2014 Tour of Turkey explained

2014 Tour of Turkey
Series:	2014 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	27 April – 4 May 2014
Stages:	8
Distance:	1243.6
Unit:	km
Time:	30h 26' 22"^[1]
Speed:	40.855
First:	Adam Yates
First Nat:	GBR
First Color:	light blue
Second:	Rein Taaramäe
Second Nat:	EST
Third:	Romain Hardy
Third Nat:	FRA
Sprints:	Mattia Pozzo
Sprints Nat:	ITA
Sprints Color:	white
Mountains:	Marc de Maar
Mountains Nat:	CUR
Mountains Color:	red
Points:	Mark Cavendish
Points Nat:	GBR
Points Color:	green
Previous:	2013
Next:	2015

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]

Schedule

Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Ref
1	27 April	Alanya to Alanya	141.6km (88miles)	Flat stage
2	28 April	Alanya to Kemer	174.6km (108.5miles)	Flat stage	^[3]
3	29 April	Finike to Elmalı	184.7km (114.8miles)	Mountain stage	^[4]
4	30 April	Fethiye to Marmaris	125km (78miles)	Hilly stage	^[5]
5	1 May	Marmaris to Bodrum (Turgutreis)	177.3km (110.2miles)	Hilly stage	^[6]
6	2 May	Bodrum to Selçuk	183.1km (113.8miles)	Intermediate stage	^[7]
7	3 May	Kuşadası to İzmir	136.3km (84.7miles)	Flat stage	^[8]
8	4 May	Istanbul to Istanbul	121km (75miles)	Flat stage	^[9]
Total		1243.6km (772.7miles)

Teams

The start list includes 20 teams and 154 riders.

Pro Teams

Professional Continental Teams

Continental Teams

Stages

Stage 1

27 April 2014 — Alanya to Alanya, 141.6km (88miles)

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

Stage 2

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

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

Stage 3

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

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 38"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 38"
6			+ 38"
7			+ 43"
8			+ 44"
9			+ 44"
10			+ 44"

General classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 38"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 38"
6			+ 38"
7			+ 43"
8			+ 44"
9			+ 44"
10			+ 44"

Stage 4

30 April 2014 — Fethiye to Marmaris, 125km (78miles)

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 38"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 38"
6			+ 43"
7			+ 44"
8			+ 44"
9			+ 44"
10			+ 44"

Stage 5

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

Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			+ 38"
4			+ 38"
5			+ 38"
6			+ 43"
7			+ 44"
8			+ 44"
9			+ 44"
10			+ 44"

Stage 6

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

Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 2"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 7"
6			+ 7"
7			+ 7"
8			+ 15"
9			+ 17"
10			+ 26"

General classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 39"
4			+ 40"
5			+ 44"
6			+ 45"
7			+ 45"
8			+ 47"
9			+ 54"
10			+ 1' 04"

Stage 7

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

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 39"
4			+ 40"
5			+ 44"
6			+ 45"
7			+ 45"
8			+ 47"
9			+ 54"
10			+ 1' 04"

Stage 8

4 May 2014 — Istanbul to Istanbul, 121km (75miles)

Stage 8 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Final General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 39"
4			+ 40"
5			+ 44"
6			+ 45"
7			+ 45"
8			+ 51"
9			+ 58"
10			+ 1' 04"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Turkish Beauties classification
1	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Marc de Maar	Fréderique Robert
2	Mark Cavendish
3	Rein Taaramäe	Rein Taaramäe	Rein Taaramäe	Mattia Pozzo
4	Mark Cavendish
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

Notes and References

Web site: 50th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey: General classification / Genel klasman 8. Matsport. Tissot Timing. 4 May 2014. 5 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505021310/http://www.matsport.fr.php53-23.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/resultat/TUR/pdf/Etape_08/08_TUR_General.pdf. 5 May 2014. dead.
News: Tour of Turkey: Cavendish wins stage 1. Sam. Dansie. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 April 2014. 28 April 2014.
News: Tour of Turkey: Cavendish strikes again. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 April 2014. 28 April 2014.
News: Taaramae wins stage 3 at the Tour of Turkey. Sam. Dansie. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 April 2014. 29 April 2014.
News: Mark Cavendish wins fourth stage of Tour of Turkey. BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2014. 1 May 2014.
News: Mark Cavendish outsprinted by Elia Viviani on stage five. Sky Sports. BSkyB. 1 May 2014. 1 May 2014.
News: Yates wins stage 6. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 May 2014. 2 May 2014.
News: Viviani beats Cavendish again at the Tour of Turkey. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 May 2014. 3 May 2014.
News: Yates secures overall success at Tour of Turkey. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 May 2014. 4 May 2014.