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| colspan=2 style="padding:0; background:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[File:Friedensfahrt_2006.jpg|250px]] '''Peace Race 2006'''
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! colspan=2 |'''Peace Race'''
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| Local name || Friedensfahrt ([[German Language|German]]), Závod Míru ([[Czech language|Czech]]), Wyścig Pokoju ([[Polish language|Polish]])
 
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| Region || {{flagiconGER}} [[Germany]], {{flagiconPoland}} [[Poland]], {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}} [[Czech Republic]]
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| Friedensfahrt ([[German Language|German]]), Závod Míru ([[Czech language|Czech]]), Wyścig Pokoju ([[Polish language|Polish]])
 
 
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| Region:
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| Date || May
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| [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]]
 
 
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| Date:
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| Type  || Stage Race
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| May
 
 
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| Type:
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! colspan="2" bgcolor=darkred| History
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| Stage Race
 
 
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! colspan="2" bgcolor=lawngreen | History
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| First Edition || 1948
 
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| First Edition:
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| Number of Editions  || 57/58
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| valign="top" | 1948
 
 
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| Number of Editions:
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| First Winner || [[August Prosenik]] ([[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]])
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| valign="top" | 57/58
 
 
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| First Winner:
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| Most Wins || [[Steffen Wesemann]] ([[Germany]]), 5 times
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| valign="top" | [[August Prosenik]] ([[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]])
 
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| Most Wins:
 
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| valign="top" | [[Steffen Wesemann]] ([[Germany]]), 5 times
 
 
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''The Peace Race'' is also a [[1961]] book by [[Seymour Melman]]
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The '''Peace Race''' ({{langWithName|de|German|''Friedensfahrt''}}, {{langWithName|cs|Czech|''Závod Míru''}}, {{langWithName|pl|Polish|''Wyścig Pokoju''}}, {{langWithName|fr|French|''Course de la Paix''}}) is a [[cycling]] event held in May. It traditionally took place in [[Germany]], [[Poland]] and the [[Czechoslovakia]] (since 1993 [[Czech Republic]]), though it also included other countries, especially in recent years.
  
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The '''Peace Race''' (German: ''Friedensfahrt'', Czech: ''Závod Míru'', Polish: ''Wyścig Pokoju'', French: ''Course de la Paix'') is a [[cycling]] event held in May. It takes place in [[Germany]], [[Poland]] and the [[Czech Republic]].
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== History ==
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The first Peace Race was held in 1948, when there were two editions connecting cities of Warsaw and Prague. The one to Prague was won by [[August Prosinek]], the other one to Warsaw by [[Alexander Zoric]], both from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. During the [[Cold War]] the Peace Race was known as the '[[Tour de France]] of the East'.  
  
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The first Peace Race - also known as '''[[Warsaw]]-[[Berlin]]-[[Prague]]''' - was held in [[1948]], when there were two editions. One was won by [[August Prosenik]] from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], the other by [[Alexander Zoric]] from [[Czechoslovakia]]. During the [[Cold War]] the Peace Race was known as the '[[Tour de France]] of the East'.  
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Because cyclists from the [[Eastern Bloc]] were not allowed to become professional it was an amateur race. It attracted the best cyclists from communist countries, plus guest teams from non-communist countries. Communist-bloc riders tended to dominate the event, but there were exceptions: [[United Kingdom|Briton]] Ian Steel won the 1952 race, and the [[British League of Racing Cyclists]] team also won the team competition - the first time that both classifications had gone to the same nation.
  
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Because cyclists from the [[Eastern Bloc]] were not allowed to become professional it was an amateur race. It attracted the best cyclists from communist countries, plus guest teams from non-communist countries. Communist-bloc riders tended to dominate the event, but there were exceptions: [[United Kingdom|Briton]] Ian Steel won the [[1952]] version, and the [[British League of Racing Cyclists]] team also won the team competition - the first time that both classifications had gone to the same nation.
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One of the later winners was [[Sergei Sukhoruchenkov]], who also won the gold medal on the [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Road Race in 1980.  
  
