By Fatih ErelISTANBUL Spains Eduard Prades has won the 54th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey on Sunday.Cyclists rode in the Eurasia tunnel connecting Europe to Asia beneath the Bosphorus Strait.Eduard Prades, who rides for the Euskadi Basque Country-Murias team, has won the six-stage 950-kilometer (590.3-mile) tour.Kazakhtans Alexey Lutsenko, an Astana Pro team cyclist, came second in the overall standings while Australias Nathan Haas, who rides for Katusha-Alpecin, was third.Meanwhile, Irelands Sam Bennett, who rides for the Bora-Hansgrohe team, won the sixth and last 164-kilometer-long (nearly 102 miles) stage, which ended Sunday in Istanbul. 6-stage tour of 950 kilometersFor the second time, the Tour of Turkey is part of the World Tour category. This years edition found 20 teams from across the world, including the Turkish national team, race in a 950-kilometer (590.3-mile), six-stage tour. The Tour of Turkey was broadcasted in more than 120 countries. Organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation, the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey debuted in 1963 and became an international race two years later. Some 140 cyclists, 20 teams, including nine "World Tour", were racing in the Tour of Turkey. This year, the six-day tour started in Konya on Oct. 9.Stages:Stage 1: Konya - Konya / Oct. 9 // 148.4 kmStage 2: Alanya - Antalya / Oct. 10 // 149.6 km Stage 3: Fethiye - Marmaris / Oct. 11 // 132.7 kmStage 4: Marmaris - Selcuk / Oct. 12 // 205.5 km Stage 5: Selcuk - Manisa / Oct. 13 // 135.7 km Stage 6: Bursa - Istanbul / Oct. 14 // 164 km Teams:Turkish National Team Astana Pro Team Bahrain - Merida Bmc Racing TeamBora - HansgroheBurgos - BHCaja Rural - Seguros RGACCC Sprandi PolkowiceDelko Marseille Provence KTMEuskadi Basque Country - Murias Gazprom - RusveloManzana Postobon Team Quick - Step FloorsSport Vlaanderen - BaloiseTeam Katusha AlpecinTeam SunwebTrek - Segafredo UAE Team EmiratesWB Aqua Protect VeranclassicWilier Triestina - Selle Italia
