Italian rider, Diego Ulissi, has just won the first climbing stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey claiming the overall lead from his main rival; Sam Bennett.
UAE Team Emirates’ rider surpassed everyone’s expectations by winning the mountain stage of the 2017 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey out-pacing his rivals and taking a well-deserved lead.
TUR leader Diego Ulissi posed in front of St John’s basilica, exactly like his then Lampre-Merida teammate Kristjian Durasek in 2015. pic.twitter.com/ZJecKTGpL6
— Tour of Turkey (@tourofturkeyTUR) October 14, 2017
Ulissi started the day in fifth place as UAE team seemed to really put their efforts behind him throughout the stage making both, Przemyslaw Niemiec and Darwin Atapuma to work for him as the stage hit the most difficult, climbing segment.
Stage 4 Results
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017, stage four: Marmaris to Selçuk, 205.3km
Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates, in 5-36-03
Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana, at 5 secs
Daniel Martinez (Col) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia, at 9 secs
Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia, at 11 secs
Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia, at 17 secs
Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo, at same time
Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia, at 32 secs
Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe, at same time
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) UAE Team Emirates, at 34 secs
Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana, at 37 secs
Second place for our @Jesper2310 on stage 4 @tourofturkeyTUR #TUR2017 #tourofturkey pic.twitter.com/q3rTeR5z7T
— Astana Pro Team (@AstanaTeam) October 13, 2017
General classification after stage four
Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates, in 19-00-50
Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana, at 12 secs
Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia, at 24 secs
Daniel Martinez (Col) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia, at 29 secs
Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia, at 30 secs
Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo, at 30 secs
Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia, at 42 secs
Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 45 secs
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) UAE Team Emirates, at 47 secs
Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana, at 50 secs
