Championships Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus), the first stage in the Tour of Antalya immediately won over. The 24-year-old Dutch champion on the road was the best in the bunch sprint. For Van der Poel, who, without great expectations, Turkey’s was off, it was still but the first race of his season. He is of course also the first leader. “But it’s not really a goal for that race. We aim rather at a stage win with the team,” said Van der Poel after the end.
The riders had a relatively easy first ride for me). From the Köprülü Canyon, a popular spot for rafters, it was about 141 kilometres towards the centre of Antalya. A short stage and one James their constitution had clearly fancy. Single-handedly pulled the 20-year-old New Zealander from TEAM WIGGINS on an adventure and he held up about forty kilometres from the finish.
The final could begin, but after 111 km, it came to a massive crash in the peloton. Fortunately no bad, but the pace disappeared from the course. The peloton allowed the stragglers time to return and then the teams in the peloton start to think. That seemed to be inevitable.
Maarten van Trijp (Corendon-Circus) went into the crowd yet unhappy to the ground and the plans of the team of Van der Poel were still confused. The Netherlands landed full on his face, lost several teeth and will appear tomorrow, not at the start of the second stage. But despite the fall of his teammate, made the Dutch champion in the near of the Mediterranean Sea, yet coldly in the bunch sprint.