1956 Tour de Hongrie explained

1956 Tour de Hongrie
Date:29 July – 5 August
Stages:7
Distance:1257[1]
Unit:km
Time:39h 08' 03"
First:Győző Török
First Nat:HUN
First Natvar:1949
First Color:yellow
Second:Károlyi
Second Nat:HUN
Second Natvar:1949
Third:János Bende
Third Nat:HUN
Third Natvar:1949
Team:Honvéd
Previous:1955
Next:1962

The 1956 Tour de Hongrie was the 17th edition of the Tour de Hongrie cycle race and was held from 29 July to 5 August 1956. The race started and finished in Budapest. The race was won by Győző Török.

Route

Stages of the 1956 Tour de Hongrie
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
129 JulyBudapest to Szombathely222km (138miles)Plain stage
230 JulySzombathely to Nagykanizsa132km (82miles)Plain stage
331 JulyNagykanizsa to Pécs199km (124miles)Intermediate stage
41 AugustPécs to Szeged194km (121miles)Plain stage
2 AugustSzegedRest day
53 AugustSzeged to Debrecen226km (140miles)Plain stage
64 AugustDebrecen to Miskolc96km (60miles)Individual time trial
75 AugustMiskolc to Budapest188km (117miles)Plain stage
Total1257km (781miles)

General classification

Final general classification[2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Honvéd
2Építők+ 5' 54"
3Szikra+ 19' 13"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17. Tour de Hongrie: Száz kilométeres időfutam (1956). tdh.hu. 16 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 1956 Tour de Hongrie. First Cycling. 15 July 2019.