„…and Attila Valter, who could be the new maglia rosa!”
This is the sentence that was uttered on Thursday afternoon – when our compatriot in the white jersey, crossed the finish line in 12th place – in the broadcast of Eurosport, and which Hungarian fans of cycling have been waiting for since the beginning of time.
“… and Attila Valter, who could easily be the new owner of the pink jersey!”
Yes, the Groupama-FDJ’s 22-year-old rider took the lead after stage 6 in the world’s second most prestigious professional cycling race, in Giro d’Italián, and he could pick up the pink leotard for the frontrunner. Never before has there been an example of a Hungarian athlete leading a three-week super competition in the composite.
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The last kilometer on stage 6
Moreover, after a 160-kilometer, mostly mountainous stage between the Grotte di Frasassi and Ascoli Piceno, between the peaks of the Abruzzo, this indicates that Attila is ascending and big rounds are usually won by mountain coolers.
Even Attila himself does not believe: the first Hungarian pink leotard in history!
The young man, born in Csömör, who is celebrating his 23rd birthday on June 12, spoke Hungarian to his fans after the end of the sixth stage, and in the meantime he did not forget about the Tour de Hongrie domestic round, which takes place in parallel:
Thank you for the opportunity, I am very happy with this jersey that so many fans have supported so many. Thank you, you are amazing. Let’s move on, let’s move on, push him, I wish everyone a pleasant mile. Come on, Tour de Hongrie! I hope you can see a lot back on TV. Hungarians go for it!
The new pink jersey was previously stated in English at Eurosport:
In the morning we joked about the complex priority. Frankly I thought of the pink leotard before the stage, I knew my legs were strong and I could go well on the mountain. In the end, I watched the others as much as I could. I am very happy to have managed to keep up with the best on such a difficult stage.
For the 185-centimeter, the only 65-kilo, thin-money Hungarian cyclist began his career in his hometown, Csömör, where he raced as an amateur until 2017. His father, Tibor Valter, was a cyclist himself, later as his son’s coach, he paved the way for the child. In 2015, Attila finished sixth in a team at the European Mountain Bike Championships, and then seventh at the 2016 Junior Mountain Bike World Championships. He gave up the U23 field race at the 2017 World Highway Championships and finished third in the 2017 Tour de Hongrie in the mountain points race.
In 2018, he became a professional cyclist in the colors of the Pannon Cycling Team. At the 2018 Tour de Hongrie, he became the most successful Hungarian rider, finishing second in the mountain overall behind Polish Patryk Stosz. In October 2018, the Polish CCC branch team, the CCC Development Team, signed a professional contract with him.
On the 2019 Tour de Hongrie, he finished third overall in the lead behind Latvian Krists Neilands and his compatriot Martin Dina. In June, he became a time trial champion in the national adult field, finishing third in the field competition. A month later, she won a stage at the 45th Alisca Bau Gemenc Grand Prix. In August, he was also able to celebrate a stage victory at the Tour de l’Avenir road cycling race, also known as the Tour de France for young people in the sport. He started in September at the U23 World Championships, where he had an accident in the time trial, and although he continued to race, he finished 54th there and 33rd in the field competition. In December 2019, the Hungarian Cycling Association selected him as the male road cyclist of the year.
From 2020, he continued his career as a member of the CCC Pro Team. His team would have nominated him for the prestigious Giro d’Italia Italian circuit, however, it was postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic. In Gran Piedmont, he finished in 10th place on the Giro di Lombardy outside the time limit. He finished second in the national championship time trial in August.
Last year he won the Tour de Hongrie on September 2, making him the first Hungarian winner of the Hungarian circuit after fifteen years.
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He also won the mountain points race and a stage. He finished 76th in the field competition of the World Highway Championship. At the end of September, it was announced that it would be a Groupama-FDJ competitor for two years from 2021.
After the start of László Bodrogi’s 2007 Vuelta, he became the next Hungarian driver to compete in a three-week round after competing in the CC G Team at the 2020 Giro d’Italia. Valter achieved his best result in Section 20. He raced through the high-altitude section in the group of chances and reached the finish in ninth place with a 1:48 disadvantage. Overall, it was ranked 27th with an hour and a half disadvantage. He finished 11th in the youth competition.
As the second and third category ascents on Thursday’s 6th stage were followed by another second category hill, it was almost certain that Alessandro De Marchi, who was leading the composite, would lose the pink jersey, but Valter would also need bravura. to preserve white.
It is a great honor for me to wear a distinctive jersey in a competition as big as the Giro d’Italia. A sharper section awaits us today, it will not be an easy day either. Whether I manage to keep my composite place or not, I can be happy with my race this year, but I feel there are still some surprises in store for the three weeks, ”Valter wrote on his Facebook page before Thursday’s start, waiting for the stage from fourth place in the composite.
“I couldn’t be more surprised and happier, but yes, that’s what I had in mind. I knew I was good on the climbs on this Giro and that I could beat those who were ahead of me in the overall standings. . ” pic.twitter.com/CP7HceYb0Y
– Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team (@GroupamaFDJ) May 13, 2021
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Here’s still a white leotard, but at the finish you already feel like you’ve got the pink!
At the 104th Giro d’Italia on Friday, 181 kilometers between Notaresco and Termoli await the field, a total of 3,479.9 kilometers, until it reaches its destination in Milan on 30 May.
Now, as the leader of the complex, it raises the bouquet of flowers high.
The final winner will receive a prize of € 115,668, but this will also benefit teammates and team leaders.
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Yes, but for that, an additional € 150,000 comes from the sponsors to the winner, who thus wins a total of € 265,668. In addition, there is a € 11,010 prize for each stage win. And now comes what might interest Attila Valter: each day a competitor spends in a pink leotard is worth 2,000 euros, and the tariff for days spent in a white leotard is 750 euros.
(Cover image: Attila Valter, a rider on the Groupama-FDJ team, is celebrating on the podium after taking the lead in the composite of the sixth 160-kilometer mountain section of the 104th Giro d’Italia Italian road bike race between Grotte di Frasassi and Ascoli Piceno in Ascoli Piceno on 13 May 2021. Photo: Luca Zennaro / MTI / EPA-ANSA)
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