Libertine Seguros said:
Bálint Szeghalmi was at Lampre last year, but I don't think he was really up to the required level for the WT. It's a shame that Hungary doesn't have that level of cycling history, and quite strange.
I can name Antal Megyerdi (former winner of the Tour de Slovaquie) and János Juszkó as partially-notable Hungarian riders from the past though, thanks to participation in the Friedensfahrt. And the Palfy twins, who are notable not because of any achievements on the bike but because they are also second-tier racers in biathlon.
Bálint Szeghalmi, yepp!, forgot him, but no class as Bodrogi
just look at this list:
Hungaryan TT CH:
1996. Bodrogi László AC Bisontine
1997. Bodrogi László AC Bisontine
1998. Bodrogi László VC Lyon-V.V
1999. Víg Aurél Compensario Cuoio
2000. Bodrogi László Mapei Quick Step
2001. Bodrogi László Mapei Quick Step
2002. Bodrogi László Mapei Quick Step
2003. Bodrogi László Quick Step Davitamon
2004. Bodrogi László Quick Step Davitamon
2005. Szekeres Csaba P Nivó Betonexpressz 2000 Kft SE
2006. Bodrogi László Credit Agricole
2007. Bodrogi László Credit Agricole
2008. Bodrogi László Credit Agricole
"It's a shame that Hungary doesn't have that level of cycling history, and quite strange"
after the WWII. came a dark period
before the WWII or WWI Hungary has the most or second most trackfield in Europe, and we have a national race with serious future and the possibility to get a famous stage race
http://filmhiradok.nava.hu/watch.php?id=250
after the regime change in 1989 real change not coming, the two main problems is: no
real cycling culture, and no money
Bodrogi changes his nationality not just because his family life, but because the chaotic situation in hungaryan cycling (thats the real shame, and some olympics level athlete (not cyclist) changes their nationality nowdays) and look at the neighbours countrys they have very talanted cyclist (Sagan, Velits brothers, Brajkovic, Popovych, Honcsar)
need to mention János Sipos, he was the Eurosport commentary in Hungary and great cyclist in the 70s, he make strong efforts to make cycling popular, he organized the renewed Tour de Hongrie (that race does't 'live' nowdays
, last editon was in 2008
)
but he died this years at age 61, he is the middle
he crying after Bodrogi's silver at the worlds tt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGQZnCZl5pk
nice knowledge, btw, good to know people outside Hungary knows about hungaryan cycling