Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey | |
Date: | April–May (until 2016, 2019–2022) October (2017–2018, 2023) |
Region: | Turkey |
English: | Tour of Turkey |
Localnames: | Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu |
Discipline: | Road |
Competition: | UCI Europe Tour (2005–2016) UCI World Tour (2017–2019) UCI Europe Tour (2021, 2023–) UCI ProSeries (2021–2022) |
Type: | Stage race |
Organiser: | Turkish Cycling Federation |
Director: | Abdurrahman Açıkalın [1] |
Number: | 59 (as of 2024) |
Mostwins: | Since 1963: (2 wins) |
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (tr|Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963.
In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 event,[2] before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008,[3] and then to 2.HC for the 2010 edition.[4] The race became part of the UCI World Tour in 2017, and was relegated to the newly formed UCI ProSeries in 2020.[5] In 2023, it was again relegated to a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
1963-2015: Tour of Turkey
2016-Ongoing: Presidential Tour of Turkey
align=center | 10 | Bulgaria, Turkey | |
align=center | 7 | ||
align=center | 5 | Poland | |
align=center | 4 | Kazakhstan | |
align=center | 3 | ,, Spain | |
align=center | 2 | Italy, Romania | |
align=center | 1 | Austria, Croatia, Egypt, Eritrea, Germany,, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal,, South Africa |
align=center | 4 | Belgium | |
align=center | 2 | Germany,, Ireland, Italy | |
align=center | 1 | Australia, Denmark |
align=center | 2 | Colombia, Italy, Ukraine | |
align=center | 1 | Australia, Belgium,, France, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, United States |
align=center | 4 | Turkey | |
align=center | 3 | Spain | |
align=center | 2 | ||
align=center | 1 | Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands |
As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
- Turquoise Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the mountains classification.
- White Jersey – Worn by the leader of the Turkish Beauties sprints classification.