1965

21st Tour de Hongrie

The last Tour of the 1960's became a classic - László Mahó won it by 58 seconds, without a stage win, or even a stage podium.

4th from the left: László Mahó, winner of the 21st Tour de Hongrie

The 900 km long route had to be changed in the last minute due to a huge flood in Western Hungary. Another problematic natural phenomenon also occured: during the race, a major heatwave caused unbearable circumstances.

This Tour de Hongrie marked the end of an era: the race disappeared from the international calendar, and didn't return until 1993.
 

21st Tour de Hongrie (July 6-10 1965, 908 km)

Stage winners:
Stage 1 (Budapest - Kecskemét, 134 km): Knispel (East Germany)
Stage 2 (Kecskemét - Békéscsaba, 126 km): Miklós Eszlári (Hungarian, Vasas)
Stage 3 (Békéscsaba - Debrecen, 139 km): Ferenc Keserű (Hungarian, Pécsi Spartacus)
Stage 4 (Debrecen - Eger, 162 km): Mihály Oláh (Hungarian, Tipográfia)
Stage 5 (Eger - Salgótarján, 179 km): Bernard Patzig (East Germany)
Stage 6 (Salgótarján - Budapest, 168 km): Antal Megyerdi (Hungarian, Tipográfia)

General Classification:
1. László Mahó (Hungarian, Csepel SC) 23:01:54
2. György Balaskó (Hungarian, Tipográfia) 23:02:52 (+0:58)
3. János Juszkó (Hungarian, BVSC) 23:03:19 (+1:25)