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Winner of third stage of Int'l Cycle Tour announced- UPDATE

11 May 2012 [17:12] - TODAY.AZ
The third stage of an international cycle tour dedicated to the 89th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev has ended in Gabala.

The winner is 20-year-old representative of the "Samara" team (Russia) Dmitry Vernidub.

Algerian athlete Yusif Regigi ranked second. Ukrainian athlete Maxim Vasilyev ranked third.

Algerian athlete Yusif Regigi showed the best results, by preserving a leading position for the second time.

Tural Iskenderov is the Azerbaijani best cyclist in the third stage.

The bicycle tour started on May 9. The participants had to overcome a distance of 30 kilometers along the national park in Baku at the first stage. The participants overcame the distance of 75 kilometers - from Baku to Ismayilli at the second stage. The total distance that the participants have to overcome, hits more than 600 kilometers.

A bicycle tour in memory of Heydar Aliyev is a competition of a 2.2 U23 category (for sportsmen under 23 years old) and is included in the calendar of Continental Tour UCI (World Cycling Union).

The organisers are the Azerbaijani Cycling Federation, the National Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth and Sports. German company FREUNDE Eventlogistik deals with any technical issues.

This professional cycling competition is being carried out in Azerbaijan for the first time.

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The third stage of international cycle tour dedicated to the 89th birth anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev begins in Gabala.

In the third phase, participants will have to overcome 160 kilometres along the Gabala - Oguz - Sheki - Oguz - Gabala route.

Algerian athlete Yusif Regigi is leading on the basis of the overall standings. The youngest participant and member of the Sumgayit team Gurban Taghiyev showed the best result among Azerbaijani sportsmen.

A bicycle tour in memory of Heydar Aliyev is a competition of a 2.2 U23 category (for sportsmen under 23 years old) and is included in the calendar of Continental Tour UCI (World Cycling Union).

The organisers are the Azerbaijani Cycling Federation, the National Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth and Sports. German company FREUNDE Eventlogistik deals with any technical issues.

This professional cycling competition is being carried out in Azerbaijan for the first time.


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