Bicycle like vehicle appeared about two centuries ago, and the first competitions began to be held in the second half of the 19th century. Thanks to their popularity, cycling disciplines have been included in the program of world championships and Olympic Games. Mass cycling competitions are held in different countries. Tour de France, Vuelta and Giro d'Italia are the most prestigious and expensive multi-day cycling tournaments.
Anyone interested in cycling will be interested to know about the Olympic champions of this type sports direction. What cycling disciplines are included in the program of world and Olympic competitions? What are the names of the most famous riders in the history of cycling and in what disciplines they managed to win the highest awards? Names of Russian and Soviet cyclists. In a few words, we will tell about the achievements of the winners of the competitions, the course of their sports career and titles.
Cycling as a direction competitive disciplines has existed for more than a century and a half. The first time the racers gathered to demonstrate their skills on the "bike", May 31, 1868. The cycling competition was held in Saint Cloud, a western suburb of Paris. The distance of the race is 2000 meters. The winner of those races reached speeds of up to 11 km / h. In those days, this figure was considered a record.
Next official competitions cyclists were again held in France. The new route connected Rouen and Paris. The distance of the cycling marathon was 120 km. Athletes moved at walking pace. The winner crossed the finish line after 10 hours and 45 minutes. Compared to modern records set by world cyclists, this is a very long time.
Photo 1. The eighteenth cycling marathon on the route Paris-Brest-Paris, 2015.
World cycling competitions
In 1896, cycling was recognized as a sport and included in the program of the Olympic Games. To this day, this discipline is an integral part of the prestigious and popular championships in the world. Until 1984, women were banned from cycling. Women competed as road racers for the first time at the Los Angeles Olympics. Later, women's track cycling competitions appeared.
Photo 2. The first grand tour called "Tour de France", France, 1903.
Bicycle competitions are divided into the following types:
- road racing long distances under paved roads, the oldest, most popular and commercially developed area. Are held in the form of group races and races with separate start. Based on the results of many road cycling competitions, the ICU cycling rating is formed;
- Cyclo-cross is a race in a circle over uneven terrain with a variety of surfaces and obstacles. The distance of one circle is about 2.5 - 3 km. The first cyclo-cross competition took place in 1902 in France. In 1950, the first world competition in this direction. Difficult riding conditions and bad weather cause frequent bicycle breakdowns and the formation of a thick layer of dirt on the wheels. For this reason, the athletes on the new lap change
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World championships in track and road racing trace their history back to 1893, when in Chicago (USA) on the initiative International Association cyclists held the first championship of amateur riders. Participants competed in three types of program - sprint, race with a leader and a 10 mile race. Most of them were Americans, who took all the prizes. The first champions were A. Zimmerman (sprint, 10 miles) and L. Mentis (race with the leader). In the future, the Americans lost their leadership. Repeating once again the same success in 1912 (competitions were held in New York), they until the end of the 70s. disappeared from the pages of the protocols of cycling competitions in all types of programs. The interest of Americans in the bicycle was replaced by a passion for the car ... After 1912, the world championships were not held in the USA. Europe has become the center of cycling life. All subsequent world championships were held here. Only twice they took place in South America - in 1968 (Montevideo, Uruguay) and 1977. (San Cristobal, Venezuela) and once in Canada - 1974 (Montreal). Eight times the championships were held in Copenhagen and Paris, seven times - in Zurich, six - in Amsterdam, five times - in Antwerp and Milan. In 1960, the World Cup was first held in a socialist country - in the GDR (Leipzig), and then twice (1969 and 1981) in Czechoslovakia (Brno). Organizer international competitions and world championships was created in 1900. international union cyclists - USI. Until 1913, inclusive, world championships were held annually. First World War interrupted them for seven whole years. For six years (1940-1946) the second world war disrupted the international relations of cyclists. In 1946, Zurich hosted the first post-war, and the next - the 42nd World Championship. The victory in the sprint race was then won by the Swiss Oscar Plattner. In the future, French athletes are nominated among the leading sprinters. For all the time of their participation in the world championships (1893-1986), they won 47 medals in this most prestigious type of competition, of which 18 were gold. An impressive seven victories in the sprint were achieved by Daniel Morelon. Twice awarded the title of world champion Michel Rousseau and Lucien Mishard. The Italians have 14 sprint victories to their credit, of which the brightest ones are associated with the names of Valentino Gasparella, Sante Gaillardoni and Sergio Bianchetto. Twelve times won in the sprint racers from Great Britain, nine - from the Netherlands. Soviet cyclists began to participate in the world championships in 1954, when our cycling federation was admitted to the USI. In the same year, at competitions in Cologne (Germany), Rostislav Vargashkin entered the top eight of the strongest sprinters. And in 1957, at the World Championships in Liege (Belgium), Boris Romanov for the first time became a participant in the semi-finals, taking 4th place after the world champions Italians Pesenti and Gasparella. Since the mid 60s. the pinnacle of the sprint race is being stormed more and more persistently and successfully by the athletes of the socialist countries. Here the role of the pioneer fell to the lot of the Soviet cyclist Omar Pkhakadze, who became the world champion in 1965. In 1974, Anton Tkach (Czechoslovakia) achieved the same success, then the GDR racers Jurgen Geschke and Lutz Hesslich (three times) and, finally, Sergey Kopylov - the first of the Soviet riders who won this title twice (1981 and 1982). Races with a leader also began to be practiced from the first world championship in 1893. Champion titles were played in them until 1914. Then followed long break, and only in 1958 this fascinating and emotional type of track competition was again included in the program of the world championships. In the early years, the cyclists themselves acted as leaders, sitting on tandems, triplets or quadruplets. Then they began to use motorcycles specially equipped for this purpose. The distance of the competition was also different, but races of 100 versts and an hour race were more often held. In 1896, at the World Championships in Copenhagen, our compatriot from St. Petersburg M. Dyakov, who repeatedly won the competition for the title of "The Best Rider of Russia" in 1891 - 1893, competed in a race with the leader. and held many world records. In the 100 km race, a quadruplet was in the lead. M. Dyakov overtook his rival in the final by a whole circle, but due to a quadruplet breakdown he could not keep the advantage and took 2nd place, losing the championship to the Frenchman F. Ponskarme with a time of 2:34.12.4. Since 1958, the championship in these races has passed to the cyclists of the Netherlands and Germany. The Dutch won gold medals 15 times, and only one G. Minneboo has five (1975-1977, 1980, 1982) and three bronze. Of the West German athletes, Rainer Podlesch stands out with 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. 