2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey

The 2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 16 and 21 April 2019 in Turkey. It was the 55th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and the 17th race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.[1]

2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey
2019 UCI World Tour, race 17 of 38
Race details
Dates16–21 April 2019
Stages6
Distance993.4 km (617.3 mi)
Winning time24h 53' 58"
Results
Winner  Felix Großschartner (AUT) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Second  Valerio Conti (ITA) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third  Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (Astana)

Mountains  Thimo Willems (BEL) (Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise)
Youth  Feritcan Şamlı (TUR) (Salcano–Sakarya BB Team)
Sprints  Sam Bennett (IRL) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Team Team Manzana Postobón
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Teams

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Seventeen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

National teams

Route

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Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 16 April Istanbul to Tekirdağ 156.7 km (97.4 mi)   Flat stage   Sam Bennett (IRL)
2 17 April Tekirdağ to Eceabat 183.3 km (113.9 mi)   Flat stage   Sam Bennett (IRL)
3 18 April Çanakkale to Edremit 122.6 km (76.2 mi)   Flat stage   Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
4 19 April Balıkesir to Bursa 194.3 km (120.7 mi)   Flat stage   Caleb Ewan (AUS)
5 20 April Bursa to Kartepe 164.1 km (102.0 mi)   Mountain stage   Felix Großschartner (AUT)
6 21 April Sakarya to Istanbul 172.4 km (107.1 mi)   Flat stage   Caleb Ewan (AUS)

Stages

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Stage 1

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16 April 2019 — Istanbul to Tekirdağ, 156.7 km (97 mi)
Result of Stage 1[2]
Rank Rider Team Time[3]
1   Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 32' 34"
2   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
3   Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
4   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) Delko–Marseille Provence + 0"
5   Simone Consonni (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
6   Luca Pacioni (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 0"
7   Imerio Cima (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 0"
8   Christophe Noppe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
9   Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 0"
10   Álvaro Hodeg (COL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
General classification after Stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Sam Bennett (IRL)    Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 32' 34"
2   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 4"
3   Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 6"
4   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 7"
5   Álvaro Robredo (ESP) Burgos BH + 8"
6   Lindsay De Vylder (BEL)   Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 9"
7   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) Delko–Marseille Provence + 10"
8   Simone Consonni (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 10"
9   Luca Pacioni (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 10"
10   Imerio Cima (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 10"

Stage 2

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17 April 2019 — Tekirdağ to Eceabat, 183.3 km (114 mi)
Result of Stage 2[4]
Rank Rider Team Time[5]
1   Sam Bennett (IRL)    Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 41' 48"
2   Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3   Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 0"
4   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
5   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
6   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 0"
7   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
8   Edgar Pinto (POR) W52 / FC Porto + 3"
9   Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 4"
10   Cyril Barthe (FRA) Euskadi–Murias + 4"
General classification after Stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Sam Bennett (IRL)    Bora–Hansgrohe 8h 14' 02"
2   Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 14"
3   Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 16"
4   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 20"
5   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 20"
6   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 20"
7   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 20"
8   Edgar Pinto (POR) W52 / FC Porto + 23"
9   Christophe Noppe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 24"
10   Cyril Barthe (FRA) Euskadi–Murias + 24"

Stage 3

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18 April 2019 — Çanakkale to Edremit, 122.6 km (76 mi)
Result of Stage 3[6]
Rank Rider Team Time[7]
1   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 2h 50' 12"
2   Sam Bennett (IRL)    Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3   Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Dimension Data + 0"
4   Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
5   Christophe Noppe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
6   Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
7   Matthew Gibson (GBR) Burgos BH + 0"
8   Luca Pacioni (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 0"
9   Jordan Parra (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 0"
10   Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 0"
General classification after Stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Sam Bennett (IRL)    Bora–Hansgrohe 11h 04' 08"
2   Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 20"
3   Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 22"
4   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 26"
5   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 26"
6   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 26"
7   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 26"
8   Edgar Pinto (POR) W52 / FC Porto + 29"
9   Christophe Noppe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 30"
10   Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Astana + 30"

Stage 4

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19 April 2019 — Balıkesir to Bursa, 194.3 km (121 mi)
Result of Stage 4[8]
Rank Rider Team Time[9]
1   Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 5h 21' 38"
2   Juan José Lobato (ESP) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 0"
3   Sam Bennett (IRL)    Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4   Simone Consonni (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
5   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
6   Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
7   Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
8   Enrique Sanz (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 0"
9   Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 0"
10   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
General classification after Stage 4
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Sam Bennett (IRL)    Bora–Hansgrohe 16h 25' 42"
2   Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 24"
3   Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 26"
4   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
5   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 30"
6   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
7   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 30"
8   Edgar Pinto (POR) W52 / FC Porto + 33"
9   Christophe Noppe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 34"
10   Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 34"

