Snowy Senoz finale: Bayram Uysal wins EnduroGP as riders receive awards
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The Rize round of the Türkiye SKIL Enduro and ATV Championship concluded in snowy Senoz Valley. Bayram Uysal won EnduroGP, while successful competitors collected their awards at a ceremony outside the Çayeli District Governorate.
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Bringing together the Black Sea region’s distinctive scenery and the adrenaline of motorsport, the Türkiye SKIL Enduro and ATV Championship was held for the second time in Senoz Valley, in Rize’s Çayeli district. Snow made the already demanding natural conditions tougher, and the event featured intense competition. Successful riders received their awards at a ceremony outside the Çayeli District Governorate.
A demanding contest in snowy Senoz Valley
Enduro and ATV riders from across Türkiye and Georgia competed fiercely for podium places on challenging stages. The classes included EnduroGP, E1, E2, E3, E1B, E2B, E3B, EC, Veteran, Women, Youth, ATV1 and ATV2. The first day featured the Seslidere extreme course, followed by the Uzundere stage in snowfall on the second day.
Participation figures: The awards release states “102 competitors” but later uses “hundreds,” as does the separate race-completion release. The opening-day release had reported 102 enduro riders and 20 ATV riders. Since these descriptions do not establish the same total, they are not presented here as a definitive overall participation figure.
Riders demonstrated their technical skills, speed and endurance on courses set in the Black Sea region’s distinctive landscape as they competed for the top places. Senoz Valley’s green forests, high mountains and plateau scenery accompanied the competitors through the demanding terrain. Spectators enjoyed both the sporting contest and the valley’s natural beauty, with snowfall producing postcard-like scenes.
Bayram Uysal wins EnduroGP
The competition, held in snowfall and offering participants an extreme experience, concluded with the leading riders confirmed. In EnduroGP, the fastest group, Bayram Uysal (TTMK) finished first, Mehmet Taha Tomak (İZMOK) second and Ümit Kaya (FOSK) third. The Turkish Motorcycle Federation’s official results list Uysal’s total time as 27:14.74, Tomak’s as 27:24.78 and Kaya’s as 27:30.53.
Rize Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş, Çayeli District Governor Sertaç Kırçuval and TMF officials presented the awards outside the Çayeli District Governorate. The competitors celebrated receiving their prizes.
Top three by class
| Class | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1A | Ümit Kaya | Kenan Kazan | Kemal Deveci |
| E2A | Nurdoğan Kuzu | Murat Can Köse | Mehmet Sadıç |
| E3A | Bayram Uysal | Mehmet Emin Musaoğlu | Konstantin Lobzhanidze |
| E1B | Mehmet Çetin | İbrahim Çakır | Ömer Faruk Üçüncü |
| E2B | Murat Akın | Mustafa Temiz | Hakan Taylan |
| E3B | Mikail Gürgen | Nuri Sarıalioğlu | Erdem Kocaman |
| Youth | Mehmet Taha Tomak | Berkay Sarı | Yusuf Kayra Çelik |
| Veteran | Murat Kökçü | Fırat Şahin | Sedat Uyar |
| EC | İlhan Yolal | İsmail Aşkın Mengene | Cihan Sarı |
| ATV1 | Muzaffer Şengül | Burak Topbaş | Hakan Bozkurt |
| ATV2 | Muzaffer Miraç Özgül | Murat Yatgın | Halit Altıntaş |
Verification note: The press release assigned second place twice in E3B. The official TMF results list Erdem Kocaman in third place, and the table reflects that result. The ATV2 winner is named “Miraç Özgül” in the release and “Muzaffer Miraç Özgül” in the official results. These releases did not provide the women’s podium, so no result has been added for that class.
Next round in Kocaeli on 21–22 November
The first Türkiye SKIL Enduro and ATV Championship round took place in Ağrı. Following Rize, the third round will be held in Kocaeli on 21–22 November.
“Rize is becoming a recognised sports tourism city”
Turkish Motorcycle Federation Deputy President Ogün Baysan thanked the competitors and everyone who supported the event. In translation, he said:
“All our athletes who competed in this landscape, where natural beauty meets a challenging course, can be considered champions. I thank each of them individually. We have delivered a very substantial event. We also thank the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Rize Governorate and Çayeli District Governorate for their unwavering support. Through events like this, Rize is becoming a recognised sports tourism city.”
Sport and tourism meet under Discover Kaçkar
Highlighting the region’s sports tourism potential, the championship was staged under the Discover Kaçkar umbrella through cooperation between the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Rize Governorate, Çayeli District Governorate and the Turkish Motorcycle Federation. By bringing Rize’s natural attractions together with sport, the organisation aims to support the development of year-round tourism in the region.
According to the organisers, footage from the event reached millions of people and helped promote Çayeli and Senoz Valley as sports tourism destinations. This audience-reach statement is the organisers’ claim.
Sources: KAROZ Media’s awards ceremony and race-completion releases dated 8 November 2026; official TMF Enduro results and official TMF ATV results. All distinct news details from the two releases have been combined; overlapping passages appear once.
