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Tour de Hongrie: Benoît Cosnefroy stuns field with stage 2 victory using long-range sprint

PAKS, HUNGARY - MAY 14: Benoit Cosnefroy of France and UAE Team Emirates - XRG celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 47th Tour of Hungary 2026, Stage 2 a 205.8km stage from Szarvas to Paks on May 14, 2026 in Paks, Hungary. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Benoît Cosnefroy (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) surged to a thundering victory on stage 2 of the Tour de Hongrie, with a long-range sprint to take him away from a group that had been formed by crosswinds in a thrilling finale to the stage.

The Frenchman made the first echelon in the wind with 25km to go, ripped up the group on a small climb with 17km to go, and sprinted away from it from over 500 metres out.

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