2026 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye

2026 Presidential Tour of Turkey
2026 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates26 April – 3 May 2026
Stages8
Distance1,131.2 km (702.9 mi)
Winning time26h 34' 19"
Results
Winner  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Second  Iván Sosa (COL) (Equipo Kern Pharma)
  Third  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali)

Points  Tom Crabbe (BEL) (Team Flanders–Baloise)
Mountains  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
Sprints  Mustafa Tarakcı (TUR) (Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor)
  Team Kazakhstan XDS Astana Team

The 2026 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race that took place between 26 April and 3 May 2026 in Turkey. It was the 61st edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.

Teams

Three UCI WorldTeams, fourteen UCI ProTeams, and six UCI Continental teams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 26 April Çeşme to Selçuk 148.7 km (92.4 mi) Flat stage  Tom Crabbe (BEL)
2 27 April Aydın to Marmaris 152.8 km (94.9 mi) Hilly stage  Tom Crabbe (BEL)
3 28 April Marmaris to Kıran 132.7 km (82.5 mi) Mountain stage  Iván Sosa (COL)
4 29 April Marmaris to Fethiye 130.4 km (81.0 mi) Flat stage  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)
5 30 April Patara to Kemer 180.7 km (112.3 mi) Hilly stage  Casper van Uden (NED)
6 1 May Antalya to Feslikan 127.9 km (79.5 mi) Mountain stage  Christian Bagatin (ITA)
7 2 May Antalya to Antalya 152.8 km (94.9 mi) Hilly stage  Davide Ballerini (ITA)
8 3 May Ankara to Ankara 105.2 km (65.4 mi) Flat stage  Tom Crabbe (BEL)
Total 1,131.2 km (702.9 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

26 April 2026 — Çeşme to Selçuk, 148.7 km (92.4 mi)
Stage 1 Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Crabbe (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 3h 23' 57"
2  Simon Dehairs (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 0"
3  Davide Persico (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 0"
4  Ramazan Yilmaz (TUR) Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor + 0"
5  Jason Tesson (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
6  Fernando Gaviria (COL) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
7  Paul Hennequin (FRA) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 0"
8  Filippo Cettolin (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber + 0"
9  Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) Team Polti VisitMalta + 0"
10  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Tarteletto–Isorex + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Crabbe (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 3h 23' 47"
2  Simon Dehairs (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 4"
3  Davide Persico (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 6"
4  Michał Pomorski (POL) ATT Investments + 7"
5  Ramazan Yilmaz (TUR) Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor + 10"
6  Jason Tesson (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 10"
7  Fernando Gaviria (COL) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 10"
8  Paul Hennequin (FRA) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 10"
9  Filippo Cettolin (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber + 10"
10  Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) Team Polti VisitMalta + 10"

Stage 2

27 April 2026 — Aydın to Marmaris, 152.8 km (94.9 mi)
Stage 2 Result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Crabbe (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 3h 35' 32"
2  Sente Sentjens (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 0"
3  César Macías (MEX) Burgos Burpellet BH + 0"
4  Davide Ballerini (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 0"
5  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Cofidis + 0"
6  Dominik Neuman (CZE) ATT Investments + 0"
7  Lorenzo Conforti (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber + 0"
8  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
9  Jelle Vermoote (BEL) Tarteletto–Isorex + 0"
10  Marc Brustenga (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Crabbe (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 6h 59' 09"
2  Sente Sentjens (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 14"
3  Davide Persico (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 16"
4  César Macías (MEX) Burgos Burpellet BH + 16"
5  Fernando Gaviria (COL) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 20"
6  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Cofidis + 20"
7  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 20"
8  Marc Brustenga (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 20"
9  Scott McGill (USA) Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 20"
10  Davide Ballerini (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 20"