2 gold medals for cyclists of the GDR. Among the Soviet racers, Mikhail Markov achieved the greatest success - 2nd place at the 1967 World Championship in Amsterdam. This result is still the best. By decision of the cycling federation, our cyclists no longer competed at the world championships, although we had riders whose success could be counted on - repeated champions of the USSR Yu. Smirnov and V. Gubenkov, world record holder A. Romanov, and also V. Popov . In this regard, interest in racing with a leader in our country has fallen in recent years. Dealing with this kind track racing only enthusiasts, although favorable conditions have been created for the development and improvement of the skills of racers with leaders - new high-speed tracks, special cars and suits. A significant role in improving the holding of world championships in races with leaders was played by the decision of the USI steering committee, according to which only serial cars could be used in competitions, and the leader could only be paired with a racer from the same country and under its flag. This put an end to the vicious practice when, in the same competitions, the leaders had the right to start with several athletes at once and, at their whim, lead some to victory, while dooming others to defeat, as the Dutchman Walrave did with the Soviet racer M. Markov in 1968 d. The program of the world championships gradually expanded in terms of types and number of participants. Since 1921 championships have been held in road racing. Swede G. Skold became the first winner of the road group race, which started in the vicinity of Copenhagen. Then the leadership in this type of competition was captured by the Italians. From 1921 to 1986, they won 35 medals in group road races (now called individual races), of which 17 were gold. Cyclists from France have become champions six times and Belgium, the Netherlands and the GDR five each. Andrei Vedernikov, who won this title in 1981, remains the first and so far the only world champion among Soviet riders in this form. Second place was taken by Sergey Morozov (1977). Only two athletes managed to become two-time world champions in this form - the Italian G. Mortan (1930, 1932) and G.-A. Shura from the GDR (1958, 1959). Since 1946, the individual pursuit race for 4 and 5 km has been included in the program of the world championships among amateurs and professionals. In the same year, the Frenchman R. Riolan became the winner among amateurs on the Zurich track with a result of 5:18.2. However, success then, until 1957, passed to the Italians, who won seven league titles; 6 gold medals for the Dutch, 5 for the GDR. The Soviet masters of cycling have four victories. The initiative, which was made by Nikolai Makarov in 1979, was then repeated by Viktor Kupovets in 1983, and then twice in a row by Vyacheslav Ekimov (1985, 1986). He also owns the world record at a distance of 4 km - 4.33.307 and a phenomenal world achievement - 4.26.077! Among the outstanding in the pursuit race is the Dutchman Timen Grun - world champion 1964-1966. Three victories at the world championships have Detlef Macha from the GDR (1978, 1981, 1982). The first world record at this distance was set in 1961 by W. Trepp (Shvr) - 4.52.1. The team pursuit race for the same distance began to be played at the world championships since 1962. Then, on the track in Milan, the first champions were the FRG racers - Pop, Rudolf, May, Klesges, and the Soviet quartet - S. Moskvin, L. Columbet, B. Romanov , A. Belgard - also received the first medals - bronze. At all subsequent world championships, German racers managed to keep the championship in this type of competition, having won 13 medals. The Soviet team has 15 medals, but the FRG has more first places - 7, the USSR - 6. The GDR racers have become world champions four times. Since 1962, the program of the world championships has been supplemented by new types of competitions. In 1962, a 100 km team race was played for the first time on the Brescia highway (Italy) (although this time the distance turned out to be 12 km longer). The owners of the track - the Italians became the winners, ahead of the teams of Denmark and Uruguay. As well as in the race on the track, the teams were completed from 4 people. In 1963, on the highway near Herestals (Belgium), Soviet cyclists won bronze medals. And finally, in 1970, V. Yardy, V. Likhachev, B. Shukhov, V. Sokolov became the first Soviet world champions in the 100-kilometer team race. This success was then repeated in 1977 and consolidated in 1983 and 1985. Soviet racers won 11 medals, and by this indicator they took the 1st place. Sweden has the same number of gold awards (4). Since 1966, medals have been played on the track in two new types - tandem and round for 1 km from a standstill. The first world champions in tandem racing were the famous French athletes D. Morelon and P. Trantin. The largest number of victories in this type of competition (9) was won by cyclists from Czechoslovakia, and since 1980, veteran I. Kuchirek and young P. Martinek have invariably excelled for four years in a row. Soviet cyclists, being Olympic champions in this type of program, have never been world champions, being content with silver medals (1973, 1974, 1977). Pierre Trantin also became the first world champion in the kilometer round with a time of 1:07.29. The greatest number of victories in this form were won by the riders of the GDR - seven, with four of them falling to the share of Olympic champion L. Toms. His teammate M. Malkhov holds the absolute world record at this distance - 1.02.091 - shown on the high-altitude track in Colorado Springs (USA). From Soviet cyclists the palm belongs to Eduard Rapp (Omsk). He won the title of world champion in the Gita three times. His initiative was successfully continued by Sergey Kopylov (Tula), who won the title in 1983 with a world record for cement tracks - 1:03.94. The additions to the track program did not end there. In 1976, at the Monteroni track (Italy), a 50 km group points race with intermediate finishes was played for the first time. The Swiss W. Baumgartner won it. Racers from Belgium and the GDR, Denmark, Czechoslovakia and one from Australia have two victories in this type of competition. In 1987, Marat Taneyev became the world champion. Women first entered the world tracks and highways in 1958. The first sprint champion was Galina Ermolaeva (Moscow). In the future, she used to successfully defend this high title. The same number of victories was won by another Soviet racer Galina Tsareva (Leningrad). Tula Valentina Savina was three times world champion. In the same year, Lyubov Kochetova from Tula became the world champion in the individual pursuit. Since 1967, her successor and compatriot Tamara Garkushina began her triumphant performance, becoming the world champion a record number of times - six. Five times this title was won by the famous English cyclist Burnle Burton. On the road, the first group race world champion was Elsa Jacobs (Luxembourg). True, this was the end of the success of the cyclists of this country. In terms of the number of championship titles won, Belgium holds the championship. Her cyclists won 6 times in competitions on the highway, French women - 5. Soviet riders won the title of the strongest three times; the pioneer here was Emilia Sonck (1964). At Soviet athletes more than the Belgians, second and third places and in the overall standings their luggage weighs more. Three victories were achieved on the highway by cyclists from Great Britain and the Netherlands.
