Tour of Trakya explained

Tour of Trakya
Date:	May
Region:	Tekirdağ Province
Localnames:	Uluslararası Trakya Bisiklet Turu
Discipline:	Road
Competition:	UCI Europe Tour
Type:	Stage race
Organiser:	Turkish Cycling Federation
Number:	3 (as of July 2012)

The Tour of Trakya (Turkish: Uluslararası Trakya Bisiklet Turu) is an international road cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation at East Thrace in northwestern Turkey. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour having a rating of 2.2.

The beginning of the Tour of Trakya goes back to the 1980s.It gained an international status in 2010 with its first edition held between May 28–31, at which 74 racers competed. The tour consists of four stages in a total length of 524km (326miles) and runs through towns around Tekirdağ.

2010

The first edition's route was as follows:

1. 161km (100miles) (Tekirdağ - Malkara - Hayrabolu - Tekirdağ)
2. 113km (70miles) (Tekirdağ - Marmaraereğlisi - Çorlu - Tekirdağ)
3. 166km (103miles) (Tekirdağ - Hayrabolu - Lüleburgaz - Muratlı - Tekirdağ)
4. 84km (52miles) (Tekirdağ - Şarköy)

2011

The second edition's route was as follows:

1. 113km (70miles) (Tekirdağ - Marmaraereğlisi - Çorlu - Tekirdağ)
2. 115km (71miles) (Çorlu - Çerkezköy - Saray - Vize - Lüleburgaz)
3. 116km (72miles) (Lüleburgaz - Babaeski - Kırklareli - Edirne)
4. 143km (89miles) (Edirne - Havsa - Babaeski - Hayrabolu - Tekirdağ)

2012

The third edition's route was as follows:

1. 113km (70miles) (Tekirdağ - Marmaraereğlisi - Çorlu - Tekirdağ)
2. 115km (71miles) (Çorlu - Çerkezköy - Saray - Vize - Lüleburgaz)
3. 116km (72miles) (Lüleburgaz - Babaeski - Kırklareli - Edirne)
4. 78km (48miles) (Edirne criterium race)

2013

The race was cancelled or removed from the UCI cycling calendar.