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One of the later winners was [[Sergei Sukhoruchenkov]], who also won the gold medal on the [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Road Race in [[1980]]. The most successful riders in the Peace Race were [[Ryszard Szurkowski]] from [[Poland]] and [[Uwe Ampler]] from [[East Germany]] who each won the race 4 times and [[Steffen Wesemann]] from [[Germany]] who won the race 5 times. [[Gustav-Adolf Schur]], who won the race twice, was voted the most popular East German sportsman ever in [[1989]].
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The most successful riders in the Peace Race were [[Ryszard Szurkowski]] from [[Poland]] and [[Uwe Ampler]] from [[East Germany]] who each won the race 4 times and [[Steffen Wesemann]] from [[Germany]] who won the race 5 times. [[Gustav-Adolf Schur]], who won the race twice, was voted the most popular East German sportsman ever in 1989.
  
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After the end of the Cold War the race rapidly lost importance. Recently however, the race is regaining status. The most recent edition, in [[2004]] was won by [[Michele Scarponi]] from [[Italy]].
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After the end of the Cold War the race rapidly lost importance. Recently however, the race is regaining status.
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For 2005 the race was cancelled, but its tradition resumed again in 2006.
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The 2006, 58th edition took place in May 13-20. It started in [[Austria]]'s [[Linz]] and via Czech Republic headed to Germany where it ended in [[Hannover]]. No capital city of these countries were crossed during the race.
  
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For [[2005]] the race is cancelled.
 
  
 
== List of Peace Races ==
 
== List of Peace Races ==
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Year
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Route
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|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Length
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! style="background:darkred;" | Year
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Stages
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! style="background:darkred;" | Route
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Overall Winner
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! style="background:darkred;" | Length
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! style="background:darkred;" | Stages
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! style="background:darkred;" | Overall Winner
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! style="background:darkred;" | Winning Team
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1948
 
|1948
 
|[[Warsaw]] - [[Prague]]
 
|[[Warsaw]] - [[Prague]]
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|1104 km
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|1104&nbsp;km
 
|7
 
|7
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|[[August Prosinek]] ([[Yugoslavia]])
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|[[August Prosinek]] {{flagiconYugoslavia}}
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|Poland I {{flagiconPoland}} [1/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1948
 
|1948
 
|Prague - Warsaw
 
|Prague - Warsaw
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|842 km
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|842&nbsp;km
 
|5
 
|5
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|[[Alexander Zoric]] (Yugoslavia)
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|[[Alexander Zoric]] {{flagiconYugoslavia}}
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|Poland I {{flagiconPoland}} [2/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1949
 
|1949
 
|Prague - Warsaw
 
|Prague - Warsaw
−
|1259 km
+
|1259&nbsp;km
 
|8
 
|8
−
|[[Jan Vesely]] ([[Czechoslovakia]])
+
|[[Jan Veselý]] {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}}
 +
|France II {{flagiconFrance}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1950
 
|1950
 
|Warsaw - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Prague
−
|1539 km
+
|1539&nbsp;km
 
|9
 
|9
−
|[[Willi Emborg]] ([[Denmark]])
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|[[Willi Emborg]] {{flagiconDenmark}}
 +
|Czechoslovakia {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}} [1/5]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1951
 
|1951
 
|Prague - Warsaw
 
|Prague - Warsaw
−
|1544 km
+
|1544&nbsp;km
 
|9
 
|9
−
|[[Kay Allan Olsen]] (Denmark)
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|[[Kay Allan Olsen]] {{flagiconDenmark}}
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|Czechoslovakia {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}} [2/5]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1952
 
|1952
 
|Warsaw - [[Berlin]] - Prague
 
|Warsaw - [[Berlin]] - Prague
−
|2135 km
+
|2135&nbsp;km
 
|12
 
|12
−
|[[Ian Steel]] ([[United Kingdom]])
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|[[Ian Steel]] {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}}
 +
|United Kingdom {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1953
 
|1953
 
|[[Bratislava]] - Berlin - Warsaw
 
|[[Bratislava]] - Berlin - Warsaw
−
|2231 km
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|2231&nbsp;km
 
|12
 
|12
−
|[[Christian Pedersen]] ([[Denmark]])
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|[[Christian Pedersen (road bicycle racer)|Christian Pedersen]] {{flagiconDenmark}}
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|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}}  [1/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1954
 
|1954
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2051 km
+
|2051&nbsp;km
 
|13
 
|13
−
|[[Eluf Dalgaard]] (Denmark)
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|[[Eluf Dalgaard]] {{flagiconDenmark}}
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|Czechoslovakia {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}} [3/5]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1955
 