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The Road Cycling World Championship (officially called the UCI Road World Championships) is an annual world championship in road cycling disciplines held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI).
Currently, the World Championships include road group races, individual and team time trials with a separate start among the men's and women's elite, men under the age of 23, as well as juniors and juniors under the age of 19. Athletes participating in the World Championships represent the national teams of their countries, with the exception of team races.
Championship jersey
Each world champion is awarded a rainbow jersey in which he competes for the next year in all races of the same discipline and the same age level in which he won.
Former champions are allowed to wear rainbow stripes on the cuffs and collar of their road jersey.
Story
At the UCI International Congress in Paris in 1920, the Italian delegation asked to organize, with the support of the Belgians, French and Swiss, a world championship for professionals. Since 1921, only the amateur championship has been organized, which was originally held in the format of an individual race. It replaces the amateur world championship in the race for the leader, which has ceased to be held since 1914.
In 1926, at the new UCI congress in Paris, it was decided to hold a championship in the same discipline among professionals and amateurs, but at the same time make separate different classifications.
The first world professional championship was held in 1927 at the Nuremburgring in Germany, which was won by the Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda.
The debut of the women's program at the World Championships took place in 1958.
In 1962, a team race with a separate start was added among the national teams (women's since 1987) and lasted until 1994. In 2012, this type of program was resumed, but now among club teams and should disappear from the program in 2020.
Between 1972 and 1994 in Olympic years there are no competitions among male amateurs
Until 1995, separate races for amateurs and professionals were held as part of the world championships. Exceptions were in 1968 and 1968.
Since 1995, the championship has been held at the end of the European season, usually at the end of September after the Vuelta a España. Before that, it was always held at the end of August or the first week of September.
In the period from 1997 to 2003 there was also a championship in "Category B", where riders from countries where cycling is underdeveloped took part.
World Championships are held both on relatively flat tracks, in which case sprinters usually win, and on hilly terrain, where mountain specialists or generalists usually win.
Winning the group race at the World Championships and in overall standings on two of the three Grand Tours (namely the Giro d'Italia Tour de France) form the Triple Crown of cycling.
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The Road Cycling World Championship (officially called the UCI Road World Championships) is an annual world championship in road cycling disciplines held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI).
Currently, the World Championships include road group races, individual and team time trials with a separate start among the men's and women's elite, men under the age of 23, as well as juniors and juniors under the age of 19. Athletes participating in the World Championships represent the national teams of their countries, with the exception of team races.
Each world champion is awarded a rainbow jersey in which he competes for the next year in all races of the same discipline and the same age level in which he won.
Former champions are allowed to wear rainbow stripes on the cuffs and collar of their road jersey.
At the UCI International Congress in Paris in 1920, the Italian delegation asked to organize, with the support of the Belgians, French and Swiss, a world championship for professionals. Since 1921, only the amateur championship has been organized, which was originally held in the format of an individual race. It replaces the amateur world championship in the race for the leader, which has ceased to be held since 1914.
In 1926, at the new UCI congress in Paris, it was decided to hold a championship in the same discipline among professionals and amateurs, but at the same time make separate different classifications.
The first world professional championship was held in 1927 at the Nuremburgring in Germany, which was won by the Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda.
The debut of the women's program at the World Championships took place in 1958.
In 1962, a team race with a separate start was added among the national teams (women's since 1987) and lasted until 1994. In 2012, this type of program resumed, but now among club teams and should disappear from the program in 2020.
In the period from 1972 to 1994, in the Olympic years, competitions among male amateurs are not held.
Until 1995, separate races for amateurs and professionals were held as part of the world championships. Exceptions were in 1968 and 1968.
Since 1995, the championship has been held at the end of the European season, usually at the end of September after the Vuelta a España. Before that, it was always held at the end of August or the first week of September.
In the period from 1997 to 2003 there was also a championship in "Category B", where riders from countries where cycling is underdeveloped took part.
World Championships are held both on relatively flat tracks, in which case sprinters usually win, and on hilly terrain, where mountain specialists or generalists usually win.
