Stage 1: İstanbul → İstanbul, 138 km Full Results and Report
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İstanbul road race | 
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Greipel crashed | 
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The break | 
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When his break mates gave up, Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) carried on | 
Chase two minutes back | 
Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) digging deep | 
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Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) solo win by 11s | 
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2nd José GONÇALVES (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) + 11s, 1st Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) 3:10:18, 3rd Marco ZANOTTI (PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG) + 16s | 
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Stage 1 winner and race leader, Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) |
Stage 2: Cappadocia → Cappadocia, 156 km Full Results and Report
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The jersey leaders including the race leader, Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) lining-up in Cappadocia | 
The roll out | 
4 laps of the 36 km circuit | 
This area is known for its unusual natural sites, most notably the “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley | 
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Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. | 
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The main break was unsuccessful | 
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Split. The winning break with the race leader, but dominated by 4 CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA riders | 
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Pello BILBAO, (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) successfully attacked from the break with 3 km to go and hung to win by 10s | 
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2nd José GONÇALVES (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA)+ 10s, 1st Pello BILBAO (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) 4:18:51, 3rd Mauro FINETTO (UNIEURO WILIER) | 
Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) retains the race lead by 6s |
Stage 3: Aksaray → Konya, 162 km Full Results and Report
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Race leader, Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) and the other jersey leaders during the Stage 3 start in Aksaray. NIEMIEC missed the key split in the peloton and lost 25 minutes in the cross winds and is now well back on GC. | 
Start 3 rollout from Aksaray | 
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Lots of patriotic support | 
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Echelons in the rain | 
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Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) missed the key split in the peloton and lost 25 minutes in the cross winds and is now well back on GC. | 
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The winning break had nearly the entire LOTTO SOUDAL team | 
The huge break dominated by LOTTO SOUDAL and CAJA RURAL riders | 
The Stage 3 leadout looked like a LOTTO SOUDAL team time trial | 
Not much competition for André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) in the sprint | 
André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) easily wins Stage 3 in Konya | 
Your Stage 3 podium: 2nd CECCHIN, Alberto (TEAM ROTH), 1st GREIPEL, André (LOTTO SOUDAL) 3:48:33, 3rd BOECKMANS, Kris (LOTTO SOUDAL) | 
New race leader, Pello BILBAO (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) as his team now owns the top 3 GC positions |
Stage 4: Seydişehir → Alanya, 187 km Full Results and Report
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The rollout from Seydişehir for Stage 4 | 
2013 overall winner before his disqualification, Mustafa SAYAR (TORKU SEKERSPOR) is back racing after serving his two-year doping suspension (and having crashed yesterday) | 
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Descending to the flat part of today's course through a recently dynamite crafted road | 
1-2 here were 2-1 at the finish... Italy's Daniele COLLI (NIPPO - VINI FANTINI) and Sacha MODOLO (LAMPRE - MERIDA) | 
Today's race profile | 
More patriotic fans | 
Roadside but not interested in bike racing | 
Break | 
CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA with race leader, Pello BILBAO | 
Feed zone | 
Along the Turkish coast | 
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Astana City at the front | 
Paragliding with a bicycle | 
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The sprint finish in full flight in Alanya, a frequent host of this event | 
Sacha MODOLO (LAMPRE - MERIDA) wins ahead of Daniele COLLI (NIPPO - VINI FANTINI) | 
Stage 4 podium: 2nd Daniele COLLI (NIPPO - VINI FANTINI), 1st Sacha MODOLO (LAMPRE - MERIDA) and 3rd Marco ZANOTTI (PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG) |
Stage 5: Alanya → Kemer, 189 km Full Results and Report
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The stage 5 rollout from Alanya | 
The picturesque Alanya shoreline | 
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Today's break | 
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The remaining two riders from the break are about to be caught | 
Last man standing with last than 10 km to go | 
Sprint finish in Kemer | 
Jakub MARECZKO (SOUTHEAST - VENEZUELA) wins the Stage 5 ahead of André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL) and 3rd Manuel BELLETTI (SOUTHEAST - VENEZUELA) | 
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Your stage 5 podium: 2nd André GREIPEL (LOTTO SOUDAL), 1st Jakub MARECZKO (SOUTHEAST - VENEZUELA) and 3rd Manuel BELLETTI (SOUTHEAST - VENEZUELA) |
Stage 6: Kumluca → Elmalı, 117 km Full Results and Report
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New bike racing fans (except the one on the right) | 
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Mountain stage today with a summit finish | 
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CCC had plans today | 
CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA with the race leader added another stage win and yellow jersey to their successful week in Turkey | 
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Jaime ROSON GARCIA (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) flatted near the base of the finishing climb but it didn't cost him | 
CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA bringing back the break | 
Last chance for some water | 
The base of the 10 km finishing climb | 
The early break about to be caught | 
Last break survivor, Ilia Koshevoy (Lampre-Merida) | 
CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA in control of the finish climb | 
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Jaime ROSON (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) wins the summit finish ahead of 2nd Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 2s | 
Third CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA stage winner in six stages at this year's race | 
2nd Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 2s, 1st Jaime ROSON (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) and 3rd Pawel CHARUCKI (VERVA ACTIVEJET PRO CYCLING TEAM) + 12s | 
No race gives away more fruit than this race | 
New race leader, José GONÇALVES (CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) by 18s over his teammate Davide Arroyo |
Stage 7: Fethiye → Marmaris, 129 km Full Results and Report
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Sacha MODOLO (LAMPRE - MERIDA) wins Stage 7 ahead of 2nd Manuel BELLETTI (SOUTHEAST - VENEZUELA), 3rd Marco ZANOTTI (PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG) | 
Stage 7 podium: 2nd Manuel BELLETTI (SOUTHEAST - VENEZUELA), 1st Sacha MODOLO (LAMPRE - MERIDA), 3rd Marco ZANOTTI (PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG) |
Stage 8: Marmaris → Selçuk, 202 km Full Results and Report
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The rollout from Marmaris for the eight and final stage | 
Lampre was quick to attack early | 
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Sprint finish in Selçu 200 km later | 
Jakub MARECZKO (SOUTHEAST - VENEZUELA) 5:46:24, 2nd Sacha MODOLO (LAMPRE - MERIDA), 3rd Francisco CHAMORRO (FUNVIC SOUL CYCLES - CARREFOUR) | 
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Your overall winner, José GONÇALVES(CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA) in 32:31:35 by 18s | 
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1st, 2nd and 4th overall on GC easily gives CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA the team competition prize as well to end a dominant week that included three stage wins | 
So long from Tour of Turkey and thanks for tuning in |
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