|1955
 
|Prague - Berlin - Warsaw
 
|Prague - Berlin - Warsaw
−
|2214 km
+
|2214&nbsp;km
 
|13
 
|13
−
|[[Gustav-Adolf Schur]] ([[East Germany]])
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|[[Gustav-Adolf Schur]] {{flagiconEast Germany}} [1/2]
 +
|Czechoslovakia {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}} [4/5]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1956
 
|1956
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2212 km
+
|2212&nbsp;km
 
|12
 
|12
−
|[[Stanislaw Krolak]] ([[Poland]])
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|[[Stanislaw Krolak]] {{flagiconPoland}}
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|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [1/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1957
 
|1957
 
|Prague - Berlin - Warsaw
 
|Prague - Berlin - Warsaw
−
|2220 km
+
|2220&nbsp;km
 
|12
 
|12
−
|[[Nentscho Christow]] ([[Bulgaria]])
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|[[Nencho Khristov]] {{flagiconBulgaria}}
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|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [2/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1958
 
|1958
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2210 km
+
|2210&nbsp;km
 
|12
 
|12
−
|[[Piet Damen]] (Netherlands)
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|[[Piet Damen]] {{flagiconNetherlands}}
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|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [2/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1959
 
|1959
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|2057 km
+
|2057&nbsp;km
 
|13
 
|13
−
|Gustav-Adolf Schur (East Germany)
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|Gustav-Adolf Schur {{flagiconEast Germany}}  [2/2]
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [3/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1960
 
|1960
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|2290 km
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|2290&nbsp;km
 
|13
 
|13
−
|[[Erich Hagen]] (East Germany)
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|[[Erich Hagen]] {{flagiconEast Germany}}
 +
|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [3/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1961
 
|1961
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2435 km
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|2435&nbsp;km
 
|13
 
|13
−
|[[Juri Melichow]] ([[Soviet Union]])
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|[[Yuriy Melikhov]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [4/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1962
 
|1962
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|2407 km
+
|2407&nbsp;km
 
|14
 
|14
−
|[[Gainan Saidchushin]] (Soviet Union)
+
|[[Gainan Saydkhushin]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [5/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1963
 
|1963
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|2568 km
+
|2568&nbsp;km
 
|15
 
|15
−
|[[Klaus Ampler]] (East Germany)
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|[[Klaus Ampler]] {{flagiconEast Germany}}
 +
|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [4/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1964
 
|1964
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2246 km
+
|2246&nbsp;km
 
|14
 
|14
−
|[[Jan Smolik]] (Czechoslovakia)
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|[[Jan Smolík]] {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}}
 +
|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [5/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1965
 
|1965
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|2318 km
+
|2318&nbsp;km
 
|15
 
|15
−
|[[Gennadi Lebedjew]] (Soviet Union)
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|[[Gennady Lebedev]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [6/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1966
 
|1966
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|2340 km
+
|2340&nbsp;km
 
|15
 
|15
−
|[[Bernard Guyot]] (France)
+
|[[Bernard Guyot]] {{flagiconFrance}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [7/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1967
 
|1967
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2307 km
+
|2307&nbsp;km
 
|16
 
|16
−
|[[Marcel Maes]] (Belgium)
+
|[[Marcel Maes]] {{flagiconBelgium}}
 +
|Poland {{flagiconPoland}} [3/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1968
 
|1968
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|2352 km
+
|2352&nbsp;km
 
|14
 
|14
−
|[[Axel Peschel]] (East Germany)
+
|[[Axel Peschel]] {{flagiconEast Germany}}
 +
|Poland {{flagiconPoland}} [4/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1969
 
|1969
 
|Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Warsaw - Berlin
−
|2036 km
+
|2036&nbsp;km
 
|15
 
|15
−
|[[Jean-Pierre Danguillaume]] (France)
+
|[[Jean-Pierre Danguillaume]] {{flagiconFrance}}
 +
|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [6/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1970
 
|1970
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|1976 km
+
|1976&nbsp;km
 
|15
 
|15
−
|[[Ryszard Szurkowski]] (Poland)
+
|[[Ryszard Szurkowski]] {{flagiconPoland}} [1/4]
 +
|Poland {{flagiconPoland}} [5/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1971
 
|1971
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|1895 km
+
|1895&nbsp;km
 
|14
 
|14
−
|Ryszard Szurkowski (Poland)
+
|Ryszard Szurkowski {{flagiconPoland}} [2/4]
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [8/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1972
 
|1972
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|2025 km
+
|2025&nbsp;km
 
