The 53rd Presidency Cycling Tour

30 October 2017

The 53rd Presidency Cycling Tour

The 53rd Presidency Cycling tour will take place in its entire splendor in about 1 month. The bike race, also known as Tour of Turkey, where the top professional bike teams from many countries will participate, will be held from October 10th to October 15th 2017.

The Presidency Cycling Tour was held for the first time in 1963 by the name of Marmara Tour. The competition, which won the international status in 1965, began to be organized under the auspices of the Presidency in 1966. The tournament is watched live on national and international channels of more than 120 countries, including a prestigious channel like Euro Sport.

53rd Presidency Cycling Tour consists of 6 stages.

1st Stage = Between Alanya and Kemer. Total: 177 Km

2nd Stage = Between Kumluca and Fethiye. Total: 206 Km

3rd Stage = Between Fethiye and Marmaris. Total: 129 Km

4th Stage = Between Marmaris and Selçuk. Total: 205 Km

5th Stage = Between Selçuk and Izmir. Total: 166 Km

6th Stage = Between Istanbul and Istanbul. Total: 144 Km

Total: 1.027 KM

Tour of Turkey Itinerary Maps:

Alanya – Kemer: http://opengis.csb.gov.tr:8080/etap1/

Kumluca – Fethiye: http://opengis.csb.gov.tr:8080/etap2/

Fethiye – Marmaris: http://opengis.csb.gov.tr/etap3/

Marmaris – Selçuk: http://opengis.csb.gov.tr:8080/etap4/

Selçuk – İzmir: http://opengis.csb.gov.tr:8080/etap5/

İstanbul – İstanbul: http://opengis.csb.gov.tr:8080/etap6/

History of Tour of Turkey:

1963 Tournament starts by the name of 1st Marmara Tour. (June 11-19, 1963)

1964 Marmara Tour is limited to national participation just as it was in the first year.

1965 The tour won international recognition and this year is accepted as the first year of the Tour of Turkey by the name of the 1st International Marmara Tour.

1965 The physical training officials visited the President Cemal Gursel and they conclude to take the tour under the auspices of the Presidency.

1966 Every effort is made, and the name of the tour becomes the 2nd International Presidency Marmara Cycling Tour.

1968 The word Marmara was removed from the tour name and Turkey’s emphasis was brought to the forefront. In the fourth year of the international arena, the title of the competition eventually became known as the International Presidency Turkey Tour. However, according to some, it is the first year of Turkey Tour with its new name.

1971 The news about the 4th International Presidency Cycling Tour of Turkey was published on this year’s newspapers. However, when it is thought that the tour starts with the name Marmara Tour, it is actually the ninth year of the tour and it is the seventeenth year when the first year of international participation, 1965 is considered as the beginning.

1972 In the following year, the name was written as the 8th International Presidency Cycling Tour of Turkey on the same newspapers and this expression is used in the coming years.

2017 The 53rd Presidency Cycling tour that will be organized this year was promoted by the UCI to the World Tour category.

The 53rd Presidency Cycling Tour