Wout Poels, winner of the 60th Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye, praised the event’s atmosphere, saying everyone was friendly, and it was a real pleasure to be there.
Poels told Anadolu that the finish line was particularly crowded on Sunday, most likely because it is the weekend and the race is held in a beautiful city such as Izmir.
The Dutch rider noted that it was a tough race with some great mountaintop finishes, but their team performed well.
“I’m a very happy man for the moment,” he added.
Poels stressed that it felt great to go home with four stage wins, the general classification (GC) title, and the mountain jersey.
“Stage 4 (Kiran) was a pretty hard climb. Not only because of the climb itself, but also because the roads were…
