Tour of Marmara

The Tour of Marmara (Turkish: Uluslararası Marmara Bisiklet Turu) is an international road cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation at towns in eastern Marmara Region of Turkey. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour having a rating of 2.2.

Tour of Marmara
Race details
DateOctober–November
RegionEastern Marmara Region, Turkey
Local name(s)Uluslararası Marmara Bisiklet Turu
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserTurkish Cycling Federation
History
First edition2010 (2010)
Editions2 (as of July 2012)
First winner Kemal Küçükbay (TUR)
Most recent Ali Rıza Tanrıverdi (TUR)
Adapazarı
Tour of Marmara

It was first held in 2010 between October 28–31, at which 70 racers of ten international teams competed in four categories. The tour consists of four stages in a total of 522 km (324 mi) as follows:[1]

  1. 102 km (63 mi) (Şile - Kefken)
  2. 126 km (78 mi) (Kefken - Akçakoca)
  3. 120 km (75 mi) (Akçakoca - Adapazarı)
  4. 174 km (108 mi) (Adapazarı - Kocaeli)

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
2010  Turkey Kemal Küçükbay Team Kocaeli Brisa
2011  Turkey Ali Rıza Tanrıverdi Team Kocaeli Brisa[2]

2012 cancelled

References

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