Kaplan and Yıldız win Lefkoşa road cycling championship races

Emre Kaplan and Sevim Yıldız won the Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s races at a road cycling championship held in Lefkoşa and along the Çamlıbel–Kılıçaslan route, according to Halkın Sesi.

The event was organised by the Cyprus Turkish Cycling Federation and included 59km short-course and 90km long-course races, the newspaper reported.

Kaplan, riding for Islanders, took the Elite Men’s title ahead of Emir Abdullah Turali of Green Pedal and Şükrü Günsoy of VeloSpeed. Yıldız won the Elite Women’s category.

Other category winners were Atlas Toto of Islanders in U19 Men, Eral Aşina in Master A, Buğra Cömert in Master B and Salih Kopça in Master C. Osman Uncu won the U17 Men’s race, while Hasan Kanlı took the U15 Men’s category.

Halkın Sesi reported that riders displayed a banner calling attention to road maintenance and cyclist safety in support of Bulut İbrahimoğulları. The newspaper said İbrahimoğulları was injured the previous week after striking an unrepaired barrier while riding.

Awards were presented after the races. The report also said Ege Erülkü received an Olympic Award on behalf of the North Cyprus National Olympic Committee while competing in the event.