Welcome to the 7th Edition of the Betonexpressz GP! The best sprinters in the CT division (and some from PCT) will arrive in Hungary to face a 211km slog to the finish line. The race takes in 2 different circuits that both feature hills and if ridden hard enough, could put some of the favourites in trouble. After descending the last hill, the riders will negotiate a false flat up to the finish line.

We have two former winners here in Michael Matthews and Luke Keough that will be here hoping for a repeat of their respective 2018 and 2019 victories. McCormick bring a decent squad with them, including leadout Feiereisen, whilst Mathews will primarily be relying on decorated veteran Kristoff to assist him.

There is a large cluster of sprinters of a similar skill level present here resulting in a very strong and deep field. Colbrelli, Guardini, Bennett & Keough are the four top favourites here. They all share similar skillsets – all should be able to make it over the hills, are fast and can get up to speed quickly – except for Colbrelli who will hope that stamina and resistance come into play. He will also be the top favourite if it is a long, disorganised sprint as he will not run out of energy as quickly. Bennett will hope for a hard race, and Keough will hope for a hard finish.

Almost all other names listed in the favourites list have got a big chance of taking the win also. Tryg duo Kanter & Krieger are both phenomenal sprinters in their own right and one if not both should be big factors here in Hungary. Another duo, Perera & Wippert, should also be terrific value for their team Oktal in achieving a good result here. In fact quite a few teams have sent more than one strong option here with BNZ, Staffbase, Tafjord and Bianchi all having great flexibility with their tactics and race strategy, having more than one strong sprinter present at the start line.

There are a number of riders that might fancy themselves upsetting the sprinters with a late attack. Veyhe is a super strong rouler and the first name on the startlist you would think would make a late attempt. Staffbase have many cards to play – along with their sprinting duo of Willwohl & Bauhaus, they have Veermeersch and Jans who could definitely latch on to a late move and both have decent finishing ability. The same can be said for Oktal duo Richardson & Yzeiraj who aren’t as good at finishing but who are known to both ride aggressively. Cobbled mastero Breen is here, as well as another very strong outsider in Bernas – a terrific all-round rider.