After last year's surprise, here came an even bigger one.
Nine National Teams joined the peloton in the 7th Tour de Hongrie: Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Czechia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Hungary A and Hungary B. The winner of the most prestigious Tour de Hongrie at the time was an unknown young Hungarian: József Vitéz.
In white: winner of the 7th Tour de Hongrie, József Vitéz
Stage Winners
Stage 1 (Budapest - Szolnok, 198 km): Sebastian Krückl (Germany)
Stage 2 (Szolnok - Miskolc, 207,5 km): Imre Simon (Hungarian, BSZKRT)
Stage 3 (Miskolc - Debrecen, 235,5 km): Antonio Andretta (Italy)
Stage 4 (Debrecen - Hódmezővásárhely, 203,5 km): István Nemess (Hungarian, Postás)
Stage 5 (Hódmezővásárhely - Budapest, 186 km): Antonio Andretta (Italy)
General Classification:
1. Vitéz József (Hungarian, Nyomdász TE) 38:01:41
2. Nemess István (Hungarian, Postás) 38:02:46 (+1:05)
3. Livio Carlotti (Italy) 38:08:39 (+6:58)
Winner of the Teams Classification: Hungary B