Preview Tour of Turkey 2025 | Several favorites from the Low Countries and riders preparing for the Giro

Latest winners Tour of Turkey

2024 Frank van den Broek
2023 Alexey Lutsenko
2022 Patrick Bevin
2021 José Manuel Diaz
2020 Canceled
2019 Felix Grossschartner
2018 Eduard Prades
2017 Diego Ulissi
2016 José Goncalves
2015 Kristijan Durasek

Tour of Turkey 2025: Course, times and favorites stage wins

Stage 1, Sunday, April 27: Antalya – Antalya (132.0 km)

The Tour of Turkey starts with a short, flat stage starting and finishing in the resort of Antalya. The riders must get up early to avoid overlapping the Liège race, but the organizers accommodate them with this easy ride.

Times
Start: 10:20 AM local time (03:20 AM EDT)
Finish: 1:12 PM local time (06:12 AM EDT)

Stage 2, Monday, April 28: Kemer – Kalkan (167.4 km)

On day two, the riders will travel from Kemer to Kalkan, where they must conquer some altitude. The program includes two climbs (6.2 kilometers at 4.8 percent and 10.3 kilometers at 5.0 percent), and the last kilometer also climbs steeply. Punchers, bring it on!

Times
Start: 12:05 AM local time (05:05 AM EDT)
Finish: 4:05 PM local time (09:05 AM EDT)

Stage 3, Tuesday, April 29: Fethiye – Marmaris (175.9 km)

On day three, we travel to another well-known seaside resort: Marmaris. Here, another punchy stage is on the program, with a 3.1-kilometer climb at 6.6 percent in the final as the decisive factor.

Favorites
Frank van den Broek (Picnic PostNL)
Henok Mulubhran (XDS-Astana)
Andreas Kron (Uno-X)

Times
Start: 11:56 AM local time (04:56 AM EDT)
Finish: 4:08 PM local time (09:08 AM EDT)

Stage 4, Wednesday, April 30: Marmaris – Akyaka (115.4 km)

Mountain stage! In stage four, the riders head for Akyaka, where, after 115 kilometers of cycling, they finish on a 9.1-kilometer mountain with an average gradient of 9.7 percent. This stage will probably decide the GC of the Tour of Turkey.

Times
Start: 12:55 PM local time (05:55 AM EDT)
Finish: 4:14 PM local time (09:14 AM EDT)

Stage 5, Thursday, May 1: Marmaris – Aydin (151.0 km)

On day five, the riders start from Marmaris for the second time in a row, and again, it is not an easy ride. Immediately after the start, the road climbs, followed by a steep climb after thirty kilometers. After that, it is mainly downhill, although the final kilometer is also quite steep.

Favorites
Mirco Maestri (Polti-VisitMalta)
Adrien Maire (Unibet Tietema Rockets)
Stefan De Bod (Terengganu)

Times
Start: 10:36 AM local time (03:36 AM EDT)
Finish: 2:12 PM local time (07:12 AM EDT)

Stage 6, Friday, May 2: Kusadasi – Selcuk (161.4 km)

The finish in Selcuk has been absent from the Tour of Turkey for more than five years, but that does not mean that the stage race organizers have forgotten about the climb. Alexey Lutsenko, the last winner in 2018, will have a successor this year on the 4.2-kilometer climb, with an average gradient of 8.2 percent.

Favorites
Wout Poels (XDS-Astana)
Frank van den Broek (Picnic PostNL)
Giovanni Carboni (Unibet Tietema Rockets)

Times
Start: 12:12 AM local time (05:12 AM EDT)
Finish: 4:01 PM local time (09:01 AM EDT)

Stage 7, Saturday, May 3: Selcuk – Cesme (144.2 km)

The sprinters will think, “He he.” After day one, they had to wait a while, but they would probably get another chance in the penultimate stage. The finish in Cesme is barely 7 meters above sea level.

Favorites
Elia Viviani (Lotto)
Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL)
Jon Aberasturi (Euskaltel-Euskadi)

Times
Start: 11:02 AM local time (04:02 AM EDT)
Finish: 2:14 p.m. (07:14 AM EDT)

Stage 8, Sunday, May 4: Cesme – Izmir (105.7 km)

We won’t see much action in the final weekend of the Tour of Turkey. The final stage is also flat, although, in a way, it will be a tempting opportunity for the sprinters to get over the many hills earlier in the week.

Favorites
Jakub Mareckzo (Mazowsze)
Davide Bomboi (Unibet Tietema Rockets)
Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL)

Times
Start: 10:48 AM local time (03:48 AM EDT)
Finish: 1:07 PM local time (06:07 AM EDT)

Favorites GC Tour of Turkey 2025

It is clear that the Tour of Turkey is a 2. Pro race, as several teams fighting for promotion or against relegation have favorites at the start. XDS-Astana, in particular, seems keen to score, as they have three riders in their ranks who are expected to do well in Turkey: Wout Poels, Harold Martin Lopez, and Henok Mulubhran. Poels is probably the best based on quality, but Lopez is also doing really well this season.

Defending champion Frank van den Broek will try to make things. The attacker has a solid year, but he’s still waiting for a standout performance. Will it be the same as last year in Turkey? Uno-X, another team involved in the points battle, saw its leader, Andreas Kron, miss the Ardennes classics. However, the Dane is making his comeback in Turkey and immediately finding some opportunities.

Who are the favorites for the final classification of the Tour of Turkey 2025, according to IDLProCycling.com?

Top favorites: Wout Poels (XDS-Astana) and Frank van den Broek (Picnic PostNL)
Outsiders: Harold Martin Lopez, Henok Mulubhran (XDS-Astana), Andreas Kron (Uno-X) and Adrien Maire (Unibet Tietema Rockets)
Long shots: Giovanni Carboni, Lander Loockx (Unibet Tietema Rockets), Ivan Ramiro Sosa (Equipo Kern Pharma), Mikel Bizkarra (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Henri Vandenabeele (Lotto), Stefan De Bod (Terangganu) and Natnael Berhane (Istanbul)

TV broadcast Tour of Turkey 2025

The last hour and a half of each stage of the Tour of Turkey will be broadcast on Eurosport 1/HBO Max.