Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
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Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey is a professional road bicycle racing
stage race held annually in Turkey
. Historically the race attracted almost no attention from Europe's major cycling teams and best riders. However, its recent elevation in rankings has attracted an increasingly competitive field. From 2006 it was rated
as a 2.2 event, before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008, and then again to 2.HC for the 2010 edition.
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
stage race held annually in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Historically the race attracted almost no attention from Europe's major cycling teams and best riders. However, its recent elevation in rankings has attracted an increasingly competitive field. From 2006 it was rated
UCI race classifications
The Union Cycliste Internationale , the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale....
as a 2.2 event, before being upgraded to 2.1 in 2008, and then again to 2.HC for the 2010 edition.