Date June–July Discipline Road Type Stage race | Region Nevşehir Province Competition UCI Europe Tour | |
Local name(s) Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu |
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.
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:
- 8 km (5.0 mi) (Prolog - Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
- 126 km (78 mi) (Nevşehir- Niğde - Nevşehir)
- 141 km (88 mi) (Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
- 118 km (73 mi) (Nevşehir - Ihlara - Nevşehir)
References
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