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 HongrieStage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
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1 | 29 July | Budapest to Szombathely | 222km (138miles) | | Plain stage | |
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2 | 30 July | Szombathely to Nagykanizsa | 132km (82miles) | | Plain stage | |
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3 | 31 July | Nagykanizsa to Pécs | 199km (124miles) | | Intermediate stage | |
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4 | 1 August | Pécs to Szeged | 194km (121miles) | | Plain stage | |
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| 2 August | Szeged | | Rest day |
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5 | 3 August | Szeged to Debrecen | 226km (140miles) | | Plain stage | |
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6 | 4 August | Debrecen to Miskolc | 96km (60miles) | | Individual time trial | |
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7 | 5 August | Miskolc to Budapest | 188km (117miles) | | Plain stage | |
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Total | 1257km (781miles) | |
General classification
Final general classification[2] Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | | Honvéd | | 2 | | Építők | + 5' 54" | 3 | | Szikra | + 19' 13" | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 17. Tour de Hongrie: Száz kilométeres időfutam (1956). tdh.hu. 16 July 2019.
- Web site: 1956 Tour de Hongrie. First Cycling. 15 July 2019.