Egan Bernal and star sprinters back in action at Tour de Hongrie, Chris Froome out after injury

Egan Bernal, in second position, is among the big names at the Tour de Hongrie
Egan Bernal, in second position, is among the big names at the Tour de Hongrie (Image credit: David Ramos/Getty Images)

The Giro d’Italia traditionally dominates the month of May but an alternative race calendar kicks off this week at the Tour de Hongrie, with Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep), Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates), Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny) and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) all in action. 

A series of French Cup and one-day races include the Tour du Finistère in France on Saturday and the Antwerp Port Epic a week later in the Netherlands. The 4 Jours de Dunkerque is scheduled for May 16-21 and then Tour of Norway ends the month with four days of racing between May 26-29.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.