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Antalya to Rise to the Top of the World in Cycling Tourism

28 international cycling races will be held as part of the Turkey Winter Races Series, which will take place in the World Cycling Union (UCI) calendar and will start on January 23. Within the scope of the series, 76 athletes from 1260 foreign teams and 4 Turkish athletes from 63 Turkish teams will compete. 1323 athletes will be accommodated in 24 Bicycle Friendly Hotels, led by Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, the Minister of Culture and Tourism. Turkey 2023 Winter Races Series is also of great importance for professional world teams, as it gives UCI and Olympic points. The teams that will prepare for the season by camping in Antalya between 15.12.2022 and 10.04.2023 will compete in the races in Antalya's tourism centers Kemer, Antalya, Kundu, Belek, Side and Alanya. Most of these teams are planning to come to Turkey for high altitude camps, especially in Kayseri-Erciyes, during the summer period. Making a statement on the subject, President of the Cycling Tourism Association Recep Şamil Yaşacan said that the 2023 winter season will be the period in which the most bicycle organizations are organized. Stating that the Turkish Winter Race Series will be the biggest international bicycle race series, Yaşacan said, “Athletes who will participate in the Olympics will come to our country and participate in these races and make their preparations during the 5-month camp period.” Stating that the customer of bicycle tourism is more qualified and qualified than the customer of golf, Yaşacan said, “Our aim is to draw attention to our country with this race series and to ensure that our country gets a share of this cake with higher quality and qualified customers provided by bicycle tourism. Antalya is a pilot region for us. Starting from here, we aim to expand our organization to 7 regions of Turkey. We have the capacity to organize these events in both summer and winter seasons and bring quality and qualified customers to the country. Cycling customers come to history, gastronomy, culture and health. We need to bring these customers to our country through such competitions.” Saying, “These organizations will continue,” Yaşacan said, “Bicycle tourism will reach a commercial volume of 2023 billion dollars in 85 in Europe. There are some things we need to do as a country to get a serious share of this cake. In order for the athletes to stay comfortably with their equipment, the hotels in every region of the country must obtain the Bicycle Friendly Accommodation Facility certificate. All institutions of our state, including the highways, should draw attention to this issue in all provinces, districts, towns and villages. Source: Railly News

Famous 'Cyclist' magazine wrote about Muğla cycling routes

The world's most prestigious cycling magazine 'Cyclist', headquartered in England and published in many languages, featured Muğla and Muğla cycling routes in its December issue. Describing the route from Marmaris to Ula Akyaka and Hinge Sarnıç, Kıran as 'Turkish Delight', the magazine announced the 12-13 km climbing route from Akbük to Sarnıç as Turkey's Alps. . The sports tourism activity started by Muğla Governor Orhan Tavlı 2 years ago began to bear fruit in a short time. Muğla, which has made great strides especially in cycling sports and events, hosts many national and international races, events and tours, and is now one of the indispensable choices of European cycling enthusiasts with the bicycle routes created within its structure. Sea, sun, bike city The International Cyclist Magazine referred to Muğla as 'Sea Sun and a Cycling', that is, the City of Sea, Sun and Cycling. The magazine, which is out of the sea, sun and beach trilogy, wrote that Muğla has started to spread tourism to 12 months with the recent studies and regulations, and that it has managed to make a name for itself in terms of sports tourism in Europe with the bicycle routes created. The magazine also played a major role in the promotion of the region by sharing the food culture and accommodation opportunities in the region with its readers. Referring to the importance of Bicycle Tourism in Europe, Ilker Cömert, Representative of the Bicycle Federation Muğla, said, “Muğla is working to have a share in bicycle tourism, which has a size of approximately 52 billion Euros in the world. We have come a long way in the works we started with the instructions of our Governor. This news, and finally, the fact that Muğla is featured in Europe's and even the world's most prestigious Cycling Magazine is the most important indicator of this. Our governor has important plans and projects in this regard, if the necessary infrastructure is provided, Muğla can have a bigger cake than Europe in 5-6 years.” Stating that bicycle tourism has a bigger potential than ship tourism, Cömert said, “There is an annual turnover of 52 billion Euros in Europe. It is now known that this issue is an important and qualified tourist resource. We are making great efforts to increase the number of bicycle support points and routes in Muğla. In the meantime, we should also try to increase the number of bike-friendly hotels,” he said. Giving information about the bicycle routes, Cömert said, “Tourists who want to travel by bicycle download the routes in the region to their phones. We also have important work in this regard. Our governor also opened our horizons on the routes of historical regions. We had the chance to explore many routes from Tlos to Herakleia, from Hyllarima to Stratonikeia, from Lagina to Latmos. We mapped out the routes of these areas. Cycling enthusiasts will travel on these routes with their families. In this context, the service and resting places on the routes will also be important. Tourists using bicycles do not stay at the hotel. Cycling enthusiasts use the hotel only for rest and sleep. It is also important to him.”

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Antalya to Rise to the Top of the World in Cycling Tourism

Famous 'Cyclist' magazine wrote about Muğla cycling routes