# Tour de Hongrie

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

## 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 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.
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.
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. 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. It was then incorporated into the UCI ProSeries from 2023.

## Winners

| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
| 1925 | Hungary | Károly Jerzsabek | MTK |
| 1926 | Hungary | László Vida | BTC |
| 1927 | Hungary | László Vida | BTC |
| 1928 | No race due to 1928 UCI Road World Championships | No race due to 1928 UCI Road World Championships | No race due to 1928 UCI Road World Championships |
| 1929 | Germany | Oscar Tirbach | Germany (national team) |
| 1930 | Italy | Vasco Bergamaschi | Italy (national team) |
| 1931 | Hungary | István Liszkai | BSE |
| 1932 | Hungary | József Vitéz | Nyomdász TE |
| 1933 | Switzerland | Kurt Stettler | Switzerland (national team) |
| 1934 | Hungary | Károly Szenes | MTK |
| 1935 | Hungary | Károly Németh | BSE |
| 1936 | No race due to 1936 Summer Olympics | No race due to 1936 Summer Olympics | No race due to 1936 Summer Olympics |
| 1937 | Austria | Anton Strakati | Austria (national team) |
| 1938–1941 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1942 | Hungary | Ferenc Barvik | FTC |
| 1943 | Hungary | István Liszkai | Törekvés |
| 1944–1948 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1949 | France | André Labeylie | France (national team) |
| 1950–1952 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1953 | Hungary | József Kis-Dala | Újpesti Dózsa |
| 1954 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1955 | Hungary | Győző Török | Bp. Honvéd |
| 1956 | Hungary | Győző Török | Bp. Honvéd |
| 1957–1961 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1962 | Austria | Adolf Christian | Austria (national team) |
| 1963 | Hungary | András Mészáros | Újpesti Dózsa |
| 1964 | Hungary | Ferenc Stámusz | Újpesti Dózsa |
| 1965 | Hungary | László Mahó | Csepel SC |
| 1966–1992 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1993 | Germany | Jens Dittmann | Thüringia |
| 1994 | Austria | Wolfgang Kotzmann | |
| 1995 | Russia | Sergei Ivanov | Lada-Samara |
| 1996 | Ukraine | Andrej Tolomanov | |
| 1997 | Hungary | Zoltán Bebtó | Stollwerck–FTC |
| 1998 | Ukraine | Aleksandr Rotar | Torov Kir |
| 1999–2000 | No race | No race | No race |
| 2001 | Yugoslavia | Mikoš Rnjaković | Spartak Subotica |
| 2002 | Hungary | Zoltán Vanik | Postás-Matáv |
| 2003 | Slovakia | Zoltán Remák | P Nívó-Betonexpressz-FTC |
| 2004 | Slovakia | Zoltán Remák | Podbrezová |
| 2005 | Hungary | Tamás Lengyel | P-Nívó-Betonexpressz |
| 2006 | Slovakia | Martin Riška | PSK Whirlpool–Hradec Krlove |
| 2007 | Austria | Andrew Bradley | Team Swiag |
| 2008 | Netherlands | Hans Bloks | Cycling Team Jo Piels |
| 2009–2014 | No race | No race | No race |
| 2015 | Luxembourg | Tom Thill | Differdange–Losch |
| 2016 | Estonia | Mihkel Räim | Cycling Academy |
| 2017 | Colombia | Daniel Jaramillo | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2018 | Italy | Manuel Belletti | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| 2019 | Latvia | Krists Neilands | Israel Cycling Academy |
| 2020 | Hungary | Attila Valter | CCC Team |
| 2021 | Australia | Damien Howson | Team BikeExchange |
| 2022 | Ireland | Eddie Dunbar | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 2023 | Switzerland | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2024 | Belgium | Thibau Nys | Lidl–Trek |

### Winners by nation

A complete list over overall winners by nation of the Tour de Hongrie.
| Rank | Country | Most times winner | Most recent winner | Wins |
| 1 | Hungary | László Vida, István Liszkai, Győző Török (2 each) | Attila Valter (2020) | 19 |
| 2 | Austria | Anton Strakati, Adolf Christian, Wolfgang Kotzmann, Andrew Bradley (1 each) | Andrew Bradley (2007) | 4 |
| 3 | Slovakia | Zoltán Remák (2) | Martin Riška (2006) | 3 |
| 4 | Germany | Oscar Tirbach, Jens Dittmann (1 each) | Jens Dittmann (1993) | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | Vasco Bergamaschi, Manuel Belletti (1 each) | Manuel Belletti (2018) | 2 |
| 4 | Switzerland | Kurt Stettler, Marc Hirschi (1 each) | Marc Hirschi (2023) | 2 |
| 4 | Ukraine | Andrej Tolomanov, Aleksandr Rotar (1 each) | Aleksandr Rotar (1998) | 2 |
| 8 | Australia | Damien Howson (1) | Damien Howson (2021) | 1 |
| 8 | Belgium | Thibau Nys (1) | Thibau Nys (2024) | 1 |
| 8 | Colombia | Daniel Jaramillo (1) | Daniel Jaramillo (2017) | 1 |
| 8 | Estonia | Mihkel Räim (1) | Mihkel Räim (2016) | 1 |
| 8 | France | André Labeylie (1) | André Labeylie (1949) | 1 |
| 8 | Ireland | Eddie Dunbar (1) | Eddie Dunbar (2022) | 1 |
| 8 | Latvia | Krists Neilands (1) | Krists Neilands (2019) | 1 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | Tom Thill (1) | Tom Thill (2015) | 1 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Hans Bloks (1) | Hans Bloks (2008) | 1 |
| 8 | Russia | Sergei Ivanov (1) | Sergei Ivanov (1995) | 1 |
| 8 | 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:
* 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.