And not by chance, as the cyclists will finish the last half of the race in the neighbourhood of the building, on Liberty Square.

The press conference was opened by Dr. Tünde Szabó, Government Commissioner for Economic Development, as one of the patrons of the event, who said that the competition has already proven itself in recent years and is slowly becoming a tradition that the event creates opportunities for young Hungarians.

– The trend the government has started, that is, to bring more international sporting events to Hungary, is clearly paying off, she said.

Dr. Győző Vinnai, Member of Parliament for the region, added that this is a very important international competition, which has come here as a result of regional cooperation.

Dr. Ferenc Kovács, Mayor of Nyíregyháza, underlined the city’s commitment to sport and its love of sport.

– The people of Nyíregyháza are sports-loving, as we have proved many times in recent years. The Youth World Cup was a great success in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, and we have no doubt that it will be the same this year,” the Mayor said.

The mayors of Vásárosnamény, Sándor Filep, and Ibrány, Imre Trencsényi, praised the positive impact of the race on cycling tourism and the involvement of their municipalities in the domestic cycling sport scene.

This year’s field includes athletes from eighteen nations, including one or two riders who, despite their youth, have already signed contracts with some of the sport’s elite clubs – one of the biggest stars of the event is the defending champion Felix Orn Kristoff of Norway, who has already signed a professional contract with Intermarché-Wanty of Belgium.

Of course, a race of this calibre will also give the sport of cycling in the country a huge advantage, as the youngsters have fortunately already proven themselves to be in competition with the world’s best. In addition to the national team, the MBH Bank Cycling Team will also be competing this year.

In the 2024 season, Hungary will host the eleventh stage of the twelve-round series on 14-15 August. The race will start with a field stage around Vásárosnamény (136.5 kilometres), followed by two half stages the next day, with the caravan circling Ibrány (86.3 kilometres) in the morning and a time trial in Nyíregyháza (3.6 kilometres) in the afternoon.

Zsolt Törzsök, president of the main organizer, the Movement, Health and Recreation Sports Association, said at the press conference that they would like to create a tradition for the organization of the competition. He added that the next – and last – race of the World Cup series will be held in South Korea, so the Hungarian event will be the last opportunity for European cyclists to collect important international points, which will also decide which nations will be eligible to compete in the series in 2025.

Race director János Solymosi said his main goal was to bring the race to the spectators, as the two field stages and the individual time trial will give the spectators the opportunity to applaud the cyclists more than once.