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Péter Kusztor (Kuszti)
I was born on 27 December 1984 in Budapest. Before cycling I tried handball, karate and football, though even that time I often went cycling with my Dad. He was a bicycle racer for 15 years so my passion is possibly from him. I got to a real club in 1993 first, namely to KSI (Central Sports School), to trainer György Hazai. I spent a lot of nice, successful years there. I learnt all the knacks of cycling and besides I met my two best friends there (Peti and Zoli Barkóczi). I could win more Hungarian championship titles even at my youngest ages.
After five years in the Sports School I changed club and went to BVSC (Budapest Railway Sport Club), Ibolya Pataki’s team. The reasons of the change were the better possibilities. In Ibi’s team I raced mostly on track, however I did not totally ignore road cycling either. I took part in a lot of races in both disciplines, and if so to say, with a lot of success. In the age groups of the upcoming years (U17, U19, U23) I also won some championship titles.
During my time in the ‘railway-team’ I took part in several international races as well. My first World Road Race Championship took place in these years (2004, Verona).
My next change happened in 2005. I went to Ferenc Stubán’s team, P-Nívó Betonexpressz. There was really a good, professional background with such names in the team as Csaba Szekeres, László Garamszegi, Gábor Arany, TamásLengyel, Aurél Víg, Zoltán Bebtó… and later Zoltán Remák and Attila Árvai. Since that time I had taken part more or less in just road races, which was really a great feeling for me. We started in a lot of races abroad, with some success. I won my first elite race right in my first years in the team (GP Krupina). From year to year I had more and better results. In the year of 2008 I won three Europe Tour races. I successfully participated in the Beijing Olympics and in the World Championship in Varese.
The year of 2009 was time for another change. Another dream came true following the Olympics and the World Championship, I could have a contract with a Swiss team, Atlas Personal. I was really delighted getting to a team of Western Europe. My results were satisfying that time, top 10 top 20 places were quite usual even in the first professional races. The World Championship in Mendrisio (2009) was a wonderful closure of the year. I was part of an escape group for 220 km, that was an unbelievably great feeling, I will never forget it. The next year did not really left a good taste in mouth, things did not happen as I had expected. In spite of this I become the national champion of Hungary in both the road race and the time trial for the time. István Cziráki was a great help for me. In the year 2011 I could take a big step forward improving a lot again and I won one of the biggest more-day-long tours of Western Europe, Tour of Bretagne. I believe that has been the biggest success of my life so far. Besides I reached some nice results as well.
Any progress couldn't be made in 2012 so I remained at Atlas. The first part of the season wasn't very successful, but I gained many race kilometers. I won the Hungarian Championship in June, which made me glad. From that moment I could reach several good results. In Romania I could step on the podium. At professional races in Italy I could gain top 20 places. At Gino del Veneto I won 7th place which is the best place of my life at this kind of professional race. I participated at the Road Cycling Championship in Limburg, where I finised 99th after an unfortunate crash.
In 2013 I could switch team: I signed a contract with Utensilnord Ora24.eu, which is a Hungarian-Italian continental team.
Future: My dream is getting to a ‘pro’ licence team having the chance at last to measure myself with the greatest names. I really believe it comes true and I can be present in the ’real elite of cycling’ in 2013. For now I try to focus on the present and the near future. I would like to gain several victories for my new team, Utensilnord Ora24.eu. I still have one big objective for this year: having great performance in the World Championships in Florence, Italy - and it's a big dream I know - to be in top 20.
Birthday: 27.12.1984.
