On the 3rd day of TransAnatolia, 7 provinces are behind
3 days left behind in TransAnatolia, which started from Samsun on September 2nd. The competitors, who started from Sivas on the third day of the race, which crossed the border of 17 provinces and 122 competitors from 13 countries participated, finished the day in the Cappadocia region. In the race, a total of 1005 kilometers has been left behind in Strabon, Tokat, Kösedağ, Çayıralan and Felahiye stages so far. A total of 2 thousand 350 kilometers will be run in the race. In the Castrol Power1 motorcycle category; According to the second day of the race, the rankings have changed. Moldovan athlete Pol Tarres from Yamaha team took the first place with 9 hours 2 minutes 9 seconds, Italian Alessandro Botturi from Yamaha team took the second place with 9 hours 9 minutes 44 seconds, and Italian athlete Jacopo Cerutti from Aprilla team took the third place with 9 hours 14 minutes and 18 seconds. In the automobile category; In the SSV class, Iran's Hamed Salimi Mavi & Kiarash Zare Rafie placed first with 12 hours 35 minutes, Turkey's Eren Alver & Kerem Deveci placed second with 17 hours 8 minutes, and Iran's Ghasem Mohammmadzadeh & Mahmoodreza Ebedian placed third with 42 hours and 20 minutes. took. In the automobile class, Murat Kamil Altun & Tuvana Sayar couple competing with Suzuki Grand Vitara maintained the first place with 10 hours 53 minutes, while Mitat Diker & Erdal Oral duo competing with Suzuki Vitara placed second with 11 hours 26 minutes. Competing with Toyota Hilux on the third day of the race, Bekir Güçlü Erim & Medeni Soysal came in third with 12 hours and 00 minutes.
In the truck class; The Italian duo Marino Mutti & Andrea Mazzoleni competing with Mercedes Unimog maintained the lead with 14 hours 56 minutes, while the British team of Holly Wicklow & Dan Scaar & Joe Peake competing with the Tatra 815 T came second with 19 hours and 15 minutes. Castrol POWER1 best Rookie special award given to the competitor who made the best grade of the day among the first time participants of TransAnatolia; The name did not change on the third day of the race, French Clement Artaud won the award with 3 hours and 53 minutes. Stating that this year's races will take place on the route of the areas where the Independence struggle was fought, since the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic, the organization manager Orhan Çelen said in a statement, “I am a former car driver, TransAnatolia has a very special route this year. We started from Samsun on September 3, and there was a certain flood event while we were getting started. So we had to cancel the first stage. Our organization has run smoothly since the 2nd Stage. Today, we left behind 900 kilometers of the approximately 2300 km stage. I am happy that we came to the Cappadocia region without any accident. We have guests from 14 countries, such as Argentina and New Zealand, from the other side of the world. We are competing with 80 vehicles and 125 competitors from 14 countries. This race organization is also a tourism organization. The amount paid by these racers to come to Turkey contributes to the tourism economy.” Orhan Çelen said that this year TransAnatolia made the most important route special for the 100th anniversary of the Republic and said, “As you know, our Independence Struggle, our Republic story started in Samsun, then the Amasya Circular was published, we were in Sivas last night, this is a special day. It was the 104th Anniversary of the Sivas Congress. Today we are in Cappadocia. Tomorrow we will cross the Salt Lake. On our next route, there are the most important stops of our struggle for independence. We are planning to complete our route in İzmir on September 9 by following the Sakarya Pitched Battle, the areas where the Great Attack was made, and then the Akıncılar Road.” Pol Tarrés, who participated in the races from Andorra on his motorcycle, said in a statement, “I am a professional rider. I have competed in many countries so far. Today I am racing in Turkey. We left 3 days behind. All I can say is Türkiye is a wonderful country. I'm in first place right now. But that doesn't matter for now. Everything can change at any time on these tracks. But the stages are very beautiful and enjoyable.”
Contestants Holly Wicklow and Dannielle Scarr, who participated in the race with their trucks from Scotland, said in a statement, “I am racing in Turkey for the first time. Although the stages are very narrow, it is very enjoyable. The landscapes are especially beautiful. Because we are racing such a big truck, it is a little difficult to fit the truck into the stages. Coming here was very important to us. I chose this big truck to be a little challenging and challenging. The competitors, who will start from the camping area in Göreme on the 4th day of the race, will cover a total of 411 km with the special stages of Belisırma and Tuz Gölü, and will end the day at the camping area in Haymana.