Ramazan Yılmaz (born 24 January 2005) is a Turkish cyclist. He is part of the Turkey men's national cycling team.
Early years and career
Ramazan Yılmaz was born on 24 January 2005. He is a native of
Çumra
Çumra is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,089 km2, and its population is 67,690 (2022).
Geography
The town of Çumra is at an altitude of 1,020 m. It is an important stop on the Istanbul to Baghdad railway ...
in
Konya Province
Konya Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area, and its population is 2,296,347 (2022). The provincial capital is the city ...
, central Turkey.
He used to go to school in his hometown by bicycle in summer and winter.
He decided to take up cycling sport in 2017 when the sport cyclists training on his way to school impressed him.
In November 2017, he entered the local cycling team Çatalhöyük Çumra Belediyespor. There, he was coached by İsmail Uğurlu. He competed for the first time at national level in 2018, and placed fourth at the Turkish Championship Season Opening Race in
Arsuz, Hatay. He stood always on the podium at following competitions he participated.
He then joined Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
He competes in road snd track events, and trains five hours a day.
He won the silver medal in the junior category at the Troféu Internacional de Pista Artur Lopes in
Anadia, Portugal
Anadia () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,150, in an area of 216.63 km2. It had 26,915 eligible voters. The city of Anadia is part of Arcos e Mogofores parish. The city itself had a population of 3,034 in 2001, ...
in January 2023. This became Turkey's first medal at a track competition after five years.
In July 2023, he won the silver medal in the
Scratch race
A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps.
UCI regulations specify that a scratch race should be held over 15 km for ...
,
and the bronze medal in the
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men from 1984 to 2008 and for women from 1996 to 2008. Since 2012, the points race has been one of the omniu ...
event of the junior category at the
UEC European Track Championships (U23 & junior) in Anadia, Portugal.
He was promoted to the Elite category in 2023.
In 2024, Yılmaz transferred to the Sloven team
Adria Mobil
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to start in the first race of the season for his new team at the Tour of Antalya in Turkey.
He returned to his former team Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor in the 2025 season.
He was entitled to participste at the
2025 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup in the
Konya Velodrome in Turkey in March 2025 as a result of points he had collected.
He competed in the final of the Elimination race event,
and placed 16th among 24.
In the same month, he won the gold medal at the -long 2025 International Apollon Temple Criterium, and the gold medal in the U23 category as well as the silver medal at the -long Grand Prix Apollon Temple in
Side, Antalya, Turkey.
Major results
; 2022
* 2nd Junior
Turkish National Road Race Championships
The Turkish National Road Race Championship is a cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey just like the national flag, these jerseys can be worn by the rider at ...
,
; 2023
* 2nd Junior Troféu Internacional de Pista Artur Lopes, Anadia, Portugal,
* 2nd Junior
UEC European Track Championships (U23 & junior) Scratch race,
* 3rd Junior
UEC European Track Championships (U23 & junior) Points race,
; 2024
* 3rd National Championships Turkey - ITT
* 2nd Grand Prix Praha 500+1 kolo: Embedded UCI races Scratch race,
* 2nd Grand Prix Praha Elimination race,
; 2025
* 1st
Turkish Cycling Cup I Criterium
* 1st International Apollon Temple Criterium, Side, Turkey,
* 1st U23 Grand Prix Apollon Temple, Side, Turkey,
* 2nd Grand Prix Apollon Temple, Side, Turkey,
* 1st
International Kleopatra Beach Criterium, Antalya, Turkey,
* 2nd Grand Prix Antalya
References
External links
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2005 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Konya
Turkish male cyclists
21st-century Turkish sportsmen