Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) was established in 1986 by Asghar Khodayari and Akbar Goharkhani, with the name
Tour de Urmia Lake. The stages of the tour were modified several times. In 2010, one stage of the tour was held in
Nakhichevan, an autonomous republic of
Azerbaijan. In 2013,
Azerbaijan International Cycling Tour was renamed to
Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran). In 2016, for the first time, a cycling team from the United States, , announced their participation in the race. They said they wanted to show "how cycling can connect people". The 32nd edition of the tour rescheduled from May to October to avoid coincidence with Iran's presidential election. The organizers of the tour announced that the schedule of the following years will be in May as usual. In 2020 and 2021, the race was not held. ==Past winners==