Tour of Mesopotamia

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Tour of Mesopotamia
Race details
DateMay
Region Turkey
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web site www.tourofmesopotamia.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2018 (2018)
Editions2 (as of 2019)
First winnerFlag of Turkey.svg  Nazim Bakırcı  (TUR)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of Belarus.svg  Branislau Samoilau  (BLR)

Tour of Mesopotamia is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in Turkey since 2018. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2. [1]

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2018Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Nazim Bakırcı Torku Şekerspor
2019Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Branislau Samoilau Minsk Cycling Club

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References

  1. "2018 Tour of Mesopotamia". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 August 2018.