Mustafa Sayar (born 22 April 1989) is a Turkish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Sakarya BB Pro Team.[2] In 2013 he was suspended following his testing positive for EPO.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mustafa Sayar |
| Born | 22 April 1989 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Sakarya BB Pro Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2013 | Konya–Şekerspor–Torku–Vivelo |
| 2015 | China Jilun Cycling Team |
| 2016–2017 | Torku Şekerspor |
| 2019– | Salcano–Sakarya BB Team[1] |
Career
editIn 2013, he won the sixth stage of the Tour of Turkey by powering away on the climb to Selçuk in an improbably large gear, leading to disbelief and insinuations from the live TV commentary team and other riders in the race, including Marcel Kittel, who tweeted that he was "not often in my life so angry about a result of someone else".[3] Sayar was the first Turkish rider to provisionally win a stage in the Tour since 2008. With that result, he took the lead in the overall classification.[4] He successfully defended the leader's jersey over the next two stages and won the race.[5]
Doping suspension
editOn 15 July 2013 he was suspended, following his testing positive for EPO during the Tour d'Algérie in March.[6] As a result, he lost his overall victory in the Tour of Turkey, which went to Natnael Berhane. Sayar retired from the sport in November 2013, but returned to competition after completion of the ban.[7]
Major results
edit- 2009
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour of Victory
- 6th Overall Tour of Trakya
- 2011
- 1st
Overall Tour of Isparta
- 1st Prologue
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of Alanya
- 4th Overall Tour of Trakya
- 5th Overall Tour of Cappadocia
- 5th Overall Tour of Marmara
- 2012
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2013
1st
Overall Tour of Turkey1st Stage 6
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships2nd Overall Tour de Blida1st
Mountains classification1st
Points classification1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Tour d'Algérie1st Mountains classification
5th Circuit d'Alger9th Grand Prix of Donetsk- 2016
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour of Ankara
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Overall Tour of Mersin
- 2018
- 2nd Overall Tour of Cappadocia
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Overall Tour of Black Sea
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Tour of Mesopotamia
- 2019
- 1st Bursa Yıldırım Bayezıt Race
- 1st Mountains classification Tour of Mersin
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 3rd Bursa Orhangazi Race
- 4th Overall Tour of Mesopotamia
- 2020
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 7th Road race
- 1st
- 2021
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Grand Prix Kayseri
- 2022
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Grand Prix Mediterranean
- 4th Grand Prix Gündoğmuş
- 9th Overall Tour of Turkey
References
edit- ^ "Salcano Sakarya BB Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Salcano Sakarya BB". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Marcel Kittel tweet". Twitter. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Jean-François Quénet (26 April 2013). "Sayar solos to victory on Selçuk summit finish". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Kittel takes final stage in Turkey as Sayar triumphs". Eurosport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar tests positive for EPO". 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (26 November 2013). "Tour of Turkey organisers still awaiting final outcome of Sayar doping case, hoping for UCI decision soon". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
Things have been quiet since then but if the information Ayhan Guney received is accurate, Sayar has been dropped by Torku and has walked away from the sport.
External links
edit- Mustafa Sayar at ProCyclingStats
- Mustafa Sayar at Cycling Archives (archived)
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