Mustafa Sayar (born 22 April 1989) is a Turkish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . In 2013 he was suspended following his testing positive for EPO.
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". 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. He successfully defended the leader's jersey over the next two stages and won the race.
Doping suspension
On 15 July 2013 he was suspended, following his testing positive for EPO during the Tour d'Algérie in March. 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.
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
<del>1st Overall Tour of Turkey</del>
:<del>1st Stage 6</del>
<del>2nd Time trial, National Road Championships</del>
<del>2nd Overall Tour de Blida</del>
:<del>1st Mountains classification</del>
:<del>1st Points classification</del>
:<del>1st Stage 1</del>
<del>2nd Overall Tour d'Algérie</del>
:<del>1st Mountains classification</del>
<del>5th Circuit d'Alger</del>
<del>9th Grand Prix of Donetsk</del>
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 Yñldñrñm Bayezñt 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 GündoÃÂmuÃ
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9th Overall Tour of Turkey
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