Peace Race
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{{Short description|Bicycle race}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name = Peace Race
| color = #AAD0FF
| image = 250px
| image_caption = Logo of the 1987 edition. Although the design changed during the years, it usually featured a white dove, representing peace.
| date = 1 – 9 May
| region = Czechoslovakia / the Czech Republic
East Germany / Germany
Poland
| english = Peace Race
| localnames = Friedensfahrt {{in lang|de}}
Závod míru {{in lang|cs}}
Preteky mieru {{in lang|sk}}
Wyścig Pokoju {{in lang|pl}}
Course de la Paix {{in lang|fr}}
| nickname =
| discipline = Road
| competition = UCI Europe Tour
| type = Stage-race
| organiser = Rudé právo, Neues Deutschland
and Trybuna Ludu (until 1989)
| director =
| first = {{start date|1948}}
| number = 59
| last = {{end date|2006}}
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|August Prosinek|YUG}}
| mostwins = {{flagathlete|Steffen Wesemann|GER}} (5 wins)
| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Giampaolo Cheula|ITA}}
}}
The Peace Race ({{langx|de|Friedensfahrt}}, {{langx|cs|Závod míru}}, {{langx|sk|Preteky mieru}}, {{langx|ru|Велогонка Мира}} ({{lang|ru-Latn|Velogonka Mira}}), {{langx|pl|Wyścig Pokoju}} {{IPA|[ˈvɨɕt͡ɕik pɔˈkɔju]|lang=en}}, {{langx|fr|Course de la Paix}}, {{langx|it|Corsa della Pace}}, {{langx|ro|Cursa Păcii}}) is a cycling race that was established as the largest event in Eastern Europe after the Second World War. Since 2013, it has been run as one of the most prestigious stage races for national U23 teams.
History
At the outset, due to the political situation, it was a nominally "amateur" event, which therefore excluded participation of Western cycling stars. Nevertheless, the organisers were able to give the event an international character thanks to the start of competitors from the Eastern Bloc sphere. Workers' organisations from Italy, France and Finland also sent their representatives. In Prague, forty-five years after the first edition of the Tour de France, seven teams set off to Poland, and ten from Warsaw.
The race was officially called Slavjantour and took place between Prague and Warsaw. It was actually two races. A seven-stage race starting in Prague and a five-stage race from Warsaw. That first year, 53 competitors set off from Prague to cover 1,106 kilometres; 39 of them reached Warsaw after the seven stages. In the opposite direction, the course measured 880 km and 65 riders attempted to cover the five sections, although only 52 arrived in Prague. The winner's yellow jersey, modelled on the Tour de France, was claimed by Yugoslavs in both destination cities: in Prague Alexander Zorič (35:53.16 hours and an average speed of 30.7 km/h), in Warsaw Augustin Prosenik (26:52.25 hours, 32.4 km/h).
It was not until 1950 that the official name was changed to the Peace Race.
Gradually, the race gained in popularity and repute, although it remained open only to amateurs and state-funded Soviet Bloc cyclists. From 1952, East Germany was added to the host countries and the races took place between Prague, Berlin and Warsaw. The opening stage starting locations and the finish line of the final stage alternated. In the eighties, the then Soviet Union was also included in the list of host countries.
After the break-up of the Czechoslovak Federation in the spring of 1993, the race remained almost exclusively in the territory of the Czech Republic. Thirteen years later the final edition of the Peace Race took place. Financial problems caused the collapse of the organisation.
Steffen Wesemann of Germany has the most victories in the history of the Peace Race. However, his five triumphs date to the period after 1989, when the Velvet Revolution took place in Czechoslovakia. Pole Ryszard Szurkowski and German Uwe Ampler can each boast four victories in the Peace Race.
German Olaf Ludwig was the absolute king among the sprinters, and he dominated the points competition eight times. Ryszard Szurkowski won three overall victories. In the mountain climbing competition, the best with three victories each are Sergej Suchoruchenkov from the then Soviet Union, Uwe Ampler and Czech competitor, Jaroslav Bílek.
