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These are the Hungarian stages of Giro d’Italia 2020
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The international Italian bicycle race, Giro d’Italia, kicks off in Hungary next year. The first three stages were announced recently.
Nemzeti Sport reports that the three Hungarian stages of Giro d’Italia 2020 were officially announced.
The first stage will be an individual time trial that starts on the 9th of May in Budapest. The 9.5-kilometre-long stage will kick off from Heroes’ Square and eventually gets to St Stephen’s Basilica along Andrássy Road, from where it continues to Sr Antall József quay. Here, the route continues to the north, crossing the Danube to Buda on Margaret Bridge. Then it goes along Fő Street, all the way to the Buda Castle Tunnel, eventually reaching the Matthias Church in the Castle District.
? Stage 1
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⏱ Budapest ITT
? 9th May 2020 – 9.5km#Giro pic.twitter.com/b0pWyWE7wI
The second stage, taking place on 10 May, is 193 kilometres long, stretching from Budapest to Győr. It will start in Szentendre and cross the Pilis Mountains near Pilisszentlászló. It will reach the Danube Bend near Visegrád-Lepence, and right after it leaves Esztergom, it turns to Tatabánya. However, the route goes around Tatabánya from the north. Then, it follows Kisbér, after which bikers will reach the scenic Pannonhalma, eventually reaching Győr.
? Stage 2
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?♂️ Budapest – Győr
? 10th May 2020 – 193km#Giro pic.twitter.com/DBkV1rVLjk
The third stage starts from Székesfehérvár on 11 May, going around Lake Balaton on the Northern Shore, and it ends at Nagykanizsa. The 197-kilometre-long stage crosses Veszprém, Balatonfüred, Tihany, Tapolca, Keszthely, Zalaszabad (the first Hungarian village where a statue of Ferenc Puskás was erected), and Zalakaros.
? Stage 3
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) June 27, 2019
?♂️ Székesfehérvár – Nagykanizsa
? 11th May 2020 – 197km#Giro pic.twitter.com/elZ90Chz0g
Máriusz Révész, a government commissioner, told Nemzeti Sport that 3-4000 thousand fans are watching Giro d’Italia daily on the side of the road, and at the same time, the millions of people are watching the race on television. This is a great opportunity to show the beauty, sights, and monuments of Hungary to the world.
Révész hopes that the race will highlight the importance of bicycling in Hungary and will improve its status as well.
Since Giro d’Italia is one of the world’s most watched, most important and most popular sports event, the fact that it has a Hungarian stage is of great importance, representing a milestone in the history of Hungarian biking.