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Eight days across the Anatolian plateau and Turkish coast

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye

A week-long stage race that crosses Turkey's varied terrain, offering breakaway stages, summit finishes, and GC racing shaped by heat and elevation.

Next edition Apr 25 – May 2, 2027

2026 results Winners
Location
🇹🇷 Turkey
When
Late April
Course
Stage Race
Most recent winner
🇦🇺 Sebastian Berwick (2026)
Category
Men’s 2.Pro

About Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye is an eight-day men's stage race held each spring across Turkey. The route typically moves between the Aegean coast and the Anatolian interior, mixing flat sprint stages with mountain finishes and occasional time trials.

This race offers a rare chance to watch pro racing unfold across Turkey's dramatic geography. The route shifts between coastal roads and high-altitude plateaus, often in late-April heat that tests recovery as much as climbing strength. It draws a mix of GC contenders using it as Tour preparation and opportunistic stage hunters chasing wins on terrain they won't see elsewhere on the calendar.

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye winners

YearWinner
2026🇦🇺Sebastian Berwick
2025🇳🇱Wout Poels
2024🇳🇱Frank van den Broek
2023Alexey Lutsenko
2022🇳🇿Patrick Bevin
2021🇪🇸Jose Manuel Diaz
2019🇦🇹Felix Grossschartner

2027 edition

Apr 25 – May 2, 2027.

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye route

The race is usually decided by whoever handles the summit finishes and recovers best across the week. Stages often start near sea level and finish above 1,500 meters, with long climbs that favor sustained power over explosive accelerations. Flat stages can be nervous in crosswinds, and the heat by late morning makes early breakaways harder to sustain. Time gaps tend to open on the mountain stages rather than the time trial, and the GC is often settled by the penultimate day. Watch for teams that can control the race early in the week without burning their leaders before the decisive climbs arrive.

What shapes the race

  1. Anatolian Terrain

    The race crosses Turkey from the Aegean coast to the mountains of central Anatolia, offering a mix of sprint stages and mountain finishes.

  2. Eight-Day Format

    One of the longer stage races on the ProSeries calendar. The extended format tests endurance and recovery across varied terrain.

  3. Mountain GC Stages

    At least two serious mountain stages reshape the general classification, with summit finishes at altitude in the Turkish interior.

  4. Heat

    The April calendar and Turkish geography mean riders face warm conditions that add to the physiological challenge.

History

Eras and records

Over 60 years of stage racing across Turkey.

  1. First edition

    1963, one of the oldest stage races outside of Western Europe

  2. ProSeries status

    Part of the UCI ProSeries, attracting WorldTour and ProTeam riders each April