The Tour of Marmara () is an international
road cycling race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
organized by the
Turkish Cycling Federation at towns in eastern
Marmara Region of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is part of the
UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale
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having a rating of 2.2.
It was first held in 2010 between October 28–31, at which 70 racers of ten international teams competed in four categories. The tour consists of four stages in a total of as follows:
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Åžile
Åžile is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 800 km2, and its population is 43,464 (2022). Bordering Åžile is the province of Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli (districts of G ...
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Kefken)
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Akçakoca
Akçakoca is a town in Düzce Province, in the West Black Sea Region of Turkey, located about 200 km east of Istanbul. It is the seat of Akçakoca District.[Adapazarı
Adapazarı () is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 324 km2, and its population 281,489 (2022). It covers the central and northern part of the agglomeration of Adapazarı and t ...]
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Kocaeli)
Winners
2012 cancelled
References
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Marmara
Recurring sporting events established in 2010
2010 establishments in Turkey
Sport in Istanbul
Sport in Düzce
Sport in Sakarya Province
Sport in Ä°zmit
UCI Europe Tour races
Autumn in Turkey