6

Hungary, July 26-August 1, 2004

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

M�ller wins shortened race

Last year's winner Zolt�n Rem�k mellow in yellow
Photo ©: Tour of Hungary

There was panic in the field right after the start of Stage 4 after Tam�s Lengyel, the best placed Hungarian cyclist, crashed. The end of the stage was problematic as well because it was raining hard, and - as the last part was a long descent - it could have been life threatening, therefore race director Tam�s Gayer decided to change the finish. The winner was Udo M�ller, and yellow jersey was maintained by Zolt�n Rem�k.

The field did two loops in Karcag, where the fourth stage of Tour de Hongrie started, and a crash happened right on the first lap: the best placed Hungarian cyclist, Tam�s Lengyel was involved and he had to abandon the race and be taken to the nearest hospital.

The weather was varied: rain and sun came right after each other, and as it was raining hard in B�kk, the race director decided to shorten the distance to 166 kilometres instead of the originally planned 180, and finish in B�kksztentkereszt.

The decision was communicated to team leaders via their radios. Until that time, a big breakaway had been maintaining an advantage, but the peloton caught them at the finish. Udo M�ller (Germany) won the stage ahead of Robert Glajza (Slovakia) and Aur�l V�g (Hungarian national champion). Race leader Zolt�n Rem�k finished in the peloton, and kept the yellow jersey after the fifth day.

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Results

1 Udo M�ller (Ger) Team RSH                             3.55.06
2 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                0.06
3 Aur�l V�g (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1             0.08
4 Thomas Buchacek (Cze) Favorit                                
5 Csaba Szekeres (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1        0.12
6 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                     0.25
7 Zolt�n Rem�k (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                     
8 Cristoph Kerschbaum (Aut) Austrian National Team             
9 Martin Prazdnovsky (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova          0.26
10 Jan Job�nek (Cze) Favorit                                   
11 R�bert Nagy (Svk) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1          0.29
12 B�lint Szeghalmi (Hun) Baranya Region Team              0.31
13 P�ter Kusztor (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                  0.35
14 Bence Szuromi (Hun) P�csi KSE                           0.36
15 Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team                0.42
16 Vasyl Yakovlev (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team                0.44
17 Matthias Schr�ger (Aut) Austrian National Team              
18 Attila Sz�ka (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                   0.48
19 Radek Blahut (Cze) Favorit                                  
20 G�bor Kisk� (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1              
21 Lyubomyr Polatayko (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team            0.59
22 L�szl� Garamszegi (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1    1.16
23 Gergely Ivanics (Hun) P�csi KSE                         1.35
24 Adriaan Helmantel (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen          1.41
25 Anatolij Varvaruk (Ukr) Puris-Camen Pazin               1.49
26 G�bor Arany (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2          1.50
27 G�bor Lengyel (Hun) Baranya Region Team                 1.54
28 Josef Kugler (Aut) Austrian National Team                   
29 Andr�s Berkesi (Hun) P�csi KSE                          1.57
30 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                  2.01
31 Christian Bach (Ger) Team Profiline                     2.04
32 Leon Burger (Ned) Amsterdam Combination                     
33 Nathan Russel (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                         
34 Matthew Rice (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                          
35 Morten Christiansen (Nor) CykelCity.se                      
36 Jonat�n R�ck (Hun) Baranya Region Team                      
37 Alexandre Roger (Fra) CSM Puteaux                           
38 Daniel Strauch (Ger) Team RSH                               
39 Barnab�s V�zer (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2       2.14
40 Christian Serisier (Fra) CSM Puteaux                    2.19
41 Bal�zs R�nasz�ki (Hun) Post�s SE                        2.41
42 Roman Kononenko (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team               2.49
43 Bal�zs Sz�r�di (Hun) Post�s SE                              
44 Viktor Speczi�r (Hun) Post�s SE                         2.52
45 Andr�s Szab� (Hun) P�csi KSE                            2.55
46 Zolt�n Csomor (Hun) P�csi KSE                           2.59
47 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team              3.06
48 Volodymyr Rybin (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team               3.12
49 Richard Demming (Ger) Team RSH                              
50 Georg Hausbacher (Aut) Austrian National Team           3.15
51 Jan Mattson (Swe) CykelCity.se                          3.18
52 Attila �rvai (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2         3.26
53 D�niel Zsombok (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                     
54 Lukas Heinrich (Cze) Favorit                                
55 Philip Schulz (Ger) Team Profiline                          
56 Cristian Lener (Aut) Austrian National Team             3.34
57 Markus Junnerholt (Swe) CykelCity.se                    3.49
58 �ron Koval�czy (Hun) Post�s SE                          4.10
59 Anders Gerhardsson (Swe) CykelCity.se                   4.18
60 Jens Wilk (Ger) Team RSH                                4.22
61 Jakub Svoboda (Cze) Favorit                             5.08
62 Herv� Rivoalen (Fra) CSM Puteaux                        5.10
63 Florian Smits (Ned) Amsterdam Combination               5.11
64 David Demanuele (Cro) Puris-Camen Pazin                     
65 �kos Haiszer (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                   5.13
66 Tam�s B�ttner (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2            
67 Kacper Sowinski (Cze) Favorit                               
68 Cor Van Lueeuwen (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen           5.27
69 Alexandre Terrasson (Fra) CSM Puteaux                   5.36
70 Darko Blazevic (Cro) Puris-Camen Pazin                  5.50
71 Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Team Profiline                  5.59
72 Gyula Nagy (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                     6.03
73 Thomas Hebestreit (Ger) Team Profiline                  6.34
74 Jean-Pierre Guillin (Fra) CSM Puteaux                       
75 Ard Aling (Ned) Amsterdam Combination                   6.37
76 Pim Van Den Berg (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen               
77 Andreas Graf (Aut) Austrian National Team                   
78 Seppe Hoogzaad (Ned) Amsterdam Combination              6.47
79 Robert �sterling (Swe) CykelCity.se                     7.45
80 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                        
81 Roland Siegbert (Ger) Team Profiline                    7.49
82 Arnaud Rivoalen (Fra) CSM Puteaux                       8.19
83 Evert Veldkamp (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen             8.42
84 Zolt�n Bebt� (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2         8.47
85 Gregor Zajc (Slo) Puris-Camen Pazin                     8.58
86 Radovan Husar (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova               9.06
87 Martin Keliar (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                   
88 Christian Helm (Ger) Team RSH                               
89 Csaba Mer� (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2               
90 Erwin Goenga (Ned) Amsterdam Combination                9.09
91 Marian Hecl (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova                9.11
92 Tam�s Baumgartner (Hun) Post�s SE                           
93 Johan Procee (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen               9.36
94 Heike Van Der Woerd (Ned) Amsterdam Combination        10.22
95 Viktor Temesi (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                 10.38
96 Csaba Steig (Hun) Baranya Region Team                  10.52
97 Zvonimir Pokupec (Cro) Puris-Camen Pazin               19.39
98 Zolt�n Vanik (Hun) P�csi KSE                           19.52
99 Gerben De Vries (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen           20.03
100 Tam�s Lengyel (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1           
 
