Baku Hilton hotel hosted a press conference devoted to bicycle race in memory of Heydar Aliyev that starts tomorrow.
The press conference was attended by foreign organizers Geert Broekhuyzen, Albert Reder and Sport Director of the Cycling Federation of Azerbaijan Theo Mauher.
The participants reported that the bicycle tour will involve 180 athletes from 17 countries. "This is a very interesting trip. Women will compete in the individual championship, the men within a team. This competition is not only sporty, but also has a travel status, allowing you to see the most beautiful places of Azerbaijan ", Broekhuyzen said.
The Azerbaijani team will play in white shirts. Four athletes will represent our country four. The most experienced among them is Tural Isgandarov, who spoke at the German club.
"Azerbaijani athletes need support from their fans", says Theo Mauher. "There are a lot of promising young athletes who need to be shown the correct direction, and after 3-4 years they can show excellent results in the bicycle race in Baku.
We recently sent a group of cyclists of Azerbaijan to Russia, where they were among the 230 sportsmen. There, two cyclists made their way into the top 20.
In addition, I want to note that Azerbaijan has an Olympic license. It was gained by Yelena Chalykh. She is well prepared and I hope to see her on a pedestal
Under the leadership of the President of the Cycling Federation of Azerbaijan Fazil Mammadov Azerbaijan managed to make it so that the bike tour became a world-class competition. This is the first tournament of this kind in Baku, and we want to make it a tradition, for it to be add to the international calendar".
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