Tour de Hongrie
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The Tour de Hongrie is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925.
-Szombathely
-Győr
-Budapest stage was accomplished the quickest by Károly Jerzsabek, who managed to cover the distance of 510.5 kilometres in 22 hours and 10 minutes to become the first ever champion of the event.
The race was held until the World War II in every year, except 1928, when Budapest hosted the UCI Road World Championship
and 1936, when cyclist were in the middle of the preparation of the Olympic Games. During the World War, the event was held twice on a shortened distance, however, following the political changes in the country it was staged only occasionally. Moreover, between 1964 and 1992 came a near thirty years intermission, when the competition was not held.
After the end of the communism in Hungary, the Tour the Hongrie was organized again by the Hungarian Cycling Federation from 1993, and was held until 2008 with only shorter interruptions. In 2007 the field of the tour left the actual borders of the country for the first time, when the third stage of the race began in Sátoraljaújhely
and ended in Košice
, Slovakia
. Up to the present, the 2008 edition was the last fixture of the event, after that the Hungarian stages have been integrated to another competition, the Central European Tour.
History
The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, and the BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
-Szombathely
Szombathely
Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...
-Győr
Gyor
-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
-Budapest stage was accomplished the quickest by Károly Jerzsabek, who managed to cover the distance of 510.5 kilometres in 22 hours and 10 minutes to become the first ever champion of the event.
The race was held until the World War II in every year, except 1928, when Budapest hosted the UCI Road World Championship
1928 UCI Road World Championships
- Events summary :...
and 1936, when cyclist were in the middle of the preparation of the Olympic Games. During the World War, the event was held twice on a shortened distance, however, following the political changes in the country it was staged only occasionally. Moreover, between 1964 and 1992 came a near thirty years intermission, when the competition was not held.
After the end of the communism in Hungary, the Tour the Hongrie was organized again by the Hungarian Cycling Federation from 1993, and was held until 2008 with only shorter interruptions. In 2007 the field of the tour left the actual borders of the country for the first time, when the third stage of the race began in Sátoraljaújhely
Sátoraljaújhely
Sátoraljaújhely or אוהעלי ) is a town located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northern Hungary near the Slovak border. It is east from the county capital Miskolc.- History :...
and ended in Košice
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. Up to the present, the 2008 edition was the last fixture of the event, after that the Hungarian stages have been integrated to another competition, the Central European Tour.
List of champions
| Year | Winner | Year | Winner | Year | Winner |
| 1925 |  Károly Jerzsabek |
1942 | Ferenc Barvik |
1994 |  Wolfgang Kotzmann |
| 1926 | László Vida |
1943 | István Liszkai |
1995 |  Sergei Ivanov |
| 1927 | László Vida |
1944–1948 | not held | 1996 |  Alexander Tolomanov |
| 1928 | not held | 1949 |  André Labeylie |
1997 |  Zoltán Bebtó |
| 1929 |  Oscar Tirbach |
1950–1952 | not held | 1998 | Alexander Rotar |
| 1930 |  Vasco BergamaschiVasco Bergamaschi Vasco Bergamaschi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Born in San Giacomo delle Segnate, Lombardy, Bergamaschi turned professional in 1930. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1935 Giro d'Italia, thanks to the collaboration of his teammate Learco Guerra... |
1953 |  József Kis Dala |
1999–2000 | not held |
| 1931 | István Liszkai |
1954 | not held | 2001 |  Mikos Rnyakovic |
| 1932 | József Vitéz |
1955 | Győző Török |
2002 | Zoltán Vanik |
| 1933 |  Kurt StettlerKurt Stettler Kurt Stettler is a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for FC Basel.-References:... |
1956 | Győző Török |
2003 |  Zoltán Remák |
| 1934 | Károly Szenes |
1957–1961 | not held | 2004 | Zoltán Remák |
| 1935 | Károly Németh |
1962 | Adolf Christian Adolf Christian Adolf Christian was an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. In 1957, Christian finished 3rd place in the general classification of the Tour de France, and he was the only Austrian to reach the podium until 2008, when Bernhard Kohl also reached the 3rd position.- Palmarès :1954... |
2005 | Tamás Lengyel |
| 1936 | not held | 1963 | András Mészáros |
2006 | Martin Riska |
| 1937 | Anton Strakati |
1964–1992 | not held | 2007 | Andrew Bradley |
| 1938–1941 | Was not held | 1993 | Jens Dittmann |
2008 |  Hans Bloks |