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Mathieu van der Poel won the most recent Amstel Gold Race, which was held in 2019 Photo: Getty Images
Time waits for no man or woman, and neither does the cycling calendar. Now that the cobbled classics have been dispatched with, the caravan moves onto the Ardennes, Spain, and Turkey.
Here’s your insider’s guide for the races going on for the week of Monday, April 12 through Sunday, April 18.
Tour of Turkey
Monday, April 12 – Sunday, April 18
What to know: The Tour of Turkey returns to the cycling calendar after it was forced to cancel last year’s event due to COVID-19 restrictions. Largely geared towards the fast men in the peloton, there are only a few chances for the overall contenders to make a difference.
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KONYA, TURKEY - APRIL 12: Arrival / Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step Celebration, Jasper Philipsen of Belgium and Team Alpecin-Fenix & Andre Greipel of Germany and Team Israel Start-Up Nation during the 56th Presidential Cycling Tour Of Turkey 2021, Stage 2 a 144,9km stage from Konya to Konya / #TUR2021 / @tourofturkeyTUR / on April 12, 2021 in Konya, Turkey. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
It was the first victory since 2018 for the former world champion.
Cavendish came off the fourth wheel in the final kick to pass Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) and longtime nemesis André Greipel (Israel Start-Up Nation), who came through second and third, respectively.