The Tour of Turkey drew to a detailed on Sunday with a completely neutralised last stage in Istanbul after race organisers introduced a curtailment of the route.
The announcement got here by way of early within the morning of the closing stage 8, with organisers stating “Due to the slippery situation of the roads, it has been determined that stage 8 can be neutralised.
“The peloton will experience the deliberate route however just one lap as an alternative of 5 and can proceed to Sultanahmet with the distinctive jersey holders on the entrance of the peloton.”
As a outcome, the peloton tackled a wet experience on moist roads in Istanbul, rolling over the ultimate fourth-category hill of the race and throughout the road with none contest.
The neutralisation, which noticed three laps of the closing circuit taken out in addition to the ultimate 20km, meant that there could be no last probability for the sprinters to seize a win on the tough 5%, 600-metre closing ramp.
It additionally meant that yellow jersey Frank van den Broek (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) may end his race with none menace of assault from podium sitters Merhawi Kudus (Terengganu) and Paul Double (Polti-Kometa).
23-year-old Van den Broek now comes away from the Tour of Turkey together with his first profession stage race victory below his belt after triumphing on the queen stage summit end at Manisa on Friday. He beats Kudus by 4 seconds within the general standings whereas Double takes third general, 9 seconds down.
Elsewhere, Van den Broek’s DSM teammate Tobias Lund Andresen completes a near-perfect week for the crew, himself having gained three levels to go along with Van den Broek’s triumph and Fabio Jakobsen’s opening stage victory.
Andresen comes away with the factors jersey, having overhauled Giovanni Lonardi (Polti-Kometa) together with his third stage win on Saturday. Vinzent Dorn (Bike Aid) wins the mountain classification, whereas Q36.5 come away with the crew prize.
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