The Hungarian Cycling Federation or MKSZ (in
Hungarian: ''Magyar Kerékpáros Szövetség'') is the national
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...
of
cycle racing
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* Social cycle, various cycles in soc ...
in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. It was established on 3 May 1894 by 6 clubs: Budai Kerékpár Egyesület, Budapesti Kerékpár Egyesület, Budapesti Torna Klub, Hunnia Bicycle Club, Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre, Nemzeti Kerékpár Egyesület.
The MKSZ is a member of the
UCI and the
UEC.
Events
The federation organizes following cycling events every year, which are part of
UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
:
*
Tour de Hongrie
The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925.
History
The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, an ...
(2.1)
as well as
*
Hungarian National Road Race Championships
The Hungarian National Road Race Championships are organized annually by the Hungarian Cycling Federation to decide the champions in the road race discipline, across various categories.
Multiple winners
Men
Women
Men
Women
See also
...
*
Hungarian National Time Trial Championships
The Hungarian National Time Trial Championships are organized annually by the Hungarian Cycling Federation to decide the champions in the time trial discipline, across various categories. Multiple Winners
Men
Women
Men Elite
U23
Wome ...
Other events are:
* Tour de Ajka
* Tour de Velencei-tó
* Balmaz Nagydíj
External links
Hungarian Cycling Federation official website
National members of the European Cycling Union
Cycling
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Cycle racing in Hungary
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