|14
 
|14
−
|[[Vlastimil Moravec]] (Czechoslovakia)
+
|[[Vlastimil Moravec]] {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [9/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1973
 
|1973
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|2076 km
+
|2076&nbsp;km
 
|P, 16, E
 
|P, 16, E
−
|Ryszard Szurkowski (Poland)
+
|Ryszard Szurkowski {{flagiconPoland}} [3/4]
 +
|Poland {{flagiconPoland}} [6/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1974
 
|1974
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|1806 km
+
|1806&nbsp;km
 
|14
 
|14
−
|[[Stanislaw Szozda]] (Poland)
+
|[[Stanislaw Szozda]] {{flagiconPoland}}
 +
|Poland {{flagiconPoland}} [7/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1975
 
|1975
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|1915 km
+
|1915&nbsp;km
 
|P, 13
 
|P, 13
−
|Ryszard Szurkowski (Poland)
+
|Ryszard Szurkowski {{flagiconPoland}} [4/4]
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [10/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1976
 
|1976
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|1974 km
+
|1974&nbsp;km
 
|P, 14
 
|P, 14
−
|[[Hans-Joachim Hartnick]] (East Germany)
+
|[[Hans-Joachim Hartnick]] {{flagiconEast Germany}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [11/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1977
 
|1977
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|1648 km
+
|1648&nbsp;km
 
|13
 
|13
−
|[[Aavo Pikkuus]] (Soviet Union)
+
|[[Aavo Pikkuus]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [12/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1978
 
|1978
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|1796 km
+
|1796&nbsp;km
 
|P, 12
 
|P, 12
−
|[[Alexander Awerin]] (Soviet Union)
+
|[[Alexander Averin]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [13/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1979
 
|1979
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|1942 km
+
|1942&nbsp;km
 
|P, 14
 
|P, 14
−
|[[Sergej Suchorutschenkow]] (Soviet Union)
+
|[[Sergei Sukhoruchenkov]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [1/2]
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [14/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1980
 
|1980
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2095 km
+
|2095&nbsp;km
 
|P, 14
 
|P, 14
−
|[[Juri Barinow]] (Soviet Union)
+
|[[Yuriy Barinov]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [15/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1981
 
|1981
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|1887 km
+
|1887&nbsp;km
 
|P, 14
 
|P, 14
−
|[[Shakhid Zagretdinow]] (Soviet Union)
+
|[[Shakhid Zagretdinov]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [16/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1982
 
|1982
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
 
|Prague - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|1941 km
+
|1941&nbsp;km
 
|P, 12
 
|P, 12
−
|[[Olaf Ludwig]] (East Germany)
+
|[[Olaf Ludwig]] {{flagiconEast Germany}} [1/2]
 +
|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [7/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1983
 
|1983
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|1899 km
+
|1899&nbsp;km
 
|P, 12
 
|P, 12
−
|[[Falk Boden]] (East Germany)
+
|[[Falk Boden]] {{flagiconEast Germany}}
 +
|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [8/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1984
 
|1984
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|1689 km
+
|1689&nbsp;km
 
|P, 11
 
|P, 11
−
|Sergej Suchorutschenkow (Soviet Union)
+
|Sergei Sukhoruchenkov {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [2/2]
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [17/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1985
 
|1985
−
|Prague - [[Moskau]] - Warsaw - Berlin
+
|Prague - [[Moscow]] - Warsaw - Berlin
−
|1712 km
+
|1712&nbsp;km
 
|P, 12
 
|P, 12
−
|[[Lech Piasecki]] (Poland)
+
|[[Lech Piasecki]] {{flagiconPoland}}
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [18/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1986
 
|1986
 
|[[Kiev]] - Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|[[Kiev]] - Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|2138 km
+
|2138&nbsp;km
 
|P, 15
 
|P, 15
−
|Olaf Ludwig (East Germany)
+
|Olaf Ludwig {{flagiconEast Germany}} [2/2]
 +
|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [19/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1987
 
|1987
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
 
|Berlin - Prague - Warsaw
−
|1987 km
+
|1987&nbsp;km
 
|P, 14
 
|P, 14
−
|[[Uwe Ampler]] (East Germany)
+
|[[Uwe Ampler]] {{flagiconEast Germany}} [1/4]
 +
|East Germany{{flagiconEast Germany}} [9/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1988
 
