The 2017 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ...
stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...
that took place in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
between 10 and 15 October 2017.
It was the 53rd edition of the
Presidential Tour of Turkey and was part of the
2017 UCI World Tour
The 2017 UCI World Tour was a competition that included thirty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2017 men's cycling season. It was the ninth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The c ...
. It was the first time that the race was included in the UCI World Tour calendar. Originally, the race was scheduled to take place between 18–23 April, but was postponed in February. At the end of March, the race was confirmed to be held over 10–15 October.
The race was won by
Diego Ulissi
Diego Ulissi (born 15 July 1989) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Ulissi is a versatile, all-round cyclist who often wins stages and one-day races from breakaways and over hilly terrain.
Born in ...
of Italy.
Final standings
General classification
References
External links
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Presidential Tour of Turkey
Presidential Tour of Turkey
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey by year
Presidential Tour of Turkey
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