Tour of Almaty

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 (2013)
Editions 4 (as of 2016)
First winner  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
Most wins  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
(3 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 race.[1] The event coincided with the 100 year anniversary of cycling in Kazakhstan.[1] Astana team rider and 2014 Asian Games time trial champion Alexey Lutsenko won the race.[1]

Tour of Almaty, Part of the route

Past winners

Rider Team
2013 Kazakhstan Iglinsky, MaximMaxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Kazakhstan national team
2014 Kazakhstan Lutsenko, AlexeyAlexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana
2015 Kazakhstan Lutsenko, AlexeyAlexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana
2016 Kazakhstan Lutsenko, AlexeyAlexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana

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