Winning the group race at the World Championships and winning the overall standings at two of the three Grand Tours (namely the Giro d'Italia Tour de France) form the triple crown of cycling.
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The Road Cycling World Championship (officially called the UCI Road World Championships) is an annual world championship in road cycling disciplines held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI).
Currently, the World Championships include road group races, individual and team time trials with a separate start among the men's and women's elite, men under the age of 23, as well as juniors and juniors under the age of 19. Athletes participating in the World Championships represent the national teams of their countries, with the exception of team races.
Champion jersey[ | ]
Each world champion is awarded a rainbow jersey in which he competes for the next year in all races of the same discipline and the same age level in which he won.
Former champions are allowed to wear rainbow stripes on the cuffs and collar of their road jersey.
History[ | ]
At the UCI International Congress in Paris in 1920, the Italian delegation asked to organize, with the support of the Belgians, French and Swiss, a world championship for professionals. Since 1921, only the amateur championship has been organized, which was originally held in the format of an individual race. It replaces the amateur world championship in the race for the leader, which has ceased to be held since 1914.
In 1926, at the new UCI congress in Paris, it was decided to hold a championship in the same discipline among professionals and amateurs, but at the same time make separate different classifications.
The first world professional championship was held in 1927 at the Nuremburgring in Germany, which was won by the Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda.
The debut of the women's program at the World Championships took place in 1958.
In 1962, a team race with a separate start was added among the national teams (women's since 1987) and lasted until 1994. In 2012, this type of program resumed, but now among club teams and should disappear from the program in 2020.
In the period from 1972 to 1994, in the Olympic years, competitions among male amateurs are not held.
Until 1995, separate races for amateurs and professionals were held as part of the world championships. Exceptions were in 1968 and 1968.
Since 1995, the championship has been held at the end of the European season, usually at the end of September after the Vuelta a España. Before that, it was always held at the end of August or the first week of September.
In the period from 1997 to 2003 there was also a championship in "Category B", where riders from countries where cycling is underdeveloped took part.
World Championships are held both on relatively flat tracks, in which case sprinters usually win, and on hilly terrain, where mountain specialists or generalists usually win.
The victory in the group race at the World Championships and the overall standings in two of the three Grand Tours (namely the Giro d'Italia Tour de France) form.
World Championships[ | ]
Notes[ | ]
Literature[ | ]
- Pierre Chany. La fabuleuse histoire du cyclisme. - Nathan, 1988. - ISBN 2-09-286430-0.
Links[ | ]
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The Road Cycling World Championship (officially called the UCI Road World Championships) is an annual world championship in road cycling disciplines held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI).
Currently, the World Championships include road group races, individual and team time trials with a separate start among the men's and women's elite, men under the age of 23, as well as juniors and juniors under the age of 19. Athletes participating in the World Championships represent the national teams of their countries, with the exception of team races.
Champion jersey[ | the code]
Each world champion is awarded a rainbow jersey in which he competes for the next year in all races of the same discipline and the same age level in which he won.
Former champions are allowed to wear rainbow stripes on the cuffs and collar of their road jersey.
History[ | the code]
At the UCI International Congress in Paris in 1920, the Italian delegation asked to organize, with the support of the Belgians, French and Swiss, a world championship for professionals. Since 1921, only the amateur championship has been organized, which was originally held in the format of an individual race. It replaces the amateur world championship in the race for the leader, which has ceased to be held since 1914.
In 1926, at the new UCI congress in Paris, it was decided to hold a championship in the same discipline among professionals and amateurs, but at the same time make separate different classifications.
The first world professional championship was held in 1927 at the Nuremburgring in Germany, which was won by the Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda.
The debut of the women's program at the World Championships took place in 1958.
In 1962, a team race with a separate start was added among the national teams (women's since 1987) and lasted until 1994. In 2012, this type of program resumed, but now among club teams and should disappear from the program in 2020.
In the period from 1972 to 1994, in the Olympic years, competitions among male amateurs are not held.
Until 1995, separate races for amateurs and professionals were held as part of the world championships. Exceptions were in 1968 and 1968.
Since 1995, the championship has been held at the end of the European season, usually at the end of September after the Vuelta a España. Before that, it was always held at the end of August or the first week of September.
In the period from 1997 to 2003 there was also a championship in "Category B", where riders from countries where cycling is underdeveloped took part.
World Championships are held both on relatively flat tracks, in which case sprinters usually win, and on hilly terrain, where mountain specialists or generalists usually win.
Winning the group race at the World Championships and winning the overall standings at two of the three Grand Tours (namely the Giro d'Italia Tour de France) form the triple crown of cycling.
MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti, Veronika Gibadieva. The World Road Cycling Championship in Austria ended with the victory of the Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde in the group race, following which he won the rainbow jersey and gold of the tournament.
The World Championship was held in Innsbruck from 22 to 30 September. In the "elite" races, six sets of awards were played - in team, group, individual races in women's and men's competitions. The Russian team was left without medals, the best result among the Russians was shown by the winner of the European Championship Aigul Gareeva, who became 7th in the individual junior race.
"Ale Vale!"
The most rated event of the tournament is the men's group race. This time, the Pitmen were among the favorites, and the route itself was recognized as one of the most difficult in history. It was clear that the Slovak Peter Sagan, who won the previous three world championships, was unlikely to be able to finish in the favorite group. And so it happened - this time he remained out of the fight for the rainbow jersey, although the day before he released a special video with the leitmotif "Look into my eyes, do you see a four-time world champion in me?"
