There is a signature of women behind the scenes of the Presidential Turkey Cycling Tour, which is one of the biggest projects of Turkey with its 8 days, 8 stages, 1.188 km track, where hundreds of people take part, watched all over the world with live broadcasts attended by world-famous teams.
All project management of the TOUR, including race and event planning, team invitations, publications, promotion and marketing, coordination with institutions, is carried out by Turkish Cycling Federation projects coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pınar Arpınar Avşar. Communication process management and planning İpek Özgüden Özen, race convoy organizer Karlien Duyssens, official race doctor Esma Pehlivan, race commissioner Emine Koçak, timing assistant Mürrüvvet Tokur, presenter and race commentator Başak Koç, press officer Birgül Pullukçu, podium coordinator Sena Olçok, podium protocol Dozens of women play key roles, along with names such as Elif Rana Olçok, coordinator, and Hanife Tuğba Karataş from the Shimano neutral service support team.
Turkish Cycling Federation Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pınar Arpınar Avşar: “In recent years, women's races of giant organizations such as Tour de France (Cycling Tour of France) and Giro d'Italia (Cycling Tour of Italy) have come to the fore. "As the Presidential Türkiye Cycling Tour approaches its 60th anniversary, it is time for the women's edition," he said.
