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