|1988
 
|Bratislava - [[Katowice]] - Berlin
 
|Bratislava - [[Katowice]] - Berlin
−
|2008 km
+
|2008&nbsp;km
 
|P, 13
 
|P, 13
−
|Uwe Ampler (East Germany)
+
|Uwe Ampler {{flagiconEast Germany}} [2/4]
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|Soviet Union {{flagiconSoviet Union}} [20/20]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1989
 
|1989
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
 
|Warsaw - Berlin - Prague
−
|1927 km
+
|1927&nbsp;km
 
|12
 
|12
−
|Uwe Ampler (East Germany)
+
|Uwe Ampler {{flagiconEast Germany}} [3/4]
 +
|East Germany {{flagiconEast Germany}} [10/10]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1990
 
|1990
 
|Berlin - [[Slušovice]] - [[Bielsko-Biała]]
 
|Berlin - [[Slušovice]] - [[Bielsko-Biała]]
−
|1595 km
+
|1595&nbsp;km
 
|P, 11
 
|P, 11
−
|[[Jan Svorada]] (Czechoslovakia)
+
|[[Ján Svorada]] {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}}
 +
|Czechoslovakia {{flagiconCzechoslovakia}} [5/5]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1991
 
|1991
 
|Prague - Warsaw
 
|Prague - Warsaw
−
|1261 km
+
|1261&nbsp;km
 
|P, 9
 
|P, 9
−
|[[Viktor Rjaksinski]] ([[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]])
+
|[[Viktor Rakshinsky]] {{flagiconSoviet Union}}
 +
|Poland {{flagiconPoland}} [8/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1992
 
|1992
 
|Berlin - [[Karpacz]] - [[Mladá Boleslav]]
 
|Berlin - [[Karpacz]] - [[Mladá Boleslav]]
−
|1348 km
+
|1348&nbsp;km
 
|P, 9
 
|P, 9
−
|[[Steffen Wesemann]] (Germany)
+
|[[Steffen Wesemann]] {{flagiconGermany}} [1/5]
 +
|Germany {{flagiconGermany}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1993
 
|1993
 
|[[Tábor]] - [[Nový Bor]]
 
|[[Tábor]] - [[Nový Bor]]
−
|1342 km
+
|1342&nbsp;km
 
|P, 9
 
|P, 9
−
|[[Jaroslav Bilek]] (Czech Republic)
+
|[[Jaroslav Bílek]] {{flagiconCzech Republic}}
 +
|Czech Republic {{flagiconCzech Republic}} [1/2]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1994
 
|1994
 
|Tábor - [[Trutnov]]
 
|Tábor - [[Trutnov]]
−
|1354 km
+
|1354&nbsp;km
 
|P, 9
 
|P, 9
−
|[[Jens Voigt]] (Germany)
+
|[[Jens Voigt]] {{flagiconGermany}}
 +
|Czech Republic {{flagiconCzech Republic}} [2/2]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1995
 
|1995
 
|[[České Budějovice]] - [[Oberwiesenthal]] - [[Brno]]
 
|[[České Budějovice]] - [[Oberwiesenthal]] - [[Brno]]
−
|1379 km
+
|1379&nbsp;km
 
|P, 10
 
|P, 10
−
|[[Pavel Padrnos]] (Czech Republic)
+
|[[Pavel Padrnos]] {{flagiconCzech Republic}}
 +
|Poland {{flagiconPoland}} [9/9]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1996
 
|1996
 
|Brno - [[Żywiec]] - [[Leipzig]]
 
|Brno - [[Żywiec]] - [[Leipzig]]
−
|1703 km
+
|1703&nbsp;km
 
|P, 10
 
|P, 10
−
|Steffen Wesemann (Germany)
+
|Steffen Wesemann {{flagiconGermany}} [2/5]
 +
|Team NE Telekom
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1997
 
|1997
 
|[[Potsdam]] - Żywiec - Brno
 
|[[Potsdam]] - Żywiec - Brno
−
|1629 km
+
|1629&nbsp;km
 
|P, 10
 
|P, 10
−
|Steffen Wesemann (Germany)
+
|Steffen Wesemann {{flagiconGermany}} [3/5]
 +
|Team Deutsche Telekom {{flagiconGermany}} [1/2]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1998
 
|1998
 
|[[Poznań]] - [[Karlovy Vary]] - [[Erfurt]]
 
|[[Poznań]] - [[Karlovy Vary]] - [[Erfurt]]
−
|1591 km
+
|1591&nbsp;km
 
|10
 
|10
−
|Uwe Ampler (Germany)
+
|Uwe Ampler {{flagiconGermany}} [4/4]
 +
|Team Mroz {{flagiconPoland}} [1/3]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1999
 
