The British cyclist Mark Cavendish, who finished the final stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey in second place, did not step down the podium after he was awarded his medal by President Erdoğan as a form of protest to Erdoğan's speech, as it was claimed by some media outlets, the Turkish Presidency said through its Twitter account on Sunday.Cavendish also dismissed the allegations through his Twitter account. The presidency said, the world-famous cyclist got off the platform, since it was a customary manner of procedure that the sportsman had to be called once again to the platform if he had won more than one medal, which was the case for Mark Cavendish. The athlete was rewarded medals in three classifications on Sunday: 'individual stage', 'sprint' and 'beauties of Turkey.' On the other hand, some media outlets claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's security guards brought the cyclist back to the stage, after he allegedly stepped down due to Erdoğan's speech.The President's Twitter account said on Sunday, Cavendish had a conversation with Erdoğan following the award ceremony, during which he said: "The Cycling Tour is great. I am very happy to have come to Turkey. I will also come in the following years."Cavendish has three stage wins in this yeartarget="_blank"'>