:: Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ::



RIDER 1:
ANDREAS KLÖDEN
Height	:	1.83 m
Weight	:	63 kg
Date of Birth	:	22.06.1975
Nationality	:	Germany
Residence	:	Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Bibliography	:	Grand Tours Tour de France: 6 DNF – 2007, 2nd – 2006, DNF – 2005, 2nd – 2004, DNF – 2003, 26th – 2001 Vuelta a Espana: 4 DNF – 2002, DNF – 2000, 62 – 1999, DNF – 1998 2007 1st – Overall - Tirreno-Adriatico 1st – Overall - Circuit de la Sarthe 1st – City Nacht Rhede 1st – Stage 2b - Circuit de la Sarthe 2nd – Stage 5 – Tirreno-Adriatico 2nd – Stage 9 – Tour de Suisse 2nd – Prologue – Tour de France 3rd – Stage 3 – Tirreno-Adriatico 3rd – Stage 2 – Criterium International 3rd – Stage 7 – Tour de Suisse 3rd – Stage 8 – Tour de Suisse 3rd – Stage 13 – Tour de France 4th – Stage 3 – Criterium International 5th – Overall - Criterium International 5th – Overall - International Bayern Rundfahrt 5th – Stage 4 – International Bayern Rundfahrt 6th – Stage 4 – Tirreno-Adriatico 6th – Stage 14 – Tour de France 8th – Stage 3 – Tour de Suisse 9th – Stage 6 – Tirreno-Adriatico 9th – Stage 6 – Tour de Suisse 9th – Stage 9 – Tour de France 10th – Overall - Tour de Suisse 2006 1st – Overall – Regio Tour International 1st – Stage 4 – Regio Tour International 2nd – Overall – Tour de France 2nd – Grazer Altstadt Kriterium 2nd – Nacht von Hannover 2nd – Einhausen-Entega GP 2nd – Stage 19 – Tour de France 2nd – Stage 2 – Regio Tour International 2nd – Stage 3 – Regio Tour International 3rd – Stage 4 – Bayern Rundfahrt 2005 1st – Stage 5 – Bayern Rundfahrt 2nd – Stage 8 – Tour de France 2004 1st – Germany Road Race Championships 1st – Nacht von Hannover 2nd – Overall – Bayern Rundfahrt 2nd – Overall – Tour de France 2nd – Bavikhove 2nd – Stage 10 – Tour de France 2nd – Stage 17 – Tour de France 3rd – Grazer Alstadt Kriterium 3rd – Stage 3 – Route du Sud 3rd – Stage 12 – Tour de France 3rd – Stage 16 – Tour de France 3rd – Stage 19 – Tour de France 2003 2nd – Stage 3 – Criterium International 2002 2nd – Overall – Regio Tour International 3rd – Stage 4 – Regio Tour International 2001 3rd – Stage 6 – Deutschland Tour 2000 1st – Overall – Paris-Nice 1st – Overall – Pais Vasco 1st – Bremen – Vegesack 1st – Stage 7 – Paris-Nice 1st – Stage 7 – Course de la Paix 1st – Stage 5b – Pais Vasco 2nd – Overall – Deutschland Tour 2nd – Overall – Post Danmark Rundt 2nd – Stage 7 – Deutschland Tour 3rd – Overall – Regio Tour International 3rd – Olympic Road Race Games 3rd – Stage 3b – Regio Tour International 3rd – Stage 4b – Post Danmark Rundt 1999 1st – Stage 3 – Volta ao Algarve 2nd – Stage 4 – Volta ao Algarve 2nd – Stage 3b – Regio Tour International 1998 1st – Overall - Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 1st – Kleve Time Trial (with Dirk Müller) 1st – Prologue – Tour de Normandie 1st – Stage 3a – Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 2nd – Overall – Tour de Normandie 2nd – Stage 4 – Tour de Normandie 3rd – Stage 6 – Course de la Paix 1997 1st – Overall – U23 Germany Road Race Championships 1st – Stage 4 – Commonwealth Bank Classic 1st – Prologue – Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt 1st – Stage 7b – Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt 2nd – Prologue – Bayern Rundfahrt 1996 3rd – U23 World Time Trial Championships 3rd – Stage 8 – Osterreich-Rundfahrt



RIDER 2:
ANDREY ZEITS
Height	:	1.80 m
Weight	:	65 kg
Date of Birth	:	14.12.1986
Nationality	:	Kazakhstan
Residence	:	Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Major wins	:	2007 3rd – Stage 5 – Giro delle Regioni 4th – Overall – Giro Belvedere di Villa di Cordignano 6th – Overall – GP Palio del Recioto 6th – Stage 4 – GP Tell 7th – Overall – GP Tell 7th – U23 Kazakhstan Time Trial Championships 7th – Stage 3 – GP Tell 9th – Giro delle Regioni 9th – GP Citta di Felino 9th – Gara Ciclistica Milionaria 10th – U23 World Road Race Championships 10th – Stage 1 – GP Tell 11th – U23 Kazakhstan Road Race Championships 11th – Trofeo Bianchin 13th – Trofeo Salvatore Morucci 14th – Stage 1 – Giro delle Regioni 16th – Overall – Giro del Canavese 16th – Stage 2 – GP Tell 17th – Thüringen Rundfahrt 17th – Stage 2 – Giro delle Regioni 17th – Stage 3 – Giro delle Regioni 17th – Stage 6 – Giro delle Regioni 2006 1st – Stage 4 – Giro della Valle d’Aosta

