Grabovski wins 2012 Tour of Turkey

April 29, Stage 8: Istanbul 121km

Theo Bos wins final stage of Tour of Turkey in Istanbul. He took the final sprint in Istanbul, ahead of Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Stefan Van Dijk (Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda's).

Ivalio Gabrovski claimed the overall title in the race for Team Kornu-Torku Seker Spor, a stunning win for the local Turkish team.

Stage results

1	Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	2:32:35
2	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
3	Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
4	Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
5	Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar
6	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
7	Robert Förster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
8	Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
9	Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
10	Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team

General classification after stage 8 / Final results

1	Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor	28:48:10
2	Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	0:01:33
3	Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural	0:01:38
4	Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia	0:01:44
5	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	0:02:01
6	Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi	0:02:23
7	Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller	0:02:29
8	Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox	0:02:58
9	Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	0:03:02
10	William Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10	0:03:14