Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)

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Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
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Race details
DateOctober
Region Iranian Azerbaijan
English nameTour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
Local name(s)تور دوچرخه‌سواری بین‌المللی آذربایجان (in Persian)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Asia Tour 2.1
TypeStage race
Organiser Cycling Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Web site www.tourofiran.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1986;38 years ago (1986)
Editions36 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Reza Bajoul  (IRI)
Most winsFlag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRI) (7 wins)
Most recentFlag of Iran.svg  Saeid Safarzadeh  (IRI)
Tour of Azerbaijan Tabriz 2016.jpg
Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) 2016, Stage 6: Northern Highway of Tabriz, Road 14 (Iran).

Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran), also known as the Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan Tour is an annual multiple stage road bicycle racing held in Iran since 1986, named after Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a UCI 2.1 category race and is part of the UCI Asia Tour.

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History

Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) was established in 1986 by Asghar Khodayari and Akbar Goharkhani, with the name Tour de Urmia Lake. The stages of the tour were modified several times. In 2010, one stage of the tour was held in Nakhichevan, an autonomous republic of Azerbaijan. In 2013, Azerbaijan International Cycling Tour was renamed to Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran). [1]

In 2016, for the first time, a cycling team from the United States, Team Illuminate, announced their participation in the race. They said they wanted to show "how cycling can connect people". [2]

The 32nd edition of the tour rescheduled from May to October to avoid coincidence with Iran's presidential election.[ citation needed ] The organizers of the tour announced that the schedule of the following years will be in May as usual.[ citation needed ]

In 2020 and 2021, the race was not held.[ citation needed ][ clarification needed ]

Past winners

YearFirst placeSecond placeThird place
Tour of Azerbaijan
1986Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Reza Bajoul  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Davoud Zeynali  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Abdolqasem Rahmaniyan  (IRN)
1987Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Reza Bajoul  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hassan Milani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Pourniyazi  (IRN)
1988Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Reza Bajoul  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Akbar Amjadi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Mehran Safarzadeh  (IRN)
1989Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Mahmoudi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Mostafa Chaychi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Alireza Zangiabadi  (IRN)
1990Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Mahmoudi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Abas Ismaili  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Alireza Zangiabadi  (IRN)
1991Flag of Turkey.svg  Tamer Avral  (TUR)Flag of Turkey.svg  Ayhan Aytakin  (TUR)Flag of Syria.svg  Jamal Sheykhooni  (SYR)
1992Flag of Iran.svg  Hassan Sharifzadeh  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Khosrow Qamari  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hussain Eslami  (IRN)
1993Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Kasta Kolov  (TKM)Flag of Iran.svg  Majid Vafaei  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Azari  (IRN)
1994Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Dmitrij Katmakov  (TKM)Flag of Syria.svg  Majid Sheyk  (SYR)Flag of Armenia.svg  Manis Shabloni  (ARM)
1995Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yurij Chekov  (KAZ)Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Valery Tityev  (KGZ)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)
1996Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Sergej Belousov  (KAZ)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kosonov  (KAZ)
1997Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Andrey Mizurov  (KAZ)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Valery Titiyov  (KAZ)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Sergej Belousov  (KAZ)
1998Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Andrej Kashin  (KAZ)
1999Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)
2000Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Maleki  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)
2001Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)Flag of Armenia.svg  Vazgen Golijaniyan  (ARM)
2002Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Turkey.svg  Mert Mutlu  (TUR)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)
2003Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Mehdi Sohrabi  (IRN)Flag of Turkey.svg  Pawel Novdak  (TUR)
2004 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Kolessov  (KAZ)Flag of Iran.svg  Mostafa Rezaei Khormizi  (IRN)Flag of Turkey.svg  Mert Mutlu  (TUR)
2005 Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Syria.svg  Omar Hasanein  (SYR)
2006 Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Mostafa Rezaei Khormizi  (IRN)
2007 Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Rahim Ememi  (IRN)
2008 Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)
2009 Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)
2010 Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Zargari  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)
2011 Flag of Iran.svg  Mehdi Sohrabi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)
2012 Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Ramírez  (ESP)Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Saeidi Tanha  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Askari  (IRN)
Tour of Iran (Azarbaijan)
2013 Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Milan Kadlec  (CZE)Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Kolahdozhagh  (IRN)
2014 Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ramin Mehrabani  (IRN)
2015 Flag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Rahim Ememi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ramin Mehrabani  (IRN)
2016 Flag of Iran.svg  Samad Pourseyedi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Ahad Kazemi  (IRN)Flag of Iran.svg  Rahim Ememi  (IRN)
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Ruijgh  (NED)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ilya Davidenok  (KAZ)Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Toffali  (ITA)
2018 Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Sokolov  (RUS)Flag of Eritrea.svg  Meron Abraham  (ERI)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Venantas Lašinis  (LTU)
2019 Flag of Russia.svg  Savva Novikov  (RUS)Flag of Moldova.svg  Cristian Raileanu  (MDA)Flag of Algeria.svg  Youcef Reguigui  (ALG)
2022 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Marchand  (BEL)Flag of Iran.svg  Saeid Safarzadeh  (IRN)Flag of Eritrea.svg  Dawit Yemane  (ERI)
2023 Flag of Iran.svg  Saeid Safarzadeh  (IRN)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anatoliy Budyak  (UKR)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Anton Kuzmin  (KAZ)

Multiple winners

Number of winsRiderCountryYears
7 Ghader Mizbani Flag of Iran.svg  IRN 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014
5 Ahad Kazemi Flag of Iran.svg  IRN 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009
3 Mohammad Reza Bajoul Flag of Iran.svg  IRN 1986, 1987, 1988
2 Hossein Mahmoudi Flag of Iran.svg  IRN 1989, 1990
Hossein Askari Flag of Iran.svg  IRN 2007, 2008
Samad Pourseyedi Flag of Iran.svg  IRN 2015, 2016

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References

  1. "Azerbaijan Tour" . Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. "Team Illuminate will be first US squad in Tour of Iran". 27 April 2016.