Stage 5

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20 April 2019 — Bursa to Kartepe, 164.1 km (102 mi)
Result of Stage 5[10]
Rank Rider Team Time[11]
1   Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 17' 13"
2   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 9"
3   Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Astana + 9"
4   Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 16"
5   Edgar Pinto (POR) W52 / FC Porto + 40"
6   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 51"
7   Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling + 58"
8   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 1' 03"
9   Etienne van Empel (NED) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 1' 08"
10   Rob Britton (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling + 1' 08"
General classification after Stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Felix Großschartner (AUT)    Bora–Hansgrohe 20h 43' 09"
2   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 19"
3   Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Astana + 25"
4   Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 41"
5   Edgar Pinto (POR) W52 / FC Porto + 59"
6   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 07"
7   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 1' 19"
8   Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 1' 26"
9   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 29"
10   Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling + 1' 30"

Stage 6

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21 April 2019 — Sakarya to Istanbul, 172.4 km (107 mi)
Result of Stage 6[12]
Rank Rider Team Time[13]
1   Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 4h 10' 41"
2   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 1"
3   Sam Bennett (IRL)   Bora–Hansgrohe + 4"
4   Simone Consonni (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 4"
5   Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 7"
6   Enrique Sanz (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 7"
7   Christophe Noppe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 7"
8   Felix Großschartner (AUT)    Bora–Hansgrohe + 7"
9   Imerio Cima (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 7"
10   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Delko–Marseille Provence + 7"

Classification leadership table

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Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Turkish Beauties classification
 
Team classification
1 Sam Bennett Sam Bennett Sam Bennett Lindsay De Vylder Feritcan Şamlı Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2 Sam Bennett Thimo Willems Bora–Hansgrohe
3 Fabio Jakobsen
4 Caleb Ewan
5 Felix Großschartner Felix Großschartner Felix Großschartner Team Manzana Postobón
6 Caleb Ewan Thimo Willems
Final Felix Großschartner Sam Bennett Thimo Willems Feritcan Şamlı Team Manzana Postobón

Final classification standings

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Legend
  Denotes the leader of the general classification
  Denotes the leader of the points classification
  Denotes the leader of the mountains classification

General classification

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Final general classification (1-10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Felix Großschartner (AUT)   Bora–Hansgrohe 24h 53' 58"
2   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 19"
3   Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Astana + 25"
4   Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 53"
5   Edgar Pinto (POR) W52 / FC Porto + 59"
6   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 12"
7   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 29"
8   Mauro Finetto (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 1' 31"
9   Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling + 1' 42"
10   Etienne van Empel (NED) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 1' 48"

Points classification

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Final points classification (1-10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Sam Bennett (IRL)   Bora–Hansgrohe 70
2   Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 55
3   Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 54
4   Felix Großschartner (AUT)   Bora–Hansgrohe 40
5   Simone Consonni (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 40
6   Christophe Noppe (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 32
7   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 27
8   Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 24
9   Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 22
10   Enrique Sanz (ESP) Euskadi–Murias 22

Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1-10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Thimo Willems (BEL)   Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 16
2   Felix Großschartner (AUT)   Bora–Hansgrohe 15
3   Valerio Conti (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 13
4   Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Astana 8
5   Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 5
6   Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 5
7   Lucas De Rossi (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence 5
8   Mauricio Moreira (URU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 4
9   Umberto Marengo (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 3
10   Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Delko–Marseille Provence 3

Teams classification

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Final teams classification (1-10)
Rank Team Time
1 Team Manzana Postobón 74h 47' 35"
2 Delko–Marseille Provence + 1' 21"
3 Astana + 1' 25"
4 Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 2' 07"
5 W52 / FC Porto + 2' 54"
6 Rally UHC Cycling + 5' 52"
7 Team Dimension Data + 7' 27"
8 Bora–Hansgrohe + 8' 30"
9 Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 8' 35"
10 Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 10' 49"

References

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  1. ^ "UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2019 - Stage 1 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Tour of Turkey: Sam Bennett wins stage 1". Cycling News. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2019 - Stage 2 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Tour of Turkey: Sam Bennett doubles up on stage 2". Cycling News. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2019 - Stage 3 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Jakobsen wins Tour of Turkey stage 3". Cycling News. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2019 - Stage 4 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Tour of Turkey: Caleb Ewan wins stage 4". Cycling News. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2019 - Stage 5 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Tour of Turkey: Großschartner takes victory and leader's jersey on stage 5". Cycling News. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2019 - Stage 6 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Großschartner wins Tour of Turkey as Ewan takes final stage". Cycling News. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.