"I tried everything on the final climb" - Emanuel Buchmann proves point after Giro omission with 2nd overall at Tour de Hongrie

After his controversial omission from BORA - hansgrohe's Giro d'Italia lineup, Emanuel Buchmann was able to prove a point at the Tour de Hongrie, firing to 2nd overall in the general classification.

Despite riding hard on the final stage on Sunday, Buchmann couldn't manage to displace race leader, Thibau Nys however. “We wanted to make the race really hard in the finale, and we managed that quite well. I tried everything on the final climb and was able to move up to 2nd in the GC," the German National Champion recapped to the team's website post-stage. "I think that was the maximum possible for me given today’s race course. I now have an important training block ahead of me before it’s back to racing at the Tour de Suisse.”

"We tried everything we could today to still take the overall victory with Emanuel Buchmann," added BORA - hansgrohe sports director, Shane Archbold. "The boys rode strongly and we can be very satisfied with taking home a 2nd place in the GC. All in all, a successful week for us at the Tour de Hongrie.”

As Buchmann mentioned, next up for the 31-year-old is the Tour de Suisse. Whether or not a Grand Tour will be on the cards in 2024 however, remains up in the air and with Buchmann in his contract year at BORA - hansgrohe, there is plenty of impetus for the German to impress.