1995

24th Tour de Hongrie

In 1995, a new star was born: 20-years-old Sergei Ivanov won only the second stage race of his career. Russian Team Lada Samara dominated the race, winning two stages, the General Classification, the Mountains Classification and the Teams Classification!

Third from the left is Sergei Ivanov, winner of the 24th Tour de Hongrie

Ivanov later went on to win two stages at the Tour de France (2001, 2009), the General Classification of Tour de Pologne (1998) and the Amstel Gold Race (2009), before retiring in 2011.

The Hungarians also had something to cheer for: Csaba Stieg, Zoltán Bebtó and Attila Árvai all won stages, while János Istlstekker came very close to reach the podium.

24th Tour de Hongrie (24-30 July 1995, 1083 km)

Stage winners:
Stage 1 (Budapest - Eger, 152 km): Sergei Ivanov (Russian, Lada Samara)
Stage 2 (Eger - Nyíregyháza, 165 km): Jaroslaw Michalec (Polish, Krakow)
Stage 3 (Nyíregyháza - Békéscsaba, 188 km): Csaba Steig (Hungarian, Szolnoki Cukorgyár)
Stage 4 (Szeged - Pécs, 192 km): Jaroslaw Michalec (Polish, Krakow)
Stage 5 (Pécs - Nagykanizsa, 141 km): Sergei Ivanov (Russian, Lada Samara)
Stage 6 (Szombathely, 16,2 km, individual time trial): Jens Dittman (German, Erfurt)
Stage 7 (Szombathely - Győr, 104 km): Zoltán Bebtó (Hungarian, Tipográfia-Bianchi)
Stage 8 (Győr - Budapest, 125 km): Attila Árvai (Hungarian, Blikk-Stollwerck-FTC)

General Classification:
1. Sergei Ivanov (Russian, Lada Samara) 25:13:28
2. Alekszandr Kaveckiy (Belarusian, MTZ) 25:15:22 (+1:54)
3. Jens Dittman (German, Erfurt) 25:15:41 (+2:13)
4. János Istlstekker (Hungarian, Szekszárdi Bici Tour) 25:16:33 (+3:05)

A csapatversenyben:
1. Lada Samara (orosz)

A pontversenyben:
1. Jaroslaw Michalec (lengyel, Krakkó)

A hegyiversenyben:
1. Szergej Ivanov (orosz, Lada Samara)