2015 Tour of Turkey

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2015 Tour of Turkey

| series = 2015 UCI Europe Tour

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| date = 26 April – 3 May 2015

| stages = 8

| distance = 1252

| unit = km

| time = 31h 06' 44"

| speed = 40.163

| first = Kristijan Đurasek

| first_team = {{UCI team code|LAM|2015}}

| first_nat = CRO

| first_color = light blue

| second = Eduardo Sepúlveda

| second_team = {{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}

| second_nat = ARG

| third = Jay McCarthy

| third_team = {{UCI team code|SAX|2015}}

| third_nat = AUS

| mountains = Juan Pablo Valencia

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|COL|2015}}

| mountains_nat = COL

| mountains_color = red

| points = Mark Cavendish

| points_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2015}}

| points_nat = GBR

| points_color = green

| sprints = Lluís Mas

| sprints_team = {{UCI team code|CJR|2015}}

| sprints_nat = ESP

| sprints_color = white

| team = {{UCI team code|CJR|2015}}

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

The 2015 Tour of Turkey was the 51st edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It started on 26 April in Alanya and finished on 3 May in Istanbul.[https://www.tourofturkey.org/2015/about "Tour of Turkey 2015"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415124429/https://www.tourofturkey.org/2015/about |date=15 April 2015 }}, Tour of Turkey – Official Website. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015

Schedule

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Stage !Date !Course !Distance !colspan="2"\|Type !Winner !Ref
style="text-align:center"\|1 \|align=right\|26 April \|Alanya to Alanya \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|145\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|22px \|Flat stage \|{{flagathlete\|Mark Cavendish\|GBR}} \| {{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/26/mark-cavendish-tour-of-turkey-sprint-win\|title=Mark Cavendish starts Tour of Turkey with sprint win in Alanya\|work=The Guardian\|publisher=Guardian Media Group\|agency=Press Association\|date=26 April 2015\|accessdate=3 October 2021}}
style="text-align:center"\|2 \|align=right\|27 April \|Alanya to Antalya \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|182\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|22px \|Flat stage \|{{flagathlete\|Mark Cavendish\|GBR}} \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2015/stage-2/results\|title=Tour of Turkey: Cavendish wins sprint in Antalya\|work=Cyclingnews.com\|publisher=Immediate Media Company\|date=27 April 2015\|accessdate=1 May 2015}}
style="text-align:center"\|3 \|align=right\|28 April \|Kemer to Elmalı \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|163\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|22px \|Mountain stage \|{{flagathlete\|Davide Rebellin\|ITA}} \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/28-04-2015/giro-turchia-terza-tappa-elmali-vince-salita-montagna-rebellin-leader-generale-110611632592.shtml\|title=Giro di Turchia, Rebellin in salita conquista la generale\|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport\|publisher=RCS Media Group\|date=28 April 2015\|accessdate=29 April 2015\|language=it}}
style="text-align:center"\|4 \|align=right\|29 April \|Fethiye to Marmaris \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|132\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|22px \|Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|André Greipel\|GER}} \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2015/stage-4/results\|title=Tour of Turkey: Greipel wins stage 4\|work=Cyclingnews.com\|publisher=Immediate Media Company\|date=29 April 2015\|accessdate=29 April 2015}}
style="text-align:center"\|5 \|align=right\|30 April \|Muğla to Pamukkale \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|160\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|22px \|Hilly stage \|{{flagathlete\|Sacha Modolo\|ITA}} \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/30-04-2015/giro-tuchia-quinta-tappa-pamukkale-volata-vince-modolo-non-parte-greipel-110635791036.shtml\|title=Giro di Turchia, Modolo vola a Pamukkale\|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport\|publisher=RCS Media Group\|date=30 April 2015\|accessdate=1 May 2015\|language=it}}
style="text-align:center"\|6 \|align=right\|1 May \|Denizli to Selçuk \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|184\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|File:Mediummountainstage.svg \|Intermediate stage \|{{flagathlete\|Pello Bilbao\|ESP}} \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2015/stage-6/results\|title=Tour of Turkey: Bilbao wins stage 6 in Selçuk\|work=Cyclingnews.com\|publisher=Immediate Media Company\|date=1 May 2015\|accessdate=2 May 2015}}
style="text-align:center"\|7 \|align=right\|2 May \|Selçuk to İzmir \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|165\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|22px \|Hilly stage \|{{flagathlete\|Mark Cavendish\|GBR}} \| {{cite news\|first=Stuart\|last=Clarke\|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/mark-cavendish-wins-tour-of-turkey-stage-seven-169479\|title=Mark Cavendish wins Tour of Turkey stage seven\|work=Cycling Weekly\|publisher=Time Inc. UK\|date=2 May 2015\|accessdate=3 October 2021}}
style="text-align:center"\|8 \|align=right\|3 May \|Istanbul to Istanbul \|style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|121\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \|22px \|Flat stage \|{{flagathlete\|Lluís Mas\|ESP}} \| {{cite news\|first=Stephen\|last=Puddicombe\|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/durasek-wins-tour-of-turkey-as-mas-pips-cavendish-in-on-final-stage-169572\|title=Durasek wins Tour of Turkey as Mas pips Cavendish on final stage\|work=Cycling Weekly\|publisher=Time Inc. UK\|date=3 May 2015\|accessdate=3 October 2021}}
colspan="2"\| Total \| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|1252\|km\|1\|abbr=on}}

