1956 Tour de Hongrie
# 1956 Tour de Hongrie

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 :

| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Szeged | | Rest day | Rest day | 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 | Total | Total | 1,257 km (781 mi) | 1,257 km (781 mi) | 1,257 km (781 mi) | 1,257 km (781 mi) |

## General classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Győző Török (HUN) | Honvéd | 39h 08' 03" |
| 2 | Károlyi (HUN) | Építők | + 5' 54" |
| 3 | János Bende (HUN) | Szikra | + 19' 13" |
