Burak Abay (born 1 January 1996) is a Turkish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Sakarya BB Pro Team.[3] He won the Turkish National Road Race Championships in 2023.[4] In September of that year, he suffered a heavy fall in the second stage of the Tour of Van.[5] The following season, he was selected to compete in the road race at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
![]() Abay at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 1 January 1996 |
Team information | |
Current team | Sakarya BB Pro Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2015 | Brisaspor |
2016–2017 | Salcano Kapadokya BSK[1] |
Professional teams | |
2019 | Brunei Continental Cycling Team |
2021 | Salcano–Sakarya BB Team[2] |
2022 | Spor Toto Cycling Team |
2023 | Konya Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
2024– | Sakarya BB Pro Team |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics |
Major results
edit- 2016
- 5th Overall Tour of Ankara
- 2018
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
- 5th Overall Tour of Mesopotamia
- 8th Overall Tour of Mersin
- 8th Overall Tour of Central Anatolia
- 10th Grand Prix Velo Erciyes
- 10th Grand Prix Erciyes
- 2022
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 4th Overall Tour of Sakarya
- 6th Time trial, Islamic Solidarity Games
- 6th Grand Prix Cappadocia
- 8th Grand Prix Tomarza
- 8th Grand Prix Develi
- 9th Grand Prix Kayseri
- 2023 (1 pro win)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Grand Prix Erciyes
- 2nd Grand Prix Aspendos
- 2nd Alanya Cup
- 3rd Overall Kırıkkale Road Race
- 6th Overall 100th Anniversary Tour of The Republic
- 6th Overall Tour of Yiğido
- 6th Grand Prix Kaisareia
- 10th Overall Tour of Albania
- 2024
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 5th Grand Prix Altınkale
- 6th Tour of Alanya
- 6th GP Yıldızdağı
- 7th Grand Prix Syedra Ancient City
- 9th Overall Tour of Sakarya
- 10th Grand Prix Apollon Temple
- 10th Grand Prix Antalya Airport City
References
edit- ^ "Burak Abay". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Salcano Sakarya BB". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Sakarya BB Pro Team". UCI.org. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Türkiye Yol Bisikleti Şampiyonası'nda Konya'dan Burak Abay birinci oldu" (in Turkish). Konhaber.com. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Milli sporcu Burak Abay Van Bisiklet Turu'nda kaza yaptı... Türkiye Bisiklet Federasyonu yetkilileri ilgisiz kaldı!" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 8 September 2023.
External links
edit- Burak Abay at UCI
- Burak Abay at ProCyclingStats
- Burak Abay at Olympics.com
- Burak Abay at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Burak Abay at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Burak Abay at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)