Stage 3

28 April 2026 — Marmaris to Kıran, 132.7 km (82.5 mi)
Stage 3 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma 3h 40' 25"
2  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 9"
3  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 15"
4  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 26"
5  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 30"
6  Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) XDS Astana Team + 40"
7  Matteo Scalco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 53"
8  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 53"
9  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 55"
10  Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 57"
General classification after Stage 3[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma 10h 39' 44"
2  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 13"
3  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 21"
4  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 36"
5  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 40"
6  Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) XDS Astana Team + 50"
7  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 1' 03"
8  Matteo Scalco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 03"
9  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 05"
10  José Félix Parra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 07"

Stage 4

29 April 2026 — Marmaris to Fethiye, 130.4 km (81.0 mi)
Stage 4 Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Cofidis 2h 52' 50"
2  Riley Pickrell (CAN) Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 0"
3  Davide Persico (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 0"
4  Manuel Peñalver (ESP) Team Polti VisitMalta + 0"
5  Marc Brustenga (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
6  Davide Ballerini (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 0"
7  Sente Sentjens (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 0"
8  Marco Manenti (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber + 0"
9  César Macías (MEX) Burgos Burpellet BH + 0"
10  Sergio Romeo (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
General classification after Stage 4[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma 13h 32' 34"
2  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 13"
3  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 21"
4  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 36"
5  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 40"
6  Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) XDS Astana Team + 50"
7  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 1' 03"
8  Matteo Scalco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 03"
9  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 05"
10  José Félix Parra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 07"

Stage 5

30 April 2026 — Patara to Kemer, 180.7 km (112.3 mi)
Stage 5 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Casper van Uden (NED) Team Picnic–PostNL 4h 06' 09"
2  Marcin Budziński (POL) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 0"
3  Nikita Tsvetkov (UZB) Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber + 0"
4  Dario Igor Belleta (ITA) Team Polti VisitMalta + 0"
5  Davide Ballerini (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 0"
6  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
7  César Macías (MEX) Burgos Burpellet BH + 0"
8  Lorenzo Conforti (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber + 0"
9  Jonas Rickaert (BEL) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 0"
10  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma 17h 38' 43"
2  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 13"
3  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 21"
4  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 34"
5  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 40"
6  Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) XDS Astana Team + 50"
7  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 1' 00"
8  Matteo Scalco (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 1' 03"
9  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 04"
10  José Félix Parra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 07"

Stage 6

1 May 2026 — Antalya to Feslikan, 127.9 km (79.5 mi)
Stage 6 Result[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Christian Bagatin (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort 3h 23' 12"
2  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 01"
3  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 13"
4  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma + 1' 13"
5  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 1' 27"
6  Jon Agirre (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 45"
7  Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 48"
8  Darren van Bekkum (NED) XDS Astana Team + 1' 52"
9  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 1' 54"
10  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 2' 01"
General classification after Stage 6[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 21h 03' 03"
2  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma + 5"
3  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 59"
4  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 05"
5  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 14"
6  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 1' 20"
7  Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 47"
8  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 1' 53"
9  Ibon Ruiz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 2' 17"
10  José Félix Parra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2' 37"

Stage 7

2 May 2026 — Antalya to Antalya, 152.8 km (94.9 mi)
Stage 7 Result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Davide Ballerini (ITA) XDS Astana Team 3h 19' 41"
2  Marceli Bogusławski (POL) ATT Investments + 0"
3  Tom Crabbe (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 0"
4  Mustafa Tarakcı (TUR) Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor + 0"
5  Fernando Gaviria (COL) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
6  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
7  Riley Pickrell (CAN) Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 0"
8  Tommaso Nencini (ITA) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 0"
9  Sean Flynn (GBR) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0"
10  Marco Manenti (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber + 0"
General classification after Stage 7[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 24h 22' 44"
2  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma + 5"
3  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 59"
4  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 05"
5  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 14"
6  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 1' 20"
7  Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 47"
8  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 1' 53"
9  Ibon Ruiz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 2' 17"
10  José Félix Parra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2' 37"

