Tour de Hongrie: Harold Martín López climbs to stage 3 win

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XDS Astana rider claims vital points, as Covi and Philipsen finish second and third

IZMIR TURKIYE MAY 2 Harold Martin Lopez Granizo of the XDS Astana team wins the 56kilometer Selcuk Isabey Selcuk Meryemana stage of the 60th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye in Izmir Turkiye on May 2 2025 The stage was part of the countrys only ProSeries category cycling race which consists of 8 stages Photo by Metin AktasAnadolu via Getty Images
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XDS Astana scored yet more UCI points in their bid to avoid WorldTour relegation as Harold Martín López claimed the Queen stage at the Tour de Hongrie.

The Ecuadorian attacked with 3km remaining of stage three from Gödöllő to Gyöngyös-Kékestető, crossing the line seven seconds ahead of Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).

López now leads the general classification by 11 seconds over the Italian with two days of rolling terrain remaining.

Already notching up his third win of the season, after winning the Tour of Hellas general classification and a stage at the Tour of Turkey, López was delighted with victory.

"It was really good because my team worked full gas for the whole stage. I'm very happy with this result and the confidence in my team. 

The 24-year-old also highlighted the efforts of his teammate Sergio Higuita, adding: "[He's a] very good rider, who helped me in the last climb, I'm very happy. This is my third victory this season, so this is special."

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Pete Trifunovic
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Pete joined Cyclingnews as Engagement Editor in 2024 having previously worked at GCN as a digital content creator, cutting his teeth in cycling journalism across their app, social media platforms, and website. While studying Journalism at university, he worked as a freelancer for Cycling Weekly reporting on races such as the Giro d’Italia and Milan-San Remo alongside covering the Women’s Super League and non-league football for various titles. Pete has an undeniable passion for sport, with a keen interest in tennis, running and football too.

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