Torku Şekerspor (UCI team code: TRK) was a Turkish professional cycling team, based in Konya, Central Anatolia.They folded after the 2018 season. The team was sponsored by the local sugar and chocolate industries. It is part of the Konya Anadolu Selçukspor organisation, a Turkish TFF Second League football team.^[1]

In 2011, the team became Turkey's first ever professional bicycle racing team. It has UCI Continental team status.^[1]

Team member Miraç Kal qualified for participation in the road race event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Team member Ahmet Örken qualified for participation in the time trial event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Doping

In April 2012 Ivailo Gabrovski tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO) on Stage 3 of the 2012 Tour of Turkey, winning the stage and the overall title.^[4] Gabrovski was banned for two years and had his victory stripped.^[5] In May 2012 Volodymyr Bileka tested positive for Norpseudoephedrine on Stage 1 of the 2012 Tour of Trakya receiving a four-year suspension for his second doping offence.

In March 2013, Mustafa Sayar tested positive for EPO after Stage 1 of the 2013 Tour d'Algérie.^[6]

Final roster

Rider Date of birth  Fethi Acar (TUR) (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996  Ahmet Akdilek (TUR) (1988-03-10) March 10, 1988  Muhammet Atalay (TUR) (1989-05-15) May 15, 1989  Nazim Bakırcı (TUR) (1986-05-29) May 29, 1986  Onur Balkan (TUR) (1996-03-10) March 10, 1996  Serkan Balkan (TUR) (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994

Rider Date of birth  Ivan Balykin (RUS) (1990-11-26) November 26, 1990  Halil İbrahim Dilek (TUR) (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998  Ahmet Orencik (TUR) (1996-04-10) April 10, 1996  Batuhan Özgür (TUR) (1998-02-01) February 1, 1998  Cristian Raileanu (MDA) (1993-01-24) January 24, 1993  Ferit Şamlı (TUR) (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994

Major wins

National champions

References

External links

• Official website