The Tour de Hongrie (English: Tour of Hungary) is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925.
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May (2021–) |
| Region | Hungary |
| English name | Tour of Hungary |
| Local name(s) | Magyar Körverseny (in Hungarian) |
| Nickname(s) | TdH |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour (2015–2022) UCI ProSeries (2023–present) |
| Type | Stage race |
| Race director | Károly Eisenkrammer |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 27 June 1925 |
| Editions | 45 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Károly Jerzsabek (HUN) |
| Most wins | László Vida (HUN) István Liszkai (HUN) Győző Török (HUN) Zoltán Remák (SVK)(2 wins each) |
| Most recent |  Thibau Nys (BEL) |
History edit
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 Budapest–Szombathely–Győr-Budapest stage was accomplished the quickest by Károly Jerzsabek, who covered the distance of 510.5 kilometres in 22 hours and 10 minutes to become the first ever champion of the event.[1]
The race was held every year until World War II, except in 1928 when Budapest hosted the UCI Road World Championship and 1936 when cyclists were in the middle of the preparation for 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, no competitions were held between 1964 and 1992.[2]
After the fall of communism in Hungary, the Tour the Hongrie was organized again by the Hungarian Cycling Federation in 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.[3] 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.[4]
Winners edit
Winners by nation edit
A complete list over overall winners by nation of the Tour de Hongrie.[5]
Classifications edit
As of the 2018 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
White Jersey – Worn by the best Hungarian rider of the overall classification.
References edit
- ^ "A Tour de Hongrie története" (in Hungarian). Tour de Hongrie official website. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "A Tour de Hongrie rövid története" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 21 June 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "A szlovákiai Robert Nagy révén P-Nívó-siker a szlovákiai szakaszon" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
- ^ "Idén nem lesz Tour de Hongrie, Central European Tour lesz "helyette"" (in Hungarian). Velo.hu. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "The winners of the Tour de Hongrie". Tour de Hongrie. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
External links edit
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