2018 Tour of Mediterrennean

The 2018 Tour of Mediterrennean was the 1st edition of the Tour of Mediterrennean road cycling stage race.[2] It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2.

2018 Tour of Mediterrennean
2018 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates2-4 March 2018
Stages3
Distance434.9[1] km (270.2 mi)
Winning time10h 07' 36"
Results
  Winner  Onur Balkan (TUR) (Torku Şekerspor)
  Second  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) (Torku Şekerspor)
  Third  Tymur Malieiev (UKR) (Lviv Cycling Team)

Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to take part in the race. These included seventeen UCI Continental teams and one national team.[3]

UCI Continental teams

National teams

Route
Stage schedule
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
1 2 March Antakya to Adana 196.4 km (122 mi) Flat stage  Tymur Malieiev (UKR)
2 3 March Adana to Mersin 121.6 km (76 mi) Flat stage  Onur Balkan (TUR)
3 4 March Mersin to Mersin 116.9 km (73 mi) Flat stage  Onur Balkan (TUR)

Stages

Stage 1
2 March 2018 — Antakya to Adana, 196.4 km (122 mi)[4]
Result of Stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tymur Malieiev (UKR) Lviv Cycling Team 4h 51' 26"
2  Siarhei Papok (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 0"
3  Dylan Page (SUI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0"
4  Norman Vahtra (EST) Estonia + 0"
5  Vadim Galeyev (KAZ) Apple Team + 0"
6  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) Torku Şekerspor + 0"
7  Nikolai Shumov (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 0"
8  Samir Jabrayilov (AZE) Synergy Baku + 0"
9  Stanislau Bazhkou (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 0"
10  Daniel Habtemichael (ERI) Eritrel Sport Club + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tymur Malieiev (UKR) Lviv Cycling Team 4h 51' 16"
2  Siarhei Papok (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 4"
3  Dylan Page (SUI) Team Sapura Cycling + 6"
4  Norman Vahtra (EST) Estonia + 10"
5  Vadim Galeyev (KAZ) Apple Team + 10"
6  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) Torku Şekerspor + 10"
7  Nikolai Shumov (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 10"
8  Samir Jabrayilov (AZE) Synergy Baku + 10"
9  Stanislau Bazhkou (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 10"
10  Daniel Habtemichael (ERI) Eritrel Sport Club + 10"

Stage 2
3 March 2018 — Adana to Mersin, 121.6 km (76 mi)[5]
Result of Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Onur Balkan (TUR) Torku Şekerspor 2h 43' 32"
2  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) Torku Şekerspor + 0"
3  Yunus Emre Yilmaz (TUR) Brisaspor Cycling Team + 0"
4  Siarhei Papok (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 0"
5  Ahmet Örken (TUR) Salcano Sakarya + 0"
6  Andrey Prostokishin (RUS) Marathon-Tula + 0"
7  Maksym Vasilyev (UKR) Lviv Cycling Team + 0"
8  Dylan Page (SUI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0"
9  Michael Habtom (ERI) Eritrel Sport Club + 0"
10  Grigoriy Shtein (KAZ) Astana City + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tymur Malieiev (UKR) Lviv Cycling Team 7h 34' 48"
2  Onur Balkan (TUR) Torku Şekerspor + 0"
3  Siarhei Papok (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 4"
4  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) Torku Şekerspor + 4"
5  Dylan Page (SUI) Team Sapura Cycling + 6"
6  Yunus Emre Yilmaz (TUR) Brisaspor Cycling Team + 6"
7  Ahmet Örken (TUR) Salcano Sakarya + 10"
8  Norman Vahtra (EST) Estonia + 10"
9  Michael Habtom (ERI) Eritrel Sport Club + 10"
10  Vadim Galeyev (KAZ) Apple Team + 10"

Stage 3
4 March 2018 — Mersin to Mersin, 116.9 km (73 mi)[6]
Result of Stage 3[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Onur Balkan (TUR) Torku Şekerspor 2h 32' 58"
2  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) Torku Şekerspor + 0"
3  Maksim Sukhov (RUS) Marathon-Tula + 0"
4  Siarhei Papok (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 0"
5  Nikolai Shumov (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 0"
6  Norman Vahtra (EST) Estonia + 0"
7  Vadim Galeyev (KAZ) Apple Team + 0"
8  Oguzhan Tiryaki (TUR) Salcano Capaddocia + 0"
9  Samir Jabrayilov (AZE) Synergy Baku + 0"
10  Dylan Page (SUI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Onur Balkan (TUR) Torku Şekerspor 10h 07' 36"
2  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) Torku Şekerspor + 8"
3  Tymur Malieiev (UKR) Lviv Cycling Team + 12"
4  Siarhei Papok (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club + 14"
5  Dylan Page (SUI) Team Sapura Cycling + 16"
6  Yunus Emre Yilmaz (TUR) Brisaspor Cycling Team + 18"
7  Norman Vahtra (EST) Estonia + 20"
8  Vadim Galeyev (KAZ) Apple Team + 20"
9  Samir Jabrayilov (AZE) Synergy Baku + 20"
10  Michael Habtom (ERI) Eritrel Sport Club + 20"

Classification leadership table

In the 2018 Tour of Mediterrennean, three different jerseys were awarded for the main classifications. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Tour of Mediterrennean, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with 14 for second, 13 for third, with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage. The winner of the intermediate sprint earned 6 points, with 4 for second and 2 for third. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by an orange jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Teams classification
1 Tymur Malieiev Tymur Malieiev Tymur Malieiev Hanibal Tesfay Minsk Cycling Club
2 Onur Balkan Siarhei Papok Torku Şekerspor
3 Onur Balkan Onur Balkan Batuhan Özgür
Final Onur Balkan Batuhan Özgür Hanibal Tesfay Torku Şekerspor

References
  1. "Tour of Mediterrennean". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "2018 Tour of Mediterrennean". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. "2018 Tour of Mediterrennean start list". World Cycling Stats. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. "Tour of Mediterrennean - Stage 1". Worldcyclingstats. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Tour of Mediterrennean - Stage 2". Worldcyclingstats. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. "Tour of Mediterrennean - Stage 3". Worldcyclingstats. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.


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