Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkiye 2018 Turkey, Stage Race
- Stages
- 6
- Starters
- 138
- UCI points
- 2,336
Eduard PRADES won in 22:26:16, on the same time as LUTSENKO, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  E. PRADES | 22:26:16 |
| 2 |  A. LUTSENKO | s.t. |
| 3 |  N. HAAS | +0:04 |
| Points |  S. BENNETT | 71 pts |
| Mountains |  G. BOLE | 16 pts |
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey is a professional road cycling stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. It is organised by the Turkish Cycling Federation and directed by Abdurrahman Açıkalın. The race has been held in April–May in most editions, with October editions in 2017–2018 and 2023.
Stages
6| # | Type | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flat |  M. RICHEZEQuick - Step Floors | Bunch sprint | +0:26Bunch sprint | M. RICHEZEleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | Flat | S. BENNETTBORA - Hansgrohe | Bunch sprint | +0:37Bunch sprint | S. BENNETTleads · 2 stages |
| 3 | Hills | S. BENNETT 2nd winBORA - Hansgrohe | Bunch sprint | +0:11Bunch sprint | |
| 4 | Hills | A. LUTSENKOAstana Pro Team | Bunch sprint | +0:09Bunch sprint | A. LUTSENKOleads · 2 stages |
| 5 | Flat |  A. HODEGQuick - Step Floors | Bunch sprint | +0:25Bunch sprint | |
| 6 | Flat | S. BENNETT 3rd winBORA - Hansgrohe | Solo | +0:06Solo | E. PRADESleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumPRADES 22:26:16LUTSENKO leaderHAAS +0:04Led from stage 6
Stage 6 decided it: PRADES gained 6 seconds on LUTSENKO.
General
136| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. PRADESEuskadi Basque Country - Murias | 22:26:16 | 300 |
| 2 | A. LUTSENKOAstana Pro Team | s.t. | 250 |
| 3 | N. HAASTeam Katusha Alpecin | +0:04 | 215 |
| 4 |  D. ULISSIUAE Team Emirates | s.t. | 175 |
| 5 | F. FELLINETrek - Segafredo | +0:09 | 120 |
| 6 |  R. GUERREIROTrek - Segafredo | +0:10 | 115 |
| 7 | D. FERNANDEZ CRUZDelko Marseille Provence KTM | s.t. | 95 |
| 8 | M. FABBROTeam Katusha Alpecin | s.t. | 75 |
| 9 | M. FINETTODelko Marseille Provence KTM | s.t. | 60 |
| 10 | N. ROCHEBMC Racing Team | s.t. | 50 |
| 11 |  K. FRANKINYBMC Racing Team | s.t. | 40 |
| 12 |  B. BOOKWALTERBMC Racing Team | s.t. | 35 |
| 13 |  M. TEUNISSENTeam Sunweb | +0:19 | 30 |
| 14 | H. AGUIRREManzana Postobon Team | s.t. | 25 |
| 15 |  T. SPRENGERSSport Vlaanderen - Baloise | +0:22 | 20 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scalePresets
Stages
E. PRADESbest 2A. LUTSENKO1 winN. HAASbest 3
Teams
19| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euskadi Basque Country - Murias | 321 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Team Katusha Alpecin | 321 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Astana Pro Team | 307 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Trek - Segafredo | 263 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | UAE Team Emirates | 196 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 165 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | BORA - Hansgrohe | 159 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Quick - Step Floors | 150 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
