Torku Şeker Spor
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | TRK |
| Registered | Konya, Central Anatolia, Turkey |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental |
| Bicycles | Salcano |
| Key personnel | |
| Team manager(s) | Branko Filip |
| Team name history | |
| 2005 2006–2007 2008–2009 2010 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2017 2017– |
Hemus 1896 Aurora 2000 Berchi Hemus 1896–Berneschi Hemus 1896 Hemus 1896–Vivelo Torquay Sheker Konya Vivelo Konya–Torku Şekerspor Torku Şekerspor Torku Åžekerspor |
Torku Åžekerspor (UCI team code: TRK) is a Turkish professional cycling team, based in Konya, Central Anatolia. The team is sponsored by the local sugar and chocolate industries. It is part of the Konya Anadolu Selçukspor organisation, a Turkish TFF Second League football team.
In 2011, the team became Turkey's first ever professional bicycle racing team. It has UCI Continental team status.
Team member Miraç Kal qualified for participation in the road race event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Team member Ahmet Örken qualified for participation in the time trial event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In April 2012 Ivailo Gabrovski tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO) on Stage 3 of the 2012 Tour of Turkey, winning the stage and the overall title. Gabrovski was banned for two years and had his victory stripped. In May 2012 Volodymyr Bileka tested positive for Norpseudoephedrine on Stage 1 of the 2012 Tour of Trakya receiving a four-year suspension for his second doping offence.
In March 2013, Mustafa Sayar tested positive for EPO after Stage 1 of the 2013 Tour d'Algérie.
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