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Ivaylo Gabrovski, five years later

2012/04/29

Ivailo Gabrovski won the Presidential Tour of Turkey for the second time on Sunday at the end of the 121-kms final stage in Istanbul and the Bulgarian discovered, with the rest of the peloton, how much the event had changed in five years. In 2007, the veteran cycling globetrotter won a race which was still mainly amateur. In 2012, he beat a top-flight international field and conquered the Turquoise jersey for a Turkish team, keeping the Race of the two continents to its host country.

Keisse survives last gasp scare to win 7th stage

2012/04/28

Belgium’s Iljo Keisse crashed in the last turn and his chain snapped but the Omega Pharma Quick Step rider still kept enough cool and energy to hold the bunch at bay and win the 7th stage on his own in Izmir. The Six Day Race specialist was part of a seven-man break gone almost on the gun and he wrong-footed his former companions with five kilometres left to go on his own. His lead was such that he looked set for an easy win when hard luck struck and he hit the tarmac. But he had enough time left in his hands to fix the chain and speed to a bizarre but deserved victory.Behind him, the greatest sprinters in the peloton were left to battle it out for second place. Marcel Kittel (ARG) was fastest ahead of Alessandra Petacchi (LAM) and Andrea Guardini (FAR), but the German had to be content with the runner-up spot.

Sasha Modolo seals fine Colnago team-effort

2012/04/27

Italy's Sacha Modolo sealed a great collective effort by his young Colnago team to win the 179-kms sixth stage of the Tour of Turkey in Kusadasi on Friday, 24 hours after team-mate Andra Di Corrado won the fifth in Turgutreis.

Di Corrado earns first laurels in Turgutreis

2012/04/26

It is the role of the Presidential Tour of Turkey to reveal young talent and the beautiful 5th stage from Marmaris, the second longest in this edition, put unheralded Italian Andrea Di Corrado in the spotlight with his first professional victory at 23. The neo-pro, who joined Team Colnago this season, timed his move to perfection, parting company with his five breakaway companions ten kilometres from the finish line to win on his own in Turgutreis.

Australian one-two on ANZAC day

2012/04/25

Mark Renshaw opened his victory account for Rabobank when he outsprinted fellow-Australian Matt Goss by the blink of an eye to win the 132-kms fourth stage of the Tour of Turkey in Marmaris. The former lead-out man for Mark Cavendish joined the Dutch outfit this season to be his own boss and he was finally rewarded with a convincing win in a short but eventful ride from Fethiye.

Gabrovksi gives Turkey victory in queen stage

2012/04/24

Ivailo Gabrovski is Bulgarian but the 34-year-old veteran is a globe-trotter of cycling who now rides for a Turkish team and gave the host country a glorious victory in the queen stage of the TUR 2012. The Konya Torku rider attacked eight kilometres before the summit of the Gögübeli pass and crossed the line of the first mountain stage in the history of the race with a 1:20 lead over his nearest rival. Kazakh Aleksandr Dyachenko (AST). Danali Andonov Petrov (CAJ) gave Bulgaria a second podium spot in third place.

Magnificent seven for Greipel

2012/04/23

Andre Greipel (LTB) is more at home than ever in the Presidential Tour of Turkey. Two years ago, he collected five stage wins in the 2010 edition but failed to snatch the Antalya stage. The German sprint ace set the record straight by overpowering the opposition in the final stretch to take his revenge from Sunday’s first stage when he was held up by a massive crash in the peloton. His punishing surge, 200 metres from the finish line, proved too much to handle for Australia’s Matt Goss, who had to be content with the runner-up spot for the second day in succession. But his consistency helped the Greenedge sprinter seize the overall lead.

Theo is the boss

2012/04/22

Dutchman Theo Bos took a spectacular revenge over fate when he outsprinted what remained of the bunch to win the 135-kms first stage of the presidential Tour of Turkey in Alanya on Sunday.

