The 2021 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race that took place between 11 and 18 April 2021 in Turkey. It was the 56th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The race has previously been a part of the UCI World Tour up until 2019, but it was relegated in 2020. This edition was the race's first as a 2.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries and UCI Europe Tour calendars since its demotion, with the 2020 edition having been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams Three UCI WorldTeams, fourteen UCI ProTeams and eight UCI Continental teams participated in the race. Of the twenty-five teams, , , and , with six riders each, were the only ones that did not field the maximum allowed of seven riders. UCI ProTeam was originally invited to participate, but they imposed a self-suspension on racing after one of their riders received a positive anti-doping test. From the 171 riders that started the race, 139 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route The 2021 edition includes eight stages, up from six in 2019, covering over eight days. The first stage had to be altered due to heavy snow along the original route, reducing the total distance to .
+Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner 1 11 April Konya to Konya Flat stage 2 12 April Konya to Konya Flat stage 3 13 April Beyşehir to Alanya Flat stage 4 14 April Alanya to Kemer Flat stage 5 15 April Kemer to Elmalı Mountain stage 6 16 April Fethiye to Marmaris Hilly stage 7 17 April Marmaris to Turgutreis Flat stage 8 18 April Bodrum to Kuşadası Hilly stage Total
Stages Stage 1 11 April 2021 — Nevşehir to Ürgüp, Konya to Konya,
Stage 2 12 April 2021 — Konya to Konya,
Stage 3 13 April 2021 — Beyşehir to Alanya,
Stage 4 14 April 2021 — Alanya to Kemer,
Stage 5 15 April 2021 — Kemer to Elmalı,
Stage 6 16 April 2021 — Fethiye to Marmaris,
Stage 7 17 April 2021 — Marmaris to Turgutreis,
Stage 8 18 April 2021 — Bodrum to Kuşadası,
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Turkish Beauties Sprints classification Team classification 1 Arvid de Kleijn Arvid de Kleijn Arvid de Kleijn Ivar Slik Sean De Bie 2 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Vitaliy Buts Artyom Zakharov 3 Mark Cavendish 4 Mark Cavendish Ivar Slik 5 José Manuel Díaz José Manuel Díaz 6 Jasper Philipsen 7 Jasper Philipsen Jasper Philipsen 8 Mark Cavendish Final Ivar Slik
On stage 2, Kristoffer Halvorsen, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Arvid de Kleijn wore the turquoise jersey as the leader of the general classification. Arvid de Kleijn on stage 3 and Jasper Philipsen on stages 4 and 5 wore the green jersey on behalf of Mark Cavendish for the same reason.
Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the Turkish Beauties Sprints classification
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Turkish Beauties Sprints classification
Team classification
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