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Tour of Cappadocia

Race details
Date	June–July
Region	Nevşehir Province
Local name(s)	Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
Organiser	Turkish Cycling Federation
History
First edition	2011 (2011)
Editions	2 (as of 2018)
First winner	Mert Mutlu (TUR)
Most recent	Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ)

The Tour of Cappadocia (Turkish: Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu) is an international road cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation at Cappadocia in central Turkey. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour with a rating of 2.2.

The tour was held for the first time between June 30-July 3, 2011. It consists of four stages in a total length of 393 km (244 mi) and runs through towns in the historical region of Cappadocia around Nevşehir. The first edition's route was as follows:

1. 8 km (5.0 mi) (Prolog - Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
2. 126 km (78 mi) (Nevşehir- Niğde - Nevşehir)
3. 141 km (88 mi) (Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
4. 118 km (73 mi) (Nevşehir - Ihlara - Nevşehir)

Winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2011	Turkey	Mert Mutlu	Brisaspor
2018	Kazakhstan	Alexandr Ovsyannikov	Vino–Astana Motors

References

1. "2012 Cycling Calendar-2012 Tour of Cappadocia". Velo Wire. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
2. "1st Tour of Cappadocia 2011". Türkiye Bisiklet Federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
3. "1. Kapadokya Turu Yarış Sonuçları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Bisiklet Federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
4. "2018»Tour of Cappadocia (2.2) General classification". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.

• Cycle races in Turkey
• Recurring sporting events established in 2011
• 2011 establishments in Turkey
• Sport in Nevşehir
• Sport in Niğde
• Cappadocia
• UCI Europe Tour races
• Summer events in Turkey