Scandinavian season: in Herning starts the championship Europe on cycling on the highway

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  • Russian cycle racer Olga Zabelinskaya

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Moscow, 2 Aug — Sport News Agency "R-Sport", Gibadieva Veronica. the Scandinavian part of prestigious tournaments of a cycle season opens Danish Herning which will host the championship Europe on cycling on the highway.

In the championship Europe in the category "elite" will award from August 2 to August 6 four sets of medals — in individual and group race in competitions of women and men. Also on four sets of awards will be played in a junior age category and in "ander" (U-23).

Northern temperament

Scandinavia in this season in its final part becomes not only a venue of the championship Europe, but also, perhaps, the main events in the cycling world - the cycling World Cup on the highway and the electoral congress International union of cyclists (International union of cyclists) which will take place in the Norwegian Bergen. But it in September when there will be absolutely other races and on absolutely other relief. And in Denmark all more or less exactly — even on an altimetriya.

"If, for example, to tell on individual race, in Denmark a "group" route sprint, and "cutting" — power" — in January the head coach of the national team told

Russian Federation Abramyan Irakly.

Flat was also a route of races in Voronezh where the championship Russian Federation took place. In particular, following the results of this tournament the structure on the championship Europe, certainly, taking into account specifics of routes also was created. The undershirt of the champion Russian Federation in Voronezh in group race was won by Porsev Alexander from "Gazprom-Rusvelo". It also is considered the captain of the national team in Herning. With group race to it will help Kuznetsov Vyacheslav , Trusov Nicholas , Yershov Arthur , Savitsky Yvan , Shilov Sergei .

In "cutting" start the prize-winner of the championship of Russia-2017 Vorobyev Anton and Shilov Sergei. The champion of the country and best Russian "generalshchik" Zakarin Ilnur in Denmark will not act - a route relief not under it. While the national team will fight for medals of the championship Europe, it will go "Round of Poland" for preparation for "Vuelta" which will pass as the captain of Katusha-Alpecin.

Zabelinskaya Olga comes back

Zabelinskaya Olga Managed to return to a system to the championship Europe the triple prize-winner of the Olympic Games . In the spring she received a number of injuries after falling on race in China, underwent an operation on a clavicle, but tried to return as soon as possible on the bicycle and even started on "Dzhiro d’ Italy" to check, whether it should appoint urgently one more operation or on forces to reach this season. As a result Zabelinskaya Olga was a part on the championship Europe and will go not only group race, but also "cutting", as well as Dobrynina Xenia. The third participant in group race as a part of the national team Russian Federation becomes Oshurkova Elizabeth.

the Championship Russian Federation Zabelinskaya Olga passed

because of a trauma. In its absence the title of the champion of the country in "cutting" was won by Tsymbalyuk Xenia, and Yakovenko Anastasiya became the owner of a champion undershirt following the results of group race. Both will make a speech at the championship Europe in "ander".

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the Russian cycle racer Yakovenko Anastasiya

"Elite" will begin fight for titles on August 3 when will pass competitions in individual races — 31,5 km of a distance at women, 41 km at men. Group race at women (120,6 km) will take place on August 5, and the new owner of a champion undershirt in group race at men (241,2 km), after all the Slovak Peter Sagan will be defined next day, the acting title holder, on this tournament is not declared.