of of KALP (Spain), 12 Dec - R-sports, Veronika Gibadiyeva. the Russian bicycle racer of "Katyusha" Ilnur Zakarin has good chances to prove in group cycle race at the Olympic Games of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, the general manager of "Katyusha" Vyacheslav Ekimov declared.
Zakarin in a season-2015 gathered p most of all points from Russians in World round.
"Ilnur at us the most perspective Russian and the best Russian in World round, at it the quite good mountain, rather good cutting, the main thing that he understands that it is its bread and that it has to work. Ilnur from those athletes who should be directed, methods of pressing it you should not influence. The route in Rio difficult - both on liftings, and on ascent, and technically, in particular, there technically difficult descent. Uphill Ilnur goes well, at the right time he can remain sitting, from descent goes not bad, then after all it can and "finishnut" from small group. I think, at it quite good chances to prove in group race", - Ekimov told journalists.
In December Zakarin will take part in collecting in Rio de Janeiro to test the Olympic route.