Perhaps Sagan will become one, but in Innsbruck there was a race of a different specialization. Initially, many experts saw the Pitmen among the favorites - in particular, the winner of the "Vuelta" British Simon Yates, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, Italian Vincenzo Nibali. "Valverde, of course," said sports director Katusha Alpecin Jose Azevedo and joked that the Spaniard is always in the winners. By Sunday, Valverde's career had 121 pro victories and six world championship podiums in the group race. Just a medal would not suit him.
On Sunday, everything went according to the most logical scenario. After a tough selection by the route of the Innsbruck group race, less than half of the peloton arrived at the finish line, and before everyone else - a small group of leaders, consisting of the winners of Innsbruck-2018, to which the Dutchman Tom Dumoulin was added at the last moment.
This quartet also included Valverde, who at 38 could not afford to lose the fight for the rainbow jersey. "The inevitable has happened," he said after the finish. Frenchman Romain Bardet was second, Canadian Michael Woods finished third. Valverde (38 years 158 days) is now second in the ranking of the age-old winners of the World Cup - in this he is second only to the Dutchman Joop Zutemelk, who won his title at 38 years 272 days.
The Russian national team started with two co-captains - Ilnur Zakarin and Sergey Chernetsky, while Zakarin, who fell on the Vuelta, worked for Chernetsky during the race. “The race was for a knockout, we drove fast all the time, the people lagged behind, we figured out the last mountain. The tactics of the race were such that they left me to help Chernetsky,” Zakarin said.
"Ilnur and I were like co-captains, but he started more to help me. The whole team worked for me today, everyone believed in me - Ilnur and Pasha Kochetkov were with me to the last mountain. This race was harder than that route that was at the Olympics in Rio, especially the same lift. I did everything I could, worked to the maximum. I can’t say that they did something tactically wrong, everything went logically, but at the end they figured out who’s leg was going ", - said Chernetsky.
Super Remco
In the men's individual time trial, the Australian Roan Dennis won, who brought more than a minute now former champion world in the "cutting" Dumoulin. But Dennis' confident victory faded into the background when the juniors started the group race. Belgian Remco Evenepoel, a recent football player and the future, as many believe, "Eddy Merckx", won the "cutting" in his first start in Innsbruck, and then won the group race.
Few doubted that he would be able to win the second gold, but it is important how he did it. Evenepool fell at the beginning of the race, won back a two-minute gap and then went into a solo lead. His lead was so strong that he crossed the finish line with his bike in hand.
“Remko is already tired. He just mocks everyone. It’s not interesting that he wins everything. Everyone knew that he would win today, and he won. It’s impossible to fight him. Let him go with the Anders, I don’t know,” said the holder of the junior world record on the track is the Russian Lev Gonov, who was the best in the team both in the “cutting” (14th) and in the group race (35th).
However, Evenepool already has a contract with the Quick-Step Floors World Tour team, so next year he will face competition above the level of Ander racing.
As for the Anders, in their group race the leader of the Russian national team was Alexander Vlasov, who this season won the youth Giro d'Italia and finished 15th in Innsbruck.
“At first they all kept together, calmly in the middle of the group, then the guys took me forward, started the mountain in front, drove straight for a couple of laps, and then the attacks began. I tried to stay ahead, but on the last lap I fell behind a little. I did everything I could, but we the four of us hung behind the group of leaders. this moment time. I got tired, I think, by the end of the season, and didn’t show all the possibilities here,” Vlasov said.
Orange is the new gold
If Evenepul dominated in the juniors, then in the women's races there were no equals for the Dutch. The individual race was won by Annemiek van Vloeten and the group race by a large lead in a very confident solo by Anna van der Breggen. The Russians showed the best result in the group race Anastasia Yakovenko (15th). "Yakovenko and Maria Novolodskaya competed with the top athletes, who ride their far from the first world championship and generally ride and have ridden much more races than our athletes. Our racers with much less experience, but fought with dignity, besides, they are younger, we have a reserve and there is something to add," - said Main coach Russian national team Irakli Abrahamyan.
Novolodskaya in the individual race fell and remained out of the fight for medals. “This, of course, is insulting and very unpleasant, because I would like to see her level against the background of the strongest top athletes. Masha rode what she was capable of in principle. It is clear that after the fall it was difficult for her to gain the necessary speed and rhythm. Athlete she is promising, young and we understood that it would be difficult for her to fight with the strongest for a place in the top 10 without a fall," he said.
Before the Youth Olympics
“We hoped that we would return with a medal from the World Championships, especially in relation to juniors and our “unders,” Abrahamyan said, summing up the tournament. “Juniors had to show results, had to fight for victory, and we will work on mistakes so that they do not happen again in the future.We have one of the strongest teams in the world in junior women's cycling. We will lead our leading athlete Aigul Gareeva to the level of world champion and Olympic champion."
Gareeva herself admitted that she made several mistakes in the "cutting", where she became the 7th. “There were problems with the helmet, I “cut” the turns the wrong way ... In the group race (8th) I tried to “pull” my rivals in those places where it would be especially difficult for everyone to answer. This is the first year for me in the championship of the world, I will work on my mistakes in order to be higher next year," she stressed.
Already on Monday, Gareeva, as the leader of the Russian team, will go to the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. “I will try to prove myself there. I have never performed so far from home,” the athlete admitted.
Special Championship
At this World Cup last time medals were played in the women's and men's team races, in which competitions were held not at the level of national teams, but among professional teams. In men, the Belgian Quick-Step Floors won, in which the Dutchman Niki Terpstra became the first and, perhaps, the only 4-time world champion in history in this discipline. In the women's team competition, the German Canyon / Sram Racing won, the Russian Cogeas-Mettler became 11th.
