Tourexpi
Next month’s 59th edition of the Tour of Türkiye
will stretch from the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya to the metropolis of
Istanbul, with hundreds of cyclists from across the world pumping the pedals to
win the race.
The eight-day cycling event will start in Antalya
on the Turkish Riviera on April 21 and end in Istanbul on April 28.
The Turkish Cycling Federation has been organizing
the tour since 1963, when it was called the Marmara Tour. It gained
international status in 1965 and got the presidential seal in 1966.
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye, the only
intercontinental bicycle tour in the world – as riders will cross a bridge from
Istanbul’s Asian side to its European side – will be broadcast live on both TRT
Spor and Eurosport.
Alexey Lutsenko, 31, of the Astana Qazaqstan Team
was last year’s tour winner. He secured the title with a time of 30 hours, six
minutes, and 58 seconds, ahead of Ben Zwiehoff and Harold Tejada in the general
classification.
Competing teams
World teams: Bora-Hansgrohe, DSM-Firmenich
Alpecin-Deceuninck, Astana Qazaqstan Team
Professional teams: Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, Caja
Rural-Seguros RGA, Polti Kometa, VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane, Bingoal WB,
Corratec Vini Fantini, TDT-Unibet, Novo Nordisk
Continental teams: Terengganu Polygon, China
Glory-Mentech, Tarteletto-Isorex, Bike AID, Beykoz Belediyespor, Rembe Pro
Cycling Team Sauerland, Sakarya BB Pro Team, Kinan Racing Team, Adria Mobil,
Mazowsze Serce Polski, Spor Toto Cycling Team, Konya Buyuksehir Belediyespor
Tour route
Stage 1: Antalya - Antalya
Stage 2: Kemer - Kas
Stage 3: Fethiye - Marmaris
Stage 4: Marmaris - Bodrum
Stage 5: Bodrum - Kusadasi
Stage 6: Kusadasi - Manisa (Mount Spil)
Stage 7: Izmir - Izmir
Stage 8: Istanbul - Istanbul
Image
Credit: © AA
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