Torku Şekerspor
| Torku Şekerspor | |
| Team data | |
| UCI code | TRK |
| nationality |
 Turkey
|
| License | Continental team |
| First season | 2005 |
| discipline | Street |
| Wheel manufacturer | Salcano |
| staff | |
| Team manager |
Mehmet Cinar
|
| Sportl. ladder |
 Lionel Marie Kizil Sadettin Mehmet Safakci
|
| Name story | |
| Years | Surname |
| 2005 2006–2007 2010 2011 2012 2013- |
Hemus 1896 Aurora 2000 Berchi Hemus 1896-Berneschi Hemus 1896-Vivelo Konya Torku Şeker Spor-Vivelo Konya Torku Şeker Spor Torku Şekerspor |
| Website | |
| www.konyasekerspor.com | |
Torku Şekerspor is a Turkish road cycling team based in Konya .
The team was founded in 2005 under the name Hemus 1896 Aurora 2000 Berchi and took part in the UCI Continental Circuits as a Continental team until 2007 . For the next two years they drove as a nationally registered team and since 2010 again as a Continental team under the name Hemus 1896-Vivelo. In 2011 and 2012 the team was called Konya Torku Şeker Spor-Vivelo and was registered with a Turkish license.
The manager is Mehmet Cinar, who is supported by the sporting directors Aziz Ay, Top Hasan Serkan, Sadettin Kızıl, Mehmet Safakci and Ergün Esenkaya.
The team's greatest success to date was achieved on the Tour of Turkey 2012 by the Bulgarian Iwajlo Gabrowski , who, however, tested positive for the doping agent erythropoietin and was disqualified. The team with Mustafa Sayar was also successful in the Tour of Turkey in 2013 , who was third from last in the previous year. However, in July 2013 it was announced that he had also tested positive for EPO several weeks before this race.
2018 season
Success in the UCI Asia Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30th July |
 9th stage Tour of Qinghai Lake
|
2.HC |
Onur Balkans
|
Success in the UCI Europe Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March |
2nd stage Tour of Mediterrennean
|
2.2 |
Onur Balkans
|
| 4th of March |
3rd stage Tour of Mediterrennean
|
2.2 |
Onur Balkans
|
| 2-4 March |
Overall ranking Tour of Mediterrennean
|
2.2 |
Onur Balkans
|
| March 23 |
2nd stage Tour of Cartier
|
2.2 |
 Cristian Raileanu
|
| 22-25 March |
Overall Tour of Cartier
|
2.2 |
Cristian Raileanu
|
| March 30 |
2nd stage Tour of Fatih Sultan Mehmet
|
2.2 |
Batuhan Özgür
|
| May 3rd |
1st stage Tour of Mesopotamia
|
2.2 |
Nazim Bakirci
|
| May 4th |
2nd stage Tour of Mesopotamia
|
2.2 |
 Ivan Balykin
|
| May 6th |
4th stage Tour of Mesopotamia
|
2.2 |
Onur Balkans
|
| 3rd-6th May |
Overall Tour of Mesopotamia
|
2.2 |
Nazim Bakirci
|
| June 19th |
2nd stage Tour of Mevlana
|
2.2 |
Ivan Balykin
|
| 18.-21. June |
Overall ranking Tour of Mevlana
|
2.2 |
Onur Balkans
|
| 16th September |
3rd stage Tour of Cappadocia
|
2.2 |
Onur Balkans
|
| September 29th |
3rd stage Tour of Black Sea
|
2.2 |
Batuhan Özgür
|
National road cycling champions
| date | run | winner |
|---|---|---|
| 5th July |
Turkish Championship - Individual Time Trial |
Onur Balkans
|
2017 season
Success in the UCI Africa Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5th |
 Les Challenges de la Marche Verte - GP Oued Eddahab |
1.2 |
Ivan Balykin
|
| February 6th |
Les Challenges de la Marche Verte - GP Al Massira |
1.2 |
Ahmet Örken
|
Success in the UCI Asia Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 19 |
4th stage Tour of Qinghai Lake
|
2.HC |
Ahmet Örken
|
| July 26th |
10th stage Tour of Qinghai Lake
|
2.HC |
Ahmet Örken
|
Success in the UCI Europe Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th of May |
2nd stage Tour of Ankara
|
2.2 |
Ivan Balykin
|
| 3rd of June |
 2 B. Stage Tour of Bihor - Bellotto ( EZF ) |
2.2 |
Ivan Balykin
|
| 17th of June |
 2nd stage tour of Serbia
|
2.2 |
 Luca Chirico
|
| 18th of June |
3rd stage tour of Serbia
|
2.2 |
Ahmet Örken
|
National road cycling champions
| date | run | winner |
|---|---|---|
| June 29th |
Turkish Championship - Individual Time Trial |
Ahmet Örken
|
Placements in UCI rankings
UCI Africa Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | - | - |
| 2011 | 12. |
Miraç Kal (76.)
|
| 2012 | 10. |
 Volodymyr Bileka (58th)
|
| 2013 | 6th |
 |
| 2014 | - | - |
| 2015 | 6th |
 Tomasz Marczyński (23rd)
|
| 2016 | - | - |
UCI Asia Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 - 2011 | - | - |
| 2012 | 50. |
Volodymyr Bileka (168.)
|
| 2013 | 12. |
Andrei Misurow (17.)
|
| 2014 | 30th |
Ahmet Örken (32nd)
|
| 2015 | 36. |
Ahmet Örken (53rd)
|
| 2016 | - | - |
UCI Europe Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34. |
 Vladimir Koew (31st)
|
| 2011 | 33. |
Vladimir Koew (90.)
|
| 2012 | 57. |
Yuri Metlushenko (165.)
|
| 2013 | 48. |
|
| 2014 | 72. |
Feritcan Şamlı (331.)
|
| 2015 | 20th |
Ahmet Örken (51st)
|
| 2016 | 59. |
Ahmet Örken (441.)
|
See also
- Hemus 1896-Vivelo / Season 2010
- Konya Torku Şeker Spor-Vivelo / Season 2011
- Konya Torku Şeker Spor / 2012 season
- Torku Şekerspor / 2013 season
- Torku Şekerspor / 2014 season
- Torku Şekerspor / 2015 season
- Torku Şekerspor / Season 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ radsport-news.com from July 18, 2012: Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski tested positive for EPO
- ↑ velonation.com of October 7, 2012: Disqualified Tour of Turkey winner Ivaïlo Gabrovski gets a two-year suspension for EPO
- ↑ radsport-news.com from July 15, 2013: Tour of Turkey winner Sayar tested positive for EPO
- ↑ velonation.com of July 15, 2013: Positive EPO test for Mustafa Sayar in Algerian race, Tour of Turkey winner could lose title
Web links
- Official website
- Torku Şekerspor in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Torku Şekerspor in the ProCyclingStats.com database