|1999
−
|[[Znojmo]] - [[Polkovice]] - [[Magdeburg]]
+
|[[Znojmo]] - [[Polkowice]] - [[Magdeburg]]
−
|1613 km
+
|1613&nbsp;km
 
|10
 
|10
−
|Steffen Wesemann (Germany)
+
|Steffen Wesemann {{flagiconGermany}} [4/5]
 +
|Team Mroz {{flagiconPoland}} [2/3]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|2000
 
|2000
 
|[[Hannover]] - [[Kudowa Zdrój]] - Prague
 
|[[Hannover]] - [[Kudowa Zdrój]] - Prague
−
|1608 km
+
|1608&nbsp;km
 
|10
 
|10
−
|[[Piotr Wadecki]] (Poland)
+
|[[Piotr Wadecki]] {{flagiconPoland}}
 +
|Team Nürnberger{{flagiconGermany}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|2001
 
|2001
 
|[[Łódź]] - [[Plzeň]] - Potsdam
 
|[[Łódź]] - [[Plzeň]] - Potsdam
−
|1611 km
+
|1611&nbsp;km
 
|10
 
|10
−
|[[Jakob Piil]] (Denmark)
+
|[[Jakob Piil]] {{flagiconDenmark}}
 +
|no competition
 
|-
 
|-
 
|2002
 
|2002
 
|České Budějovice - [[Chemnitz]] - Warsaw
 
|České Budějovice - [[Chemnitz]] - Warsaw
−
|1470 km
+
|1470&nbsp;km
 
|10
 
|10
−
|[[Ondřej Sosenka]] (Czech Republic)
+
|[[Ondřej Sosenka]] {{flagiconCzech Republic}}
 +
|Team Mroz {{flagiconPoland}} [3/3]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|2003
 
|2003
 
|[[Olomouc]] - [[Wałbrzych]] - Erfurt
 
|[[Olomouc]] - [[Wałbrzych]] - Erfurt
−
|1552 km
+
|1552&nbsp;km
 
|9
 
|9
−
|[[Steffen Wesemann]] (Germany)
+
|Steffen Wesemann {{flagiconGermany}} [5/5]
 +
|Team CCC Polsat {{flagiconPoland}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|2004
 
|2004
 
|[[Brussels]] - [[Wrocław]] - Prague
 
|[[Brussels]] - [[Wrocław]] - Prague
−
|1580 km
+
|1580&nbsp;km
 
|9
 
|9
−
|[[Michele Scarponi]] (Italy)
+
|[[Michele Scarponi]] {{flagiconItaly}}
 +
|T-Mobile Team {{flagiconGermany}} [2/2]
 +
|-
 +
|2006
 +
|[[Linz]] - Karlovy Vary - Hannover
 +
|1283&nbsp;km
 +
|8
 +
|[[Gianpaolo Cheula]] {{flagiconItaly}}
 +
|Team Unibet.com {{flagiconNetherlands}}
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 
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== External links ==
 
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Friedensfahrt 2006.jpg Peace Race 2006
Peace Race
Local name Friedensfahrt (German), Závod Míru (Czech), Wyścig Pokoju (Polish)
Region 22px-Flag of Germany.png Germany, 22px-Flag of Poland.png Poland, 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png Czech Republic
Date May
Type Stage Race
History
First Edition 1948
Number of Editions 57/58
First Winner August Prosenik (Yugoslavia)
Most Wins Steffen Wesemann (Germany), 5 times

The Peace Race (German: Friedensfahrt, Czech: Závod Míru, Polish: Wyścig Pokoju, French: Course de la Paix) is a cycling event held in May. It traditionally took place in Germany, Poland and the Czechoslovakia (since 1993 Czech Republic), though it also included other countries, especially in recent years.

History

The first Peace Race was held in 1948, when there were two editions connecting cities of Warsaw and Prague. The one to Prague was won by August Prosinek, the other one to Warsaw by Alexander Zoric, both from Yugoslavia. During the Cold War the Peace Race was known as the 'Tour de France of the East'.

Because cyclists from the Eastern Bloc were not allowed to become professional it was an amateur race. It attracted the best cyclists from communist countries, plus guest teams from non-communist countries. Communist-bloc riders tended to dominate the event, but there were exceptions: Briton Ian Steel won the 1952 race, and the British League of Racing Cyclists team also won the team competition - the first time that both classifications had gone to the same nation.

