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Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
Race details
DateApril–May (until 2016, 2019–2022)
October (2017–2018, 2023)
RegionTurkey
English nameTour of Turkey
Local name(s)Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu (in Turkish)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour (2005–2016)
UCI World Tour (2017–2019)
UCI Europe Tour (2021, 2023–)
UCI ProSeries (2021–2022)
TypeStage race
OrganiserTurkish Cycling Federation
Race directorAbdurrahman Açıkalın [1]
Web sitewww.tourofturkey.org.tr Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1963
Editions59 (as of 2024)
Most winsSince 1963: (2 wins)
 Rifat Çalışkan (TUR)
 Erdinç Doğan (TUR)
 Ali Hüryılmaz (TUR)
 Mert Mutlu (TUR)
 Ghader Mizbani (IRI)
Most recent Frank van den Broek (NED)
Mascot Pardus.
Riders in Stage 8 of the 49th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Bağdat Avenue, Istanbul on April 28, 2013.
Riders in Stage 8 of the 50th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Çetin Emeç Boulevard, Istanbul on May 4, 2014.
Riders at the finish of the 55th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul on April 21, 2019.
General classification podium award ceremony of the 55th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. From left to right: runner-up Valerio Conti of UAE Team Emirates, winner Felix Großschartner of Bora–Hansgrohe, 3rd place Merhawi Kudus of Astana.

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (Turkish: 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

General classification

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Wins per country since 1963

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10  Bulgaria,  Turkey
7  Soviet Union
5  Poland
4  Kazakhstan
3  Czechoslovakia,  Iran,  Spain
2  Italy,  Romania
1  Austria,  Croatia,  Egypt,  Eritrea,  Germany,  Great Britain,  Greece,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Portugal,  Russia,  South Africa

Points classification

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Wins per country since 2010

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Mountains classification

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Wins per country since 2010

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Turkish Beauties (Sprints) classification

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Wins per country since 2010

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As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Turquoise jersey - Turquoise Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
Green Jersey - Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
Red Jersey - Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the mountains classification.
White jersey - White Jersey – Worn by the leader of the Turkish Beauties sprints classification.

  1. ^ About @ Tour of Turkey Archived 2012-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "International Presidency Turkey Tour 2006". CyclingArchives. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Tour of Turkey boosted by five ProTour teams". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ^ "International Presidency Turkey Tour 2010". CyclingArchives. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Tour de France a week earlier in 2020, Turkey out of WorldTour". 26 June 2019.