Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( türkisch. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu ) is a Turkish cycling and will be held in eight stages.

The race was held in 1968 for the first time since then and finds every year in April. Since 2005, one of the stage race for UCI Europe Tour. Initially, it was categorized into UCI category 2.2 and 2008 it was upgraded to the category 2.1. In 2011, the event has been upgraded and is now a 2.HC race. The prize money in 2008 was a total of € 160,000 and in 2011 amounted to € 153,000.

Andre Greipel won 2010 5 of 8 stages.

Winner (since 2000)

  • 2013
  • 2012 Kazakhstan Alexander Dyachenko
  • 2011 Russia Alexander Jefimkin
  • 2010 Italy Giovanni Visconti
  • 2008 Spain David García
  • 2007, Bulgaria Ivaylo Gabrowski
  • 2006 Iran Ghader Mizbani
  • 2005, Bulgaria Svetoslav Tschanliew
  • 2004 Iran Ahad Kazemi
  • 2002 Iran Ghader Mizbani
  • 2000 Kazakhstan Sergei Lawrenenko
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