| 2018 UCI Asia Tour, race 33 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 29 - October 4, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,017.0 km (631.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23:48:46 | ||||||||||||
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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.
Thirteen teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders: [2]
Continental teams
National teams
Stage 1 result [3]
| General classification after Stage 1 [4]
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Urmia – Aras Free Zone (209.4 km)
Stage 2 result [3]
| General classification after Stage 2 [5]
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Aras Free Zone – Tabriz (147.8 km)
Stage 3 result [3]
| General classification after Stage 3 [6]
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Stage 4 result [3]
| General classification after Stage 4 [7]
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Stage 6 result [3]
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Final general classification [9]
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Final mountains classification [9]
| Final team classification [9]
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Tabriz is a city in the Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It is capital of the province, county, and district. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran.
Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan, also known as Iranian Azerbaijan, is a historical region in northwestern Iran that borders Iraq and Turkey to the west, and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan to the north.
Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in the Middle East and the sixth-largest saltwater lake on Earth, with a surface area of approximately 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi), a length of 140 km (87 mi), a width of 55 km (34 mi), and a maximum depth of 16 m (52 ft).
Maku is a city in the Central District of Maku County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.
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