THE WORLD'S LARGEST JEWISH CYCLING EVENT.

 
600 KMS IN EASTERN EUROPE

Route

2023 FROM KRAKOW TO BUDAPEST
AN EPIC CYCLING ADVENTURE

The Tour De Maccabi takes participants to some of Europe’s most scenic destinations. Participants will ride through quaint country roads in Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. Road cyclists and gravel riders will travel on different routes, yet the beginning and finish line will always be the same.

WARNING: Road conditions may change at any time. Please keep in mind that the route is always subject to change.

POLAND

DAY 1 AUSCHWITZ The tour starts off with a somber commemoration at the most profound sight of Jewish history. Participants can pay their respects to victims of the Holocaust in a short commemoration. There’s no competition held on this day. Opening ceremonies will take place in the evening in Krakow.

DAY 2,3 The adventure kicks off and the race begins in the charming , medieval city of Krakow. Teams will ride through former shtetls and quaint Polish villages to Nowy Sacz, seat of the Sanzer chassidic dinasty.

SLOVAKIA

Day 4,5,6On the 4th day the tour bids farewell to Poland and climbs the Beskid mountains, part of the Carpathian mountain range in Eastern Slovakia during 3 short, but demanding days. During the final leg of the Slovakian stages an 800meter descent awaits riders.

HUNGARY

DAY 7 – Shabbat in Bodrogkeresztúr –This small rural Hungarian village was once home to the influential 19th century chassidic rabbi, Yeshaya Steiner. His followers operate the largest kosher kitchen in Hungary outside of Budapest and a guest house. It’s the perfect place to relax and recharge by the Bodrog river.

DAY 8,9,10 – After a well deserved breaks teams get back in the saddle to ride through the wine region of Tokaj to the Hungarian planes and make a final dash to the finish line in Budapest’s Jewish district in the 7th district. Finish line is expected in front of Europe’s largest synagogue.

Stage Date Start & Finish
KM
0 August 13 Auschwitz-Krakow 0
1 August 14 Krakow-Nowy Sacz 88 km
2 August 15 Nowy Sacz-Bardejov 65 km
3 August 16 Bardejov-Presov 40km
4 August 17 Presov-Kosice 36 km
5 August 18 Kosice-Bodrogkeresztur 89 km
6 August 19 Bordogkeresztur - Rest Day 0 km
7 August 20 Bordogkeresztur-Mezokovesd 100 km
8 August 21 Mezokovesd-Hatvan 94 km
9 August 22 Hatvan-Budapest
60 km
8 STAGES
10 DAYS TOTAL 572 km
Average
: 71 km /day
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