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{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Tour of Almaty
| image         = 
| date          = October
| region        = [[Kazakhstan]]
| english       = 
| localnames    = Тур Алматы
| nickname      = 
| discipline    = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition   = [[UCI Asia Tour]] 1.1
| type          = [[Classic cycle races|Classic one-day race]]
| organiser     = 
| director      = 
| first         = {{start date|2013}}
| number        = 4 (as of 2016)
| last          = 
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[Maxim Iglinsky]]|KAZ}}
| mostwins      = {{flagathlete|[[Alexey Lutsenko]]|KAZ}}<br>''(3 wins)''
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Alexey Lutsenko]]|KAZ}}
}}
The '''Tour of Almaty''' is an annual professional [[road bicycle racing]] [[Classic cycle races|classic one-day race]] held in [[Kazakhstan]] since 2013. The race usually held in October each year. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.1 race as part of the [[UCI Asia Tour]].

==History==
===2014===
In 2014 the 2nd annual Tour of Almaty was organized by the Almaty Akimat and the [[Kazakhstan Cycling Federation]]. It was broadcast live by [[Eurosport]], KazSport and Almaty channels. More than 20 teams, including [[Astana Pro Team]], competed in the race.<ref name=tengri12>{{cite news|title=Astana cyclist Lutsenko wins Tour of Almaty|url=http://m.tengrinews.kz/en/sport/Astana-cyclist-Lutsenko-wins-Tout-of-Almaty-256668/|agency=Tengrinews}}</ref> The event coincided with the 100 year anniversary of cycling in Kazakhstan.<ref name="tengri12"/> Astana team rider and [[Cycling at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's individual time trial|2014 Asian Games time trial champion]] [[Alexey Lutsenko]] won the race.<ref name="tengri12"/>
[[File:Вид Кок-Тюбе с кольцевой дороги Аль-Фараби-Достык.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tour of Almaty, Part of the route]]

==Past winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{Sortname|Maxim|Iglinsky}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team=[[Kazakhstan]] national team}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{Sortname|Alexey|Lutsenko}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team={{ct|AST|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{Sortname|Alexey|Lutsenko}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team={{ct|AST|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{Sortname|Alexey|Lutsenko}}|nat=KAZ|natvar=|team={{ct|AST|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.touralmaty.com/}}
{{Commons category|Tour of Almaty Road Race}}

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[[Category:Cycle races in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:UCI Asia Tour races]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Kazakhstan]]


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