Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) seized control of the Presidential Tour of Turkey with a powerful surge to the top of the finishing climb in Selçuk. The Italian topped Jesper Hansen (Astana) to win the stage and take the race lead, with Daniel Martinez (Wilier Triestina) in third.
Ulissi leads the general classification by five seconds over Hansen, with Androni Giocattoli’s Fausto Masnada in third at 24 seconds.
Ulissi has had a strong run of form in the late season, winning the GP de Montreal and landing on the podium in the Memorial Marco Pantani last month, and his team showed full confidence in his chances on the 204.1km stage from Marmaris.
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After reeling in the remnants of the day’s early breakaway, Ferit Can Samli (Turkey), Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli), and Ludovic Robeet (WB Veranclassic Aquality Protect), UAE Team Emirates took control with CCC Polsat Polkowice, staging a full-on lead-out into the final climb.
As the ascent began, Astana and Androni-Giocattoli moved to the fore to set a brisk tempo, but when the climb began to really bite, Androni’s Andrea Vendrame put in a stinging attack with 4km to go. The 23-year-old did not get far, and Bora-Hansgrohe sent Leopold Konig across to foil the move. The Czech rider soon dropped Vandrame, but UAE Team Emirates still had multiple cards to play.
Darwin Atapuma set a furious pace, whittling down the chase group and reeling Konig back in. Then Przemyslaw Niemiec took over, and set such a pace that with 1.2km to go, there were less than a dozen riders left in front.
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