Odd sporting prizes: Great win, here's your bananas

British cyclist Mark Cavendish receives Alanya bananas after winning the first stage of the 51st Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey in Antalya. Photo / Getty Images

When Mark Cavendish crossed the finish line in the opening stage of the Tour of Turkey on Sunday he picked up one of the oddest, yet nutritional, prizes in sport - a few kilograms of bananas.

Cavendish received the bananas after winning the stage into the city of Alanya, the main producer of bananas for Turkey with around 40,000 tons a year.

Hopefully he shared them with the other riders. They obviously helped with the Brit going onto win the second stage as well.

Other odd sporting prizes:

Roger Federer - Cow
Tennis legend Roger Federer has won seven Wimbledon titles, five US Opens, four Australian Opens, one French Open, one Olympic gold and two cows.

Federer was first awarded a cow by Swiss Open organisers after winning his first Wimbledon title in 2003. He named it Juliette. Two years ago he was gifted a second cow called Desiree on his return to the tournament.

@opengstaad today Desirée my new friend seemed to be a bit shy at first when we met,i got to admit that I was too!! pic.twitter.com/9fjTRNM7Dn

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 23, 2013

Indy 500 - Milk
After a cow naturally comes milk - the traditional victory drink of the Indianapolis 500. A strange tradition where the victor takes one swing before poring the rest on their head.

Tony Kanaan pours the victory milk over his head as he celebrates in victory in the 2013 Indianapolis 500. Photo / Getty Images

Wife-carrying world championships - Wife's weight in beer
Just like chess and rhythmic gymnastics the 'Is it really a sport?' question often hovers over the annual wife-carrying world championships in Sonkajarvi, Finland. But what is undeniable is that is has one of the greatest prizes. The winners earn the wife's weight in beer - which obviously creates tactical decisions before choosing a wife.

NASCAR - Grandfather clock
The winner of NASCAR's Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 needs the number of a good furniture remover since with the victory they receive a massive custom-built grandfather clock. Held at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia the clock is a seven-foot tall handcrafted beast and valued at around $US10,000. NASCAR great Richard Petty has won 16 of them.

Denny Hamlin poses with his grandfather clock after winning at Martinsville Speedway. Photo / Getty Images

Bahrain Grand Prix - Rose water
Alcoholic beverages are legal in Bahrain, but drinking alcohol in public is illegal so that makes spraying the traditional victory champagne a little difficult when it comes to Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix. Instead the winner is handed a bottle of non-alcoholic rosewater drink known as Waard. Possibly doesn't taste as good but leaves the rest of the podium smelling much nicer.

Lewis Hamilton sprays some rose water after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix. Photo / AP