Tour of Cappadocia

Tour of Cappadocia
Race details
Date June–July
Region Nevşehir Province
Local name(s) Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
Organiser Turkish Cycling Federation
History
First edition 2011 (2011)
Editions 2 (as of July 2012)
First winner  Mert Mutlu (TUR)
Nevşehir
Tour of Trakya

The Tour of Cappadocia (Turkish: Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu) is an international road cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation at Cappadocia in central Turkey. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour with a rating of 2.2.[1]

The tour was held for the first time between June 30-July 3, 2011. It consists of four stages in a total length of 393 km (244 mi) and runs through towns in the historical region of Cappadocia around Nevşehir. The first edition's route was as follows:[2]

  1. 8 km (5.0 mi) (Prolog - Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
  2. 126 km (78 mi) (Nevşehir- Niğde - Nevşehir)
  3. 141 km (88 mi) (Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
  4. 118 km (73 mi) (Nevşehir - Ihlara - Nevşehir)

Winners

Rider Team
2011 Turkey Mutlu, MertMert Mutlu (TUR) Brisaspor[3]

References

  1. "2012 Cycling Calendar-2012 Tour of Cappadocia". Velo Wire. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  2. "1st Tour of Cappadocia 2011". Türkiye Bisiklet Federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  3. "1. Kapadokya Turu Yarış Sonuçları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Bisiklet Federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
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