Atapuma setting up for the Giro
Team Colombia’s road to the Giro d’Italia passes by the 49th Tour of Turkey (April 21-28), a stage race consistently growing in stature over the last few years, thanks to its demanding route and its ideal position to tune up condition ahead of the “Corsa Rosa”. The organizers chose not to modify 2012 route significantly: the race will start in Alanya, while Elmali uphill finish (stage 3) and the new finish to Selcuk (Virgin Marry) in stage six could prove decisive for the GC.
Darwin Atapuma will make his comeback to racing at the Turkish stage race: Sports Director Oscar Pellicioli will have another very valuable element for mountain stages in Robinson Chalapud, who won the Combined classification last week at the Vuelta Castilla y Leon and looking in consistent progress in the latest races. A bad crash at Fleche Wallonne is now behind Wilson Marentes, as x-rays revealed no fracture in his radium, and the Colombian rouleur will be at the start in Alanya. Juan Esteban Arango, Edwin Avila, Alexis Camacho, Duber Quintero and Juan Pablo Valencia round out the Colombian line-up.
