Tour of Szeklerland
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | July–August |
| Region | Székely Land, Romania |
| English name | Tour of Szeklerland |
| Local name(s) | Turul Ciclist al Ținutului Secuiesc (in Romanian) Székelyföld Kerékpáros Körverseny (in Hungarian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | tourofszeklerland |
| History | |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Editions | 19 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Zoltán Remák (SVK) |
| Most wins |  Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Dominik Neuman (CZE) |
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
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
| 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 |
| 2025 | Czech Republic
|
Dominik Neuman | ATT Investments |
References
- ^ "Tour of Szeklerland - HISTORY". Tour of Szeklerland.ro. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Un tur ciclist al Ținutului Secuiesc mai special" (in Romanian). Primăria Miercurea-Ciuc. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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