Points
 
1 Udo M�ller (Ger) Team RSH                                  10 pts
2 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                   6
3 Aur�l V�g (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1                4
4 Thomas Buchacek (Cze) Favorit                               3
5 Csaba Szekeres (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1           2
6 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                        1
 
Sprints
 
Karcag - V�rosh�za, 3,8 km
 
1 Martin Prazdnovsky (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova             3 pts
2 Cor Van Lueeuwen (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen               2
3 Nathan Russel (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                         1
 
Tiszaf�red, 43,2 km
 
1 Cor Van Lueeuwen (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen               3 pts
2 Alexandre Terrasson (Fra) CSM Puteaux                       2
3 Markus Junnerholt (Swe) CykelCity.se                        1
 
Mez�cs�t, 96,4 km
 
1 Cor Van Lueeuwen (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen               3 pts
2 Zolt�n Csomor (Hun) P�csi KSE                               2
3 Markus Junnerholt (Swe) CykelCity.se                        1
 
�nod - K�zs�gh�za, 121,3 km
 
1 Jens Wilk (Ger) Team RSH                                    3 pts
2 Markus Junnerholt (Swe) CykelCity.se                        2
3 Cor Van Lueeuwen (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen               1
 
Mountains
 
Lillaf�red v�ge - Cat. 2, 155,9 km 
 
1 Udo M�ller (Ger) Team RSH                                   7 pts
2 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                   5
3 Aur�l V�g (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1                3
4 Alexandre Roger (Fra) CSM Puteaux                           1
 
B�kkszentkereszt - v�ge t�bla - Cat. 1, 166,9 km
 
1 Udo M�ller (Ger) Team RSH                                  15 pts
2 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                  12
3 Aur�l V�g (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1                9
4 Thomas Buchacek (Cze) Favorit                               6
5 Csaba Szekeres (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1           4
6 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                        2
 
