Tour of Almaty
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Region | Kazakhstan |
| Local name(s) | Тур Алматы |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 1.1 |
| Type | Classic one-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 2013 |
| Editions | 3 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |
 Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) |
| Most wins |
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) |
The Tour of Almaty is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Kazakhstan since 2013. The race usually held in October each year. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.1 race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
History
2014
In 2014 the 2nd annual Tour of Almaty was organized by the Almaty Akimat and the Kazakhstan Cycling Federation. It was broadcast live by Eurosport, KazSport and Almaty channels. More than 20 teams, including Astana Pro Team, competed in the competition.[1] The event coincided with the 100 year anniversary of cycling in Kazakhstan.[1] A cyclist from Astana Alexey Lutsenko won the Tour.[1] He had also won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea previously.[1]
Tour of Almaty, Part of the route
Past winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | |
Iglinsky, MaximMaxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Kazakhstan national team |
| 2014 | |
Lutsenko, AlexeyAlexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana |
| 2015 | |
Lutsenko, AlexeyAlexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Astana cyclist Lutsenko wins Tour of Almaty". Tengrinews.
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