Kyrylo Tsarenko conquers the opening stage of the 2026 Tour of Kahramanmaraş

Kyrylo Tsarenko (Solution Tech Nippo Rali) takes victory in the opening stage of the 2026 Tour of Kahramanmaraş, covering the course in 2:57:27. The rider from the Solution Tech Nippo Rali squad signs the win on the opening day and dons the first leader's jersey of the race.The raceThe inaugural stage concluded with a reduced bunch sprint, with Tsarenko edging out his teammate Abner Santiago Umba Lopez, who finished second at 6 seconds. Third place went to Adne Willemjan Van Engelen (Terengganu Cycling Team) at 7 seconds, while Rein Taaramäe (Kinan Racing Team) closed in fourth at 17 seconds. Fifth place was taken by Awet Aman (Istanbul Team) at 27 seconds.Stage resultKyrylo Tsarenko (Solution Tech Nippo Rali) — 2:57:27Abner Santiago Umba Lopez (Solution Tech Nippo Rali) +0:06Adne Willemjan Van Engelen (Terengganu Cycling Team) +0:07Rein Taaramäe (Kinan Racing Team) +0:17Awet Aman (Istanbul Team) +0:27General classificationWith his stage win, Tsarenko leads the general classification with 2:57:17, ahead of Umba Lopez at 10 seconds and Van Engelen at 13 seconds. The race continues tomorrow with a new stage.