Background
László was born in 1976 in Budapest, Hungary. His father, László Bodrogi, managed his career from his childhood.
László was born in 1976 in Budapest, Hungary. His father, László Bodrogi, managed his career from his childhood.
He competed in various Hungarian teams, including Federal Trade Commission (1991), Bachelor of Veterinary Science-Intertraverz (1992), KSI (1993) and Stollwerck-Federal Trade Commission (1994).
Early success in Hungary
In the nineties, Hungarian bicycle manufacturer Schwinn-Csepel (successor of Csepel) was his main sponsor. In turn, he was the main athlete of the company. Among other products, he tested and raced the Schwinn-Csepel magnesium alloy road frame.
Moving to France
In 1995, after his father got a job as a doctor in France, László settled down in France and started training in the Air Corps Bisontine team
He quit his university studies to devote his life to his sports career. After a fruitful season in 1996, he was invited to Venture capital Lyon (Venture capital Vaux-en-Velin), the youth team of Festina.
After Festina was shaken by the doping scandals of the Tour de France, Laszlo got little attention from the team He moved on to Commodity Credit Corporation Étupes in 1999.
Professional career
In 2007, he scored the best result of the Hungarian cycling history by winning the silver medal in the same discipline after Fabian Cancellara.
He raced in the Tour de France in 2005 and finished in 119th place. To date, he is the only Hungarian cyclist to participate in the Tour. After gaining French citizenship in 2008, he rides for France now.
Consequently, he resigned from participating in the Hungarian championship.
He suffered a leg injury at the Tour of Germany in 2008, resulting in an 8-month recovery period. After Cr Agricole ceased sponsoring its cycling team, László joined the Katusha team
In 2010, he started preparing for the world championship, although the riders are not qualified yet. He lives with his family in Ney.