Starting next season, this type of program at the World Championships will be replaced by the mixed relay, and medals will be played among the teams. As part of the mixed relay, men and women will go through a team race. This will happen for the first time in British Yorkshire, where the championship will take place World Road Cycling 2019.
World championships in track and road racing trace their history back to 1893, when the first championship of amateur racers was held in Chicago (USA) at the initiative of the International Cycling Association. Participants competed in three types of program - sprint, race with a leader and a 10 mile race. Most of them were Americans, who took all the prizes. The first champions were A. Zimmerman (sprint, 10 miles) and L. Mentis (race with the leader).
In the future, the Americans lost their leadership. Repeating once again the same success in 1912 (competitions were held in New York), they until the end of the 70s. disappeared from the pages of the protocols of cycling competitions in all types of programs. American interest in the bicycle has been replaced by a passion for the car...
After 1912 there were no world championships in the USA. Europe has become the center of cycling life. All subsequent world championships were held here. Only twice they took place in South America - in 1968 (Montevideo, Uruguay) and 1977. (San Cristobal, Venezuela) and once in Canada - 1974 (Montreal). Eight times the championships were held in Copenhagen and Paris, seven times - in Zurich, six - in Amsterdam, five times - in Antwerp and Milan.
In 1960, the World Cup was first held in a socialist country - in the GDR (Leipzig), and then twice (1969 and 1981) in Czechoslovakia (Brno).
The organizer of international competitions and world championships was created in 1900 by the International Union of Cyclists - USI. Until 1913, inclusive, world championships were held annually. The First World War interrupted them for seven whole years. For six years (1940-1946) the second world war disrupted the international relations of cyclists.
In 1946, Zurich hosted the first post-war, and the next - the 42nd World Championship. The victory in the sprint race was then won by the Swiss Oscar Plattner.
In the future, French athletes are nominated among the leading sprinters. For all the time of their participation in the world championships (1893-1986), they won 47 medals in this most prestigious type of competition, of which 18 were gold.
An impressive seven victories in the sprint were achieved by Daniel Morelon. Twice awarded the title of world champion Michel Rousseau and Lucien Mishard. The Italians have 14 sprint victories to their credit, of which the brightest ones are associated with the names of Valentino Gasparella, Sante Gaillardoni and Sergio Bianchetto. Twelve times won in the sprint racers from Great Britain, nine - from the Netherlands.
Soviet cyclists began to participate in the world championships in 1954, when our cycling federation was admitted to the USI. In the same year, at competitions in Cologne (Germany), he entered the top eight of the strongest sprinters. And in 1957, at the World Championships in Liege (Belgium), for the first time he became a participant in the semi-finals, taking 4th place after the world champions Italians Pesenti and Gasparella.
Since the mid 60s. the pinnacle of the sprint race is being stormed more and more persistently and successfully by the athletes of the socialist countries. Here the role of the pioneer fell to the lot of the Soviet cyclist, who became the world champion in 1965. In 1974, Anton Tkach (Czechoslovakia) achieved the same success, then the GDR riders Jurgen Geschke and (thrice) and, finally, the first of the Soviet riders to win this title twice (1981 and 1982).
Racing with a leader also began to be practiced from the first world championship in 1893. Champion titles were played in them until 1914. Then a long break followed, and only in 1958 this fascinating and emotional type of track competition was again included in the program of the world championships. In the early years, the cyclists themselves acted as leaders, sitting on tandems, triplets or quadruplets. Then they began to use motorcycles specially equipped for this purpose. The distance of the competition was also different, but races of 100 versts and an hour race were more often held.
In 1896, at the World Championships in Copenhagen, our compatriot from St. Petersburg M. Dyakov, who repeatedly won the competition for the title of "The Best Rider of Russia" in 1891 - 1893, competed in a race with the leader. and held many world records. In the 100 km race, a quadruplet was in the lead. M. Dyakov overtook his rival in the final by a whole circle, but due to a quadruplet breakdown he could not keep the advantage and took 2nd place, losing the championship to the Frenchman F. Ponskarme with a time of 2:34.12.4.
Since 1958, the championship in these races has passed to the cyclists of the Netherlands and Germany. The Dutch won gold medals 15 times, and only one G. Minneboo has five (1975-1977, 1980, 1982) and three bronze. Of the West German athletes, Rainer Podlesch stands out with 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. 2 gold medals for cyclists of the GDR.
Among the Soviet racers, Mikhail Markov achieved the greatest success - 2nd place at the 1967 World Championship in Amsterdam. This result is still the best. By decision of the cycling federation, our cyclists no longer competed at the world championships, although we had riders whose success could be counted on - repeated champions of the USSR Yu. Smirnov and V. Gubenkov, world record holder, as well as V. Popov. In this regard, interest in racing with a leader in our country has fallen in recent years. Only enthusiasts are engaged in this type of track racing, although favorable conditions have been created for the development and improvement of the skills of racers with leaders - new high-speed tracks, special cars and suits.
A significant role in improving the holding of world championships in races with leaders was played by the decision of the USI steering committee, according to which only serial cars could be used in competitions, and the leader could only be paired with a racer from the same country and under its flag. This put an end to the vicious practice when, in the same competitions, the leaders had the right to start with several athletes at once and, at their whim, lead some to victory, while dooming others to defeat, as the Dutchman Walrave did with the Soviet racer M. Markov in 1968 G.
The program of the world championships gradually expanded in terms of types and number of participants. Since 1921 championships have been held in road racing. Swede G. Skold became the first winner of the road group race, which started in the vicinity of Copenhagen. Then the leadership in this type of competition was captured by the Italians. From 1921 to 1986, they won 35 medals in group road races (now called individual races), of which 17 were gold. Cyclists from France have become champions six times and Belgium, the Netherlands and the GDR five each.
