Course and results Tour of Turkey 2025 | XDS-Astana wraps up brilliant week: Four stage wins and GC for Poels
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Follow us on GoogleThe classic spring season ends with Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, April 27, but preparations for the Giro d'Italia are already in full swing. Several participants of the Italian tour are finalizing their preparations in Turkey, which is a good reason for IDLProCycling.com to give you a detailed preview of the Tour of Turkey.
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Last year, a Dutchman celebrated in the 2.Pro race: Frank van den Broek took the victory and is back again this year with bib number 1. He won ahead of Merhawi Kudus and Paul Double. The year before, it was Alexey Lutsenko, while familiar names such as Patrick Bevin, Felix Grossschartner, and Diego Ulissi are also on the recent list of winners.
Latest winners Tour of Turkey
2024 Frank van den Broek
2023 Alexey Lutsenko
2022 Patrick Bevin
2021 José Manuel Diaz
2020 Canceled
2019 Felix Grossschartner
2018 Eduard Prades
2017 Diego Ulissi
2016 José Goncalves
2015 Kristijan Durasek
2023 Alexey Lutsenko
2022 Patrick Bevin
2021 José Manuel Diaz
2019 Felix Grossschartner
2018 Eduard Prades
2017 Diego Ulissi
2016 José Goncalves
2015 Kristijan Durasek
Tour of Turkey 2025: Course, times and favorites stage wins
Stage 1, Sunday, April 27: Antalya - Antalya (132.0 km)
The Tour of Turkey starts with a short, flat stage starting and finishing in the resort of Antalya. The riders must get up early to avoid overlapping the Liège race, but the organizers accommodate them with this easy ride.
Winner
Simon Dehairs (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
Simon Dehairs (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
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Stage 2, Monday, April 28: Kemer - Kalkan (167.4 km)
On day two, the riders will travel from Kemer to Kalkan, where they must conquer some altitude. The program includes two climbs (6.2 kilometers at 4.8 percent and 10.3 kilometers at 5.0 percent), and the last kilometer also climbs steeply. Punchers, bring it on!
Winner
Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
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Stage 3, Tuesday, April 29: Fethiye - Marmaris (175.9 km)
On day three, we travel to another well-known seaside resort: Marmaris. Here, another punchy stage is on the program, with a 3.1-kilometer climb at 6.6 percent in the final as the decisive factor.
Winner
Lev Gonov (XDS Astana)
Lev Gonov (XDS Astana)
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Stage 4, Wednesday, April 30: Marmaris - Akyaka (115.4 km)
Mountain stage! In stage four, the riders head for Akyaka, where, after 115 kilometers of cycling, they finish on a 9.1-kilometer mountain with an average gradient of 9.7 percent. This stage will probably decide the GC of the Tour of Turkey.
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Stage 5, Thursday, May 1: Marmaris - Aydin (151.0 km)
On day five, the riders start from Marmaris for the second time in a row, and again, it is not an easy ride. Immediately after the start, the road climbs, followed by a steep climb after thirty kilometers. After that, it is mainly downhill, although the final kilometer is also quite steep.
Stage 6, Friday, May 2: Kusadasi - Selcuk (161.4 km)
The finish in Selcuk has been absent from the Tour of Turkey for more than five years, but that does not mean that the stage race organizers have forgotten about the climb. Alexey Lutsenko, the last winner in 2018, will have a successor this year on the 4.2-kilometer climb, with an average gradient of 8.2 percent.
Winner
Harold Martín López (XDS-Astana)
Harold Martín López (XDS-Astana)
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Stage 7, Saturday, May 3: Selcuk - Cesme (144.2 km)
The sprinters will think, "He he." After day one, they had to wait a while, but they would probably get another chance in the penultimate stage. The finish in Cesme is barely 7 meters above sea level.
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Stage 8, Sunday, May 4: Cesme - Izmir (105.7 km)
We won't see much action in the final weekend of the Tour of Turkey. The final stage is also flat, although, in a way, it will be a tempting opportunity for the sprinters to get over the many hills earlier in the week.
Winner
Matteo Malucelli (XDS-Astana)
Matteo Malucelli (XDS-Astana)
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GC Tour of Turkey 2025
In the end, it was top favorite Wout Poels who took the GC victory in the Tour of Turkey. The Dutchman already made his mark in the fourth stage with a decisive win in the mountain stage to Akyaka. In the sixth stage, he allowed his teammate Harold Martín López to take the stage victory, which virtually secured the Ecuadorian's second place in the general classification. In the final weekend, both Astana riders avoided problems, finishing the week in Turkey in first and second place.
Behind them, Guilleroma Juan Martinez took third place. The 20-year-old Colombian from Picnic PostNL ended a great week with a spot on the final podium. Teammate Frank van den Broek failed to defend his title in the Turkish stage race. The Dutchman eventually finished seventh.
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