Ahmet Akdilek (born 9 March 1988) is a Turkish former

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, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2019. He now works as a

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for

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. He qualified for participation in the men's road race at the

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. He also competed in the men's time trial. When riding under the national team, he was coached by Luka Zele.

Major results

;2012 : 4th Overall

Tour of Trakya The Tour of Trakya () is an international road cycling race organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation at East Thrace in northwestern Turkey. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour having a rating of 2.2. The beginning of the Tour of Trakya goes b ...

;2013 : National Road Championships ::8th Road race ::8th

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;2015 : 1st Maillot Turkey

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Tour of Çanakkale The Tour of Çanakkale () was a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in and around the Çanakkale Province in Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a rel ...

::1st Prologue : 9th GP Oued Eddahab,

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;2017 : 3rd Trophée Princier,

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* * * * 1988 births Living people Turkish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Turkey Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Konya 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-cycling-bio-stub