ISTANBUL
The 59th Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (TUR) kicks off on April 21 in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya with the participation of 25 professional cycling teams.
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The TUR, which began in 1963 as the Marmara Tour, gained international status in 1966 and has been taken under the auspices of the presidency since 1968, hosts renowned cycling teams and cyclists in the elite men’s category on a route surrounded by natural and historical treasures of Türkiye.
The eight-stage race will take the riders along the Mediterranean and Aegean coastlines to reach the 8,000-year-old historic peninsula of Istanbul for the grand finale of the cross-continental journey.
The race will feature four World Tour teams: Bora-Hansgrohe, DSM-Firmenich, Alpecin-Deceuninck and Astana Qazaqstan, as well as nine pro teams and 12 continental teams.
Four Turkish teams, Beykoz Municipality, Sakarya Municipality, Spor Toto and Konya Municipality, will be…