Czech and Czechoslovakian cyclists have also left an indelible mark in history of the Peace Race. Victory was celebrated by Jan Veselý (1949), Jan Smolík (1964), Vlastimil Moravec (1972), Ján Svorada (1990), Jaroslav Bílek (1993), Pavel Padrnos (1995) and Ondřej Sosenka (2002).
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-81646-0001, Tessin, Anfertigen von Schildern für Friedensfahrt.jpg (Rostock, Mecklenburg) making an English-language sign to be used to greet riders in the 1961 Peace Race]].
=Legacy=
In April/May, 2012 Alan Buttler organised a re-run of the 1955 Peace Race as a tribute to his father, Alf Buttler, who was the GB cycling team mechanic for many events in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. He was joined by former peace riders including Gustav-Adolf Schur, Geoff Wiles, John Woodburn, Alan Jacob, and Axel Peschel.
There is a museum in Kleinmühlingen in Germany dedicated to the Peace Race.
=Junior Peace Race=
A Junior Peace Race was first held in 1965 and held again the following year. After a hiatus it was revived in 1974 and has been held every year since, continuing after the senior race was no longer organised. Several riders who won the junior race have gone on to senior success, including Roman Kreuziger Sr., Roman Kreuziger Jr., Denis Menchov, Fabian Cancellara, Peter Velits, Tanel Kangert and Michal Kwiatkowski.{{cite web |url=http://zmj.cz/en/winners |title=Winners list |author=|website=Course de la Paix Juniors / Junior Peace Race |access-date=3 May 2014}}
=Peace Race U23=
2013 saw a revival of the race, but in a completely different format. It became a race for national teams of cyclists under 23 years old. Since the 2015 season it has been part of the prestigious Nations Cup series.
Initially the race had just three stages, but this was expanded to four stages in the fourth year of the race. Past years have seen stars of the current world peloton, such as Tadej Pogačar, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi, lined up at the start of the race.
The Peace Race U23 is ridden over exceptionally demanding courses in the Jeseníky hills, which makes it the perfect proving ground for World Tour candidates.
"Every year we see young talents on the Peace Race who will soon appear on the rosters of elite division teams. Individual national teams send their best cyclists to the Peace Race. The stages of our race are regularly praised for revealing the strengths of the riders. Without exaggeration, we can say that it is a race comparable to those somewhere in the Pyrenees or the Alps," says Leopold König, director of the Under-23 Peace Race.
List of races
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0511-029, Olaf Ludwig, Morten Saether, Uwe Raab.jpg (East Germany), Morten Saether (Norway), and Uwe Raab (East Germany) on the podium during the 1987 edition]]
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color:#efefef;" | Year ! style="background-color:#efefef;" | Route ! style="background-color:#efefef;" | Length ! style="background-color:#efefef;" | Stages ! style="background-color:#efefef;" | Overall winner ! style="background-color:#efefef;" | Winning team |
| 1948
|1104 |7 |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} August Prosenik |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland I [1/9] |
| 1948
|Prague—Warsaw |842 |5 |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Aleksandar Zorić |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland I [2/9] |
| 1949
|Prague—Warsaw |1259 |8 |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Jan Veselý |{{flagicon|France}} France II |
| 1950
|Warsaw—Prague |1539 |9 |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Willi Emborg |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia [1/5] |
| 1951
|Prague—Warsaw |1544 |9 |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Kaj Allan Olsen |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia [2/5] |
| 1952
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2135 |12 |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ian Steel |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |
| 1953
|Bratislava—Berlin—Warsaw |2231 |12 |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Christian Pedersen |{{flagicon|East Germany|1949}} East Germany [1/10] |
| 1954
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2051 |13 |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Eluf Dalgaard |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia [3/5] |
| 1955
|Prague—Berlin—Warsaw |2214 |13 |{{flagicon|East Germany|1949}} Gustav-Adolf Schur [1/2] |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia [4/5] |
| 1956
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2212 |12 |{{flagicon|Poland}} Stanisław Królak |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [1/20] |
| 1957
|Prague—Berlin—Warsaw |2220 |12 |{{flagicon|Bulgaria|1946}} Nentcho Christov |{{flagicon|East Germany|1949}} East Germany [2/10] |
| 1958
