1956

17th Tour de Hongrie

The first seven-day-long edition of the Tour de Hongrie was the longest in the race's history. The eventual winner, Győző Török (Honvéd) - who defended his title succesfully - finished the 1257 km in 39 hours.

Győző Török

Between Debrecen and Miskolc, the first individual time-trial of the race's history took place - the distance was an astonishing 100 km. Győző Török took the yellow jersey after Stage 2, then extended his lead after winning the time-trial, and kept his lead until the end of the race.

The Stalin Square hosted the Big Start of the race - three months before the Hungarian Revolution...

17th Tour de Hongrie (29 July - 5 August 1956, 1257 km)

Stage winners:
Stage 1 (Budapest - Szombathely, 222 km): Lajos Aranyi (Vasas)
Stage 2 (Szombathely - Nagykanizsa, 132 km): Márton Bencze (Vörös Lobogó)
Stage 3 (Nagykanizsa - Pécs, 199 km): Béla Bartusek (Honvéd)
Stage 4 (Pécs - Szeged, 194 km): János Bende (Szikra)
Stage 5 (Szeged - Debrecen, 226 km): János Bende (Szikra)
Stage 6 (Debrecen - Miskolc, 96 km, ITT): Győző Török (Honvéd)
Stage 7 (Miskolc - Budapest, 188 km): János Bende (Szikra)

General Classification:
1. Török Győző (Honvéd) 39:08:03
2. Károlyi (Építők) 39:13:57 (+5:54)
3. Bende János (Szikra) 39:27:16 (+19:13)

Winner of the Teams Classification: Honvéd (Hungary)