Teams
 
1 P-N�v� Betonexpressz - Ftc 1                         11.46.07
2 CK ZP Sport Podbrezova                                   0.08
3 Favorit                                                  0.33
4 Ukrainan Track Team                                      1.36
5 Austrian National Team                                   2.14
6 P�csi Kse                                                3.19
7 Tam�si - Pottospec Team                                  3.40
8 Cyclingnews.com                                          3.41
9 B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                                       4.00
10 Team RSH                                                4.27
11 P-N�v� Betonexpressz - Ftc 2                            6.41
12 Post�s Se                                               7.33
13 CYKELCITY.SE                                            8.22
14 Csm Puteaux                                             8.44
15 Team Profiline                                         10.40
16 Puris-Camen Pazin                                      12.01
17 Noordelijke Groeningen                                 12.56
18 Amsterdam Combination                                  13.03
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Zolt�n Rem�k (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova             13.03.56
2 Martin Prazdnovsky (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova          1.53
3 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                     2.08
4 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                4.07
5 L�szl� Garamszegi (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1     4.31
6 Thomas Buchacek (Cze) Favorit                            4.50
7 Aur�l V�g (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1             4.59
8 Csaba Szekeres (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1        5.10
9 Vasyl Yakovlev (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team                 6.08
10 Udo M�ller (Ger) Team RSH                               6.41
11 Lyubomyr Polatayko (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team            6.54
12 Radek Blahut (Cze) Favorit                              7.02
13 Vitaliy Popkov (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team                7.11
14 G�bor Kisk� (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1          7.26
15 Morten Christiansen (Nor) CykelCity.se                  8.17
16 Cristoph Kerschbaum (Aut) Austrian National Team        8.40
17 Matthias Schr�ger (Aut) Austrian National Team          8.58
18 Gergely Ivanics (Hun) P�csi KSE                         9.09
19 Jan Job�nek (Cze) Favorit                              10.03
20 Adriaan Helmantel (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen         10.54
21 Nathan Russel (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                    11.13
22 Volodymyr Rybin (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team              11.21
23 G�bor Arany (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2         11.22
24 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                 11.25
25 Cristian Lener (Aut) Austrian National Team            11.50
26 B�lint Szeghalmi (Hun) Baranya Region Team             12.23
27 Jan Mattson (Swe) CykelCity.se                         12.25
28 Attila Sz�ka (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                  13.22
29 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team             13.31
30 Jakub Svoboda (Cze) Favorit                            13.41
31 Roman Kononenko (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team              13.51
32 Leon Burger (Ned) Amsterdam Combination                14.12
33 Alexandre Roger (Fra) CSM Puteaux                      14.31
34 Kacper Sowinski (Cze) Favorit                          14.38
35 Bence Szuromi (Hun) P�csi KSE                          14.40
36 Josef Kugler (Aut) Austrian National Team              14.47
37 Martin Keliar (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova              15.16
38 Georg Hausbacher (Aut) Austrian National Team          15.36
39 Daniel Strauch (Ger) Team RSH                          15.51
40 D�niel Zsombok (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                15.52
41 P�ter Kusztor (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                 17.18
42 Anders Gerhardsson (Swe) CykelCity.se                  17.37
43 Zolt�n Csomor (Hun) P�csi KSE                          18.12
44 Anatolij Varvaruk (Ukr) Puris-Camen Pazin              18.19
45 Andr�s Szab� (Hun) P�csi KSE                           18.24
46 Christian Serisier (Fra) CSM Puteaux                   18.28
47 Seppe Hoogzaad (Ned) Amsterdam Combination             19.05
48 Andreas Graf (Aut) Austrian National Team              19.18
49 Bal�zs R�nasz�ki (Hun) Post�s SE                       19.28
50 Jonat�n R�ck (Hun) Baranya Region Team                 19.31
51 Radovan Husar (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova              19.35
52 Cor Van Lueeuwen (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen          19.36
53 R�bert Nagy (Svk) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1         20.17
54 Richard Demming (Ger) Team RSH                              
55 Erwin Goenga (Ned) Amsterdam Combination               20.26
56 Bal�zs Sz�r�di (Hun) Post�s SE                         21.08
57 Matthew Rice (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                     22.01
58 G�bor Lengyel (Hun) Baranya Region Team                22.24
59 Robert �sterling (Swe) CykelCity.se                    22.25
60 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                   22.32
61 Andr�s Berkesi (Hun) P�csi KSE                         22.44
62 Evert Veldkamp (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen            22.59
63 Florian Smits (Ned) Amsterdam Combination              23.31
64 Marian Hecl (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova               23.35
65 �kos Haiszer (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                  24.22
66 Jens Wilk (Ger) Team RSH                               24.41
67 Tam�s B�ttner (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2       24.42
