Erciyes, which has become the center of cycling in Turkey, will host international road and mountain bike competitions again. The races will be the scene of the struggle of 20 athletes from about 1000 countries.
Erciyes, which is the attraction point of professional athletes in many sports branches as a professional camp, training, mountain and nature sports base in summer as well as winter sports, draws attention in the global cycling community. Many road and mountain bike races will be held in 2022 in Kayseri Erciyes, which has hosted the highest number of bicycle races in the world in the calendar of the International Cyclists Union UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), headquartered in Italy in the past two years.
Erciyes International Road and Mountain Cycling Races, which will be held between 23 July and 25 September, will be organized by Erciyes High Altitude and Sports Tourism Association under the leadership of the International Cyclists Union -UCI and the Turkish Cycling Federation, and under the auspices of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, Erciyes A.Ş and Spor A.Ş. with their support.
Cycling teams from all over the world, including Turkey, will participate in the bicycle races. 20 professional athletes from about 1000 countries will sweat in the competitions in Erciyes. Master cyclists will pedal on the 1000-kilometer track in total.
7 international cycling races, including 4 road bikes and 11 mountain bikes will take place within the regions. Mountain bike races will be held on the Erciyes Bike Park tracks at 2.200 meters.
The races will start on July 23-24 with the stages of Grand Prix Erciyes and Grand Prix Kayseri. Cyclists will start in front of the Kayseri Science Center on the 141-kilometer GP Erciyes tour, pass Bünyan and Sarıoğlan and reach the finish point in front of the Kayseri Science Center. The 131 km long GP Kayseri stage will start from Cumhuriyet Square and end at the end point at Erciyes Ski Center Hacılar Kapı.
Making a statement about the organization, Kayseri Erciyes A.Ş. Direction. Exchange rate. President Dr. Murat Cahid Cıngı said, “As Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, we have started to see the fruits of the bicycle investments we have made in Erciyes in the last 10 years. Now, international cycling teams from the Far East, Latin America, the Continent of Europe, the Caucasus and the Middle East come to Erciyes from all over the world, both by making high-altitude camps and then participating in international cycling races to participate in these beautiful sports activities. We have achieved significant success in the way of their crowning. This year, a total of 7 international competitions, 4 road and 11 mountain bike races, will be held in Erciyes, as is traditional. Of course, Erciyes A.Ş. As the host, he is heavily involved in this business, but our Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality has undertaken the entire organization. Spor Inc., Kaytur, Transportation Inc. Our Oran Development Agency, Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports and all other public institutions and organizations strongly support this business. These sportive activities make significant contributions to our hotels, businesses, and our city in terms of promotion, marketing, branding and economy. As a city, we are proud to sign such important international competitions.”
The race schedule is as follows:
- 23 July – 21 August Road Cycling Races
- 23 July 2022 Grand Prix Erciyes
- 31 July 2022 Grand Prix Yahyalı
- 4 August 2022 Grand Prix Velo Erciyes
- 19 August 2022 Grand Prix Kapuzbaşı
- 20 August 2022 Grand Prix Develi
- 21 August 2022 Grand Prix Cappadocia
- 17 – 25 September Mountain Bike Races
- 17 September 2022 Kayseri MTB Cup
- 18 September 2022 Erciyes MTB Cup
- September 24, 2022 Miniature Capp. MTB Cup
- 25 September 2022 Soğanlı MTB Cup
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