One of the later winners was Sergei Sukhoruchenkov, who also won the gold medal on the Olympic Road Race in 1980.

The most successful riders in the Peace Race were Ryszard Szurkowski from Poland and Uwe Ampler from East Germany who each won the race 4 times and Steffen Wesemann from Germany who won the race 5 times. Gustav-Adolf Schur, who won the race twice, was voted the most popular East German sportsman ever in 1989.

After the end of the Cold War the race rapidly lost importance. Recently however, the race is regaining status.

For 2005 the race was cancelled, but its tradition resumed again in 2006.

The 2006, 58th edition took place in May 13-20. It started in Austria's Linz and via Czech Republic headed to Germany where it ended in Hannover. No capital city of these countries were crossed during the race.


List of Peace Races

Year Route Length Stages Overall Winner Winning Team
1948 Warsaw - Prague 1104 km 7 August Prosinek 22px-Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg.png Poland I 22px-Flag of Poland.png [1/9]
1948 Prague - Warsaw 842 km 5 Alexander Zoric 22px-Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg.png Poland I 22px-Flag of Poland.png [2/9]
1949 Prague - Warsaw 1259 km 8 Jan Veselý 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png France II 22px-Flag of France.png
1950 Warsaw - Prague 1539 km 9 Willi Emborg 22px-Flag of Denmark.png Czechoslovakia 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png [1/5]
1951 Prague - Warsaw 1544 km 9 Kay Allan Olsen 22px-Flag of Denmark.png Czechoslovakia 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png [2/5]
1952 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2135 km 12 Ian Steel 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png United Kingdom 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png
1953 Bratislava - Berlin - Warsaw 2231 km 12 Christian Pedersen 22px-Flag of Denmark.png East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [1/10]
1954 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2051 km 13 Eluf Dalgaard 22px-Flag of Denmark.png Czechoslovakia 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png [3/5]
1955 Prague - Berlin - Warsaw 2214 km 13 Gustav-Adolf Schur 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [1/2] Czechoslovakia 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png [4/5]
1956 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2212 km 12 Stanislaw Krolak 22px-Flag of Poland.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [1/20]
1957 Prague - Berlin - Warsaw 2220 km 12 Nencho Khristov 22px-Flag of Bulgaria.png East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [2/10]
1958 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2210 km 12 Piet Damen 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [2/20]
1959 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 2057 km 13 Gustav-Adolf Schur 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [2/2] Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [3/20]
1960 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 2290 km 13 Erich Hagen 22px-Flag of East Germany.png East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [3/10]
1961 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2435 km 13 Yuriy Melikhov 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [4/20]
1962 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 2407 km 14 Gainan Saydkhushin 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [5/20]
1963 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 2568 km 15 Klaus Ampler 22px-Flag of East Germany.png East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [4/10]
1964 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2246 km 14 Jan Smolík 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [5/10]
1965 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 2318 km 15 Gennady Lebedev 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [6/20]
1966 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 2340 km 15 Bernard Guyot 22px-Flag of France.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [7/20]
1967 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2307 km 16 Marcel Maes 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Poland 22px-Flag of Poland.png [3/9]
1968 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 2352 km 14 Axel Peschel 22px-Flag of East Germany.png Poland 22px-Flag of Poland.png [4/9]
1969 Warsaw - Berlin 2036 km 15 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume 22px-Flag of France.png East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [6/10]
1970 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 1976 km 15 Ryszard Szurkowski 22px-Flag of Poland.png [1/4] Poland 22px-Flag of Poland.png [5/9]
1971 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 1895 km 14 Ryszard Szurkowski 22px-Flag of Poland.png [2/4] Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [8/20]
1972 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 2025 km 14 Vlastimil Moravec 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [9/20]
