Logo of the 1987 edition. Although the design changed during the years, it usually featured a white dove, representing peace.
Race details
Date
1 – 9 May
Region
Czechoslovakia / the Czech Republic East Germany / Germany Poland
English name
Peace Race
Local name(s)
Friedensfahrt (in German) Závod míru (in Czech) Preteky mieru (in Slovak) Wyścig Pokoju (in Polish) Course de la Paix (in French)
Discipline
Road
Competition
UCI Europe Tour
Type
Stage-race
Organiser
Rudé právo, Neues Deutschland and Trybuna Ludu (until 1989)
History
First edition
1948 (1948)
Editions
59
Final edition
2006 (2006)
First winner
August Prosinek (YUG)
Most wins
Steffen Wesemann (GER) (5 wins)
Final winner
Giampaolo Cheula (ITA)
The Peace Race (German: Friedensfahrt, Czech: Závod míru, Slovak: Preteky mieru, Russian: Велогонка Мира (Velogonka Mira), Polish: Wyścig Pokoju[ˈvɨɕt͡ɕikpɔˈkɔju], French: Course de la Paix, Italian: Corsa della Pace, Romanian: Cursa Păcii) is a cycling race that was established as the largest amateur 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.
The PeaceRace (German: Friedensfahrt, Czech: Závod míru, Slovak: Preteky mieru, Russian: Велогонка Мира (Velogonka Mira), Polish: Wyścig Pokoju [ˈvɨɕt͡ɕik...
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third in the Tour of Poland and ninth in the PeaceRace. In 1963, he was again ninth in the PeaceRace, but won a bronze medal at the world championships...
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gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, in the road race. He won the PeaceRace twice, in both 1979 and 1984. Sukhoruchenkov won the 1990 edition...
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