Tour of Cappadocia explained

Tour of Cappadocia
Date:	June–July
Region:	Nevşehir Province
Localnames:	Uluslararası Kapadokya Bisiklet Turu
Discipline:	Road
Competition:	UCI Europe Tour
Type:	Stage race
Organiser:	Turkish Cycling Federation
Number:	2 (as of 2018)

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.^[1]

The tour was held for the first time between June 30-July 3, 2011. It consists of four stages in a total length of 393km (244miles) and runs through towns in the historical region of Cappadocia around Nevşehir. The first edition's route was as follows:^[2]

1. 8km (05miles) (Prolog - Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
2. 126km (78miles) (Nevşehir- Niğde - Nevşehir)
3. 141km (88miles) (Uçhisar - Kalaba - Hacıbektaş - Gülşehir - Nevşehir - Uçhisar)
4. 118km (73miles) (Nevşehir - Ihlara - Nevşehir)

Winners

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Notes and References

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