The second leg of the season of the Turkish Enduro and ATV Championship was held for the first time in the natural wonder Senoz Valley in Rize’s Çayeli district. In the organization organized with the support of Rize Governorship, 100 athletes from different provinces of Türkiye started…
Athletes; EnduroGP competed on challenging tracks for two days in E1, E2, E3, E1B, E2B, E3B, EC, Veteran, Women, Youth, ATV1 and ATV2 categories. Excitement and adrenaline were at their peak in the races organized by Sancaktepe Motorcycle Sports Club.
Summit Challenge in the Championship
In the EnduroGP class, TTMK athlete Bayram Uysal came first, while Mehmet Emin Musaoğlu from İZMOK came second and Kenan Kazan came third. The races lasted two days; Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Assoc. Dr. Safa Koçoğlu, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Münir Karaloğlu, Rize Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş, General Director of International Organizations and Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Ahmet Temurci, Çayeli District Governor Sertaç Kırçuval, Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Colonel Adnan Çelebi, Turkish Motorcycle Federation President Mehmet Sadık Vefa and many citizens followed.
Ranking Athletes
E1A: 1st place Ümit Kaya (FOSK), 2nd place Ömer Bulduk (Kartepe), 3rd place Mert Koç (İZMOK)
E2A: 1. Murat Can Köse (TTMK), 2. Gökhan Gökçe (FOSK), 3. Rafet Karakuş (ENDIST)
E3A: 1. Bayram Uysal (TTMK), 2. Aleksandr Kurashev (ENDIST), 3. Kemal Deveci (TTMK)
E1B: 1. Kenan Kazan (İZMOK), 2. Ufuk Çakmak (BIMOSK), 3. Kadirhan Kocabaş (BIMOSK)
E2B: 1. Efe Cemil Çakar (ENDIST), 2. Burak Eruğurlu (BIMOSK), 3. Furkan Zandolu (TTMK)
E3B: 1st Erkan Yüksek (TTMK), 2nd Sami Yılmaz (BIMOSK), 3rd Emir Sarıalioğlu (TTMK)
Youth: 1. Mehmet Emin Musaoğlu (İZMOK), 2. M. Taha Tomak (İZMOK), 3. Efe Durukan (İZMOK)
Veteran: 1. Ali Baydaş (BIMOSK), 2. Kunter Kuşçu (FOSK), 3. Fırat Şahin (FOSK)
EC: 1. Mustafa Resul Kurtuluş (Kartepe), 2. Mehmet Çetin (TTMK), 3. Berkay Sürü (FOSK)
ATV1: 1. Burak Topbaş (Smyrna), 2. Ömer Demirhan (Kartepe), 3. Hasan Can Özer Başaranlar (Smyrna)
ATV2: 1st Halil Yatgın (ANMOT), 2nd Hakan Doğan (Kartepe), 3rd Murat Yatgın (ANMOT)
Women: 1st Svetlana Smirnova (ALDOSK – Russia)
Contribution to Sports Tourism in Rize
Offering an unforgettable racing experience to athletes with its natural structure and challenging track, Senoz Valley received great appreciation from both spectators and athletes throughout the organization. The races once again revealed the sports tourism potential of the region.
Automobile Magazine – English
