Tour de Hongrie

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Tour de Hongrie
Cycling current event.svg 2023 Tour de Hongrie
Tour de Hongrie-logo 2022.png
Race details
DateMay (2021–)
Region Hungary
English nameTour 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.tourdehongrie.hu OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition27 June 1925;98 years ago (1925-06-27)
Editions44 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Hungary.svg  Károly Jerzsabek  (HUN)
Most winsFlag of Hungary.svg  László Vida  (HUN)
Flag of Hungary.svg  István Liszkai  (HUN)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Győző Török  (HUN)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Zoltán Remák  (SVK)
(2 wins each)
Most recentFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marc Hirschi  (SUI)

The Tour de Hongrie (English: Tour of Hungary) is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925.

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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 BudapestSzombathelyGyőr-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

YearCountryRiderTeam
1925 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Károly Jerzsabek MTK
1926 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary László Vida BTC
1927 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary László Vida BTC
1928No race due to 1928 UCI Road World Championships
1929 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Oscar Tirbach Germany (national team)
1930 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Vasco Bergamaschi Italy (national team)
1931 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary István Liszkai BSE
1932 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary József Vitéz Nyomdász TE
1933 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Kurt Stettler Switzerland (national team)
1934 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Károly Szenes MTK
1935 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Károly Németh BSE
1936No race due to 1936 Summer Olympics
1937 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Anton Strakati Austria (national team)
1938–1941No race
1942 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Ferenc Barvik FTC
1943 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary István Liszkai Törekvés
1944–1948No race
1949 Flag of France.svg  France André Labeylie France (national team)
1950–1952No race
1953 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary József Kis-Dala Újpesti Dózsa
1954No race
1955 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Győző Török Bp. Honvéd
1956 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Győző Török Bp. Honvéd
1957–1961No race
1962 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Adolf Christian Austria (national team)
1963 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary András Mészáros Újpesti Dózsa
1964 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Ferenc Stámusz Újpesti Dózsa
1965 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary László Mahó Csepel SC
1966–1992No race
1993 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jens Dittmann Thüringia
1994 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Wolfgang Kotzmann
1995 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sergei Ivanov Lada-Samara
1996 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Andrej Tolomanov
1997 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Zoltán Bebtó Stollwerck–FTC
1998 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Aleksandr Rotar Torov Kir
1999–2000No race
2001 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Mikoš Rnjaković Spartak Subotica
2002 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Zoltán Vanik Postás-Matáv
2003 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Zoltán Remák P Nívó-Betonexpressz-FTC
2004 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Zoltán Remák Podbrezová
2005 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tamás Lengyel P-Nívó-Betonexpressz
2006 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Martin Riška PSK Whirlpool–Hradec Krlove
2007 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Andrew Bradley Team Swiag
2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hans Bloks Cycling Team Jo Piels
2009–2014No race
2015 Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Tom Thill Differdange–Losch
2016 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Mihkel Räim Cycling Academy
2017 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Daniel Jaramillo UnitedHealthcare
2018 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Manuel Belletti Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2019 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Krists Neilands Israel Cycling Academy
2020 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Attila Valter CCC Team
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Damien Howson Team BikeExchange
2022 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Eddie Dunbar Ineos Grenadiers
2023 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates

Winners by nation

A complete list over overall winners by nation of the Tour de Hongrie. [5]

RankCountryMost times winnerMost recent winnerWins
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary László Vida, István Liszkai, Győző Török (2 each) Attila Valter (2020)19
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Anton Strakati, Adolf Christian, Wolfgang Kotzmann, Andrew Bradley (1 each) Andrew Bradley (2007)4
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Zoltán Remák (2) Martin Riška (2006)3
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Oscar Tirbach, Jens Dittmann (1 each) Jens Dittmann (1993)2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vasco Bergamaschi, Manuel Belletti (1 each) Manuel Belletti (2018)2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Kurt Stettler, Marc Hirschi (1 each) Marc Hirschi (2023)2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Andrej Tolomanov, Aleksandr Rotar (1 each) Aleksandr Rotar (1998)2
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Damien Howson (1) Damien Howson (2021)1
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Daniel Jaramillo (1) Daniel Jaramillo (2017)1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Mihkel Räim (1) Mihkel Räim (2016)1
Flag of France.svg  France André Labeylie (1) André Labeylie (1949)1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Eddie Dunbar (1) Eddie Dunbar (2022)1
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Krists Neilands (1) Krists Neilands (2019)1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Tom Thill (1) Tom Thill (2015)1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hans Bloks (1) Hans Bloks (2008)1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sergei Ivanov (1) Sergei Ivanov (1995)1
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia Mikoš Rnjaković (1) Mikoš Rnjaković (2001)1

Classifications

As of the 2018 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

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