Stage 1: Alanya → Alanya, 143 km Full Results and Report
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Fillipo Pozzato in the chase at the U-turn back to Antalya | 
Racing in the land of many Mosques | 
Ji Cheng was at the front of the chase for most of today's Stage | 
Another Mosque | 
Adam Hansen leads Andre Greipel who would take 2nd today | 
Greipel would take his turn at the front as well | 
Turkish pride. 1000s came out today to line the road. | 
MTN-Qhubeka leading the chase with a coastal backdrop | 
MTN-Qhubeka were impressive today | 
It was the return of U.S. Road Champion Timmy Duggan after his accident in Australia at the beginning of the year | 
The break had it until about 25k to go | 
Home team hero Mustafa Sayar leads the break | 
Returning along the coast to Antalya | 
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Blanco was working to put previous year stage winner Bos in place for the win. | 
The time was be coming down on race leader Mikhail Ignatiev | 
Final sprint as expected | 
Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) easily takes Stage 1 | 
Marcel Kittel giving thumbs up to the photographers | 
The stage winner introduced during the podium ceremony | 
Your stage 1 podium: 3rd Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukr) Torku Sekerspor, 1st Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 3:08:37, 2nd André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol | 
The first Blue Jersey belongs to Argos Shimano and Marcel Kittel |
Stage 2: Alanya → Antalya, 150 km Full Results and Report
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Greipel and Kittel were all smiles in the morning | 
Rollout from Alanya under cloudy skies | 
Marcel Kittel lead out from town | 
The first of 3 tunnels on the day | 
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The back of the peloton riding into darkness | 
The break from above | 
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As they reached the coast, the skies began to clear | 
The break | 
School kids enjoying their field day to a race | 
Coastal Mosque | 
"I want an orange helmet too" | 
Intermediate Sprint #1 | 
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Argos Shimano looking out for race leader Marcel Kittel | 
While most of the peloton was held up after a massive crash caused by the derailing of the Blanco leadout out train (video) | 
Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge wins a depleted sprint ahead of 2nd Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox and 3rd André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol. | 
Marcel Kittel was most likely relieved that his crazy injury was minor | 
Your stage 2 podium: 3rd André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol, 1st Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge, 2nd Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 
A different perspective of the podium | 
New race leader, André Greipel |
Stage 3: Antalya → Elmali, 154 km Full Results and Report
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An injured Marcel Kittel checks out todays route | 
Departing Antalya | 
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A picturesque day needless to say | 
Locals welcoming the peloton | 
Andrea Guardini on a fast decent | 
The peloton was in no rush to catch the break yet | 
The Break | 
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It was looking like The Colombians were ready for today's climb | 
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Not Belgium | 
U.S. Champ Timmy Duggan impressing the peloton | 
Climb to 3rd KOM | 
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The last 3 remaining riders in the break had 1:40 with 20k to go | 
Chasing | 
The peloton about to absorb the last two of the break at the start of the final climb | 
Torku was right at the front on the climb | 
Serge PAUWELS (OPQS) made an impressive attack with 10k to go on the final climb | 
The winning attack | 
Eritrea's Natnael Berhane (Team Europcar) driving to the line | 
Eritrea's Natnael Berhane (Team Europcar) wins ahead of 2nd Kevin Seeldraeyers (Astana Pro Team) + 6s and 3rd Mustafa Sayar (Torku Sekerspor) | 
Eritrea's Natnael Berhane (Team Europcar) wins the stage 3 summit finish, first victory by a sub-Saharan African cyclist in a Hors Categorie (HC) event on the UCI calendar | 
Stage 3 podium | 
The stage winner, Natnael Berhane (Team Europcar), is now the new race leader |
Stage 4: Gocek → Marmaris, 147 km Full Results and Report
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The rollout from Gocek on another beautiful day in Turkey | 
Serhy Gretchyn attacks from the start and earns him the KOM jersey for his Turkish squad | 
The main break at the turn around for the early circuit | 
One of todays scenic and long climbs | 
Marcel Kittel was hoping for resume his winning ways; he won stage 1 but was involved in the crash on stage 2 as his bandage indicates | 
Construction took a break today to watch the race | 
Team NetApp digging... | 
More digging | 
The peloton see the break, at the beginning of a feed zone | 
A bridge too far.... | 
Mikhail Ignatiev attacked with 25 to go | 
Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank getting ready to send Johnny Cantwell to the line | 
Rory Sutherland leads the final chase | 
The sprint finish in full flight in Marmaris | 
1st André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL) 3:38:47, 2nd Nikias ARNDT (ARGOS-SHIMANO), 3rd Moreno HOFLAND (BLANCO PRO CYCLING) | 
André GREIPEL post race | 
Your stage 4 winner, André GREIPEL, finally makes the top step at this year's race other for his brief stay in the leader's jersey | 
Your stage 4 podium, 3rd Moreno HOFLAND (BLANCO PRO CYCLING), 1st André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL) 3:38:47, 2nd Nikias ARNDT (ARGOS-SHIMANO) | 
No chance on GC, Natnael BERHANE (EUROPCAR) continues to lead | 
Serhy Gretchyn is now the KOM leader |
Stage 5: Marmaris → Turgutreis, 183 km Full Results and Report
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Early morning (10:00 AM local) rollout from Marmaris where we left off yesterday | 
Is it always this sunny in Turkey? | 
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Riders looking for focus on the fifth day of racing in beautiful weather and scenery | 
Katusha leads the first climb out of Gocek | 
Encourgement from local School kids enjoying a few minutes out of class | 
OPQ would lead the 2nd group up the 2nd climb today | 
Sprinters DO NOT like climbing! | 
... neither do some time-trialists (Frank Rabon) | 
One of the big climbs of the day | 
The 2nd climb | 
A break of 3 | 
Torku determined to take the intermediate sprint | 
Lots of liquid consumed today | 
Adam Hansen | 
Marc De Maar pulled for most of the break | 
The photographer taking shade and doing his job at the same time | 
Greipel looking for assistance | 
Passing an industrial (refinery) area | 
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MTN Qhubeka at the front | 
Another reminder that it was a hot one today | 
The twisty decent off of the climb | 
The break | 
Many riders were in the red at this point | 
One of the local Mosques | 
Passing through Bodrum | 
Cam Meyer takes a turn at the front | 
KOM Leader Gretchyn continues to work for the team with 8 k to go | 
NetApp tries to get something going | 
The stage 5 sprint in full flight coming into Turgutreis, back on the coast | 
André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL) distancing himself | 
Second win in two days for André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL). 2nd Matteo TRENTIN (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) and 3rd Nikias ARNDT (ARGOS-SHIMANO) | 
Stage 5 podium: 3rd Nikias ARNDT (ARGOS-SHIMANO), 1st André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL), 2nd Matteo TRENTIN (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) |
Stage 6: Bodrum → Selcuk, 182 km Full Results and Report
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Attack by Yohan BAGOT (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) who finished 2nd + 18s | 
Spinning a big gear, unknown Turkish rider Mustafa SAYAR (TORKU SEKERSPOR) distanced himself from ProTour riders on the 10% uphill finish | 
Stage 6 winner and new race leader, Mustafa SAYAR (TORKU SEKERSPOR). After last year's disqualification of race winner and Torku Sekerspor rider, Ivaïlo Gabrovski, for doping, many our understandably suspicious of this result too |
Stage 7: Kusadasi → Izmir, 124 km Full Results and Report
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Stage 8: Istanbul → Istanbul, 121 km Full Results and Report
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