Residence: Budapest
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 59-60 kg
Hobby: reading, cooking, psychology
Previous trainers, teams: György Hazai (KSI,BVSC), Miklós Somogyi (KSI), Ibolya Pataki (BVSC), Ferenc Stubán (P-Nívó Betonexpressz), Zoltán Remák, Atlas-Personal Jakroo
Actual trainer: Zoltán Tisza
Actual team: Utensilnord Ora24.eu
Bike: Bottecchia, Campagnolo Record
| Most Important Results | ||
| 2012 | Hungarian Road Race Championship | 1st Place |
| 2011 | Tour de Bretagne - General Classification UCI 2.2 | 1st Place |
| 2010 | Giro del Mendrisiotto UCI 1.2 | 2nd Place |
| Hungarian Individual Time Trial Championship | 1st Place | |
| Hungarian Road Race Championship | 1st Place | |
| 2009 | Giro del Mendrisiotto UCI 1.2 | 3rd Place |
| Tour du Jura UCI 1.2 | 3rd Place | |
| Sachsen Tour - General Classification UCI | 11th Place | |
| GP. Tell – General Classification | 3rd Place | |
| Mendrisio Elite World Championship | I spent 220 km in the break-away group. | |
| 2008 | Peking Olympic Games | 66th Place |
| Varese Elite World Championship | 69th Place | |
| Three Europe Tour Race Victories | ||
| Tour of Slovakia - General Classification UCI 2.2 | 2nd Place | |
| Results: 2012 | ||
| Limburg, UCI Road Cycling World Championships | 99th place | |
| Tour du Doubs, 1.1 (FRA) | 13rd Place | |
| Giro del Veneto, 1.1 (ITA) | 7th Place | |
| Gran Premio Carnaghese, 1.1 (ITA) | 16th Place | |
| Cycling Tour of Szeklerland | 2nd Stage: | 4th Place |
| 3rd Stage: | 2nd Place | |
| Individual time trial: | 6th Place | |
| 4th Stage: | 8th Place | |
| Point Classification | 2nd Place | |
| Hungarian Climbers Championship (HUN) | 1st Place | |
| Tour Alsace, 2.2 (FRA) | 6th Stage: | 9th Place |
| Hungarian Road Race Championship (HUN) | 1st Place | |
| GP. Kanton Aargau Gippingen, 1.1 (SUI) | 14th Place | |
| Trofeo Melinda, 1.1 (ITA) | Climber General: | 1st Place |
| General Class: | 20th Place | |
| GP Costa degli Etruschi, 1.1 (ITA) | 20-25th Place | |
| Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche, 1.1 (FRA) | 27th Place | |
| GP Lillers, 1.2 (FRA) | 21th Place | |
| Paris-Troyes, 1.2 (FRA) | 18th Place | |
| La Roue Tourangelle, 1.2 (FRA) | 11th Place | |
| GP Ville Nogent-sur-Oise, 1.2 (FRA) | 15th Place | |
| Results: 2011 | ||
| GP Ville Nogent-sur-Oise, 1.2 (FRA) | 7th Place | |
| 50. Int. Kirschblutenrennen (AUT) | 3rd Place | |
| Le Tour de Bretagne 2.2 (FRA) | 2nd Stage: | 3rd Place |
| General Class: | 1st Place | |
| GP. Kanton Aargau Gippingen 1.1 (SUI) | 15th Place | |
| Fléche du Sud 2.2 (LUX) | 2nd Stage: | 9th Place |
| General Class: | 14th Place | |
| Hungarian Road Race Championship (HUN) | 2nd Place | |
| Tour Alsace 2.2 (FRA) | 2nd Stage: | 7th Place |
| 5th Stage: | 7th Place | |
| General Class: | 6th Place | |
| Results: 2010 | ||
| GP Insubria 1.1 (SUI) | 20th Place | |
| GP de la Ville de Lillers 1.2 (FRA) | 15th Place | |
| Giro del Mendrisiotto (SUI) | 2nd Place | |
| La Roue Tourangelle 1.2 (FRA) | 21st Place | |
| Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 2.1 (ITA) | General Class: | 26th Place |
| Tour de Bretagne 2.2 (FRA) | 5th Stage: | 9th Place |
| 6th Stage: | 8th Place | |
| General Class: | 6th Place | |
| Neuseenclassics 1.1 (GER) | 18th Place | |
| Val d’Ille U Classic 35 1.2 (FRA) | 14th Place | |
| Hungarian Individual Time Trial Championship | 1st Place | |
| Hungarian Road Race Championship | 1st Place | |
| Tour du Doubs 1.1 (FRA) | 19th Place | |
| Climber General: | 2nd Place | |
| Grand Prix de la Somme 1.1 (FRA) | Climber General: | 3rdPlace |
| Results: 2009 | ||
| Tour de San Luis 2.1 (ARG) | 4th Stage: | 15th Place |
| General Class: | 35th Place | |
