2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey
Series2018 UCI World Tour
Race no35
Season no37
Date9–14 October 2018
Stages6
Distance948.6[1]
Unitkm
Time22h 26' 16"
FirstEduard Prades
First natESP
SecondAlexey Lutsenko
Second natKAZ
ThirdNathan Haas
Third natAUS
Previous2017
Next2019

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 .[4]

Teams

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

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[6][7][8]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
19 OctoberKonya to Konya150 km (93 mi)Flat stageMaximiliano Richeze (Argentina)
210 OctoberAlanya to Antalya154.1 km (95.8 mi)Flat stageSam Bennett (Ireland)
311 OctoberFethiye to Marmaris137.2 km (85.3 mi)Medium mountain stageSam Bennett (Ireland)
412 OctoberMarmaris to Selçuk206.9 km (128.6 mi)Hilly stageAlexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan)
513 OctoberSelçuk to Manisa137.3 km (85.3 mi)Flat stageÁlvaro Hodeg (Colombia)
614 OctoberBursa to Istanbul166.7 km (103.6 mi)Flat stageSam Bennett (Ireland)

General classification

Final general classification[6][4]

RankRiderTeamTime
1Eduard Prades (Spain)22h 26' 16"
2Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan)s.t.
3Nathan Haas (Australia)+ 4"
4Diego Ulissi (Italy)s.t.
5Fabio Felline (Italy)+ 9"
6Ruben Guerreiro (Portugal)+ 10"
7Delio Fernández (Spain)s.t.
8Matteo Fabbro (Italy)s.t.
9Mauro Finetto (Italy)s.t.
10Nicolas Roche (Ireland)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.