Felix Grossschartner was crowned the winner of the 55th Tour of Turkey after stage six finished in Istanbul today.
The 25-year-old Austrian, who rides for Bora-Hansgrohe, took the overall lead from teammate Sam Bennett after winning stage five.
Felix Grossschartner won the 55th Tour of Turkey after stage six finished in Istanbul today. Photo: Tour of Turkey/Brian Hodes
The 172.4km stage, which started in Sakarya, was won by Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan.
Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) finished second on the day, with Bennett third.
View provisional results below.
Stage six results
1. Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) 4:10:41
2. Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) +0:00:01
3. Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe)
4. Simone Consonni (UAE-Team Emirates)
5. Jon Aberasturi (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
6. Enrique Sanz (Euskadi Basque Country-Murias)
7. Christophe Noppe (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
8. Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe)
9. Imerio Cima (Nippo Vini Fantini Faizanè)
10. Eduard Michael Grosu (Delko Marseille Provence)
*Selected
40. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:00:20
52. Stefan De Bod (RSA) Dimension Data
80. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +0:01:22
General classification
1. Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe) 24:53:58
2. Valerio Conti (UAE-Team Emirates) +0:00:19
3. Merhawi Kudus (Astana Pro Team) +0:00:25
4. Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-Quick Step) +0:00:53
5. Edgar Pinto (W52/FC Porto) +0:00:59
6. Jan Polanc (UAE-Team Emirates) +0:01:12
7. Gonzalo SERRANO (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +0:01:29
8. Mauro Finetto (Delko Marseille Provence) +0:01:31
9. Kyle Murphy (Rally UHC Cycling) +0:01:42
10. Etienne van Empel (Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM)
*Selected
30. Stefan De Bod (RSA) Dimension Data +0:05:46
41. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:08:43
109. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +0:32:35
