Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963.

In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 event,[2] before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008,[3] and then to 2.HC for the 2010 edition.

1963-2015: Tour of Turkey 2016-Ongoing: Presidential Tour of Turkey As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: - Turquoise Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.

- Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.

- White Jersey – Worn by the leader of the Turkish Beauties sprints classification.

Mascot Pardus .
Riders in Stage 8 of the 49th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Bağdat Avenue, Istanbul on April 28, 2013.
Riders in Stage 8 of the 50th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Çetin Emeç Boulevard, Istanbul on May 4, 2014.
Riders at the finish of the 55th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul on April 21, 2019.
General classification podium award ceremony of the 55th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey . From left to right: runner-up Valerio Conti of UAE Team Emirates , winner Felix Großschartner of Bora–Hansgrohe , 3rd place Merhawi Kudus of Astana .