Race details | |
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Date | May |
Region | Turkey |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 2018 |
Editions | 2 (as of 2019) |
First winner | Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | 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]
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2018 | Turkey | Nazim Bakırcı | Torku Şekerspor |
2019 | Belarus | Branislau Samoilau | Minsk Cycling Club |
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