Press conference of the Central European Tour
Mr. Zsolt Törzsök, president of the Hungarian cycling federation, announces the Central European Tour to the press, in presence of UCI President Mr. Patrik McQuaid.
Cycling hero Abdoujaparov VIP at the CET!
Abdoujaparov remains most famous for tussles with Laurent Jalabert in the Tour de France\'s green sprinters jersey competition in the early 1990s. 3 times Green jersey winner at the tour and 1-1 times at the Giro and the Vuelta!
Cyclingsport 2000 Foundation
The largest cycling event in Hungary the 2nd Central European Tour is organized by the Cyclingsport 2000 Foundation. Our foundation has organized the Tour de Hongire in the last three seasons. The Cyclingsport 2000 Foundation is commited to organize challenging cycling races in Hungary.
Spectacular Gyomaendrőd criterium opening
More than 100 riders of 18 teams from 8 nations participated at the 2nd Central European Tour, organized by Kerekpársport 2000 Alapítvány. We were honored by the presence of UEC president Mr. Wojciech Walkiewicz.
Mr. Schmitt Pál the President of Hungary meets UCI president Pat McQuaid
Schmitt a successful fencer in his youth, won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Schmitt was also formerly the Vice President of the European Parliament and the Chief of Protocol of the International Olympic Committee.
Great competition
Twenty teams of sixteen nations competed the stages of the 2011 Central European Tour. The finish of the final stage in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, with passing the Parliament on the way made the 2011 edition of the race unforgettable!
Legends promote the CET.
Cycling legends Djamolidine Abdoujaparov and Claudio Chiappucci were present at the press conference of the 2012 Central European Tour. "It is great honor, that cycling greats such as Djamolidine and Claudio accepted our invitation for the presentation of the next edition of our race." Said, main organizer, Mihaly Sutko.
Rainy Day
The weather during the second Central European Tour was raining cats and dogs in strong cold wind to be burning still and hot the following day.
Sergey Bubka, IOC Executive Board Member VIP at the 2011 CET in discussion with Mr. Mihály Sutkó, main organizer of the event.
Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter won 6 consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympics gold and broke the world record for men\'s pole vaulting 35 times.
Miskolc Leadout
The peloton leaving the host city of the tour Miskolc. The participating teams and main sponsors are enjoying the neutral stroll from the city center to the offical starting point.
High on security
CET organizers make an effort maximizing the security of the peloton. The riders raced from Isaszeg to Budapest under closed and secured road conditions.