RIDER 3:
TOMAS VAITKUS
Height	:	1.86 m
Weight	:	80 kg
Date of Birth	:	04.02.1982
Nationality	:	Lithuania
Residence	:	Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Major wins	:	Grand Tours Giro d’Italia : 2 DNF – 2005, DNF – 2003 Tour de France : 1 DNF – 2007 2007 2nd – Stage 4 – Tour of Poland 3rd – Overall - Volta ao Algarve 3rd - Trofeo Cala Millor-Cala Bona 3rd – Stage 1 – Volta ao Algarve 3rd – Stage 3 – Volta ao Algarve 3rd – Stage 2 – Three Days of de Panne 4th – Eindhoven Team Time Trial 4th – Stage 5 – Volta ao Algarve 5th – Stage 5 – Eneco Tour 6th – Dwaars door Vlaanderen 6th – Tour of Flanders 6th – Stage 2 – Paris-Nice 7th – Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 8th – Stage 4 – Volta ao Algarve 9th – Stage 4 – Three Days of de Panne 10th – Stage 1 – Tour de France Metas Volantes Classification: Challenge Mallorca 2006 1st – Stage 9 – Giro d’Italia 3rd – Stage 6 – Giro d’Italia 2005 1st – GP Uhispanga Tartu 1st – European Individual Pursuit Championships 2nd – Lithuania Time Trial Championships 2nd – European Track Championships Omnium 2nd – Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen 2nd – Stage 2 – Four Days of Dunkirk 2nd – Stage 5 – Four Days of Dunkirk 2nd – Stage 2 – Tour de la Région Wallonne 2nd – Stage 6 – Post Danmark Rundt 2nd – Stage 6 – Post Danmark Rundt 3rd – Stage 4 – Tour de la RégionWallonne 3rd – Stage 4 – Post Danmark Rundt 2004 1st – Lithuania Time Trial Championships 1st – Lithuania Road Race Championships 1st – Moscou Team Pursuit (World Cup Track) 1st – Stage 5 – Post Danmark Rundt 2nd – Stage 8 – Giro d’Italia 2nd – Stage 6 – Post Danmark Rundt 3rd – Omloop van het Waasland 3rd – Stage 4 – Course de la Solidarite Olympique 2003 1st – Lithuania Time Trial Championships 1st – Stage 5 – Post Danmark Rundt 2nd – Lithuania Road Race Championships 2nd – Overall – GP Erik Breukink 2nd – Berlare 3rd – Stage 4 – Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne 2002 1st – Chrono Champenois 1st – U23 GP des Nations 1st – Overall – U23 World Time Trial Championships 1st – Stage 2 – Transalsace 2001 1st – Stage 3 – U23 Triptyque des Barrages 2nd – U23 European Track Team Pursuit Championships 3rd – Overall – U23 Triptyque des Barrages 3rd – U23 European Track Pursuit Championships 2000 1st – World Junior Track Team Pursuit Championships 2nd – World Junior Track Pursuit Championships 1999 3rd – Overall – World Junior Track Points Championships


RIDER 4:
GRÉGORY RAST
Height	:	1.86 m
Weight	:	78 kg
Date of Birth	:	17.01.1980
Nationality	:	Switzerland
Preferences	:	Time Trialist, Sprinting
Residence	:	Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Major wins		Grand Tours Giro d’Italia: 2 94th – 2006, 120th – 2005 Tour de France: 1 DNF – 2007 2007 1st – Overall – Tour de Luxembourg 1st – Stage 4 – Tour de Luxembourg 2nd – Stage 2 – Tour de Luxembourg 3rd – Stage 1 TTT – Volta a Catalunya 3rd – Stage 1 TTT – Tour de Pologne 4th – Prologue – Tour de Luxembourg 4th – Stage 3 – Tour de Luxembourg 6th – Stage 5 – Tour de Suisse 6th – Stage 6 – Tour de Pologne 7th – Trofeo Calvia 11th – Stage 7 – Tour de Pologne 2006 1st – Switzerland Road Race Championships 2nd – Giro del Piemonte 3rd – GP Kanton Aargau Gippingen 6th – Vattenfall Cyclassics Cup 2005 2nd – Stage 5 – Tour de Suisse 2nd – Stage 5 – Tour de la Region Wallonne 3rd – GP Formaggi Guffanti 3rd – Paris-Bourges 4th – Rund um den Henninger Turm 2004 1st – Switzerland Road Race Championships 1st – Rund um den Bühler 2nd – Stage 3 – Tour de Suisse 2003 2nd – Schaffhausen 2nd – Stage 2 – Deutschland Tour 2nd – Stage 5 – Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt 2002 1st – U23 Switzerland Road Race Championships 1st – Stage 4 – GP Tell 2nd – Stadtkriterium Thun 2nd – Pfaffnau 2nd – Stage 3 – GP Tell 3rd – Rund um die Rigi-Gersau 3rd – U23 La Côte Picarde 3rd – GP Oberes Fricktal 3rd – Overall – GP Tell 3rd – Stage 2 – GP Tell 2001 3rd – Overall – Nafels 2000 1st – Giro del Gambarogno 1st – Tour de Bern 2nd – Stage 2 – GP Tell 3rd – U23 Switzerland Road Race Championships 1998 2nd – Switzerland Junior Cyclocross Championships 1997 3rd – Switzerland Junior Cyclocross Championships


