Patrick Bevin on the verge of winning the Tour of Turkey

Tour of Turkey 2022
Patrick Bevin (Israel-Premier Tech) climbs to the top step at the Tour of Turkey on stage 7 (Image credit: Getty)

Following a series of four Australian successes at the Tour of Turkey, New Zealander Patrick Bevin turned the overall classification upside down as he managed to dethrone Argentina’s Eduardo Sepúlveda on the eve of the grand finale to Taksim Square in Istanbul.

The Israel-Premier Tech rider escaped with Australia’s Jay Vine (Alpecin-Fenix) and France’s Nicolas Edet (Arkéa-Samsic), taking the stage win from that break as well as the strong grip on the overall. Former Tour of Turkey leader Sepúlveda (Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli) finished with the next group, 41 seconds back and as a result he slipped to third place overall, with Vine's efforts in the break moving him into second place, 20 seconds back from Bevin.

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