The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has just finalised its provisional calendar for 2025, which of course includes the Nations’ Cup Hungary, the only World Youth Cup in Hungary. As is known, this year’s Nations’ Cup round in Hungary will be held in August 2024, with Vásárosnamény, Ibrány and Nyíregyháza as the venues. The home event was won by Spain’s Héctor Álvarez, with Zsombor Takács being the best Hungarian cyclist.

Naturally, the main organiser, the Move Health Recreation Sports Association, and its partner, the Nyírségi Cyclists Sports Association (NYKSE), will organise the race again in 2025, which will be the eleventh of the twelve-round series on 14-15 August. The Nations’ Cup will include both one-day and multi-day events, with a two-day event in Hungary next year, including events such as the legendary junior classic Paris-Roubaix and one of the most popular youth multi-day events, the Czech junior “Peace Race”.

– It’s a great honour for us to be able to organise this event for the sixth year in a row,” said race director János Solymosi, who is also the president of NYKSE. – I think that the fact that, in addition to the adult events, our country also offers international competition opportunities for junior cyclists is also beneficial for Hungarian cycling, as our young cyclists can compare their strengths with the elite of their age group and see what level they are at. The Hungarian leg of the World Cup will also be a step forward for the Hungarian road cycling.

– The last two year’s event is a proven success! It’s clear that by moving the individual time trial from the beginning to the end of the race, we made the event much more exciting, said János Solymosi, explaining what happened that years. – This is a source of pride, but I hope that this audience will grow from year to year, as our international profile will increase in proportion.