2022 Presidential Tour of Turkey
Series2022 UCI ProSeries
2022 UCI Europe Tour
Race no19
Season no53
Date10–17 April 2022
Stages8 7
Distance1167.5
Unitkm
Time27h 33' 10"
FirstPatrick Bevin
First natNZL
First colorcyan
SecondJay Vine
Second natAUS
ThirdEduardo Sepúlveda
Third natARG
PointsJasper Philipsen
Points natBEL
Points colorgreen
MountainsNoah Granigan
Mountains natUSA
Mountains colorred
SprintsBatuhan Özgür
Sprints natTUR
Sprints colorwhite
Previous2021
Next2023

The 2022 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race held between 10 and 17 April 2022 in Turkey. It was the 57th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.[1][2]

Teams

Six UCI WorldTeams, twelve UCI ProTeams and seven UCI Continental teams participated in the race.[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

The 2022 edition included eight stages covering 1,308.6 kilometres (813.1 mi) over eight days. Although only seven stages were raced due to the final stage being cancelled.

Stage characteristics and winners[4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
110 AprilBodrum to Kuşadası207.6 km (129.0 mi)Hilly stageCaleb Ewan (Australia)
211 AprilSelçuk to Alaçatı154.4 km (95.9 mi)Hilly stageKaden Groves (Australia)
312 AprilÇeşme to İzmir121.8 km (75.7 mi)Hilly stageJasper Philipsen (Belgium)
413 Aprilİzmir to Mount Sipylus152.1 km (94.5 mi)Mountain stageEduardo Sepúlveda (Argentina)
514 AprilManisa to Ayvalık191.7 km (119.1 mi)Hilly stageSam Welsford (Australia)
615 AprilEdremit, Balıkesir to Eceabat204.6 km (127.1 mi)Hilly stageCaleb Ewan (Australia)
716 AprilGelibolu to Tekirdağ135.3 km (84.1 mi)Mountain stagePatrick Bevin (New Zealand)
817 AprilIstanbul to Istanbul141.1 km (87.7 mi)Intermediate stageNo winner["N" 1]
Total1,308.6 km (813.1 mi) 1,167.5 km (725.5 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

10 April 2022 — Bodrum to Kuşadası, 207.6 km (129.0 mi)

Stage 2

11 April 2022 — Selçuk to Alaçatı, 154.4 km (95.9 mi)

Stage 3

12 April 2022 — Çeşme to İzmir, 121.8 km (75.7 mi)

Stage 4

13 April 2022 — İzmir to Mount Sipylus, 152.1 km (94.5 mi)

Stage 5

14 April 2022 — Manisa to Ayvalık, 191.7 km (119.1 mi)

Stage 6

15 April 2022 — Edremit, Balıkesir to Eceabat, 204.6 km (127.1 mi)

Stage 7

16 April 2022 — Gelibolu to Tekirdağ, 135.3 km (84.1 mi)

Stage 8

17 April 2022 — Istanbul to Istanbul, 141.5 km (87.9 mi)

Cancelled after 25km [5]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Turkish Beauties Sprints classification
Team classification
1Caleb EwanCaleb EwanCaleb EwanNicolas EdetVitaliy Buts
2Kaden GrovesKaden GrovesKaden GrovesNoah GraniganNoah Granigan
3Jasper PhilipsenJasper PhilipsenJasper PhilipsenVitaliy Buts
4Eduardo SepúlvedaEduardo SepúlvedaEduardo Sepúlveda
5Sam Welsford
6Caleb EwanNoah GraniganBatuhan Özgür
7Patrick BevinPatrick Bevin
8No winnerStage was cancelled due to bad weather
FinalPatrick BevinJasper PhilipsenNoah GraniganBatuhan Özgür

Notes

  • In Stage 2 Jasper Philipsen who was second in the points classification wore the green points jersey as first placed Caleb Ewan wore the Cyan Leaders jersey.
  • In Stage 3 Jasper Philipsen who was second in the points classification wore the green points jersey as first placed Kaden Groves wore the Cyan Leaders jersey. Vitaliy Buts who was wore the Turkish beauties white jersey as first placed Noah Granigan wore the red mountain jersey.
  • In Stage 4 Kaden Groves who was second in the points classification wore the green points jersey as first placed Jasper Philipsen wore the Cyan Leaders jersey.
  • In Stage 5 Noah Granigan who was second in the mountain classification wore the red jersey as first placed Eduardo Sepúlveda wore the Cyan Leaders jersey.

Final standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classificationDenotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classificationDenotes the winner of the Turkish Beauties Sprints classification

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[6]
RankTeamTime
182h 52' 44"
2+ 21"
3+ 1' 08"
4+ 2' 05"
5+ 2' 41"
6+ 3' 53"
7+ 8' 01"
8+ 10' 03"
9+ 11' 22"
10+ 11' 24"

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Turkey to take place in April 2022 - Turkish News". Hürriyet Daily News. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye". UCI. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Startlist for Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye 2022". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Keep your eyes open" (in Turkish). tourofturkiye.org.tr. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Not what anyone expected: Kiwi claims big cycling prize in bizarre finish" (in en-NZ). The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ^ Farr, Stephen (16 April 2022). "Tour of Turkey: Bevin wins stage 7 to take overall lead". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

Sources

  1. ^ The stage was cancelled after the stage was cancelled 25km in due to heavy rain.[5]