Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana) surprised the top sprinters to dart to victory in Monday’s stage 2 at the Tour of Turkey.

Stage 2

• 1. Valentin IGLINSKIY, (KAZ) Astana, in 4:23:28
• 2. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at s.t.
• 3. Elia FAVILLI, (ITA), at s.t.
• 4. Juan Pablo FORERO CARRENO, (COL) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes, at s.t.
• 5. Stefan VAN DIJK, (NED), at s.t.

GC

• 1. Valentin IGLINSKIY, (Kazakhstan) Astana, in 6:59:12
• 2. Tyler FARRAR, (United States) Garmin-Cervelo, at 4
• 3. Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, (Netherlands) Skil-Shimano, at 6
• 4. Elia FAVILLI, (Italy), at 6
• 5. Stefan VAN DIJK, (Netherlands), at 10

Tour of Turkey, stage 1

• 1. Andrea Guardini (I), Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, 2hr 35min 54sec
• 2. Tyler Farrar (USA), Garmin-Cervelo, same time
• 3. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Nl), Skil-Shimano, s.t.
• 4. Manuel Belletti (I), Colnago-CSF Inox , s.t.
• 5. Roberto Ferrari (I), Androni Giocattoli, s.t.

Italian youngster Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini) opened up a long sprint to hold off Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) to win the opening stage at the Tour of Turkey on Sunday.

The Presidential Tour of Turkey has been around nearly half a century, but no one really paid much attention to it until about four years ago, when the UCI elevated its status and organizers up the ante to draw top teams.

Italy's Giovanni Visconti won the Presidential Tour of Turkey Sunday, triumphing in an eight-stage, 1,232-kilometer race from Istanbul to the Mediterranean resort of Alanya.

Rookie Elia Viviani (Liquigas) snagged his second pro victory Saturday at the Tour of Turkey after a finish-line crash derailed the HTC-Columbia train.

Greipel won his fourth stage in six days at the Turkey tour, out-kicking Italians Davide Cimolai (Liquigas) and Manuel Belletti (CSF) to snatch the sprint victory after a wild finale in the 194km stage from Fethiye to Finike. American Tejay Van Garderen finished seven seconds back, but remains second overall, now 23 seconds in arrears

André Greipel sprinted to victory in Thursday’s fifth and longest stage at the Tour of Turkey while HTC-Columbia teammate Tejay Van Garderen remains second overall.

Tejay Van Garderen just missed victory in Wednesday’s 207km fourth stage at the Presidential Tour of Turkey and slotted into second overall at 16 seconds back.

HTC Columbia's Andre Greipel takes a stage 2 sprint win and retains his overall lead at the Tour of Turkey, while young American Tejay Van Garderen finished safely in the pack to retain second place.

2010 Tour of Turkey results

American Tejay Van Garderen slotted in second behind his HTC-Columbia teammate Andre Greipel at Sunday's Tour of Turkey prologue.

The Tour of Turkey is an eight-stage race that covers the western part of Turkey. It is rated as a UCI 1.HC event.

Dutch racer Theo Bos says he feels sick about Sunday’s crash in the final kilometer of the Presidential Tour of Turkey. His crash with yellow jersey wearer Daryl Impey (Barloworld) has generated a huge amount of Internet chatter and calls for Bos to be punished for his role in it.