2018 TOUR OF IRAN (AZERBAIJAN)

Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) 2018
2018 UCI Asia Tour, race 33
Race details
Dates	September 29 - October 4, 2018
Stages	6
Distance	1,017.0 km (631.9 mi)
Winning time	23:48:46
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
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Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) 2018 was a UCI Asia Tour 2.1 event and the 33rd edition of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) which took place in six stages between September 29-October 4, 2018 in Iranian Azerbaijan.^[1] The race started in the city of Tabriz and traveled through Urmia, Jolfa, and Sarein.

Teams

Thirteen teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:^[2]

Continental teams

National teams

Azerbaijan
Iran
Russia

Overview

Stages

Stage 1

Tabriz – Urmia (150.1 km)

Stage 1 result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mohammad Ganjkhanlou ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	3h 25' 10"
2	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	s.t.
3	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	s.t.
4	Arman Kamyshev ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	s.t.
5	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	s.t.
6	Rick Ottema ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
7	Nikita Sokolov ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	s.t.
8	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	s.t.
9	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	s.t.
10	Abram Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mohammad Ganjkhanlou ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	3h 24' 54"
2	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	+ 7"
3	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	+ 12"
4	Rick Ottema ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 14"
5	Abram Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 15"
6	Arman Kamyshev ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	+ 16"
7	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	s.t.
8	Nikita Sokolov ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	s.t.
9	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	s.t.
10	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	s.t.

Stage 2

Urmia – Aras Free Zone (209.4 km)

Stage 2 result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	5h 14' 51"
2	Mohammad Rajablou ( IRN)	Iran	+ 1' 12"
3	Michiel Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	s.t.
4	Savva Novikov ( RUS)	Russia	+ 3' 26"
5	Marco Doets ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 3' 31"
6	Mohammad Ganjkhanlou ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	s.t.
7	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	s.t.
8	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	s.t.
9	Venantas Lašinis ( LTU)	Staki–Technorama	s.t.
10	Mehdi Sohrabi ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	8h 39' 44"
2	Mohammad Ganjkhanlou ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 3' 32"
3	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	+ 3' 39"
4	Rick Ottema ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 3' 46"
5	Abram Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 47"
6	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 48"
7	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	s.t.
8	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	s.t.
9	Venantas Lašinis ( LTU)	Staki–Technorama	s.t.
10	Arman Kamyshev ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	s.t.

Stage 3

Aras Free Zone – Tabriz (147.8 km)

Stage 3 result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vdovin ( RUS)	Russia	3h 34' 40"
2	Salim Kipkemboi ( KEN)	Kenya	s.t.
3	Adne van Engelen ( NED)	Bike Aid	+ 6"
4	Savva Novikov ( RUS)	Russia	+ 15"
5	Niels De Rooze ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 29"
6	Sjors Dekker ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 1' 01"
7	Amir Kolahdozhagh ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Saeid Safarzadeh ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	s.t.
9	Mohammad Ganjkhanlou ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 1' 10"
10	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	s.t.

General classification after Stage 3^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	12h 15' 45"
2	Mohammad Ganjkhanlou ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 3' 21"
3	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	+ 3' 28"
4	Abram Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 36"
5	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	+ 3' 37"
6	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	s.t.
7	Bahram Najafi ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	s.t.
8	Nikita Sokolov ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	+ 3' 42"
9	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 44"
10	Venantas Lašinis ( LTU)	Staki–Technorama	s.t.

Stage 4

Tabriz – Sarein (196.2 km)

Stage 4 result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sjors Dekker ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	4h 12' 56"
2	Kevin De Jonghe ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 13"
3	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	+ 1' 42"
4	Amir Kolahdozhagh ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Saeid Safarzadeh ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	s.t.
6	Savva Novikov ( RUS)	Russia	+ 1' 49"
7	Rick Ottema ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 1' 54"
8	Behnam Ariyan ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	s.t.
9	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	s.t.
10	Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	s.t.

General classification after Stage 4^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	16h 30' 35"
2	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	+ 3' 12"
3	Abram Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 36"
4	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	+ 3' 37"
5	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	s.t.
6	Bahram Najafi ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	s.t.
7	Nikita Sokolov ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	+ 3' 42"
8	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 44"
9	Venantas Lašinis ( LTU)	Staki–Technorama	s.t.
10	Hamid Beikkhormizi ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	s.t.

