2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey explained

2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey
Series:	2019 UCI World Tour
Race No:	17
Season No:	38
Date:	16–21 April 2019
Stages:	6
Distance:	993.4
Unit:	km
Time:	24h 53' 58"
First:	Felix Großschartner
First Nat:	AUT
First Color:	light blue
Second:	Valerio Conti
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Merhawi Kudus
Third Nat:	ERI
Mountains:	Thimo Willems
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Color:	red
Sprints:	Sam Bennett
Sprints Nat:	IRL
Sprints Color:	green
Youth:	Feritcan Şamlı
Youth Nat:	TUR
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2018
Next:	2021

The 2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 16 and 21 April 2019 in Turkey. It was the 55th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and the 17th race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.^[1]

Teams

Seventeen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	16 April	Istanbul to Tekirdağ	156.7km (97.4miles)		Flat stage
2	17 April	Tekirdağ to Eceabat	183.3km (113.9miles)		Flat stage
3	18 April	Çanakkale to Edremit	122.6km (76.2miles)		Flat stage
4	19 April	Balıkesir to Bursa	194.3km (120.7miles)		Flat stage
5	20 April	Bursa to Kartepe	164.1km (102miles)		Mountain stage
6	21 April	Sakarya to Istanbul	172.4km (107.1miles)		Flat stage

Stages

Stage 1

16 April 2019 — Istanbul to Tekirdağ, 156.7km (97.4miles)

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Stage 2

17 April 2019 — Tekirdağ to Eceabat, 183.3km (113.9miles)

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Stage 3

18 April 2019 — Çanakkale to Edremit, 122.6km (76.2miles)

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Stage 4

19 April 2019 — Balıkesir to Bursa, 194.3km (120.7miles)

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Stage 5

20 April 2019 — Bursa to Kartepe, 164.1km (102miles)

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Stage 6

21 April 2019 — Sakarya to Istanbul, 172.4km (107.1miles)

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Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Turkish Beauties classification	Team classification
1	Sam Bennett	Sam Bennett	Sam Bennett	Lindsay De Vylder	Feritcan Şamlı
2	Sam Bennett	Thimo Willems
3	Fabio Jakobsen
4	Caleb Ewan
5	Felix Großschartner	Felix Großschartner	Felix Großschartner
6	Caleb Ewan	Thimo Willems
Final		Felix Großschartner	Sam Bennett	Thimo Willems	Feritcan Şamlı

Final classification standings

Teams classification

Notes and References

1. Web site: UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019 . 23 October 2018 . Cycling News.
2. Web site: Tour of Turkey: Sam Bennett wins stage 1. 16 April 2019. Cycling News. 17 April 2019.
3. Web site: Tour of Turkey: Sam Bennett doubles up on stage 2. 17 April 2019. Cycling News. 18 April 2019.
4. Web site: Jakobsen wins Tour of Turkey stage 3. 18 April 2019. Cycling News. 19 April 2019.
5. Web site: Tour of Turkey: Caleb Ewan wins stage 4. 21 April 2019. Cycling News. 24 April 2019.
6. Web site: Tour of Turkey: Großschartner takes victory and leader's jersey on stage 5. 20 April 2019. Cycling News. 24 April 2019.
7. Web site: Großschartner wins Tour of Turkey as Ewan takes final stage. 21 April 2019. Cycling News. 24 April 2019.