68 Ard Aling (Ned) Amsterdam Combination                  25.20
69 Zolt�n Bebt� (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2        25.56
70 Gregor Zajc (Slo) Puris-Camen Pazin                    26.08
71 Philip Schulz (Ger) Team Profiline                     26.20
72 Christian Helm (Ger) Team RSH                          27.33
73 Thomas Hebestreit (Ger) Team Profiline                 27.58
74 Christian Bach (Ger) Team Profiline                    28.34
75 Jean-Pierre Guillin (Fra) CSM Puteaux                       
76 Barnab�s V�zer (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2      28.46
77 Lukas Heinrich (Cze) Favorit                           29.37
78 Pim Van Den Berg (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen               
79 Roland Siegbert (Ger) Team Profiline                   30.09
80 Markus Junnerholt (Swe) CykelCity.se                   30.53
81 Heike Van Der Woerd (Ned) Amsterdam Combination        31.37
82 Attila �rvai (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2        33.11
83 Viktor Temesi (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                 33.45
84 Viktor Speczi�r (Hun) Post�s SE                        33.53
85 Csaba Steig (Hun) Baranya Region Team                  34.50
86 Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Team Profiline                 39.53
87 Darko Blazevic (Cro) Puris-Camen Pazin                 40.30
88 Johan Procee (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen              41.40
89 Herv� Rivoalen (Fra) CSM Puteaux                       41.50
90 Alexandre Terrasson (Fra) CSM Puteaux                  42.31
91 Csaba Mer� (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 2          43.03
92 �ron Koval�czy (Hun) Post�s SE                         43.26
93 Gyula Nagy (Hun) B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                    44.32
94 Zolt�n Vanik (Hun) P�csi KSE                           47.19
95 David Demanuele (Cro) Puris-Camen Pazin                48.41
96 Zvonimir Pokupec (Cro) Puris-Camen Pazin               51.58
97 Arnaud Rivoalen (Fra) CSM Puteaux                      57.09
98 Tam�s Baumgartner (Hun) Post�s SE                      57.34
99 Gerben De Vries (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen         1.13.34
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Martin Prazdnovsky (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova            18 pts
2 Udo M�ller (Ger) Team RSH                                  15
3 Zolt�n Rem�k (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                   13
4 Cor Van Lueeuwen (Ned) Noordelijke Groeningen              12
5 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                       12
6 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                  11
7 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team                  9
8 Morten Christiansen (Nor) CykelCity.se                      8
9 Thomas Buchacek (Cze) Favorit                               4
10 Aur�l V�g (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1               4
11 Markus Junnerholt (Swe) CykelCity.se                       4
12 Tam�s Lengyel (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1           4
13 Vasyl Yakovlev (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team                   4
14 Marian Hecl (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova                   4
15 Jens Wilk (Ger) Team RSH                                   3
16 Csaba Szekeres (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1          2
17 Zolt�n Csomor (Hun) P�csi KSE                              2
18 Alexandre Terrasson (Fra) CSM Puteaux                      2
19 Radek Blahut (Cze) Favorit                                 2
20 L�szl� Garamszegi (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1       2
21 Nathan Russel (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                        1
22 Jan Job�nek (Cze) Favorit                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                       28 pts
2 Zolt�n Rem�k (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                   25
3 Udo M�ller (Ger) Team RSH                                  23
4 Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP SportPodbrezova                  17
5 L�szl� Garamszegi (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1       15
6 Aur�l V�g (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1               12
7 Radek Blahut (Cze) Favorit                                  7
8 Thomas Buchacek (Cze) Favorit                               6
9 Csaba Szekeres (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1           4
10 G�bor Kisk� (Hun) P-N�v� Betonexpressz - FTC 1             4
11 Marian Hecl (Svk) CK ZP Sport Podbrezova                   3
12 Anders Gerhardsson (Swe) CykelCity.se                      2
13 Vasyl Yakovlev (Ukr) Ukrainen Track Team                   2
14 Alexandre Roger (Fra) CSM Puteaux                          1
15 Morten Christiansen (Nor) CykelCity.se                     1
 
Teams classification
 
1 CK ZP Sport Podbrezova                               37.30.38
2 P-N�v� Betonexpressz - Ftc 1                             3.55
3 Favorit                                                 10.38
4 Ukrainan Track Team                                     12.16
5 Cyclingnews.com                                         13.18
6 Austrian National Team                                  18.34
7 P�csi Kse                                               27.21
8 Team RSH                                                27.36
9 CYKELCITY.SE                                            27.51
10 B�k�scsaba U23 Mix                                     28.44
11 Tam�si - Pottospec Team                                35.24
12 P-N�v� Betonexpressz - Ftc 2                           35.28
13 Csm Puteaux                                            37.54
14 Amsterdam Combination                                  38.57
15 Noordelijke Groeningen                                 40.21
16 Team Profiline                                         56.38
17 Post�s Se                                              58.49
18 Puris-Camen Pazin                                    1.02.34