Stage 5

Sarein – Tabriz (198.9 km)

Stage 5 result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Saeid Safarzadeh ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	5h 10' 53"
2	Savva Novikov ( RUS)	Russia	+ 11"
3	Jafar Alizadehchakhlou ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	+ 19"
4	Folkert Oostra ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 36"
5	Amir Kolahdozhagh ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 38"
6	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	s.t.
7	Ruben Scheire ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 41"
8	Arvin Moazzami ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 47"
9	Farhad Mokhtari ( IRN)	Gun Ay Tabriz Team	+ 49"
10	Adne van Engelen ( NED)	Bike Aid	+ 51"

General classification after Stage 5^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	21h 42' 42"
2	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	+ 2' 36"
3	Venantas Lašinis ( LTU)	Staki–Technorama	+ 3' 24"
4	Nikita Sokolov ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	+ 3' 36"
5	Folkert Oostra ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	+ 3' 39"
6	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	+ 3' 40"
7	Bahram Najafi ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	+ 3' 44"
8	Hamid Beikkhormizi ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 3' 46"
9	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 47"
10	Abram Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 56"

Stage 6

Tabriz – Tabriz (91.2 km)

Stage 6 result^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mohammad Ganjkhanlou ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	2h 06' 08"
2	Marco Doets ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
3	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	s.t.
4	Olamaei Mahdi ( IRN)	Iran	s.t.
5	Alexey Voloshin ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	s.t.
6	Aleksandr Smirnov ( RUS)	Russia	s.t.
7	Clint Hendricks ( RSA)	Bike Aid	s.t.
8	Matthew Overste ( NED)	Alé–Cipollini	s.t.
9	Bahram Najafi ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	s.t.
10	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	s.t.

Final standings

Final general classification^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dmitri Sokolov ( RUS)	Russia	23h 48' 46"
2	Meron Abraham ( ERI)	Bike Aid	+ 2' 40"
3	Venantas Lašinis ( LTU)	Staki–Technorama	+ 3' 28"
4	Nikita Sokolov ( KAZ)	Vino–Astana Motors	+ 3' 40"
5	Folkert Oostra ( NED)	Alecto Cycling Team	+ 3' 43"
6	Jan Stöhr ( CZE)	AC Sparta Praha	+ 3' 44"
7	Bahram Najafi ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	+ 3' 48"
8	Hamid Beikkhormizi ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 3' 50"
9	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 3' 51"
10	Abram Stockman ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	+ 4' 00"

Final mountains classification^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Saeid Safarzadeh ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	62
2	Jafar Alizadehchakhlou ( IRN)	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	46
3	Amir Kolahdozhagh ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	39
4	Savva Novikov ( RUS)	Russia	24
5	Adne van Engelen ( NED)	Bike Aid	22
6	Hamid Beikkhormizi ( IRN)	Pishgaman Cycling Team	22
7	Kevin De Jonghe ( BEL)	Tarteletto–Isorex	13
8	Sjors Dekker ( NED)	Alecto Cycling Team	12
9	Folkert Oostra ( NED)	Alecto Cycling Team	11
10	Ylber Sefa ( ALB)	Tarteletto–Isorex	10

Final team classification^[9]

Rank	Team	Time
1	Tarteletto–Isorex	71h 36' 58"
2	Russia	+ 2' 34"
3	Alecto Cycling Team	+ 2' 55"
4	Bike Aid	+ 3' 10"
5	Pishgaman Cycling Team	+ 3' 29"
6	AC Sparta Praha	+ 8' 48"
7	Vino–Astana Motors	+ 8' 54"
8	Tabriz Shahrdary Team	+ 9' 27"
9	Iran	+ 10' 27"
10	Gun Ay Tabriz Team	+ 1h 02' 46"

References

^ "2018 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
^ "2018 Tour of Iran - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Cycling - Tour of Iran - 2018 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[1] "2018 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

[2] "2018 Tour of Iran - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[TSO-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Cycling - Tour of Iran - 2018 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[4] "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[5] "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[6] "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[7] "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[8] "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[ToI6-9] "General Classification" (PDF). Tour of Iran. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

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