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Tour of Szeklerland

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Tour of Szeklerland
Race details
DateJuly–August
RegionSzékely Land, Romania
English nameTour of Szeklerland
Local name(s)Turul Ciclist al Ținutului Secuiesc (in Romanian)
Székelyföld Kerékpáros Körverseny (in Hungarian)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitetourofszeklerland.ro Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2007 (2007)
Editions18 (as of 2024)
First winner Zoltán Remák (SVK)
Most wins Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) (2 wins)
Most recent Lev Gonov (RUS)

The Tour of Szeklerland is a European cycling stage race held in Székely Land, Romania. Since 2008, the race has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

History

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Founders Eduard Novák and Róbert Ráduly organized the first edition in 2006 as a regional competition. By 2008, the Tour of Szeklerland became the first cycling race in Romania to hold a UCI 2.2 category. Later that same year, the Tour of Romania also entered this category.[1]

In 2022, for the first time in its history, the competition began outside Romania, with the starting line set in Debrecen, Hungary.[2]

As of 2024, no Romanian or Hungarian rider has won the race.

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
2007  Slovakia Zoltán Remák P-Nivo-Betonexpressz 2000-KFT.se
2008  Czech Republic Martin Hebík AC Sparta Praha
2009  Ukraine Vitaliy Popkov ISD Sport Donetsk
2010  Bulgaria Evgeniy Gerganov Hemus 1986-Vivelo
2011  Germany Florian Bissinger Arbö–Gebrüder Weiss–Oberndorfer
2012  Ukraine Vitaliy Popkov ISD–Lampre Continental
2013  Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev Brisaspor
2014  Bulgaria Stefan Hristov Kocaeli Brisaspor
2015  Austria Clemens Fankhauser Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam
2016  Russia Kirill Pozdnyakov Synergy Baku
2017  Austria Patrick Bosman Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang
2018  Moldova Nicolae Tanovițchii Team Novak
2019  Germany Jonas Rapp Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang
2020  Poland Jakub Kaczmarek Mazowsze Serce Polski
2021  Poland Alan Banaszek HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski
2022  Poland Szymon Rekita Voster ATS Team
2023  Austria Martin Messner WSA KTM Graz p/b Leomo
2024  Russia Lev Gonov Astana Qazaqstan Development Team

References

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  1. ^ "Tour of Szeklerland - HISTORY". Tour of Szeklerland.ro. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Un tur ciclist al Ținutului Secuiesc mai special" (in Romanian). Primăria Miercurea-Ciuc. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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