Mustafa Sayar

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.

Mustafa Sayar
Personal information
Full nameMustafa Sayar
Born (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989
Team information
Current teamSakarya BB Pro Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2011–2013Konya–Şekerspor–Torku–Vivelo
2015China Jilun Cycling Team
2016–2017Torku Şekerspor
2019–Salcano–Sakarya BB Team[1]

Career

In 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

On 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
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 Turkey
1st Stage 6
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Blida
1st Mountains classification
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Mountains classification
5th Circuit d'Alger
9th 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
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
  1. "Salcano Sakarya BB Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Salcano Sakarya BB". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. "Marcel Kittel tweet". Twitter. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. Jean-François Quénet (26 April 2013). "Sayar solos to victory on Selçuk summit finish". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. "Kittel takes final stage in Turkey as Sayar triumphs". Eurosport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. "Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar tests positive for EPO". 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  7. 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.


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