The first and so far the only world champion among Soviet racers in this form remains, who won this title in 1981. Second place was taken by Sergey Morozov (1977). Only two athletes managed to become two-time world champions in this form - the Italian G. Mortan (1930, 1932) and G.-A. Shura from the GDR (1958, 1959).
Since 1946, the individual pursuit race for 4 and 5 km has been included in the program of the world championships among amateurs and professionals. In the same year, the Frenchman R. Riolan became the winner among amateurs on the Zurich track with a result of 5:18.2. However, success then, until 1957, passed to the Italians, who won seven league titles; 6 gold medals for the Dutch, 5 for the GDR. The Soviet masters of cycling have four victories. The initiative, which was made in 1979, was then repeated by Viktor Kupovets in 1983, and then twice in a row - (1985, 1986). He also owns the world record at a distance of 4 km - 4.33.307 and a phenomenal world achievement - 4.26.077! Among the outstanding in the pursuit race is the Dutchman Timen Grun - world champion 1964-1966. Three victories at the world championships have Detlef Macha from the GDR (, 1981, 1982). The first world record at this distance was set in 1961 by W. Trepp (Shvr) - 4.52.1.
The team pursuit race for the same distance began to be played at the world championships since 1962. Then, on the track in Milan, the FRG racers - Pop, Rudolf, May, Klesges - became the first champions, and the Soviet quartet - L. Columbet, A. Belgard - also received the first medals are bronze. At all subsequent world championships, German racers managed to keep the championship in this type of competition, having won 13 medals. The Soviet team has 15 medals, but the FRG has more first places - 7, the USSR - 6. The GDR racers have become world champions four times.
Since 1962, the program of the world championships has been supplemented by new types of competitions. In 1962, a 100 km team race was played for the first time on the Brescia highway (Italy) (although this time the distance turned out to be 12 km longer). The owners of the track - the Italians became the winners, ahead of the teams of Denmark and Uruguay. As well as in the race on the track, the teams were completed from 4 people. In 1963, on the highway near Herestals (Belgium), Soviet cyclists won bronze medals. And finally, in 1970, V. Yardy, V. Likhachev, B. Shukhov, V. Sokolov became the first Soviet world champions in the 100-kilometer team race. This success was then repeated in 1977 and consolidated in 1983 and 1985. Soviet racers won 11 medals, and by this indicator they took the 1st place. Sweden has the same number of gold awards (4).
Since 1966, medals have been played on the track in two new types - tandem and round for 1 km from a standstill. The first world champions in tandem racing were the famous French athletes D. Morelon and P. Trantin. The largest number of victories in this type of competition (9) was won by cyclists from Czechoslovakia, and since 1980, veteran I. Kuchirek and young P. Martinek have invariably excelled for four years in a row. Soviet cyclists, being Olympic champions in this type of program, have never been world champions, being content with silver medals (1973, 1974, 1977).
Pierre Trantin also became the first world champion in the kilometer round with a time of 1:07.29. The greatest number of victories in this form were won by the riders of the GDR - seven, with four of them falling to the share of the Olympic champion. His teammate M. Malkhov holds the absolute world record at this distance - 1.02.091 - shown on the high-altitude track in Colorado Springs (USA). Of the Soviet cyclists, the palm belongs to (Omsk). He won the title of world champion in the Gita three times. His initiative was successfully continued by Sergey Kopylov (Tula), who won the title in 1983 with a world record for cement tracks - 1:03.94.
The additions to the track program did not end there. In 1976, at the Monteroni track (Italy), a 50 km group points race with intermediate finishes was played for the first time. The Swiss W. Baumgartner won it. Racers from Belgium and the GDR, Denmark, Czechoslovakia and one from Australia have two victories in this type of competition. In 1987, Marat Taneyev became the world champion.
Women first entered the world tracks and highways in 1958. The first champion in the sprint was (Moscow). In the future, she used to successfully defend this high title. The same number of victories was won by another Soviet racer (Leningrad). Tula was the world champion three times. In the same year, the Tula became the world champion in the individual pursuit. Since 1967, her successor and countrywoman began her triumphant performance, who became the world champion a record number of times - six. Five times this title was won by the famous English cyclist Burnle Burton.
On the road, the first group race world champion was Elsa Jacobs (Luxembourg). True, this was the end of the success of the cyclists of this country. In terms of the number of championship titles won, Belgium holds the championship. Her cyclists won 6 times in competitions on the highway, French women - 5. Soviet riders won the title of the strongest three times; was a pioneer here (1964). Soviet athletes have more second and third places than Belgians, and in the overall standings their baggage is heavier. Three victories were achieved on the highway by cyclists from Great Britain and the Netherlands.
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Statistics just show that he had the best results in Astana
According to the rating of recent years in Astana - 34th place, in Ineos - 19th place, in Moviestar - 35th place. Well, again, different scoring systems for different years, in my opinion, the last years in each of the three teams are equivalent. Absolutely.
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1. "Now in SKY and I will have a chance to fully realize myself". four.???????????????
And what should he say then? About freedom after Ineos - to the point, there will definitely be more of it. I don't see any problem at all, the man told the truth. And before that - not everything turns out as you want.
Well, in Ineos, he was a full-fledged captain in the Giro. So don't. He himself is to blame for the move, he could have missed the Tour and go to the Vueltas, but he wanted the Tour.
Not the fact that he had a general in mind. Maybe he hinted that there were stages on the tour that were strong enough to take, but because of the team formations, no one gave such an opportunity. Yes, and he was remembered in Ineos as a reliable assistant, and not a captain. The season will show whether relative freedom is beneficial or not. Let him try, he is not deprived of talent, he is still able to show something.
