Race details | |
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Date | May |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour (2.2) |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 2015 |
Editions | 3 |
Final edition | 2017 |
First winner | Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Final winner | Brayan Ramírez (COL) |
The Tour of Ankara was a cycling race held in Turkey, as a 2.2-categorised race on the UCI Europe Tour, [1] between 2015 and 2017.
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2015 | Turkey | Nazim Bakırcı | Torku Şekerspor |
2016 | Turkey | Serkan Balkan | Brisaspor |
2017 | Colombia | Brayan Ramírez | Medellín–Inder |
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