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2210 |12 |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Piet Damen |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [2/20] |
| 1959
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |2057 |13 |{{flagicon|East Germany|1949}} Gustav-Adolf Schur [2/2] |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [3/20] |
| 1960
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |2290 |13 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Erich Hagen |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [3/10] |
| 1961
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2435 |13 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Yury Melikhov |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [4/20] |
| 1962
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |2407 |14 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Gainan Saidkhuzhin |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [5/20] |
| 1963
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |2568 |15 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Klaus Ampler |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [4/10] |
| 1964
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2246 |14 |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Jan Smolík |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [5/10] |
| 1965
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |2318 |15 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Gennady Lebedev |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [6/20] |
| 1966
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |2340 |15 |{{flagicon|France}} Bernard Guyot |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [7/20] |
| 1967
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2307 |16 |{{flagicon|Belgium}} Marcel Maes |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland [3/9] |
| 1968
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |2352 |14 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Axel Peschel |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland [4/9] |
| 1969
|Warsaw—Berlin |2036 |15 |{{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Danguillaume |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [6/10] |
| 1970
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |1976 |15 |{{flagicon|Poland}} Ryszard Szurkowski [1/4] |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland [5/9] |
| 1971
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |1895 |14 |{{flagicon|Poland}} Ryszard Szurkowski [2/4] |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [8/20] |
| 1972
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |2025 |14 |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Vlastimil Moravec |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [9/20] |
| 1973
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |2076 |P + 16 + E |{{flagicon|Poland}} Ryszard Szurkowski [3/4] |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland [6/9] |
| 1974
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |1806 |14 |{{flagicon|Poland}} Stanisław Szozda |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland [7/9] |
| 1975
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |1915 |P + 13 |{{flagicon|Poland}} Ryszard Szurkowski [4/4] |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [10/20] |
| 1976
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |1974 |P + 14 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Hans-Joachim Hartnick |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [11/20] |
| 1977
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |1648 |13 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Aavo Pikkuus |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [12/20] |
| 1978
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |1796 |P + 12 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Aleksandr Averin |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [13/20] |
| 1979
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |1942 |P + 14 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Sergei Sukhoruchenkov [1/2] |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [14/20] |
| 1980
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2095 |P + 14 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Yuri Barinov |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [15/20] |
| 1981
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |1887 |P + 14 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Shakhid Zagretdinov |P + {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [16/20] |
| 1982
|Prague—Warsaw—Berlin |1941 |P + 12 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Olaf Ludwig [1/2] |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [7/10] |
| 1983
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |1899 |P + 12 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Falk Boden |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [8/10] |
| 1984
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |1689 |P + 11 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Sergei Sukhoruchenkov [2/2] |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [17/20] |
