Burak Abay (born 1 January 1996) is a Turkish cyclist, who currently rides for

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. He won the

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in 2023. In September of that year, he suffered a heavy fall in the second stage of the Tour of Van. The following season, he was selected to compete in the road race at the

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Major results

;2016 : 5th Overall

Tour of Ankara The Tour of Ankara was a cycling race held in Turkey, as a 2.2-categorised race on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationa ...

;2018 : 5th

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, National Road Championships ;2019 : 5th Overall

Tour of Mesopotamia Tour of Mesopotamia is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in Turkey since 2018. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cyclis ...

: 8th Overall

Tour of Mersin The Tour of Mersin is a multi-day cycling race held in Turkey. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The ...

: 8th Overall Tour of Central Anatolia : 10th

Grand Prix Velo Erciyes The Grand Prix Velo Erciyes is a men's and women's one-day road cycling race held in Turkey. It is rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced i ...

: 10th Grand Prix Erciyes ;2022 : National Road Championships ::2nd

::4th Road race : 4th Overall Tour of Sakarya : 6th

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: 6th Grand Prix Cappadocia : 8th Grand Prix Tomarza : 8th

Grand Prix Develi The Grand Prix Develi is a one-day road cycling race held in Turkey. It is rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cyclis ...

: 9th Grand Prix Kayseri ;2023 (1 pro win) : National Road Championships ::1st Maillot Turkey

Road race ::2nd

: 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 The Tour of Albania () is a multi-day cycling race held annually in Albania. In 2017, the race was added to the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Uni ...

;2024 : 2nd

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: National Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::4th

: 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

External links

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* * 1996 births Living people Turkish male cyclists Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Turkey {{Turkey-cycling-bio-stub