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Simon Dehairs has sprinted to the win on the opening stage of the 2025
Tour of Turkey in Antalya.
Eight riders got themselves into the breakaway of the day. Among them, were three local Turkish riders, but with the peloton never really allowing a gap any bigger than two minutes, any hopes of a stage win never really looked realistic for the attackers. With 15km to go, the catch was finally completed by the peloton and all attention turned towards the imminent bunch sprint finale.
In that sprint for the line it was then Simon Dehairs who prevailed in a close sprint ahead of
Matteo Malucelli and Jules Hesters.