| 1985
|Prague—Moscow—Warsaw—Berlin |1712 |P + 12 |{{flagicon|Poland}} Lech Piasecki |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [18/20] |
| 1986
|Kiev—Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |2138 |P + 15 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Olaf Ludwig [2/2] |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [19/20] |
| 1987
|Berlin—Prague—Warsaw |1987 |P + 14 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Uwe Ampler [1/4] |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [9/10] |
| 1988
|Bratislava—Katowice—Berlin |2008 |P + 13 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Uwe Ampler [2/4] |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union [20/20] |
| 1989
|Warsaw—Berlin—Prague |1927 |12 |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Uwe Ampler [3/4] |{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany [10/10] |
| 1990
|Berlin—Slušovice—Bielsko-Biała |1595 |P + 11 |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Ján Svorada |{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia [5/5] |
| 1991
|Prague—Warsaw |1261 |P + 9 |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Viktor Rjaksinski |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland [8/9] |
| 1992
|Berlin—Karpacz—Mladá Boleslav |1348 |P + 9 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffen Wesemann [1/5] |{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany |
| 1993
|1342 |P + 9 |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Jaroslav Bílek |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic [1/2] |
| 1994
|Tábor—Trutnov |1354 |P + 9 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Jens Voigt |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic [2/2] |
| 1995
|České Budějovice—Oberwiesenthal—Brno |1379 |P + 10 |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Pavel Padrnos |{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland [9/9] |
| 1996
|1703 |P + 10 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffen Wesemann [2/5] |Team NE Telekom |
| 1997
|Potsdam—Żywiec—Brno |1629 |P + 10 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffen Wesemann [3/5] |{{flagicon|Germany}} Team Deutsche Telekom [1/2] |
| 1998
|1591 |10 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Uwe Ampler [4/4] |{{flagicon|Poland}} Team Mroz [1/3] |
| 1999
|1613 |10 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffen Wesemann [4/5] |{{flagicon|Poland}} Team Mroz [2/3] |
| 2000
|Hannover—Kudowa-Zdrój—Prague |1608 |10 |{{flagicon|Poland}} Piotr Wadecki |{{flagicon|Germany}} Team Nürnberger |
| 2001
|1611 |10 |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Jakob Piil |style="background-color:lightgray"|{{hid |
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| 2002
|České Budějovice—Chemnitz—Warsaw |1470 |10 |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Ondřej Sosenka |{{flagicon|Poland}} Team Mroz [3/3] |
| 2003
|1552 |9 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffen Wesemann [5/5] |{{flagicon|Poland}} Team CCC Polsat |
| 2004
|1580 |9 |{{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Scarponi |{{flagicon|Germany}} T-Mobile Team [2/2] |
| 2006
|Linz—Karlovy Vary—Hannover |1283 |8 |{{flagicon|Italy}} Giampaolo Cheula |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Team Unibet.com |
Most individual wins
Cyclists with three wins at least listed
Overall:
- 5 wins: Steffen Wesemann
- 4 wins: Ryszard Szurkowski, Uwe Ampler
Sprinter competition:
- 8 wins: Olaf Ludwig
- 3 wins: Ryszard Szurkowski
Mountain climbers competition:
- 3 wins: Sergei Sukhoruchenkov, Uwe Ampler, Jaroslav Bílek
Most team wins
- 20 wins: Soviet Union
- 10 wins: East Germany
- 9 wins: Poland
- 5 wins: Czechoslovakia
- 3 wins: Team Mroz
Winners by country
Individual overall competitions were won by cyclist from following countries:
- 12 wins: East Germany
- 10 wins: Soviet Union
- 7 wins: Poland, Germany
- 5 wins: Denmark
- 4 wins: Czechoslovakia
- 3 wins: Czech Republic
- 2 wins: SFR Yugoslavia, France, Italy
- 1 win: United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Belgium
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{Cite book|last=Ferenc|first=Jakub|title=Sport w służbie polityki. Wyścig Pokoju 1948–1989|trans-title=Sport used by politics. The Peace Race 1948–1989|publisher=Trio, Collegium Civitas|location=Warsaw|date=2008|language=pl|isbn = 978-83-7436-160-6}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Dubiański |first1=Wacław |date=December 2001 |title=Wyścig (nie)pokoju |trans-title=The (Un)peaceful Race |journal=Biuletyn IPN |publisher=Institute of National Remembrance |issue=11/2001 |pages=48–53 |url=http://pamiec.pl/download/49/29177/biuletyn11.pdf |language=pl }}
01. K. Małcużyński, Zygmund Weiss : Kronika wielkiego wyścigu, Ksiażka i wiedza, Warszawa, 1952
02. Adolf Klimanschewsky: Warschau-Berlin-Prag. Ein Erlebnisbericht von der Friedensfahrt 1952. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1953.
