2011 Tour of Turkey

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Dates 24 April–1 May Distance 1,363.5 km (847.2 mi) Second Andrey Zeits (KAZ)		Stages 8 Winning time 33h 45' 48"
Winner Alexander Efimkin (RUS)

The 2011 Tour of Turkey is the 47th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It is being held from 24 April–1 May 2011, and is rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The last edition was won by ISD–NERI's rider Giovanni Visconti. Also Turkish 2 cycling teams, Manisaspor and Konya Şekerspor debuted in this race.

Teams and cyclists

There were 22 teams in the 2011 Tour of Turkey. Among them were 6 UCI ProTeams, 14 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 2 Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 176 cyclists at its outset. The biggest names which compete here are Tyler Farrar, André Greipel, Alessandro Petacchi and Sandy Casar.

Stage 1

24 April 2011 – Istanbul, 114.1 km (70.9 mi)

Stage 2

25 April 2011 – Kuşadası to Turgutreis, 178 km (110.6 mi)

Stage 3

26 April 2011 – Bodrum to Marmaris, 166 km (103.1 mi)

Stage 4

27 April 2011 – Marmaris to Pamukkale, 207 km (128.6 mi)

Stage 5

28 April 2011 – Denizli to Fethiye, 218.6 km (135.8 mi)

Stage 6

29 April 2011 – Fethiye to Finike, 184 km (114.3 mi)

Stage 7

30 April 2011 – Tekirova to Manavgat, 138 km (85.7 mi)

Stage 8

1 May 2011 – Side to Alanya, 157.8 km (98.1 mi)

References

2011 Tour of Turkey Wikipedia

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