Tour of Kosovo is an annual men's multiple stage bicycle race held annually in Kosovo. Since 2019, it has been on the UCI Europe Tour, classified as a 2.2 event.[1]

Tour of Kosovo
Race details
DateJuly
RegionKosovo
Local name(s)Tour de Kosova
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Race directorEdwin Cruijssen
History
Editions21 (as of 2023)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Nicolò Garibbo (ITA)

Winners edit

Year Winner Second Third
2010   Karsten Keunecke   Jonid Tosku   Besmir Banushi
2011   Ylber Sefa   Altin Sufa   Qëndrim Guri
2012   Besmir Banushi
2013   Heinrich Berger   Esad Hasanović   Benjamin Holler
2014   Olsian Velia   Alexander Schlenkrich   Sascha Starker
2015[2]   Alban Nuha   Ylber Sefa   Besmir Banushi
2016[3]   Ylber Sefa   Egzon Misini   Nikolla Xhukiç
2017[4]   Stanimir Cholakov   Besmir Banushi   Bart Dielissen
2018[5]   Innokenty Zavyalov   Daaf Koemans   Bart Dielissen
2019   Charalampos Kastrantas   Yordan Andreev   Kenny Nijssen
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Tristan Delacroix   Ylber Sefa   Nikodemus Holler
2022 Cancelled
2023   Nicolò Garibbo   Piergiorgio Cozzani   Nikolaos Drakos

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour of Kosovo (2.2)". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ Fazli Berisha (30 August 2015). "Alban Nuha mbret i Turit, Sefa fiton etapën e fundit". botasot.info (in Albanian).
  3. ^ Kemajl Goca (28 August 2016). "Sefa triumfon në 'Tour de Kosova'". botasot.info (in Albanian).
  4. ^ "Stanimir Cholakov conquista il Tour of Kosovo, festa per il Team Unieuro". bicitv.it (in Italian). 23 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Zavyalov i Holandës e fiton Tour de Kosova". kosovacycling.org (in Albanian). 3 June 2018.

External links edit