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Stage

!Date

!Course

!Distance

!colspan="2"|Type

!Winner

!Ref

style="text-align:center"|1

|align=right|26 April

|Alanya to Alanya

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|145|km|1|abbr=on}}

|22px

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}}

| {{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/26/mark-cavendish-tour-of-turkey-sprint-win|title=Mark Cavendish starts Tour of Turkey with sprint win in Alanya|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|agency=Press Association|date=26 April 2015|accessdate=3 October 2021}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|align=right|27 April

|Alanya to Antalya

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|182|km|1|abbr=on}}

|22px

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}}

| {{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2015/stage-2/results|title=Tour of Turkey: Cavendish wins sprint in Antalya|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=27 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}

style="text-align:center"|3

|align=right|28 April

|Kemer to Elmalı

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|163|km|1|abbr=on}}

|22px

|Mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Davide Rebellin|ITA}}

| {{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/28-04-2015/giro-turchia-terza-tappa-elmali-vince-salita-montagna-rebellin-leader-generale-110611632592.shtml|title=Giro di Turchia, Rebellin in salita conquista la generale|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=RCS Media Group|date=28 April 2015|accessdate=29 April 2015|language=it}}

style="text-align:center"|4

|align=right|29 April

|Fethiye to Marmaris

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|132|km|1|abbr=on}}

|22px

|Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|André Greipel|GER}}

| {{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2015/stage-4/results|title=Tour of Turkey: Greipel wins stage 4|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=29 April 2015|accessdate=29 April 2015}}

style="text-align:center"|5

|align=right|30 April

|Muğla to Pamukkale

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|160|km|1|abbr=on}}

|22px

|Hilly stage

|{{flagathlete|Sacha Modolo|ITA}}

| {{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/30-04-2015/giro-tuchia-quinta-tappa-pamukkale-volata-vince-modolo-non-parte-greipel-110635791036.shtml|title=Giro di Turchia, Modolo vola a Pamukkale|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=RCS Media Group|date=30 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015|language=it}}

style="text-align:center"|6

|align=right|1 May

|Denizli to Selçuk

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|184|km|1|abbr=on}}

|File:Mediummountainstage.svg

|Intermediate stage

|{{flagathlete|Pello Bilbao|ESP}}

| {{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2015/stage-6/results|title=Tour of Turkey: Bilbao wins stage 6 in Selçuk|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=1 May 2015|accessdate=2 May 2015}}

style="text-align:center"|7

|align=right|2 May

|Selçuk to İzmir

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|165|km|1|abbr=on}}

|22px

|Hilly stage

|{{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}}

| {{cite news|first=Stuart|last=Clarke|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/mark-cavendish-wins-tour-of-turkey-stage-seven-169479|title=Mark Cavendish wins Tour of Turkey stage seven|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=2 May 2015|accessdate=3 October 2021}}

style="text-align:center"|8

|align=right|3 May

|Istanbul to Istanbul

|style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|121|km|1|abbr=on}}

|22px

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Lluís Mas|ESP}}

| {{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/durasek-wins-tour-of-turkey-as-mas-pips-cavendish-in-on-final-stage-169572|title=Durasek wins Tour of Turkey as Mas pips Cavendish on final stage|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=3 May 2015|accessdate=3 October 2021}}

colspan="2"| Total

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|1252|km|1|abbr=on}}

Teams

The start list included 21 teams (6 UCI WorldTeams, 14 Professional Continental Teams, and 1 Continental Team).[https://www.tourofturkey.org/2015/teams "Tour of Turkey 2015: Teams"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629032435/https://tourofturkey.org/2015/teams |date=29 June 2015 }}, Tour of Turkey – Official Website. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015