Theo Bos: "There was a great challenge at final phase. I won when I was thinking I would lose"

2012/04/22

Theo Bos of Rabobank team who won 135 km Alanya-Alanya stage of 48th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey said "There was not any big challenge eventhough the race was hard. The last stage changed everything. I could lose but I am very happy to win."

Eurasia Cycling Trip

2012/04/19

"Euro-Asia Cycling Trip" is organized on Sunday on April 29 as a part of Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey with the cooperation of Turkish Cycling Federation, Netherlands Consulate General in Istanbul and Spor A.Ş.

Alexandre Vinokourov’s farewell tour

2012/04/17

One of the greatest stars of the 48th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (April 22-29) will be Alexander Vinokourov. At 38, the Kazakh rider is about to embark on the third stage race of what should be his final season after a dreadful crash in the Tour de France last year. The TUR features on his programme after the Tour of Langkawi in Malaysia and the Coppi and Bartali Week in Italy.

Kittel v Greipel – An all-German sprint fight

2012/04/17

Top of the bill at the Presidential cycling Tour of Turkey are the two stars of German sprint, Andre Greipel and Marcel Kittel and their contest on the roads of the Mediterranean seafront or along the Bosphorus are as promising as a world title fight. Since winning five stages in the TUR 2010, Andre Greipel is a true star in Turkey.

Guillaume Boivin is Hungry for Results

2012/04/16

His third place at the under-23 worlds in Australia in 2010 had placed Guillaume Boivin in the limelight and made the SpiderTech rider one of the brightest prospects of a fast improving Canadian cycling. And then all went wrong in 2011 – a lingering knee injury and a forced off season delayed the blossoming of the fast Canadian, who comes to the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey craving for results: “He is hungry, he is really hungry for a win,” said team director Steve Bauer.

Istanbul to host grand finale of the "race of two continents"

2012/04/10

For the very first time, the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey changes directions in 2012 and Istanbul, a city at the crossroads of civilisations, rich of its 2,500 years of history and still headed for a flowering future, will host on April 29 the final stage of the only race in the world which can justly claim to take place on two continents, Asia and Europe, on the same day.

Elmali, an unprecedented and spectacular mountain finish

2012/03/31

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey will include a real mountain ride in 2012, the third stage, finishing at the top of a 1,850-metres-high summit after a gruelling climb.

Scaling new heights

2012/03/09

The Presidential Tour of Turkey has something new in store for 2012 after four consecutive years of success and a lot of praises by some of the best teams and riders in the world. From 22 to 29 of April, the Turkish UCI 2.HC race will follow most of its route in the other way round compared to the previous editions. There will be an uphill finish for the first time and an even more attractive start list than usual.

Volunteer applications are closed for TUR 2012

2012/01/23

Van Hummel: "I learned that I won the race later"

2011/05/01

The winner of the last Side-Alanya stage of the TUR, Kenny van Hummel, rider of the Skill Shimano Team, said, "It has been a tough finish. I reached to the line with Andre Griepel. However, I learned that I passed him later on. I also thought that he won."

Guardini: "My aim was to be up to the last two stages of the tour"

2011/04/30

Andrea Guardini of Farnese Vini team who won the 138 kilometer long Tekirova-Manavgat stage said, "My aim was to be up to the last two stages throughout the tour. And I did it." at the press conference held.

Andrea Guardini won the Tekirova-Manavgat stage

2011/04/30

Andrea Guardini of Farnese Vini team won the 138 km long Tekirova-Manavgat stage of the TUR by clocking the distance in 3 hours 5 minutes 37 seconds. Van Hummel from Skil Shimano team came second while Tyler Farrar from the Garmin Cervelo team finished third.

Guardini wins the sprint of the giants, Efimkin keeps the lead

2011/04/30

With one day to go, Russia’s Alexander Efimkin of Team Type 1 is in a comfortable position for winning the 47th Presidential Tour of Turkey. He went through stage 7 with no worries as the teams of the sprinters were highly motivated for keeping the bunch all together.