Stage 8

3 May 2026 — Ankara to Ankara, 105.2 km (65.4 mi)
Stage 8 Result[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Crabbe (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 2h 11' 35"
2  Jelle Vermoote (BEL) Tarteletto–Isorex + 0"
3  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Cofidis + 0"
4  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
5  Davide Ballerini (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 0"
6  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 0"
7  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
8  Marc Brustenga (ESP) Team Polti VisitMalta + 0"
9  Dario Igor Belletta (ITA) Team Polti VisitMalta + 0"
10  Gabriele Raccagni (ITA) Team Polti VisitMalta + 0"
General classification after Stage 8[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 26h 34' 19"
2  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma + 5"
3  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 59"
4  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 05"
5  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 14"
6  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 1' 20"
7  Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 47"
8  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 1' 53"
9  Ibon Ruiz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 2' 17"
10  José Félix Parra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2' 37"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
General classification
Points classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Mountain classification
Beauties of Turkey Sprints classification
Beauties of Turkey Sprints classification
Team classification
1 Tom Crabbe Tom Crabbe Tom Crabbe Michał Pomorski Michał Pomorski Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2 Tom Crabbe
3 Iván Sosa Iván Sosa Iván Sosa XDS Astana Team
4 Stanisław Aniołkowski Mustafa Tarakcı
5 Casper van Uden
6 Christian Bagatin Sebastian Berwick Sebastian Berwick
7 Davide Ballerini Davide Ballerini
8 Tom Crabbe Tom Crabbe
Final Sebastian Berwick Tom Crabbe Sebastian Berwick Mustafa Tarakcı XDS Astana Team

Classification standings

Legend
General classification Denotes the winner of the general classification Mountain classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Points classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Beauties of Turkey Sprints classification Denotes the winner of the Beauties of Turkey Sprints classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 26h 34' 19"
2  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma + 5"
3  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali + 59"
4  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 05"
5  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 14"
6  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 1' 20"
7  Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 47"
8  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team + 1' 53"
9  Ibon Ruiz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 2' 17"
10  José Félix Parra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2' 37"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Tom Crabbe (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 62
2  Davide Ballerini (ITA) XDS Astana Team 59
3  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Cofidis 41
4  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 41
5  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) XDS Astana Team 35
6  César Macías (MEX) Burgos Burpellet BH 31
7  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 30
8  Davide Persico (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort 30
9  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 28
10  Riley Pickrell (CAN) Modern Adventure Pro Cycling 28

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Sebastian Berwick (AUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 24
2  Iván Sosa (COL) Equipo Kern Pharma 23
3  Christian Bagatin (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort 15
4  Jordan Jegat (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 13
5  Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) Solution Tech NIPPO Rali 11
6  Jon Agirre (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 10
7  Mustafa Tekin (TUR) Spor Toto Cycling Team 10
8  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 10
9  Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort 8
10  Rudolf Remkhi (KAZ) Muğla Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü 6

Beauties of Turkey Sprints classification

Final Beauties of Turkey Sprints classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Mustafa Tarakcı (TUR) Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor 20
2  Michał Pomorski (POL) ATT Investments 17
3  Burak Abay (TUR) Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor 5
4  Fabien Doubey (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 5
5  Feritcan Şamlı (TUR) Spor Toto Cycling Team 5
6  Javier Ibáñez (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 4
7  Zeno Moonen (BEL) Tarteletto–Isorex 3
8  Ramazan Yilmaz (TUR) Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor 3
9  Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 1
10  Iker Mintegi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 1

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Team Time
1 Kazakhstan XDS Astana Team 79h 49' 09"
2 France Team TotalEnergies + 2' 11"
3 Spain Euskaltel–Euskadi + 2' 25"
4 Spain Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4' 36"
5 France Unibet Rose Rockets + 5' 54"
6 Spain Burgos Burpellet BH + 10' 08"
7 Hungary MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort + 23' 30"
8 Italy Team Polti VisitMalta + 26' 03"
9 France Cofidis + 26' 05"
10 Spain Equipo Kern Pharma + 34' 16"

References

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  2. ↑ "Stages". tourofturkiye.org.tr. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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