2011 Tour of Turkey
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| Dates | 24 April–1 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,363.5 km (847.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 33h 45' 48" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Alexander Efimkin (RUS)
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(Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis) |
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| Second |
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ)
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(Astana) | |
| Third |
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
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(FDJ) | |
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Points |
 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
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(Lampre–ISD) |
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Mountains |
 Luis Felipe Laverde (COL)
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(Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia) |
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Sprints |
 Arturo Mora (ESP)
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(Caja Rural) |
| Team | FDJ | ||
The 2011 Tour of Turkey is the 47th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It is being held from 24 April–1 May 2011, and is rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The last edition was won by ISD–NERI's rider Giovanni Visconti. Also Turkish 2 cycling teams, Manisaspor and Konya Şekerspor debuted in this race.
There were 22 teams in the 2011 Tour of Turkey. Among them were 6 UCI ProTeams, 14 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 2 Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 176 cyclists at its outset. The biggest names which compete here are Tyler Farrar, André Greipel, Alessandro Petacchi and Sandy Casar.
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