2014 Tour of Turkey

2014 Tour of Turkey
2014 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	27 April – 4 May 2014
Stages	8
Distance	1,243.6 km (772.7 mi)
Winning time	30h 26' 22"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Sprints
	Team
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The 2014 Tour of Turkey was the 50th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It was held from 27 April to 4 May 2014, and was won by Adam Yates. British cyclist Mark Cavendish won four stages and the points classification.^[2]

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Thumb — Logo of the 50th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey on an official car.

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Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner	Ref
1	27 April	Alanya to Alanya	141.6 km (88.0 mi)	Flat stage	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	^[2]
2	28 April	Alanya to Kemer	174.6 km (108.5 mi)	Flat stage	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	^[3]
3	29 April	Finike to Elmalı	184.7 km (114.8 mi)	Mountain stage	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	^[4]
4	30 April	Fethiye to Marmaris	125 km (77.7 mi)	Hilly stage	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	^[5]
5	1 May	Marmaris to Bodrum (Turgutreis)	177.3 km (110.2 mi)	Hilly stage	Elia Viviani (ITA)	^[6]
6	2 May	Bodrum to Selçuk	183.1 km (113.8 mi)	Intermediate stage	Adam Yates (GBR)	^[7]
7	3 May	Kuşadası to İzmir	136.3 km (84.7 mi)	Flat stage	Elia Viviani (ITA)	^[8]
8	4 May	Istanbul to Istanbul	121 km (75.2 mi)	Flat stage	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	^[9]
Total		1,243.6 km (772.7 mi)

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The start list includes 20 teams and 154 riders.

Pro Teams

Professional Continental Teams

Continental Teams

Torku Şekerspor

Stage 1

27 April 2014 — Alanya to Alanya, 141.6 km (88.0 mi)

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Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	3h 15' 43"
2	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	s.t.
3	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
4	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.
5	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.
6	Andrea Palini (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.
7	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	s.t.
8	Jonas Vangenechten (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.
9	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Astana	s.t.
10	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	MTN–Qhubeka	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	3h 15' 43"
2	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 0"
3	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 0"
4	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 0"
5	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
6	Andrea Palini (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 0"
7	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 0"
8	Jonas Vangenechten (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 0"
9	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Astana	+ 0"
10	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 0"

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Stage 2

28 April 2014 — Alanya to Kemer, 174.6 km (108.5 mi)

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Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	3h 50' 17"
2	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	s.t.
3	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.
4	Kris Boeckmans (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.
5	Francesco Lasca (ITA)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	s.t.
6	Ken Hanson (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
7	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	s.t.
8	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
9	Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.
10	Marco Canola (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	7h 06' 00"
2	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 0"
3	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 0"
4	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 0"
5	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
6	Ken Hanson (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 0"
7	Wouter Wippert (NED)	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 0"
8	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 0"
9	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 0"
10	Francesco Lasca (ITA)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 0"

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Stage 3

29 April 2014 — Finike to Elmalı, 184.7 km (114.8 mi)

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Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	5h 40' 31"
2	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 6"
3	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 38"
4	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 38"
5	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice	+ 38"
6	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 38"
7	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 43"
8	Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)	Lampre–Merida	+ 44"
9	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 44"
10	Enrico Barbin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 44"

General classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	12h 46' 31"
2	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 6"
3	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 38"
4	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 38"
5	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 38"
6	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice	+ 38"
7	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 43"
8	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 44"
9	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 44"
10	Enrico Barbin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 44"

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Stage 4

30 April 2014 — Fethiye to Marmaris, 125 km (77.7 mi)

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Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	3h 14' 23"
2	Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.
3	Mark Renshaw (AUS)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
4	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	MTN–Qhubeka	s.t.
5	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	s.t.
6	Jetse Bol (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
7	Aldo Ino Ilešič (SLO)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
8	Marco Haller (AUT)	Team Katusha	s.t.
9	Ahmet Örken (TUR)	Torku Şekerspor	s.t.
10	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.

General classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	16h 00' 54"
2	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 6"
3	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 38"
4	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 38"
5	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 38"
6	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 43"
7	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 44"
8	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 44"
9	Enrico Barbin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 44"
10	Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ)	Astana	+ 44"

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Stage 5

1 May 2014 — Marmaris to Bodrum–Turgutreis, 177.3 km (110.2 mi)

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Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	4h 34' 11"
2	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	MTN–Qhubeka	s.t.
4	Andrea Fedi (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	s.t.
5	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	s.t.
6	Rafael Andriato (BRA)	Neri Sottoli	s.t.
7	Barry Markus (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
8	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	s.t.
9	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.
10	Adam Phelan (AUS)	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.

General classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	20h 35' 05"
2	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 6"
3	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 38"
4	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	MTN–Qhubeka	+ 38"
5	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 38"
6	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 43"
7	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 44"
8	Enrico Barbin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 44"
9	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 44"
10	Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ)	Astana	+ 44"

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Stage 6

2 May 2014 — Bodrum to Selçuk, 183.1 km (113.8 mi)

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Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	4h 11' 46"
2	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 2"
3	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice	+ 2"
4	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	+ 7"
5	Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)	Lampre–Merida	+ 7"
6	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 7"
7	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 7"
8	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 15"
9	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 17"
10	Javier Mejías (ESP)	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 26"

General classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	24h 46' 57"
2	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	+ 1"
3	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 39"
4	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 40"
5	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice	+ 44"
6	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 45"
7	Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)	Lampre–Merida	+ 45"
8	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 47"
9	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 54"
10	Enrico Barbin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 1' 04"

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Stage 7

3 May 2014 — Kuşadası to İzmir, 136.3 km (84.7 mi)

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Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	3h 04' 25"
2	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Astana	s.t.
3	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
4	Kris Boeckmans (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.
5	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
6	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	MTN–Qhubeka	s.t.
7	Ahmet Örken (TUR)	Torku Şekerspor	s.t.
8	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.
9	Ken Hanson (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
10	Wouter Wippert (NED)	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.

General classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	27h 51' 22"
2	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	+ 1"
3	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 39"
4	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 40"
5	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice	+ 44"
6	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 45"
7	Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)	Lampre–Merida	+ 45"
8	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 47"
9	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 54"
10	Enrico Barbin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 1' 04"

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Stage 8

4 May 2014 — Istanbul to Istanbul, 121 km (75.2 mi)

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Stage 8 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	2h 35' 00"
2	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	s.t.
3	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Astana	s.t.
4	Kris Boeckmans (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.
5	Greg Henderson (NZL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.
6	Theo Bos (NED)	Belkin Pro Cycling	s.t.
7	Aldo Ino Ilešič (SLO)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
8	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	s.t.
9	Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)	MTN–Qhubeka	s.t.
10	Ken Hanson (USA)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.

Final General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	30h 26' 22"
2	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	+ 5"
3	Romain Hardy (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 39"
4	Davide Formolo (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 40"
5	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	CCC–Polsat–Polkowice	+ 44"
6	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Torku Şekerspor	+ 45"
7	Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)	Lampre–Merida	+ 45"
8	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 51"
9	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 58"
10	Enrico Barbin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 1' 04"

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Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Turkish Beauties classification	Teams classification
1	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Marc de Maar	Fréderique Robert	Lampre–Merida
2	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish		Marc de Maar	Fréderique Robert	Lampre–Merida
3	Rein Taaramäe	Rein Taaramäe		Rein Taaramäe	Mattia Pozzo	Cofidis
4	Mark Cavendish			Rein Taaramäe
5	Elia Viviani			Marc de Maar
6	Adam Yates	Adam Yates
7	Elia Viviani
8	Mark Cavendish
Final		Adam Yates	Mark Cavendish	Marc de Maar	Mattia Pozzo	Cofidis

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