Tour of Turkey: Langellotti outlasts Lutsenko on uphill finish to win stage 6

Victor Langellotti of Burgos BH wins stage 6 of 2023 Tour of Turkey
Victor Langellotti of Burgos BH wins stage 6 of 2023 Tour of Turkey (Image credit: Tour of Türkiye / Sprint Cycling)

Victor Langellotti (Burgos-BH) snatched victory on stage 6 of the Tour of Turkey, attacking out of the group of favourites in the final 400 metres and catching Giulio Pellizzari (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) before sprinting to the win.

Langellotti was too strong on the final push to the line up the climb to Meryem Ana Zirve (Mother Mary's House), holding off race leader Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) for his second-ever professional victory.

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James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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