03. Brigitte Roszak/Klaus Kickbusch (Redaktion): Friedensfahrt. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1954.
04. VII. Internationale Friedensfahrt. Volkskunstverlag Reichenbach, 1955.
05. VIII. Wyscig Pokoju, Zavod Miru, Friedensfahrt. Verlag: Sport i Turystika, Warszawa 1955.
06. Horst Schubert: Etappengefüster. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1956.
07. Horst Schubert u.a.:Jedes Jahr im Mai. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1957.
08. Herbert Kronfeld: Zwischen Start und Ziel. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1957.
09. Egon Lemke: Giganten der Pedale. Verlag Junge Welt, Berlin, 1958.
10. Autorenkollektiv: Friedensfahrt. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1962.
11. Klaus Ullrich: Kluge Köpfe – schnelle Beine. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1963.
12. Alles über alle Friedensfahrer. Verlag Neues Deutschland, Berlin, 1964.
13. Täves Friedensfahrtlexikon. Verlag Neues Deutschland, Berlin, 1965.
14. Klaus Ullrich (Hrsg.): Fahrt der Millionen. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1967.
15. Trzdziesci lat Wyscigu Pokoju. Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa, 1977.
16. Klaus Ullrich: Die große Fahrt. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1977.
17. Günter Teske: Das gelbe Trikot. Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin, 1981.
18. Klaus Ullrich: Jedes Mal im Mai, Sportverlag, Berlin, 1986, {{ISBN|3-328-00177-8}}.
19. Ulf Harms: Der verschwundene Friedensfahrer. Militärverlag der DDR, Berlin, 1987, {{ISBN|3-327-00433-1}}.
20. Gustav-Adolf Schur (Hrsg.): Friedensfahrt, Spotless-Verlag, Berlin, 1995, {{ISBN|3-928999-47-8}}.
21. Tilo Köhler: Der Favorit fuhr Kowalit: Täve Schur und die Friedensfahrt. Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1997, {{ISBN|3-378-01015-0}}.
22. Manfred Hönel/Olaf Ludwig: 100 Highlights Friedensfahrt. Sportverlag, Berlin,1997, {{ISBN|3-328-00717-2}}.
23. Maik Märtin: 50 Jahre Course de la Paix, Agentur Construct, Leipzig, 1998, ISBN: ohne.
24. Klaus Ullrich Huhn: Die Geschichte der Friedensfahrt. Spotless-Verlag, Berlin, 2001, {{ISBN|3-933544-52-1}}.
25. Bogdan Tuszynski/ Daniel Marszalek: Wyscik Pokoju 1948–2001, Verlag FDK Warszawa, Warszawa, 2002, {{ISBN|83-86244-33-X}}
26. Andreas Ciesielski: Das Wunder von Warschau, Scheunen-Verlag, Kückenshagen, 2005, {{ISBN|3-934301-83-5}}
27. Alan Buttler/Klaus Huhn: Wie die Friedensfahrt "ausgegraben" wurde, NORA Verlagsgemeinschaft Dyck & Westerheide, Berlin, o.J., {{ISBN|978-3-86557-301-8}}
28. Rainer Sprehe: Alles Rower? Ein Wessi auf Friedensfahrt. Covadonga-Verlag, Bielefeld 2012, {{ISBN|978-3-936973-70-9}}
Audio/Video:
- Kopfsteinpflaster und Asphalt. Radio-Feature des MDR. 1 CD. Pool Music und Media, 1998, 4260031180232.
- Hagen Boßdorf: Geschichte der Friedensfahrt. VHS-Video. 1997, {{ISBN|3-328-00770-9}}.
- Friedensfahrt Course de la Paix 1978, Dokumentation des WDR, Köln, 1978
- Damals in der DDR. 3 CDs, 2001, BMG 743218855023.
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