Tour of Marmara

Tour of Marmara
Race details
Date October–November
Region Eastern Marmara Region, Turkey
Local name(s) Uluslararası Marmara Bisiklet Turu
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
Organiser Turkish Cycling Federation
History
First edition 2010 (2010)
Editions 2 (as of July 2012)
First winner  Kemal Küçükbay (TUR)
Most recent  Ali Rıza Tanrıverdi (TUR)
Adapazarı
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.

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

Rider Team
2010 Turkey Küçükbay, KemalKemal Küçükbay (TUR) Team Kocaeli Brisa
2011 Turkey Tanrıverdi, Ali RızaAli Rıza Tanrıverdi (TUR) Team Kocaeli Brisa[2]

2012 cancelled

References

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