2021_Presidential_Tour_of_Turkey
2021 Presidential Tour of Turkey
Cycling race
The 2021 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race that took place between 11 and 18 April 2021 in Turkey. It was the 56th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The race has previously been a part of the UCI World Tour up until 2019, but it was relegated in 2020. This edition was the race's first as a 2.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries and UCI Europe Tour calendars since its demotion, with the 2020 edition having been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
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| Dates | 11–18 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,244 km (773.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 19' 40" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three UCI WorldTeams, fourteen UCI ProTeams and eight UCI Continental teams participated in the race.[3][4] Of the twenty-five teams, Deceuninck–Quick-Step, Gazprom–RusVelo, and Team SKS Sauerland NRW, with six riders each, were the only ones that did not field the maximum allowed of seven riders.[5] UCI ProTeam Vini Zabù was originally invited to participate, but they imposed a self-suspension on racing after one of their riders received a positive anti-doping test.[6] From the 171 riders that started the race, 139 finished.[7]
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The 2021 edition includes eight stages, up from six in 2019, covering 1,338.9 kilometres (832.0 mi) over eight days.[3] The first stage had to be altered due to heavy snow along the original route, reducing the total distance to 1,244 kilometres (773 mi).[8][9]
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | ||
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| 1 | 11 April | Konya to Konya[lower-alpha 1] | 72.4 km (45.0 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | |
| 2 | 12 April | Konya to Konya | 144.9 km (90.0 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Mark Cavendish (GBR) | |
| 3 | 13 April | Beyşehir to Alanya | 212.6 km (132.1 mi) | |
Flat stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | |
| 4 | 14 April | Alanya to Kemer | 184.4 km (114.6 mi) | |
Flat stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | |
| 5 | 15 April | Kemer to Elmalı | 160.3 km (99.6 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) | |
| 6 | 16 April | Fethiye to Marmaris | 129.1 km (80.2 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | |
| 7 | 17 April | Marmaris to Turgutreis | 180 km (110 mi) | |
Flat stage | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | |
| 8 | 18 April | Bodrum to Kuşadası | 160.3 km (99.6 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | |
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Stage 1
- 11 April 2021 —
Nevşehir to Ürgüp, 167.3 km (104.0 mi)Konya to Konya, 72.4 km (45.0 mi)[lower-alpha 1]
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Stage 2
- 12 April 2021 — Konya to Konya, 144.9 km (90.0 mi)[13]
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Stage 7
- 17 April 2021 — Marmaris to Turgutreis, 180 km (110 mi)[28]
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Stage 8
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| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Turkish Beauties Sprints classification |
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| 1 | Arvid de Kleijn | Arvid de Kleijn | Arvid de Kleijn | Ivar Slik | Sean De Bie | Delko |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Vitaliy Buts | Artyom Zakharov | Alpecin–Fenix |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | ||||
| 4 | Mark Cavendish | Ivar Slik | Abloc CT | |||
| 5 | José Manuel Díaz | José Manuel Díaz | Delko | |||
| 6 | Jasper Philipsen | |||||
| 7 | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | ||||
| 8 | Mark Cavendish | |||||
| Final | José Manuel Díaz | Jasper Philipsen | Vitaliy Buts | Ivar Slik | Delko | |
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- On stage 2, Kristoffer Halvorsen, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Arvid de Kleijn wore the turquoise jersey as the leader of the general classification. Arvid de Kleijn on stage 3 and Jasper Philipsen on stages 4 and 5 wore the green jersey on behalf of Mark Cavendish for the same reason.
