Ahmet Örken
Ahmet Örken is a Turkish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team.Career
Born in Çumra, Konya Province, Örken began with cycling sport at the age of fourteen in 2007 at Çumra, Konya Province, where he moved from his village with his mother to enable his older brother's education there. The next year, he entered the cycling team at Çatalhöyük Çumra Municipality Sports Club with the help of his brother.
He became the first ever European cycling champion from Turkey with his win at the 2011 European Track Championships in the junior omnium held in Portugal.
In 2013, Ahmet Örken won the sixth stage of the Tour du Maroc, between Meknes and Khenifra, despite injuries he suffered during a fall in a mass crash after. He finished third in stage eight, between Beni Mellal and Marrakesh. Örken won the fourth and sixth stages of the Tour de Serbie in 2013.
Örken had signed to join ProContinental team from 2018, but at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, he pulled out of the agreement after he and his family were put under pressure.Major results
;2009
;2010
;2011
;2013
;2014
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2018
;2019
