Tour of Fatih Sultan Mehmet

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Tour of Fatih Sultan Mehmet
Race details
DateMarch
Region Turkey
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition2018 (2018)
Editions1 (as of 2018)
First winnerFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Galym Akhmetov  (KAZ)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Galym Akhmetov  (KAZ)

The Tour of Fatih Sultan Mehmet is a stage road cycling race held annually in Turkey since 2018. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2. [1]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2018Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Galym Akhmetov Astana City

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References

  1. "2018 Tour of Fatih Sultan Mehmet". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 April 2018.