Sebastián Molano places third on stage 3 of the Tour de Hongrie

On stage 3 of the Tour de Hongrie, Sebastián Molano sprinted to third place for UAE Team Emirates-XRG. The day was won by Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick-Step, who takes over the lead of the race from Molano’s teammate, Benoît Cosnefroy.

Finishing inside the peloton, Cosnefroy remains well positioned in second place overall, with the hilly stages still to come. The Frenchman will take confidence from his stage 2 victory on Thursday.

On stage 3, a flat parcours awaited the peloton in Hungary, and there was to be no surprises for the peloton this time around. As such, the head-to-head between the fast men ensued in the finish town of

As the rain poured down on the pack, Merlier proved the fastest finisher on Friday afternoon. Packing his own punch for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Molano took third place across the line, and will hope to stand on the top step of the podium between now and the race finish.

Molano: “The team did a perfect job today. It was a dangerous day with plenty of rain and we risked as little as possible. I’m not totally satisfied as my objective is always to win and that’s my priority now over the next stages and races. Mohammad and Rui have been setting up the sprints really well and we hope a victory is around the corner in the sprints.”

Tour de Hongrie 2026 stage 3 results:

1. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) 3:16:03

2. Fernando Gaviria (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) s.t

3. Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) s.t

Tour de Hongrie 2026 general classification after stage 3:

1. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) 10:29:32

2. Benoît Cosnefroy (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +4″

3. Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +10″

At the Volta a Portugal do Futuro, it was another fantastic day for UAE Team Emirates Gen Z, with Matvei Boldyrev taking his second stage victory in as many days. Having won stage 1 on Thursday, the Russian took the race lead into Friday’s race, and put on a display in the yellow jersey.

Not short of confidence, the 18-year-old went on the attack late in the stage, and eventually came towards the finish line alongside Jesse Maris (Technosylva Rower Bembibre). At this point, it was all down to an uphill sprint, and Boldyrev had the legs to double up in Portugal.

Bursting forward ahead of his competitor, the UAE Team Emirates youngster roared to victory on stage 2, and in doing so, extended his lead in the general classification. The 18-year-old now holds an advantage of over a minute from his teammate, Jaime Torres. Their nearest rival on GC is Maris, who sits a little under two minutes down.

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Volta a Portugal do Futuro 2026 stage 2 results:

1. Matvei Boldyrev (UAE Team Emirates Gen Z) 3:43:18

2. Jesse Maris (Technosylva Rower Bembibre) s.t

3. Winston Maestre (Caja Rural-Alea) +23″

9. Jaime Torres (UAE Team Emirates Gen Z) +27″

Volta a Portugal do Futuro 2026 general classification after stage 2:

1. Matvei Boldyrev (UAE Team Emirates Gen Z) 7:29:00

2. Jaime Torres (UAE Team Emirates Gen Z) +1:25

3. Jesse Maris (Technosylva Rower Bembibre) +1:54