2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey

Cycling race

Race details

Dates

9–14 October 2018

Stages

Distance

948.6 km (589.4 mi)

Winning time

22h 26' 16"

Results

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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. It was won by Eduard Prades of Euskadi–Murias.

Teams

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

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

National team

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	9 October	Konya to Konya	150 km (93 mi)	Flat stage	Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)
2	10 October	Alanya to Antalya	154.1 km (95.8 mi)	Flat stage	Sam Bennett (IRL)
3	11 October	Fethiye to Marmaris	137.2 km (85.3 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Sam Bennett (IRL)
4	12 October	Marmaris to Selçuk	206.9 km (128.6 mi)	Hilly stage	Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
5	13 October	Selçuk to Manisa	137.3 km (85.3 mi)	Flat stage	Álvaro Hodeg (COL)
6	14 October	Bursa to Istanbul	166.7 km (103.6 mi)	Flat stage	Sam Bennett (IRL)

Final general classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Euskadi–Murias	22h 26' 16"
2	Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)	Astana	s.t.
3	Nathan Haas (AUS)	Team Katusha–Alpecin	+ 4"
4	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
5	Fabio Felline (ITA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 9"
6	Ruben Guerreiro (POR)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 10"
7	Delio Fernández (ESP)	Delko–Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
8	Matteo Fabbro (ITA)	Team Katusha–Alpecin	s.t.
9	Mauro Finetto (ITA)	Delko–Marseille Provence KTM	s.t.
10	Nicolas Roche (IRL)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

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Teams	AG2R La Mondiale Astana Bahrain–Merida BMC Racing Team Bora–Hansgrohe EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale Team Dimension Data FDJ Team Katusha–Alpecin Lotto–Soudal LottoNL–Jumbo Movistar Team Mitchelton–Scott Quick-Step Floors Team Sky Team Sunweb Trek–Segafredo UAE Team Emirates
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