Tour of Turkey offers lead up to Grand Tours

2008 Tour of Turkey winner David Garcia Dapena

2008 Tour of Turkey winner David Garcia Dapena (Image credit: Tour of Turkey)

The Presidential Tour of Turkey, April 12 to 19, offers a lead up to the Grand Tours for riders opting out of the Ardennes Classics in Northern Europe. The stage race will see defending champion David Garcia (Xacobeo Galicia) take on cycling's top teams, including five ProTour level formations.