{{cyclingteamlist|title=World Teams|AST|EQS|LAM|LTS|OGE|SAX|year=2015}}

{{cyclingteamlist|title=Professional Continental teams|team1={{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|COG|BSE|CCC|CJR|COL|DPC|MTN|VFN|STH|TNN|TSV|UHC|WGG|year=2015}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

;26 April 2015 — Alanya to Alanya, {{convert|145|km|1|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1{{cite news|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/mark-cavendish-wins-tour-of-turkey-opener-168253|title=Mark Cavendish wins Tour of Turkey opener|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=26 April 2015|accessdate=3 October 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Mark Cavendish|GBR|{{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}|3h 17' 58"|{{cjersey|light blue|General classification}}{{cjersey|green|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|OGE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Nicola Ruffoni|ITA|{{UCI team code|CSF|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Sacha Modolo|ITA|{{UCI team code|LAM|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Theo Bos|NED|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Michael Kolář|SVK|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Daniele Ratto|ITA|{{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|André Greipel|GER|{{UCI team code|LTB|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Brenton Jones|AUS|{{UCI team code|DPC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Jakub Mareczko|ITA|{{UCI team code|NRI|2015}}|+ 0"}}

=Stage 2=

;27 April 2015 — Alanya to Antalya, {{convert|182|km|1|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Mark Cavendish|GBR|{{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}|4h 21' 32"|{{cjersey|light blue|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Sacha Modolo|ITA|{{UCI team code|LAM|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Nicola Ruffoni|ITA|{{UCI team code|CSF|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Juan Sebastián Molano|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Daniele Colli|ITA|{{UCI team code|VFN|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Ahmet Örken|TUR|{{UCI team code|TRK|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Michael Kolář|SVK|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Manuel Belletti|ITA|{{UCI team code|NRI|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Eduard-Michael Grosu|ROM|{{UCI team code|VFN|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Paolo Simion|ITA|{{UCI team code|CSF|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 2}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Mark Cavendish|GBR|{{UCI team code|EQS|2015}}|7h 39' 30"|{{cjersey|light blue|General classification}}{{cjersey|green|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Sacha Modolo|ITA|{{UCI team code|LAM|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Nicola Ruffoni|ITA|{{UCI team code|CSF|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Michael Kolář|SVK|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Ahmet Örken|TUR|{{UCI team code|TRK|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Manuel Belletti|ITA|{{UCI team code|NRI|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Juan Sebastián Molano|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Marco Benfatto|ITA|{{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Brenton Jones|AUS|{{UCI team code|DPC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|André Greipel|GER|{{UCI team code|LTB|2015}}|+ 0"}}

=Stage 3=

;28 April 2015 — Kemer to Elmalı, {{convert|163|km|1|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 3 result{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2015/stage-3/results|title=Rebellin wins summit finish at Tour of Turkey|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=28 April 2015|accessdate=3 October 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Davide Rebellin|ITA|{{UCI team code|CCC|2015}}|4h 34' 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Kristijan Đurasek|CRO|{{UCI team code|LAM|2015}}|+ 7"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Eduardo Sepúlveda|ARG|{{UCI team code|FST|2015}}|+ 50"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Jay McCarthy|AUS|{{UCI team code|SAX|2015}}|+ 1' 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Serge Pauwels|BEL|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 1' 23"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Enrico Barbin|ITA|{{UCI team code|CSF|2015}}|+ 1' 29"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Heiner Parra|COL|{{UCI team code|CJR|2015}}|+ 1' 32"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Daniele Ratto|ITA|{{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}|+ 1' 42"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Alex Cano|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 1' 46"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Adam Hansen|AUS|{{UCI team code|LTB|2015}}|+ 1' 57"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 3}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Davide Rebellin|ITA|{{UCI team code|CCC|2015}}|12h 13' 41"|{{cjersey|light blue|General classification}}}}