Tour of Turkey: German cyclist wins fourth stage

German cyclist Andre Greipel has won Wednesday the fourth stage of the 51st Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey in the province of Mugla.

The competitor, cycling for the Lotto Soudal team, won the 132 kilometers-long race from Fethiye to Marmaris, in Mugla Province in 3 hours, 22 minutes and 8 seconds, beating more than 160 other cyclists from 21 teams.

The Italian Daniele Colli, racing for Nippo-Vini Fantini, came in second and another Italian Danielle Ratto from UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling came in third.

The fifth stage of the 51st Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey will take place Thursday. The 160-kilometer race will link Mugla to Pamukkale, in Turkey's southwestern province of Denizli.

Twenty-one teams, 168 cyclists, currently compete in eight stages of the 51st Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, which began last Sunday in Turkey's Mediterranean resort town of Alanya and will last until May 3.

The tour hosts some of the world's elite competitors like British cyclist Mark Cavendish, who won the first two stages of the tour this year.

Stages of the 51st Presidential Cycling Tour:

1st Stage	Alanya-Alanya	145 km	April 26
2nd Stage	Alanya-Antalya	182 km	April 27
3rd Stage	Kemer-Elmali	165 km	April 28
4th Stage	Fethiye-Marmaris	132 km	April 29
5th Stage	Mugla-Pamukkale	160 km	April 30
6th Stage	Denizli-Selcuk	184 km	May 1
7th Stage	Selcuk-Izmir	166 km	May 2
8th Stage	Istanbul-Istanbul	124 km	May 3