2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey

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 be 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 Presidential Tour of Turkey
2018 UCI World Tour, race 35 of 37
Race details
Dates9–14 October 2018
Stages6
Distance948.6[1] km (589.4 mi)
Winning time22h 26' 16"
Results
  Winner  Eduard Prades (ESP) (Euskadi–Murias)
  Second  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (Astana)
  Third  Nathan Haas (AUS) (Team Katusha–Alpecin)

Teams

Twenty teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:[5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

National team

  • Turkey

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[6][7][8]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
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
Final general classification[6][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Prades (ESP) Euskadi–Murias 22h 26' 16"
2  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana s.t.
3  Nathan Haas (AUS) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 4"
4  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates s.t.
5  Fabio Felline (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 9"
6  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Trek–Segafredo + 10"
7  Delio Fernández (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM s.t.
8  Matteo Fabbro (ITA) Team Katusha–Alpecin s.t.
9  Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM s.t.
10  Nicolas Roche (IRL) BMC Racing Team s.t.

References
  1. "Presidential Tour of Turkey (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. "Tour of Turkey: Prades snatches overall victory from Lutsenko". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. "2018 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  6. "2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2018". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "2018 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey - Stages". FirstCycling. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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