2011 Tour of Turkey


The 2011 Tour of Turkey is the 47th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It is being held from 24 April–1 May 2011, and is rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The last edition was won by 's rider Giovanni Visconti. Also Turkish 2 cycling teams, Manisaspor and Konya Şekerspor debuted in this race.

Teams and cyclists

There were 22 teams in the 2011 Tour of Turkey. Among them were 6 UCI ProTeams, 14 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 2 Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 176 cyclists at its outset. The biggest names which compete here are Tyler Farrar, André Greipel, Alessandro Petacchi and Sandy Casar.

Stages

Stage 1

;24 April 2011 – Istanbul,
CyclistTeamTime
1Andrea Guardini|ITAUCI team code|FAR|2011

Stage 2

;25 April 2011 – Kuşadası to Turgutreis,
CyclistTeamTime
1Valentin Iglinskiy|KAZUCI team code|AST|2011

Stage 3

;26 April 2011 – Bodrum to Marmaris,
CyclistTeamTime
1Manuel Belletti|ITAUCI team code|CSF|2011

Stage 4

;27 April 2011 – Marmaris to Pamukkale,
CyclistTeamTime
1Alessandro Petacchi|ITAUCI team code|LAM|2011

Stage 5

;28 April 2011 – Denizli to Fethiye,
CyclistTeamTime
1Matteo Rabottini|ITAUCI team code|FAR|2011

Stage 6

;29 April 2011 – Fethiye to Finike,
CyclistTeamTime
1André Greipel|GERUCI team code|OLO|2011

Stage 7

;30 April 2011 – to Manavgat,
CyclistTeamTime
1Andrea Guardini|ITAUCI team code|FAR|2011

Stage 8

;1 May 2011 – Side to Alanya,
CyclistTeamTime
1van Hummel.png" />Kenny van Hummel|NEDUCI team code|SKS|2011

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