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General classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | José Manuel Díaz (ESP) |
Delko | 29h 19' 40" |
| 2 |  Jay Vine (AUS) |
Alpecin–Fenix | + 1" |
| 3 |  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 6" |
| 4 |  Jhojan García (COL) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 25" |
| 5 |  Merhawi Kudus (ERI) |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 28" |
| 6 |  Anthon Charmig (DEN) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 30" |
| 7 | Delio Fernández (ESP) |
Delko | + 33" |
| 8 |  Artem Nych (RUS) |
Gazprom–RusVelo | + 52" |
| 9 |  Anders Halland Johannessen (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 55" |
| 10 | Garikoitz Bravo (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 01" |
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Points classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 101 |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 97 |
| 3 |  André Greipel (GER) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 74 |
| 4 |  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 69 |
| 5 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 59 |
| 6 |  Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 51 |
| 7 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) |
Eolo–Kometa | 29 |
| 8 | Manuel Peñalver (ESP) |
Burgos BH | 27 |
| 9 | David González (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 25 |
| 10 | Jay Vine (AUS) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 23 |
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Mountains classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 |  Vitaliy Buts (UKR) |
Salcano–Sakarya BB Team | 25 |
| 2 | Danilo Celano (ITA) |
Team Sapura Cycling | 22 |
| 3 | Mirco Maestri (ITA) |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 11 |
| 4 | Jay Vine (AUS) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 11 |
| 5 | José Manuel Díaz (ESP) |
Delko | 10 |
| 6 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 8 |
| 7 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) |
Eolo–Kometa | 8 |
| 8 | Jhojan García (COL) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 7 |
| 9 | Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 7 |
| 10 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) |
Astana–Premier Tech | 6 |
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Turkish Beauties Sprints classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Ivar Slik (NED) |
Abloc CT | 13 |
| 2 | Sean De Bie (BEL) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 10 |
| 3 | Julen Irizar (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 5 |
| 4 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 5 |
| 5 |  Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) |
Astana–Premier Tech | 5 |
| 6 | Nils Sinschek (NED) |
Abloc CT | 5 |
| 7 | Delio Fernández (ESP) |
Delko | 3 |
| 8 |  Joel Suter (SUI) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 3 |
| 9 | Samuele Zoccarato (ITA) |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 3 |
| 10 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) |
Eolo–Kometa | 3 |
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Team classification
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| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Delko | 88h 01' 14" |
| 2 | Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 04" |
| 3 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 5' 25" |
| 5 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 6' 02" |
| 6 | Eolo–Kometa | + 8' 47" |
| 7 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 9' 34" |
| 8 | Burgos BH | + 10' 17" |
| 9 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 11' 20" |
| 10 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 11' 51" |
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- "Presidential Tour of Turkey". UCI. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "56th Edition of Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey will be held between 11-18 April". Presidential Tour of Turkey. Turkish Cycling Federation. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "Tour of Turkey". Presidential Tour of Turkey. Turkish Cycling Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 10–11.
- "Start List" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- Farrand, Stephen (1 April 2021). "Vini Zabù impose self-suspension from racing after De Bonis EPO positive". CyclingNews. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "Stage 8 MARMARIS - TURGUTREIS" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- "Snow storm forces cancellation of opening stage of the Tour of Turkey". CyclingNews. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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- Race Guide 2021, pp. 12–13.
- Farrand, Stephen (11 April 2021). "Tour of Turkey: Arvid de Kleijn wins photo-finish sprint on stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- "Stage 1 KONYA - KONYA" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 18–20.
- "Tour of Turkey: Mark Cavendish wins stage 2". CyclingNews. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Stage 2 KONYA - KONYA" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 22–24.
- Farrand, Stephen (13 April 2021). "Tour of Turkey: Mark Cavendish wins stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "Stage 3 BEYSEHIR - ALANYA" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 26–28.
- Ostanek, Daniel (14 April 2021). "Tour of Turkey: Mark Cavendish wins stage 4 after huge crash in sprint finish". CyclingNews. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- "Stage 4 ALANYA - KEMER" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 30–32.
- Fletcher, Patrick (15 April 2021). "Tour of Turkey: José Manuel Díaz wins Elmalı summit finish". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "Stage 5 KEMER - ELMALI (Gögübeli)" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 34–36.
- Ostanek, Daniel (16 April 2021). "Tour of Turkey: Jasper Philipsen wins sprint in Marmaris". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- "Stage 6 FETHIYE - MARMARIS" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 38–40.
- "Tour of Turkey: Philipsen beats Greipel and Cavendish in Turgutreis". CyclingNews. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Stage 7 MARMARIS - TURGUTREIS" (PDF). Presidential Tour of Turkey. Votrecourse. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Race Guide 2021, pp. 42–44.
- Puddicombe, Stephen (18 April 2021). "Mark Cavendish wins final stage of Tour of Turkey". CyclingNews. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
Sources
- Race Guide (PDF). Turkish Cycling Federation. 2021.
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- Stage 1, originally covering 167.3 kilometres (104.0 mi) from Nevşehir to Ürgüp, was initially cancelled due to heavy snow storms.[8] However, hours later, race officials organized an alternate route for the stage in and around Konya, which then became the host of the first two stages. This new route was essentially a shorter version of the route for stage 2, except the race would turn east onto the D696 highway instead of heading south to take on a longer loop as they would for the second stage.[9]