Race details | |
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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 |
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.
Rider | Team | ||
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1986 | Mohammad Reza Bajoul (IRI) | Isfahan Provincial Team | |
1987 | Mohammad Reza Bajoul (IRI) | Isfahan Provincial Team | |
1988 | Mohammad Reza Bajoul (IRI) | Isfahan Provincial Team | |
1989 | Hossein Mahmoudi (IRI) | East Azarbaijan Provincial Team | |
1990 | Hossein Mahmoudi (IRI) | East Azarbaijan Provincial Team | |
1991 | Tamer Avral (TUR) | Turkey National Team | |
1992 | Hassan Sharifzadeh (IRI) | East Azarbaijan Provincial Team | |
1993 | Kasta Kolov (TKM) | Turkmenistan National Team | |
1994 | Dmitriy Katmakov (TKM) | Turkmenistan National Team | |
1995 | Yuriy Chekov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan National Team | |
1996 | Sergey Belousov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan National Team | |
1997 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan National Team | |
1998 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Fajr Tabriz Cycling Team | |
1999 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Fajr Tabriz Cycling Team | |
2000 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Fajr Tabriz Cycling Team | |
2001 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | East Azarbaijan Provincial Team | |
2002 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Bursaspor Cycling Team | |
2003 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | |
2004 | Alexey Kolessov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan National Team | |
2005 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team | |
2006 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | |
2007 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Markazi Provincial Team | |
2008 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | |
2009 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | |
2010 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | |
2011 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team |
The 26th edition of the competition will be held 13–18 May 2011.