Tour of Cappadocia

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Tour of Cappadocia
Race details
Date June-July
Region Nevşehir Province
Local name(s) Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu
Discipline Road
Competition UCI World 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
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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 Capadoccia 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 Claendar-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" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bisiklet Federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-07-20. 
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