First stage of 'ΔΕΗ International Tour of Hellas' cycling race concluded in Crete

The first stage of the five-day cycling race 'ΔΕΗ International Tour of Hellas' was completed on the island of Crete on Wednesday, ANA reports.

Participating athletes reached the Venetian Port of Chania after cycling 179 km through the hinterland of Heraklion, Rethymno, and Chania.

Awards were handed out at Yali Mosque in Chania to the top three cyclists: Aaron Gate of the Bolton Equities Black Spoke team, Eduard Prades of Team Caja Rural-RGA, and Filippo Baroncini of Trek-Segafredo.

At Chania, they were greeted by Deputy Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis and Greek National Tourism Organization General Secretary Dimitris Fragakis. US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt attended the teams' presentation event held at Mikros Koule in Heraklion on Wednesday morning, along with representatives of local authorities.

The total distance of the cycling tour of Greece is 846.6 km and includes 5 stages. Participants will be crossing 28 cities, and are scheduled to finish the tour on May 1 in the city of Ioannina, NW Greece, after continuing in Attica, central Greece, and Thessaly. It is being broadcast by 46 TV stations around the world.

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