Tour of Turkey: Max Kanter scores first pro win in stage 2 sprint finish

Max Kanter took the win for Astana Qazaqstan on stage 2 of the Tour of Turkey
Max Kanter took the win for Astana Qazaqstan on stage 2 of the Tour of Turkey (Image credit: Getty Images)

Max Kanter (Astana Qazaqstan) took his first professional victory at the Tour of Turkey, winning on the rising finish in Kaş and then breaking into tears as he realised he ended his six-year wait for success.

Kanter was given a superb lead out by his Astana Qazaqstan teammate Davide Ballerini and then kicked to the finish line in the final hundred metres. Henri Uhlig (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was second and Tobias Lund Andresen (DSM Firmenich-PostNL) was third, with Ballerini fourth.

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