| Gran Premio dell’Insubria 1.1 (ITA) | 44th Place | |
| GP de la Ville de Lillers 1.2 (FRA) | 23rd Place | |
| Giro del Mendrisiotto 1.2 (SUI) | 3rd Place | |
| GP de la Ville de Nogent-Sur-Oise 1.2 (FRA) | 19th Place | |
| Circuit des Ardennes 2.2 (FRA) | 2nd Stage | 6th Place |
| Profronde van Drenthe 1.1 (NED) | 13th Place | |
| GP Nobili Rubinetteria 1.1 (ITA) | 13th Place | |
| Giro di Toscana 1.1 (ITA) | 11th Place | |
| GP Cham-Hagendorn (SUI) | 1st Place | |
| Fleche du Sud 2.2 (LUX) | 4th Stage: | 12thPlace |
| 5th Stage: | 2nd Place | |
| General Class: | 8th Place | |
| Climber General: | 3rd Place | |
| GP Kooperativa 1.2 (SVK) | 5th Place | |
| Raiffeisen Grand Prix 1.2 (AUT) | 5th Place | |
| Tour du Jura 1.2 (SUI) | 3rd Place | |
| GP Gemenc 2.2 (HUN) | 1st Stage: | 16th Place |
| 2nd Stage: | 4th Place | |
| General Class: | 9th Place | |
| Sachsen Tour 2.1 (GER) | 4th Stage: | 7th Place |
| General Class: | 11st Place | |
| Climber General: | 3rd Place | |
| Combination General: | 3rd Place | |
| GP Tell 2.2 (SUI) | 1st Stage: | 2nd Place |
| 2nd Stage: | 13th Place | |
| 3rd Stage: | 14th Place | |
| 4th Stage: | 6th Place | |
| General Class: | 3rd Place | |
| Climber General: | 1st Place | |
| Okolo Slovensko 2.2 (SVK) | 2nd Stage: | 7th Place |
| 4th Stage: | 8th Place | |
| 5th Stage: | 4th Place | |
| General Class: | 10th Place | |
| Praha-Karlovy Vary-Praha 1.2 (CZE) | 17th Place | |
| Results: 2008 | ||
| Etoile De Besseges 2.1 (FRA) | 4th Stage: | 19th Place |
| 5th Stage: | 33rd Place | |
| General Class: | 74th Place | |
| Trofeo Zssdi 1.2 (ITA) | 5th Place | |
| Paths of King Nikola 2.2 (MNE): | 4th Stage: | 5th Place |
| General Class: | 9th Place | |
| GP Industria & Artigianato 1.1 (ITA) | 50th Place | |
| Giro Di Toscana 1.1 (ITA) | 22nd Place | |
| Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia 2.2 (ITA) | 5th Stage: | 4th Place |
| General Class: | 36th Place | |
| Raiffeisen Grand Prix 1.2 (AUT) | 14th Place | |
| GP. Hydraulika Mikolasek 1.2 (SVK) | 1st Place | |
| GP. Kooperativa 1.2 (SVK) | 5th Place | |
| Grand Prix Kranj 1.1 (SLO) | 20th Place | |
| Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi 1.2 (ITA) | 13th Place | |
| Hungarian National Championship (HUN) | 2nd Place | |
| GP Gemenc 2.2 (HUN) | Prolog: | 8th Place |
| General Class: | 13th Place | |
| Grand Prix Bradlo 1.2 (SVK) | 1st Place | |
| Grand Prix Betonexpressz 1.2 (HUN) | 1st Place | |
| Beijing Olympic Games (CHN) | 66th Place | |
| Tour of Slovakia 2.2 (SVK) | General Class: | 2nd Place |
| Praha-Karlovy Vary-Praha 1.2 (CZE) | 9th Place | |
| Elite World Championship Varese (ITA) | 69th Place | |
| Results: 2007 | ||
| GP. San Giuseppe 1.2 (ITA) | 10th Place | |
| Hungarian Climbers Championship (HUN) | 1st Place | |
| Belgrad-Banja Luka 1.2 (SRB) | 7th Place | |
| Tchibo Cup (AUT): | 12thPlace | |
| Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia 2.2 (ITA): | 5th Stage : | 5th Place |
| General Class: | 15th Place | |
| GP Gemenc 2.2 (HUN): | Prolog: | 1st Place |
| 1st Stage: | 10th Place | |
| 2nd Stage: | 8th Place | |
| 3rd Stage : | 2nd Place | |
| General Class: | 2nd Place | |
| GP P-Nivo 1.2 (HUN): | 8th Place | |
| Tour of Szekerland (ROU): | Prolog : | 1st Place |
| 1st Stage : | 9th Place | |
| 2nd Stage: | 2nd Place | |
| General Class: | 2nd Place | |
| King of the Mountain: | 1st Place | |
| Burgenland Rundfahrt (AUT): | 7th Place | |
| Victory Tour 2.2 (TUR): | 1st Stage : | 4th Place |
| 2nd Stage : | 4th Place | |
| 3rd Stage : | 5th Place | |
| 4th Stage : | 4th Place | |
| General Class: | 6th Place | |
| Memorial Davide Fardelli 1.2 (ITA): | 7th Place | |
| Ruota D’Oro 1.2 (ITA): | Climber General: | 3rd Place |