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