2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey

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.^[2][3] It was won by Eduard Prades of Euskadi–Murias.^[4]

2018 Presidential Tour of Turkey

2018 UCI World Tour, race 35 of 37
Race details
Dates	9–14 October 2018
Stages	6
Distance	948.6[1] km (589.4 mi)
Winning time	22h 26' 16"
Results
Winner  Eduard Prades (ESP) (Euskadi–Murias)   Second  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (Astana)   Third  Nathan Haas (AUS) (Team Katusha–Alpecin)
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Teams

Twenty teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:^[5]

UCI WorldTeams

• Astana
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• Team Sunweb
• Bahrain–Merida
• Quick-Step Floors
• Trek–Segafredo
• BMC Racing Team
• Team Katusha–Alpecin
• UAE Team Emirates

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Burgos BH
• Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
• Team Manzana Postobón
• Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Euskadi–Murias
• Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
• Gazprom–RusVelo
• WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic

National team

• Turkey

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[6][7][8]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		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)

General classification

Final general classification[6][4] 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.