The 2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race that took place between 9 and 14 October 2018 in Turkey. It was the 54th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and the thirty-fifth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3] It was won by Eduard Prades of Euskadi–Murias.[4]
2018 UCI World Tour, race 35 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 9–14 October 2018 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 948.6[1] km (589.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 22h 26' 16" | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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Teams
editTwenty teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
National team
- Turkey
Route
editStage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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1 | 9 October | Konya to Konya | 150 km (93 mi) | Flat stage | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | |
2 | 10 October | Alanya to Antalya | 154.1 km (95.8 mi) | Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) | |
3 | 11 October | Fethiye to Marmaris | 137.2 km (85.3 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) | |
4 | 12 October | Marmaris to Selçuk | 206.9 km (128.6 mi) | Hilly stage | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | |
5 | 13 October | Selçuk to Manisa | 137.3 km (85.3 mi) | Flat stage | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | |
6 | 14 October | Bursa to Istanbul | 166.7 km (103.6 mi) | Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
General classification
editFinal general classification[6][4]
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References
edit- ^ "Presidential Tour of Turkey (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Tour of Turkey: Prades snatches overall victory from Lutsenko". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "2018 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b "2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "2018 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - Stages". FirstCycling. Retrieved 11 March 2019.