Torku Şekerspor

Torku Şekerspor (UCI team code: TRK) was a Turkish professional cycling team, based in Konya, Central Anatolia.They folded after the 2018 season. The team was sponsored by the local sugar and chocolate industries. It is part of the Konya Anadolu Selçukspor organisation, a Turkish TFF Second League football team.^[1]

In 2011, the team became Turkey's first ever professional bicycle racing team. It has UCI Continental team status.^[1]

Team member Miraç Kal qualified for participation in the road race event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Team member Ahmet Örken qualified for participation in the time trial event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

In April 2012 Ivailo Gabrovski tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO) on Stage 3 of the 2012 Tour of Turkey, winning the stage and the overall title.^[4] Gabrovski was banned for two years and had his victory stripped.^[5] In May 2012 Volodymyr Bileka tested positive for Norpseudoephedrine on Stage 1 of the 2012 Tour of Trakya receiving a four-year suspension for his second doping offence.

In March 2013, Mustafa Sayar tested positive for EPO after Stage 1 of the 2013 Tour d'Algérie.^[6]

Rider Date of birth  Fethi Acar (TUR) (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28)  Ahmet Akdilek (TUR) (1988-03-10) March 10, 1988 (age 36)  Muhammet Atalay (TUR) (1989-05-15) May 15, 1989 (age 35)  Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) (1986-05-29) May 29, 1986 (age 38)  Onur Balkan (TUR) (1996-03-10) March 10, 1996 (age 28)  Serkan Balkan (TUR) (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30)

Rider Date of birth  Ivan Balykin (RUS) (1990-11-26) November 26, 1990 (age 33)  Halil İbrahim Dilek (TUR) (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 (age 26)  Ahmet Orencik (TUR) (1996-04-10) April 10, 1996 (age 28)  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) (1998-02-01) February 1, 1998 (age 26)  Cristian Raileanu (MDA) (1993-01-24) January 24, 1993 (age 31)  Ferit Şamlı (TUR) (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 30)

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