Route · Asia
Turkey
- kilometres
- 1,495
- metres climbed
- 19,338
- hours in the saddle
- 100:34
- stages
- 25
Turkey
- Capital
- Ankara
- Population
- 77,804'122 Mio.
- Area
- 814,578 km²
- People
- Turks, 20% Kurds and Araber, Griechen and Armenier
- Languages
- Turkish
Route cycled
- Istanbul
- Bazargan
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Daily stages 2012
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| Date | Stage / destination | km | Climb | Altitude | Riding time | Night | °C | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.04. | Istanbul - Mudanya | 15 | 266 | 0000 | 01:37 | Hotel | 21 | Crossing by ferry |
| 07.04. | Soeloez | 64 | 712 | 04:48 | Tent | 19 | Steep climb | |
| 08.04. | Cerclesi | 48 | 520 | 03:26 | Tent | 33 | Hot, olive groves | |
| 09.04. | Soguksu Koeyue | 54 | 950 | 1396 | 04:37 | Guesthouse | 09 | Lots of climbing and rain |
| 10.04. | Cayrhan | 67 | 1291 | 06:19 | Tent | 09 | Storm, heavy rain, lightning, camping in a farm shed | |
| 11.04. | Ankara | 74 | 868 | 06:13 | Hotel | 12 | Rain showers, part of the way by truck | |
| 12.-16. | Ankara | 0 | Hotel | 21 | Getting visas | |||
| 18.04. | Bogazkale | 37 | 440 | 1183 | 3:30 | Hotel | 17 | Brutal headwind, bus transfer |
| 19.04. | Yozgat | 52 | 1444 | 1396 | 5:45 | Hotel | 7 | Headwind, thunderstorm, hail |
| 20.04. | Kalaba | 75 | 786 | 1332 | 5:19 | Tent | 28 | Overcast, sunny, headwind, Claudia has a cold |
| 21.04. | Goereme | 41 | 680 | 1083 | 3:30 | Tent | 26 | Sunny, strong headwind |
| 22.-24. | Goereme | 13 | 80 | 1:50 | Tent | 20 | Trips to Zelve, the Ihlara Valley, Uçhisar, Derinkuyu | |
| 25.04. | Kayseri | 77 | 680 | 1053 | 4:45 | Hotel | 26 | Hot, sunny |
| 26.04. | Kayseri | 0 | Hotel | Bike service, sightseeing | ||||
| 27.04. | Bunyan | 71 | 873 | 1415 | 5:32 | Tent | 30 | Sleeping in the "police garden" |
| 28.04. | Malatya | 70 | 700 | 1600 | 4:38 | Hotel | 34 | 100 km by bus, Pınarbaşı-Malatya |
| 29.-30. | Malatya | 0 | Hotel | Claudia in hospital, bed rest | ||||
| 01.05. | Suergue | 70 | 1003 | 1376 | 5:10 | Tent | 34 | Invitation to a fish dinner |
| 02.05. | Adijaman | 77 | 1245 | 1473 | 6:35 | Hotel | 28 | Visiting Perre |
| 03.05. | Kahta | 35 | 454 | 728 | 2:20 | Hotel | 32 | Trip to Nemrut Dağı, disastrous weather |
| 04.05. | Siverek | 98 | 1610 | 868 | 7:30 | Hotel | 28 | Ferry over Iskender, 90 km bus transfer Siverek-Diyarbakır |
| 05.-06. | Diyarbakir | 0 | Hotel | Claudia at the doctor's with a cold | ||||
| 06.05. | Bagdere | 45 | 707 | 770 | 3:30 | Guesthouse | 34 | Heat, hail, rain and storm |
| 07.05. | Tatvan | 60 | 968 | 1663 | 4:20 | Hotel | 24 | A truck gives us a lift to Tatvan |
| 08.05. | Geves | 65 | 852 | 1979 | 4:37 | Guesthouse | 13 | Rain, hail, we get a lift over the pass |
| 09.05. | Van | 70 | 499 | 1748 | 4:48 | Hotel | 20 | Wanted to visit Akdamar, no season - no ferry |
| 10.05. | Van | 0 | Hotel | Visit to Akdamar and Van Fortress with a tour group | ||||
| 11.05. | Muradiye | 92 | 929 | 1801 | 5:35 | Tent | 25 | Waterfall |
| 12.05. | Dogubayazit | 91 | 1308 | 2602 | 7:00 | Tent | 22 | Hardest day, Tendürek Geçidi 2,602 m, rain+storm |
| 13.-14. | Dogubayazit | 0 | Tent | Shak Pasa Sarayi | ||||
| 15.05. | Kapikoy | 41 | 318 | 2:00 | Customs | Border with Iran | ||
| Total Turkey | 1500 | 19,338 | 100:34 | |||||