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)

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]

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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