RIDER 5:
ASSAN BAZAYEV
Height	:	1.71 m
Weight	:	65 kg
Date of Birth	:	22.02.1981
Nationality	:	Kazakhstan
Residence	:	Astana, Kazakhstan
Major wins	:	Grand Tours Giro d’Italia: 1 98th – 2007 Vuelta a Espana: 1 98th – 2006 2007 2nd – Stage 1 TTT – Giro d’Italia 3rd – Stage 2 – Internationale Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 3rd – Stage 8 – Giro d’Italia 3rd – Stage 1 TTT – Tour of Poland 4th – Stage 1b – Settimana Ciclistica 4th – Stage 2 – Giro d’Italia 6th – Overall - Internationale Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 7th – Stage 1 – Settimana Ciclistica 7th – Stage 1 – Internationale Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 9th – Stage 7 – Giro d’Italia 9th – Stage 16 – Giro d’Italia 10th – Stage 5 – Comunidad Valenciana 2006 1st – Stage 1 – Deutschland Tour 2005 1st – Merchtem 2nd – Bever 2nd – Leuze 2nd – Stage 6 – Tour of Japan 2nd – Stage 1 – Tour of Qinghai Lake 2nd – Stage 8 – Tour of Qinghai Lake 2nd – Stage 4 – Tour of China 3rd – Schellebelle 3rd – Overall - Tour de l’Avenir 3rd – Championship Vlaanderen 3rd – Stage 4 – Vuelta Ciclista de Chile 3rd – Stage 1 – Tour of Japan 3rd – Stage 2 – Tour of Japan Points Classification: Tour of Qinghai Lake Tour de l'Avenir 2004 1st – Overall - Asian Time Trial Championships 1st – Overall - Tour of Greece 1st – Hoves 2nd - Bever 2nd – Stage 1 – Tour of Greece 2nd – Stage 3 – Tour of Greece 3rd – Stage 2 – Tour of Greece 3rd – Stage 4 – Tour of Greece 2003 1st – Stage 19 – Vuelta a las Americas 1st – Stage 20 – Vuelta a las Americas 1st – Stage 2 – Cinturon Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca 1st – Stage 1 – GP Tell 1st – Stage 4 – Tour of Bulgaria 2nd – Stage 2 – FBD Milk Ras 2nd – Stage 6 – Tour of Bulgaria 2nd – Stage 8 – Tour of Bulgaria 3rd – Overall - GP du Président 3rd – Stage 10 – Tour de l’Avenir 3rd – Stage 1 – Tour of Bulgaria


RIDER 6:
BENOIT JOACHIM
Height	:	1.88 m
Weight	:	74 kg
Date of Birth	:	04.01.1976
Nationality	:	Luxembourg
Residence	:	Foetz, Luxembourg
Major wins	:	Grand Tours Giro d’Italia: 3 99th – 2007, 83rd – 2006, 107th – 2005 Tour de France: 2 89th – 2002, 92nd – 2000 Vuelta a Espana: 6 66th – 2006, DNF – 2005, 57th – 2004, 81st – 2003, 88th – 2001, DNF – 1999 2007 1st – Luxembourg Road Race Championships 2nd – Stage 1 TTT – Giro d’Italia 3rd - Hellemmes Criterium 4th – Luxembourg Time Trial Championships 7th – Criterium Luxembourg 7th – Stage 1 TTT – Tour of Qatar 11th – Eindhoven Team Time Trial 12th – Prologue – Tour de Luxembourg 16th – Stage 11 – Giro d’Italia 16th – Stage 16 – Giro d’Italia 20th – Stage 1 – Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2006 1st – Luxembourg Time Trial Championships 2nd – Eindhoven Team Time Trial 2004 1st – Luxembourg Time Trial Championships 1st – Stage 1 – Vuelta a Espana 3rd – Luxembourg Road Race Championships 3rd – Marquette-lez-Lille 2003 1st – Luxembourg Road Race Championships 2001 2nd – Luxembourg Time Trial Championships 2nd – Luxembourg Road Race Championships 3rd – Mere 2000 1st – Luxembourg Road Race Championships 2nd – Overall – Tour de Luxembourg 2nd – Gala Tour de France 1999 1st – Stage 3 – Prudential Tour 2nd – Overall – Prudential Tour 2nd – Luxembourg Time Trial Championships 2nd – Luxembourg Road Race Championships 1998 1st – Stage 5 – Tour de l’Avenir