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]

Tour of Cappadocia
Race details
DateJune–July
RegionNevşehir Province
Local name(s)Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserTurkish Cycling Federation
History
First edition2011 (2011)
Editions2 (as of 2018)
First winner Mert Mutlu (TUR)
Most recent Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ)
Nevşehir is located in Turkey
Nevşehir
Nevşehir
Tour of Trakya

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

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Year Country Rider Team
2011   Turkey Mert Mutlu Brisaspor[3]
2018   Kazakhstan Alexandr Ovsyannikov Vino–Astana Motors[4]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "2018»Tour of Cappadocia (2.2) General classification". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.