1973 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 2076 km P, 16, E Ryszard Szurkowski 22px-Flag of Poland.png [3/4] Poland 22px-Flag of Poland.png [6/9]
1974 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 1806 km 14 Stanislaw Szozda 22px-Flag of Poland.png Poland 22px-Flag of Poland.png [7/9]
1975 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 1915 km P, 13 Ryszard Szurkowski 22px-Flag of Poland.png [4/4] Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [10/20]
1976 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 1974 km P, 14 Hans-Joachim Hartnick 22px-Flag of East Germany.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [11/20]
1977 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 1648 km 13 Aavo Pikkuus 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [12/20]
1978 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 1796 km P, 12 Alexander Averin 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [13/20]
1979 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 1942 km P, 14 Sergei Sukhoruchenkov 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [1/2] Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [14/20]
1980 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2095 km P, 14 Yuriy Barinov 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [15/20]
1981 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 1887 km P, 14 Shakhid Zagretdinov 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [16/20]
1982 Prague - Warsaw - Berlin 1941 km P, 12 Olaf Ludwig 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [1/2] East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [7/10]
1983 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 1899 km P, 12 Falk Boden 22px-Flag of East Germany.png East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [8/10]
1984 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 1689 km P, 11 Sergei Sukhoruchenkov 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [2/2] Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [17/20]
1985 Prague - Moscow - Warsaw - Berlin 1712 km P, 12 Lech Piasecki 22px-Flag of Poland.png Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [18/20]
1986 Kiev - Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 2138 km P, 15 Olaf Ludwig 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [2/2] Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [19/20]
1987 Berlin - Prague - Warsaw 1987 km P, 14 Uwe Ampler 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [1/4] East Germany22px-Flag of East Germany.png [9/10]
1988 Bratislava - Katowice - Berlin 2008 km P, 13 Uwe Ampler 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [2/4] Soviet Union 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png [20/20]
1989 Warsaw - Berlin - Prague 1927 km 12 Uwe Ampler 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [3/4] East Germany 22px-Flag of East Germany.png [10/10]
1990 Berlin - Slušovice - Bielsko-Biała 1595 km P, 11 Ján Svorada 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png Czechoslovakia 22px-Flag of Czechoslovakia.png [5/5]
1991 Prague - Warsaw 1261 km P, 9 Viktor Rakshinsky 22px-Flag of the Soviet Union.png Poland 22px-Flag of Poland.png [8/9]
1992 Berlin - Karpacz - Mladá Boleslav 1348 km P, 9 Steffen Wesemann 22px-Flag of Germany.png [1/5] Germany 22px-Flag of Germany.png
1993 Tábor - Nový Bor 1342 km P, 9 Jaroslav Bílek 22px-Flag of the Czech Republic.png Czech Republic 22px-Flag of the Czech Republic.png [1/2]
1994 Tábor - Trutnov 1354 km P, 9 Jens Voigt 22px-Flag of Germany.png Czech Republic 22px-Flag of the Czech Republic.png [2/2]
1995 České Budějovice - Oberwiesenthal - Brno 1379 km P, 10 Pavel Padrnos 22px-Flag of the Czech Republic.png Poland 22px-Flag of Poland.png [9/9]
1996 Brno - Żywiec - Leipzig 1703 km P, 10 Steffen Wesemann 22px-Flag of Germany.png [2/5] Team NE Telekom
1997 Potsdam - Żywiec - Brno 1629 km P, 10 Steffen Wesemann 22px-Flag of Germany.png [3/5] Team Deutsche Telekom 22px-Flag of Germany.png [1/2]
1998 Poznań - Karlovy Vary - Erfurt 1591 km 10 Uwe Ampler 22px-Flag of Germany.png [4/4] Team Mroz 22px-Flag of Poland.png [1/3]
1999 Znojmo - Polkowice - Magdeburg 1613 km 10 Steffen Wesemann 22px-Flag of Germany.png [4/5] Team Mroz 22px-Flag of Poland.png [2/3]
2000 Hannover - Kudowa Zdrój - Prague 1608 km 10 Piotr Wadecki 22px-Flag of Poland.png Team Nürnberger22px-Flag of Germany.png
2001 Łódź - Plzeň - Potsdam 1611 km 10 Jakob Piil 22px-Flag of Denmark.png no competition
2002 České Budějovice - Chemnitz - Warsaw 1470 km 10 Ondřej Sosenka 22px-Flag of the Czech Republic.png Team Mroz 22px-Flag of Poland.png [3/3]
2003 Olomouc - Wałbrzych - Erfurt 1552 km 9 Steffen Wesemann 22px-Flag of Germany.png [5/5] Team CCC Polsat 22px-Flag of Poland.png
2004 Brussels - Wrocław - Prague 1580 km 9 Michele Scarponi 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif T-Mobile Team 22px-Flag of Germany.png [2/2]
2006 Linz - Karlovy Vary - Hannover 1283 km 8 Gianpaolo Cheula 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Team Unibet.com 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png

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