Attila Valter
Attila Valter (born 12 June 1998 in Csömör) is a Hungarian cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[2][3] In 2019 Valter joined the CCC Development Team, having ridden for the Pannon Cycling Team the previous year. At the 2019 Tour de l'Avenir he won the ninth stage to Tignes. For the 2020 season Valter turned professional for the senior CCC Team. That year he won the Tour of Hungary, having finished third in the general classification the previous year. Valter was the first Hungarian winner of the race since 2005.[4] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, making his Grand Tour debut.[5][4] Valter joined Groupama–FDJ for the 2021 season. At the 2021 Giro d'Italia, he took the overall lead after the sixth stage to San Giacomo, becoming the first Hungarian rider to wear the pink jersey.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Attila Valter |
| Nickname | The Hungarian Hussar, Valter White |
| Born | 12 June 1998 Csömör, Hungary |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015–2017 | Cube Csömör |
| 2018 | Pannon Cycling Team |
| 2019 | CCC Development Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020 | CCC Team[1] |
| 2021– | Groupama–FDJ |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Major results
- 2015
- 1st
National Junior XC MTB Championships - 2016
- 1st National Junior XC MTB Championships
- 2017
- 3rd National XC MTB Championships
- 9th Overall Tour of Szeklerland
- 2018
- National Under–23 Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 9th Road race, European Under–23 Road Championships
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc I
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc II
- 3rd Overall Belgrade Banjaluka
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour de Hongrie
- 3rd Overall Tour of Antalya
- 4th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 5th Overall Tour Alsace
- 7th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
- 7th Overall Tour of Romania
- 8th Overall CCC Tour - Grody Piastowskie
- 10th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 2020
- 1st
Overall Tour de Hongrie
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Hungarian rider classification
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 10th Gran Piemonte
- 2021
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stages 6–8 - Held after Stages 4–8
- Held
- 2022
- 4th Strade Bianche
- 5th Overall Tour of the Alps
General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour general classification results | |||
| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
27 | 14 | |
| Tour de France |
— | — | |
| Vuelta a España |
— | — | |
| Major stage race general classification results timeline | |||
| Race | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Paris–Nice |
— | — | — |
 Tirreno–Adriatico |
— | — | — |
 Volta a Catalunya |
NH | 38 | 26 |
| Tour of the Basque Country |
— | ||
| Tour de Romandie |
— | ||
 Critérium du Dauphiné |
— | — | |
| Tour de Suisse |
NH | — | |
Classics results timeline
| Monument | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | |
| Paris–Roubaix | NH | — | |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | |
| Giro di Lombardia | OTL | 12 | |
| Classic | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | 4 |
| Amstel Gold Race | NH | — | |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | — | |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | NH | — | |
| Bretagne Classic | — | — | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | NH | NH | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal |
Major championships timeline
| Event | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olympic Games |
Road race | Not Held | DNF | |
| Time trial | — | |||
 World Championships |
Road race | — | 76 | — |
| Time trial | — | — | — | |
 European Championships |
Road race | — | — | DNF |
| Time trial | — | — | — | |
| National Championships |
Road race | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| Time trial | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| OTL | Over the limit |
References
- "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Bonnefoy, François (30 September 2020). "Transfert - Attila Valter et Matteo Badilatti chez Groupama-FDJ" [Transfers - Attila Valter and Matteo Badilatti with Groupama-FDJ]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Timms, Joe (14 May 2021). "Attila Valter: The First Hungarian to wear the Pink Jersey". Rouleur. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
- Attila Valter at ProCyclingStats
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