Known as the golden boy of Turkish cycling for his achievements, 25-year-old Ahmet Örken regards his mother, who is his biggest supporter, as the secret to his success
The Salcano Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality cycling team member, who enjoyed a lot of international successes, has now set his sights on the Olympics. Örken got injured falling off his bike at the 2016 Rio Olympics to come 34th in the men’s individual road time trial.
Recently, he says he has been working nonstop for the upcoming Olympics.
Örken was the winner of the European Track Cycling Championship 2011 in Portugal and became the first ever European cycling champion from Turkey.
Örken says his biggest supporter is his mother Nigar Ayyorkun.
At first Mrs. Ayyorkun did not want her son to get into cycling because she feared he would get injured. But after Örken’s insistence and unyielding interest, she finally gave in and is now his biggest supporter. Örken sees his mother as his motivation source and focuses on races this way.
BY DAILY SABAH NEWS
