# 2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey

The 2019 Presidential Tour of Turkey was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 16 and 21 April 2019 in Turkey. It was the 55th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and the 17th race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

Seventeen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* Lotto–Soudal
* Team Dimension Data
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Burgos BH
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Delko–Marseille Provence
* Euskadi–Murias
* Team Manzana Postobón
* Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè
* Rally UHC Cycling
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* W52 / FC Porto
National teams
* Turkey

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 16 April | Istanbul to Tekirdağ | 156.7 km (97.4 mi) | Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 2 | 17 April | Tekirdağ to Eceabat | 183.3 km (113.9 mi) | Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 3 | 18 April | Çanakkale to Edremit | 122.6 km (76.2 mi) | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 4 | 19 April | Balıkesir to Bursa | 194.3 km (120.7 mi) | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 5 | 20 April | Bursa to Kartepe | 164.1 km (102.0 mi) | Mountain stage | Felix Großschartner (AUT) |
| 6 | 21 April | Sakarya to Istanbul | 172.4 km (107.1 mi) | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 16 April 2019 — Istanbul to Tekirdağ, 156.7 km (97 mi)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 32' 34" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 4 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 0" |
| 5 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Luca Pacioni (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| 7 | Imerio Cima (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 8 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 9 | Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 10 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 32' 34" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | + 6" |
| 4 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 7" |
| 5 | Álvaro Robredo (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 8" |
| 6 | Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 9" |
| 7 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 10" |
| 8 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |
| 9 | Luca Pacioni (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 10" |
| 10 | Imerio Cima (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 17 April 2019 — Tekirdağ to Eceabat, 183.3 km (114 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 41' 48" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 0" |
| 4 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 5 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 0" |
| 7 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | + 3" |
| 9 | Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 4" |
| 10 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | Euskadi–Murias | + 4" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 8h 14' 02" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14" |
| 3 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 16" |
| 4 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 5 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 6 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 20" |
| 7 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 20" |
| 8 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | + 23" |
| 9 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 24" |
| 10 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | Euskadi–Murias | + 24" |

### Stage 3
#### 18 April 2019 — Çanakkale to Edremit, 122.6 km (76 mi)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 2h 50' 12" |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 4 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 5 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 6 | Matteo Malucelli (ITA) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 7 | Matthew Gibson (GBR) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 8 | Luca Pacioni (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| 9 | Jordan Parra (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 0" |
| 10 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 11h 04' 08" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 20" |
| 3 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 22" |
| 4 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 26" |
| 5 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 26" |
| 6 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 26" |
| 7 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 26" |
| 8 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | + 29" |
| 9 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 30" |
| 10 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Astana | + 30" |

### Stage 4
#### 19 April 2019 — Balıkesir to Bursa, 194.3 km (121 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | 5h 21' 38" |
| 2 | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 3 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 6 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 8 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 0" |
| 9 | Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 10 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 16h 25' 42" |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 24" |
| 3 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 26" |
| 4 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
| 5 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 30" |
| 6 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
| 7 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 30" |
| 8 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | + 33" |
| 9 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 34" |
| 10 | Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 34" |

### Stage 5
#### 20 April 2019 — Bursa to Kartepe, 164.1 km (102 mi)

Result of Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 17' 13" |
| 2 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 9" |
| 3 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Astana | + 9" |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 16" |
| 5 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | + 40" |
| 6 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 51" |
| 7 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 58" |
| 8 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 1' 03" |
| 9 | Etienne van Empel (NED) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 1' 08" |
| 10 | Rob Britton (CAN) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 08" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 20h 43' 09" |
| 2 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| 3 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Astana | + 25" |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 41" |
| 5 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | + 59" |
| 6 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 07" |
| 7 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 1' 19" |
| 8 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 1' 26" |
| 9 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 29" |
| 10 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 30" |

### Stage 6
#### 21 April 2019 — Sakarya to Istanbul, 172.4 km (107 mi)

Result of Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 10' 41" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1" |
| 3 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4" |
| 4 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4" |
| 5 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 7" |
| 6 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 7" |
| 7 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 7" |
| 8 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7" |
| 9 | Imerio Cima (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 7" |
| 10 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 7" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Turkish Beauties classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Lindsay De Vylder | Feritcan Şamlı | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Thimo Willems | Feritcan Şamlı | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 3 | Fabio Jakobsen | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Thimo Willems | Feritcan Şamlı | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 4 | Caleb Ewan | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Thimo Willems | Feritcan Şamlı | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 5 | Felix Großschartner | Felix Großschartner | Sam Bennett | Felix Großschartner | Feritcan Şamlı | Team Manzana Postobón |
| 6 | Caleb Ewan | Felix Großschartner | Sam Bennett | Thimo Willems | Feritcan Şamlı | Team Manzana Postobón |
| Final | Final | Felix Großschartner | Sam Bennett | Thimo Willems | Feritcan Şamlı | Team Manzana Postobón |

## Final classification standings

Legend :
* Denotes the leader of the general classification
* Denotes the leader of the points classification
* Denotes the leader of the mountains classification

### General classification

Final general classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 24h 53' 58" |
| 2 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| 3 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Astana | + 25" |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 53" |
| 5 | Edgar Pinto (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | + 59" |
| 6 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 12" |
| 7 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 1' 31" |
| 9 | Kyle Murphy (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | + 1' 42" |
| 10 | Etienne van Empel (NED) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 1' 48" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 70 |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | 55 |
| 3 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 54 |
| 4 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 40 |
| 5 | Simone Consonni (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 40 |
| 6 | Christophe Noppe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 32 |
| 7 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 27 |
| 8 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 24 |
| 9 | Jan Polanc (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 22 |
| 10 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 22 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Thimo Willems (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 16 |
| 2 | Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 15 |
| 3 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 13 |
| 4 | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Astana | 8 |
| 5 | Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 5 |
| 6 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 5 |
| 7 | Lucas De Rossi (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 5 |
| 8 | Mauricio Moreira (URU) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 4 |
| 9 | Umberto Marengo (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 3 |
| 10 | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 3 |

### Teams classification

Final teams classification (1-10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Manzana Postobón | 74h 47' 35" |
| 2 | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 1' 21" |
| 3 | Astana | + 1' 25" |
| 4 | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 2' 07" |
| 5 | W52 / FC Porto | + 2' 54" |
| 6 | Rally UHC Cycling | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | Team Dimension Data | + 7' 27" |
| 8 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 8' 30" |
| 9 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 8' 35" |
| 10 | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 10' 49" |