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Baptiste Vadic wins the opening stage of the 2026 Tour of Istanbul

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Baptiste Vadic of TotalEnergies won the first stage of the four-stage Tour of Istanbul.
  • Alexandre Balmer finished second and Artem Fofonov third on the 165-kilometre Silivri to ร‡atalca route.
  • Vadic took both the orange overall leaderโ€™s jersey and the blue sprinterโ€™s jersey, while Fofonov claimed the white young riderโ€™s jersey and Mustafa Tekin the green climbing jersey.

Baptiste Vadic opened the 2026 Tour of Istanbul with a win and left the first day wearing two jerseys. The French rider from TotalEnergies won the 165-kilometre stage from Silivri to ร‡atalca, the longest route of the four-stage race.

Alexandre Balmer of Italyโ€™s Solution Tech NIPPO Rali finished second, while 21-year-old Artem Fofonov of Kazakhstanโ€™s XDS Astana Development Team took third.

Vadicโ€™s victory also gave him the orange jersey as overall leader and the blue jersey for the best sprinter. Fofonov claimed the white jersey for the leading young rider. Mustafa Tekin earned the green climbing jersey after his performance at the climbing bonus point, drawing applause from Turkish cycling fans.

The stage began with officials including Silivri District Governor Murat Eren and Turkish Cycling Federation President Emin MรผftรผoฤŸlu. The second stage will take place in ลžile on Friday, covering 149.9 kilometres and starting at 10:50 a.m.

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