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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Last updated September 22, 2025

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

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		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)

Stages

Stage 1

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

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"

Stage 2

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

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"

Stage 3

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

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"

Stage 4

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

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"

Stage 5

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

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"

Stage 6

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

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"

Stage 7

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

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"

Stage 8

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

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"

Classification leadership table

Overall winners on the podium: Cofidis (back row), Mattia Pozzo, Adam Yates, Mark Cavendish and Marc de Maar (front row, from left to right). TourofTurkeyWinners.JPG — Overall winners on the podium: Cofidis (back row), Mattia Pozzo, Adam Yates, Mark Cavendish and Marc de Maar (front row, from left to right).

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

References

↑ "50th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey: General classification / Genel klasman 8" (PDF). Matsport. Tissot Timing. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
1 2 Dansie, Sam (27 April 2014). "Tour of Turkey: Cavendish wins stage 1". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
↑ "Tour of Turkey: Cavendish strikes again". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
↑ Dansie, Sam (29 April 2014). "Taaramae wins stage 3 at the Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 29 April 2014.
↑ "Mark Cavendish wins fourth stage of Tour of Turkey". BBC Sport . BBC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
↑ "Mark Cavendish outsprinted by Elia Viviani on stage five". Sky Sports . BSkyB. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
↑ "Yates wins stage 6". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
↑ "Viviani beats Cavendish again at the Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Yates secures overall success at Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

External links

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[1] "50th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey: General classification / Genel klasman 8" (PDF). Matsport. Tissot Timing. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

[Cavendish-2] 1 2 Dansie, Sam (27 April 2014). "Tour of Turkey: Cavendish wins stage 1". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[3] "Tour of Turkey: Cavendish strikes again". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

[4] Dansie, Sam (29 April 2014). "Taaramae wins stage 3 at the Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 29 April 2014.

[5] "Mark Cavendish wins fourth stage of Tour of Turkey". BBC Sport . BBC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

[6] "Mark Cavendish outsprinted by Elia Viviani on stage five". Sky Sports . BSkyB. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

[7] "Yates wins stage 6". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

[8] "Viviani beats Cavendish again at the Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

[9] "Yates secures overall success at Tour of Turkey". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

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