Stage Races Classics

Tour of Turkey 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Tour of Turkey is a pre Giro d'Italia stage race featuring sprints, hills and, this year, a proper mountain stage, all amidst the gorgeous scenery of a historic country.

Big Photos from all 8 Stages in 2011 — veloimages

2012 Tour of Turkey Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
Group riders by: or Printable Startlist

Reserve this ad space (subject to approval)

News and Updates for Tour of Turkey 2012

July 18 update:
Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski suspended for A-sample EPO positive doping test — velonation

Stage 8 results and final GC

Full/Official Stage 8 Results and Final General Classification — tourofturkey

Grabovski wins 2012 Tour of Turkey — cyclingnews

Gabrovski ready to return to WorldTour — cyclingnews

19 Big Finish Photo from Stage 8 (more photo added) — veloimages
April 28 update: Ceremonial circuits in downtown Istanbul. Provided race leader Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Konya Torku Seker Spor) stays upright he'll wrap up the overall win. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 7 results

21 Big Photos from Stage 7 — veloimages/tourofturkey

Full/Official Stage 7 Results and General Classification — tourofturkey

Keisse wins dramatic stage 7 at Tour of Turkey — cyclingnews

Iljo Keisse picks himself up to take solo win in Tour of Turkey stage seven — velonation

21 Big Photos from Stage 7 — veloimages/tourofturkey
April 28 update: One more lumpy stage up the scenic Turkish coast before the transfer to Istanbul. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 6 results

19 Big Photos from Stage 6 (more photos added) — veloimages

Full/Official Stage 6 Results and General Classification — tourofturkey

Modolo gifts Colnago another win — cyclingnews

Modolo opens account ahead of Giro d'Italia — cyclingnews

19 Big Photos from Stage 6 (more photos added) — veloimages
April 26 update: Stage 6 continues up the coast with a lumpy stage ending in Kusadasi. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 5 results

Full/Official Stage 5 Results and General Classification — tourofturkey

Tour of Turkey: Di Corrado solos to win — cyclingnews

Andrea Di Corrado escapes to win Tour of Turkey stage five — velonation

Di Corrado counting Tour of Turkey win will secure Giro d’Italia debut — velonation

19 Big Photos from Stage 5 — veloimages
April 25 update: Stage 5 is a hilly stage that is guaranteed to pose a challenge to race leader Ivaïlo Gabrovski and his local team. Note the earlier live video time. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 4 results

Stage 4 results
1  Mark Renshaw (Rabobank)                3:14:01
2  Matthw Goss (GreenEDGE) 
3  Daniele Colli (Team Type 1) 
4  Boy Van Poppel (UnitedHealthcare) 
5  Danilo Vigano (Lampre-ISD) 
6  Alexei Tsatevich (Katusha) 
7  Florian Vachon (Bretagne-Schuller) 
8  James Vanlandschoot (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) 
9  Lucas Sebastián Haedo (Saxo Bank) 
10 Sébastien Turgot (Europcar) 

GC after Stage 4
1  Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Konya Torku Seker Spor)

Full/Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — tourofturkey

Renshaw edges to Tour of Turkey stage 4 win — cyclingnews

Mark Renshaw gets a close ANZAC Day victory in Tour of Turkey stage four — velonation

20 Big Photos from Stage 4 — veloimages
April 24 update: Well, that was a mighty impressive performance by Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Konya Torku Seker Spor) on Stage 3. He's carved out a tidy 1:33 lead over Alexandr Dyachenko (Astana) which his inferior team will now try to protect starting with Stage 4, a hilly route along the coast. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 3 results

21 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — veloimages

Full/Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — tourofturkey

Grabovski wins Tour of Turkey stage 3 — cyclingnews

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Gabrovski surprises in winning stage three — velonation

Gabrovski makes a surprise come back in Turkey — cyclingnews

21 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — veloimages

April 23 update: Stage 3 is the mountain stage of this year's race with a summit finish in Elmali (Apple-town in English) where 12% of the apples in Turkey are grown. The stage profile isn't very detailed but it looks like the final climb gains 800m over 13 km for an average grade of 6%. The day starts at the coast and climbs inland up over two KOMs in the first half of the stage before the final kom at the finish. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Colombia-Coldeportes ready to strike at Tour of Turkey — cyclingnews

'Alpe d’Huez-like' summit finish for Presidential Tour of Turkey — velonation

The Stage 2 rollout from Alanya, also the host for stage 1

15 Big Photos from Stage 2 — veloimages

Full/Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — tourofturkey

Greipel wins stage two of Tour of Turkey — cyclingnews

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Greipel victorious into Antalaya — velonation

Vinokourov says form is finally coming, on attack in Turkey — velonation

15 Big Photos from Stage 2 — veloimages
April 22 update: Stage 2 is a rolling stage that heads west along the Mediterranean Sea to the finish in Antalya, a beach resort city. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 1 results

15 Big Photos from Stage 1 — veloimages

Stage 1 results
1  Theo Bos (Rabobank)	 	 
2  Matt Goss (GreenEdge)	 	 
3  Daniele Colli (Team Type 1)	 	 
4  Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre)

Full/Official Stage 1 Results and General Classification — tourofturkey

Bos wins crash-marred sprint — cyclingnews

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Bos bosses Goss and Colli in Alanya — velonation

15 Big Photos from Stage 1 — veloimages
April 21 update: Stage 1 is a flat/rolling circuit around downtown Alanya. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Defending champion Efimkin aiming to win again — velonation

2012 Tour of Turkey Race Preview

April 21 update:

Petacchi, Chicchi to feature in Presidential Tour of Turkey — cyclingnews

Guardini builds for Giro d'Italia debut in Turkey — cyclingnews

Vinokourov building towards one last Tour de France — velonation

Kittel and Greipel to resume sprinting duel in Turkey — velonation

'Alpe d’Huez-like' summit finish for Presidential Tour of Turkey — velonation

Big Photos from all 8 Stages in 2011 — veloimages

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Defending champion Efimkin aiming to win again — velonation
more to come...

Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

See the stage maps, profiles, timetables and rosters, right. — Steve
Race Bible — tourofturkey.org
About Turkey — en.wikipedia.org

Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

April 21 update: Listed below are the media outlets for the 2012 Tour of Turkey along with links to their tv guide and live coverage. For the 5th year in a row Eurosport will have live video coverage. Links get verified and updated prior to each stage. Let me know if you see new options. Please report (email) new links and incorrect or missing information. We'll also have big photos every day. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (german) live video (french) tv schedule (british) tv schedule	Eurosport will have 1 to 2 hours of live coverage in HD every day plus rebroadcasts.
	live video (turkish) live video (german) live video (turkish) tv schedule	Daily live coverage by Turkey's national broadcaster
	steephill txt updates official tweets	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link