Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963.
In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 event, before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008, and then to 2.HC for the 2010 edition. The race became part of the UCI World Tour in 2017, and was relegated to the newly formed UCI ProSeries in 2020. In 2023, it was again relegated to a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Names
1963-2015: Tour of Turkey2016-Ongoing: Presidential Tour of Turkey
Winners
General classification
Wins per country since 1963
Points classification
Wins per country since 2010
Mountains classification
Wins per country since 2010
Turkish Beauties (Sprints) classification
Wins per country since 2010
Classifications
As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:- Turquoise Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the mountains classification.
- White Jersey – Worn by the leader of the Turkish Beauties sprints classification.