Ahmet Örken
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 12, 1993 Çumra, Konya Province, Turkey |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Torku Şekerspor |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Konya–Torku Şekerspor |
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Infobox last updated on 27 December 2013 | |
Ahmet Örken (born March 12, 1993 in Çumra, Konya Province) is a Turkish professional cyclist riding for UCI Continental team Torku Şekerspor in Konya. He is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall at 77 kg (170 lb).[1]
Örken began with cycling sport at the age of fourteen in 2007 at Çumra, Konya Province, where he moved from his village with her mother to enable his older brother's education there. The next year, he entered the cycling team at Çatalhöyük Çumra Municipality Sports Club with the help of his brother.[2]
He became the first ever European champion Turkish cyclist with his win at the 2011 European Track Championships - Junior Men's Omnium held in Portugal.[2][3]
In 2013, Ahmet Örken won solo the sixth stage between Meknes and Khenifra of the Tour du Maroc despite injuries he suffered during a fall he was involved in a mass carambolage at kilometer 20.[2][4] He finished third the stage eight (Beni Mellal-Marrakech) at the same event.[5][6] Örken won the stage four (Kladovo-Požarevac) and six (Sremska Mitrovica-Belgrade) of the Tour de Serbie in 2013.[7][8]
Palmarès
- 2009
- 1st
National Novice Road Race Championships - 1st National Novice Time Trial Championships
- 1st Balkan Novice Road Race Championships
- 1st Balkan Novice Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st National Junior Road Race Championships
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 1st Prix des Vins Valloton, Juniors
- 2011
- 1st
European Junior Track Championships (Omnium) - 2013
- 1st Stage 6 Tour du Maroc
- 1st Stages 4 & 6 Tour de Serbie
- 6th Tour of Nanjing
- 2014
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2015
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Maroc
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Black Sea
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall International Tour of Torku Mevlana
- 1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Overall Tour of Aegean
- 1st Prologue & Stage 1
References
- ↑ "Ahmet Örken" (in Turkish). Komya Torku Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- 1 2 3 "Örken Türkiye'ye Gurur Yaşattı". Haberler (in Turkish). 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Ahmet Örken, bisiklette Avrupa şampiyonu ilk Türk sporcu oldu". Zaman Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Örken Türkiye'ye gurur yaşattı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Tour du Maroc 2013 - 6th Stage". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Tour du Maroc 2013 - 8th Stage". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "2013 53rd Tour de Serbie (2.2) Stage 4 - Kladovo-Pozarvac". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "2013 53rd Tour de Serbie (2.2) Stage 6 - S.Mitrovica- Belgrade". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
External links
- Ahmet örken's Profile on Pro Cycling Stats
- Ahmet Örken profile at Cycling Archives