LIVE cycling | Frank van den Broek wins overall in Turkey after ‘dream week’, who will take victory in Romandie? | Cycling

In the last stage with start and finish in Istanbul, the riders rode only one of the five local rounds, behind the organization’s car. Van den Broek finished the race with a lead of four seconds over Merhawi Kudus from Eritrea and nine seconds ahead of Britain’s Paul Double.

Van den Broek took the lead in the rankings on Friday with a win in the sixth stage, in which he defeated Kudus in the sprint after a long climb. The stage victory was only his second professional victory, after a stage victory last year in the Tour of Qinghai Lake.

“It has become a dream week,” Van den Broek, from Warmond, responded via his team. “We started with a stage win for Fabio (Jakobsen) and then Tobi (Lund Andresen) took three stages. I received great support from the team in Friday’s mountain stage. I surprised myself by taking the leader’s jersey there. It’s a shame we couldn’t go for it more today, but this was a good decision for the safety of the riders. This victory gives a lot of confidence for the future.”

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