The Turquoise jersey has changed hands three times so far in the Tour, which started with the Antalya-Antalya stage. The athletes carrying swimsuits throughout the stage were formed as follows.
- Turkuaz Jersey (General Individual Classification Winner) Giovanni Lonardi (Polti-Kometa) Sponsored by Spor-Toto
- Red Jersey (King of the Mountains) Samet Bulut (Beykoz Belediyespor) Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
- Green Jersey (Sprint Jersey) Max Kanter (Astana) Sponsored by Mosso
- White Swimsuit Vinzent Dorn (Bike Aid) Turkish Beauties Swimsuit
ESCAPES BEGAN QUICKLY
As the 10th kilometer passed, five athletes made an attack, but they were caught by the peloton before they could go for a long time. At the 20th kilometer, this time six cyclists formed an escape group. James Whelan (Q36.5), Calum Johnston (Caja Rual), Manuele Tarazzi (Bardiani), Owen Geleijn (TDT Unibet), Gianni Marchand (Tartelotto, Petros Mengs (Beykoz Belediyespor) are pedaling 40 seconds ahead of the escape group peloton. Red After struggling hard to catch the escaping group of six, Samet Bulut, the owner of the swimsuit, and Vinzent Dorn, who were fighting for the same swimsuit, managed to catch up. The time difference between the Peloton and the escaping group increased to 2 minutes and 15 seconds at the 50th kilometer. Meanwhile, Emre Yüce from Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor Team left the race.
5 athletes entered the last 4 kilometers of the stage. Tobias Andresen, who made an attack in the last 400 meters, finished first in the stage.
AT THE END OF THE 4TH STAGE, THE SWIMSUITS FOUND THEIR OWNERS
The Spor Toto-sponsored Turquoise Jersey, given to the leader of the general classification, was won by Tobias Lund Andresen from the DSM-firmenich team. The Belgian athlete was given his jersey by Emin Müftüoğlu, President of the Turkish Cycling Federation.
Giovanni Lonardi from Polti Kometa Team won the Mosso-sponsored Green Jersey, which is given to the leader of the points classification. Presidential Rapporteur Baki İlgün dressed the athlete in his swimsuit.
Vinzent Dorn from the Bike Aid team won the Turkish Airlines Red Jersey, which is given to the leader of the King of the Mountains class. Metin Cengiz, Vice President of the Turkish Cycling Federation, presented the swimsuit to the athlete.
Vinzent Dorn from the Bike Aid team won the White Swimsuit sponsored by goturkiye.com, which is given to the leader of the Turkish Beauties class. Muğla Provincial Police Chief Ali Canbolat and Muğla Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Yenalmaz dressed the athlete in his swimsuit.
NEW SWIMSUITS ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONG THESE ATHLETES
After the stage, the swimsuits were distributed among the following athletes. Beauties of Türkiye and King of the Mountains Swimsuit passed to Vinzent Dorn. The Green Jersey remained with Giovanni Lonardi. The Turquoise Jersey changed hands again and went to Tobias Andresen.
The 59th day of the 5th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey will continue today (Thursday, April 25) with the 177,9 kilometer Bodrum-Kuşadası stage.
