Tour of Kosovo

Tour of Kosovo
Race details
DateJuly
RegionKosovo
Local name(s)Tour de Kosova
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Race directorEdwin Cruijssen
History
Editions21 (as of 2023)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Nicolò Garibbo (ITA)

Tour of Kosovo is an annual men's multiple stage bicycle race held annually in Kosovo. Since 2019, it has been on the UCI Europe Tour, classified as a 2.2 event.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
2010 Karsten Keunecke Jonid Tosku Besmir Banushi
2011 Ylber Sefa Altin Sufa Qëndrim Guri
2012 Besmir Banushi
2013 Heinrich Berger Esad Hasanović Benjamin Holler
2014 Olsian Velia Alexander Schlenkrich Sascha Starker
2015[2] Alban Nuha Ylber Sefa Besmir Banushi
2016[3] Ylber Sefa Egzon Misini Nikolla Xhukiç
2017[4] Stanimir Cholakov Besmir Banushi Bart Dielissen
2018[5] Innokenty Zavyalov Daaf Koemans Bart Dielissen
2019 Charalampos Kastrantas Yordan Andreev Kenny Nijssen
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Tristan Delacroix Ylber Sefa Nikodemus Holler
2022 Cancelled
2023 Nicolò Garibbo Piergiorgio Cozzani Nikolaos Drakos

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Kosovo (2.2)". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ Fazli Berisha (30 August 2015). "Alban Nuha mbret i Turit, Sefa fiton etapën e fundit". botasot.info (in Albanian).
  3. ^ Kemajl Goca (28 August 2016). "Sefa triumfon në 'Tour de Kosova'". botasot.info (in Albanian).
  4. ^ "Stanimir Cholakov conquista il Tour of Kosovo, festa per il Team Unieuro". bicitv.it (in Italian). 23 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Zavyalov i Holandës e fiton Tour de Kosova". kosovacycling.org (in Albanian). 3 June 2018.