Van Den Broek Wins Stage 6 Of Tour Of Türkiye

Van den Broek of the Dsm-Firmenich PostNL team claimed a win at stage 6 of the Tour of Türkiye on Friday.

Dutch cyclist completed the 160.1-kilometer (99-mile) track in four hours and 10 minutes between the Aegean resort town of Kusadasi and Manisa.

Merhawi Kudus of Terengganu came second while Paul Double of Polti Kometa finished third.

With this win, the 23-year-old rider led the general classification with a time of 23 hours, 2 minutes, and 11 seconds.

The Tour of Türkiye, the only intercontinental bicycle tour in the world, is hosting four world tour teams, seven professional, 12 continental, and one national team.

The Turkish Cycling Federation has been organizing the tour, earlier known as the Marmara Tour, since 1963. It gained international status in 1965 and was brought under presidential authority in 1966.

The eight-day cycling event will continue with stage 7 in Izmir on Saturday, and end in Istanbul on Sunday.

Remaining stages:

Stage 7: Izmir - Izmir

Stage 8: Istanbul - Istanbul -