Azerbaijan International Cycling Tour

Azerbaijan Cycling Tour
Race details
Date Mid-May
Region Azerbaijan
Local name(s) تور بین المللی آذربایجان
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Asia Tour
Type Stage race
Organiser CFI
History
First edition 1986 (1986)
Editions 25 (as of 2010)
First winner  Mohammad Reza Bajoul (IRI)
Most wins  Ghader Mizbani (IRI)
 Ahad Kazemi (IRI) (5 Wins)
Most recent  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)

Azerbaijan International Cycling Tour (Persian: تور دوچرخه سواری آذربايجان) is the most elite men's professional road bicycle racing international annual event in Iran, which is held as part of the UCI Asia Tour.

The race is rated at multi-day 6 stage race. The tour commence from Tabriz city, largest city of Iranian Azerbaijan and after pathing through Urmia lake, Urmia, Jolfa and Kaleybar it finish at Tabriz. It was established on 1986 by Asghar Khodayari and Akbar Goharkhani. Recently tour part of the tour is held in Nakhchivan, part of Republic of Azerbaijan.

Past winners

Rider Team
1986 Bajoul, Mohammad RezaMohammad Reza Bajoul (IRI) Isfahan Provincial Team
1987 Bajoul, Mohammad RezaMohammad Reza Bajoul (IRI) Isfahan Provincial Team
1988 Bajoul, Mohammad RezaMohammad Reza Bajoul (IRI) Isfahan Provincial Team
1989 Mahmoudi, HosseinHossein Mahmoudi (IRI) East Azarbaijan Provincial Team
1990 Mahmoudi, HosseinHossein Mahmoudi (IRI) East Azarbaijan Provincial Team
1991 Avral, TamerTamer Avral (TUR) Turkey National Team
1992 Sharifzadeh, HassanHassan Sharifzadeh (IRI) East Azarbaijan Provincial Team
1993 Kolov, KastaKasta Kolov (TKM) Turkmenistan National Team
1994 Katmakov, DmitriyDmitriy Katmakov (TKM) Turkmenistan National Team
1995 Chekov, YuriyYuriy Chekov (KAZ) Kazakhstan National Team
1996 Belousov, SergeySergey Belousov (KAZ) Kazakhstan National Team
1997 Mizurov, AndreyAndrey Mizurov (KAZ) Kazakhstan National Team
1998 Kazemi, AhadAhad Kazemi (IRI) Fajr Tabriz Cycling Team
1999 Kazemi, AhadAhad Kazemi (IRI) Fajr Tabriz Cycling Team
2000 Mizbani, GhaderGhader Mizbani (IRI) Fajr Tabriz Cycling Team
2001 Kazemi, AhadAhad Kazemi (IRI) East Azarbaijan Provincial Team
2002 Mizbani, GhaderGhader Mizbani (IRI) Bursaspor Cycling Team
2003 Kazemi, AhadAhad Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
2004 Kolessov, AlexeyAlexey Kolessov (KAZ) Kazakhstan National Team
2005 Mizbani, GhaderGhader Mizbani (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team
2006 Mizbani, GhaderGhader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
2007 Askari, HosseinHossein Askari (IRI) Markazi Provincial Team
2008 Askari, HosseinHossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
2009 Kazemi, AhadAhad Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
2010 Mizbani, GhaderGhader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
2011 Sohrabi, MehdiMehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team

2011 edition

The 26th edition of the competition will be held 13–18 May 2011.

Stages

References