🎥 21.4 km at 8.3% makes Australian Sebastian Berwick suffer for the Tour of Turkey leaders' jersey
CyclingFriday, 01 May 2026 at 16:44
Australian Sebastian Berwick is the new leader of the Tour of Turkey — but post race vidoes show he really had to suffer for it. The 26-year-old Australian from Caja Rural-Seguros RGA had to dig as deep as he ever has on a brutal 21.4-kilometre climb to claw back 13 seconds on Iván Ramiro Sosa.
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The Colombian of Equipo Kern Pharma came up five seconds short in his defence. Berwick attacked with around three kilometres to go on the Feslikan, having sent his Caja Rural team to the front in an attempt to wear Sosa down first.
Sosa had led by 13 seconds going into the stage. Berwick finished 12 seconds ahead of him on the day, and the six bonus seconds for second place did the rest. After six stages, the Australian leads the race, with two stages remaining.
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Berwick finished on his knees
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This was the first time the Feslikan had been used in professional racing, and it will surely not be the last. Riders arrived at the top completely spent, one by one. First stage winner Christian Bagatin, then Berwick.
Berwick's effort had been planned for the final three kilometres — the steepest section of an already punishing climb. He went to the well three times and came back each time. But the effort cost him everything. He collapsed at the finish and needed a long time to recover before he could function again.
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- Here is a novel idea......it's a road bike race, stick to smooth asphalt courses! Cobble is like mild off-road cross riding!!!!Germanrazor14-04-2026
- To lose a race like that on a mechanical problem in this day and age is unforgivable. Why aren't all riders using the same (interchangeable) gear? It is the job of the team manager to manage and reduce risk variables. The fact that he not only didn't pick up on the potential issue but actually ok'd it is just madness.fatehasfans13-04-2026
- Rider X, y and z? Could you update?yaNzKEWL21-03-2026
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- It's a bit embarrassing that. Isn't the main sponsor supposed to keep them at 36.5 ?tomjacques03-03-2026
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- Nice!Bea22-01-2026
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