1956 Tour de Hongrie|
| Dates | 29 July – 5 August 1956 |
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| Stages | 7 |
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| Distance | 1,257[1] km (781.1 mi) |
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| Winning time | 39h 08' 03" |
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Winner |
Győző Török (HUN) |
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Second |
Károlyi (HUN) |
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Third |
János Bende (HUN) |
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Team |
Honvéd |
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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 Hongrie[1]
| Stage
|
Date
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Route
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Distance
|
Type
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Winner
|
| 1
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29 July
|
Budapest to Szombathely
|
222 km (138 mi)
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Plain stage
|
Lajos Aranyi (HUN)
|
| 2
|
30 July
|
Szombathely to Nagykanizsa
|
132 km (82 mi)
|
|
Plain stage
|
Márton Bencze (HUN)
|
| 3
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31 July
|
Nagykanizsa to Pécs
|
199 km (124 mi)
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Intermediate stage
|
Béla Bartusek (HUN)
|
| 4
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1 August
|
Pécs to Szeged
|
194 km (121 mi)
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Plain stage
|
János Bende (HUN)
|
|
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2 August
|
Szeged
|
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Rest day
|
| 5
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3 August
|
Szeged to Debrecen
|
226 km (140 mi)
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Plain stage
|
János Bende (HUN)
|
| 6
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4 August
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Debrecen to Miskolc
|
96 km (60 mi)
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Individual time trial
|
Győző Török (HUN)
|
| 7
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5 August
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Miskolc to Budapest
|
188 km (117 mi)
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Plain stage
|
János Bende (HUN)
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| Total
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1,257 km (781 mi)
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General classification
Final general classification[1][2]
| Rank
|
Rider
|
Team
|
Time
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| 1
|
Győző Török (HUN)
|
Honvéd
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39h 08' 03"
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| 2
|
Károlyi (HUN)
|
Építők
|
+ 5' 54"
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| 3
|
János Bende (HUN)
|
Szikra
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+ 19' 13"
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References