Why did he take a stage at the Tour, there is simply a generally accepted misconception that he showed the best results in Astana, but in all teams there was one common disastrous first season and a great second, and he did not fail not in Astana, not in Sky, not in Moviestar not a single time. The only thing that upsets me is the weak composition of Bahrain .... We need two or three more good players, but they did not sign them ....
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in fact, I like the kind of gang organized. though so far in words, but it looks convincing. It hasn't been like this for a long time. The potential presence of a struggle turns me on. and we'll see.
I think it will not be potential, but quite real. All the same, such a composition ...
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1. "Now in SKY and I will have a chance to fully realize myself". four.???????????????
And what should he say then? About freedom after Ineos - to the point, there will definitely be more of it. I don't see any problem at all, the man told the truth. And before that - not everything turns out as you want.
Well, in Ineos, he was a full-fledged captain in the Giro. So don't. He himself is to blame for the move, he could have missed the Tour and go to the Vueltas, but he wanted the Tour.
Not the fact that he had a general in mind. Maybe he hinted that there were stages on the tour that were strong enough to take, but because of the team formations, no one gave such an opportunity. Yes, and he was remembered in Ineos as a reliable assistant, and not a captain. The season will show whether relative freedom is beneficial or not. Let him try, he is not deprived of talent, he is still able to show something.
Why did he take a stage at the Tour, there is simply a generally accepted misconception that he showed the best results in Astana, but in all teams there was one common disastrous first season and a great second, and he did not fail not in Astana, not in Sky, not in Moviestar not a single time. The only thing that upsets me is the weak composition of Bahrain .... We need two or three more good players, but they did not sign them ....
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1. "Now in SKY and I will have a chance to fully realize myself". four.???????????????
And what should he say then? About freedom after Ineos - to the point, there will definitely be more of it. I don't see any problem at all, the man told the truth. And before that - not everything turns out as you want.
Well, in Ineos, he was a full-fledged captain in the Giro. So don't. He himself is to blame for the move, he could have missed the Tour and go to the Vueltas, but he wanted the Tour.
Not the fact that he had a general in mind. Maybe he hinted that there were stages on the tour that were strong enough to take, but because of the team formations, no one gave such an opportunity. Yes, and he was remembered in Ineos as a reliable assistant, and not a captain. The season will show whether relative freedom is beneficial or not. Let him try, he is not deprived of talent, he is still able to show something.
2018 Road Cycling World Championships: the long-awaited Valverde and the absolute Remco
The World Road Cycling Championship in Austria ended with the victory of the Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde in the group race, following which he won the rainbow jersey and gold of the tournament. The World Championship was held in Innsbruck from 22 to 30 September. In the "elite" races, six sets of awards were played - in team, group, individual races in women's and men's competitions. The Russian team was left without medals, the best result among the Russians was shown by the winner of the European Championship Aigul Gareeva, who became 7th in the individual junior race. "Ale Vale!" The most rated event of the tournament is the men's group race. This time, the Pitmen were among the favorites, and the route itself was recognized as one of the most difficult in history. It was clear that the Slovak Peter Sagan, who won the previous three world championships, was unlikely to be able to finish in the favorite group. And so it happened - this time he remained out of the fight for the rainbow jersey, although the day before he released a special video with the leitmotif "Look into my eyes, do you see a four-time world champion in me?" Perhaps Sagan will become one, but in Innsbruck there was a race of a different specialization. Initially, many experts saw the Pitmen among the favorites - in particular, the winner of the "Vuelta" British Simon Yates, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, Italian Vincenzo Nibali. "Valverde, of course," said the sports director of Katusha Alpecin, Jose Azevedo, and joked that the Spaniard is always in the winners. By Sunday, Valverde's career had 121 pro victories and six world championship podiums in the group race. Just a medal would not suit him. On Sunday, everything went according to the most logical scenario. After a tough selection by the route of the Innsbruck group race, less than half of the peloton arrived at the finish line, and before everyone else - a small group of leaders, consisting of the winners of Innsbruck-2018, to which the Dutchman Tom Dumoulin was added at the last moment. © AFP 2018/ Christof STACHEAlejandro Valverde This quartet also included Valverde, who at 38 could not afford to lose the fight for the rainbow jersey. "The inevitable has happened," he said after the finish. Frenchman Romain Bardet was second, Canadian Michael Woods finished third. Valverde (38 years 158 days) is now second in the ranking of the age-old winners of the World Cup - in this he is second only to the Dutchman Joop Zutemelk, who won his title at 38 years 272 days. The Russian national team started with two co-captains - Ilnur Zakarin and Sergey Chernetsky, while Zakarin, who fell on the Vuelta, worked for Chernetsky during the race. “The race was for a knockout, we drove fast all the time, the people lagged behind, we figured out the last mountain. The tactics of the race were such that they left me to help Chernetsky,” Zakarin said. "Ilnur and I were like co-captains, but he started more to help me. The whole team worked for me today, everyone believed in me - Ilnur and Pasha Kochetkov were with me to the last mountain. This race was harder than that route that was at the Olympics in Rio, especially the same lift. I did everything I could, worked to the maximum. I can’t say that they did something tactically wrong, everything went logically, but at the end they figured out who’s leg was going ", - said Chernetsky. Super-Remco In the men's individual time trial, Australian Roan Dennis won, bringing more than a minute to Dumoulin, now former world champion in the time trial. But Dennis' confident victory faded into the background when the juniors started the group race. Belgian Remco Evenepoel, a recent football player and the future, as many believe, "Eddy Merckx", won the "cutting" in his first start in Innsbruck, and then won the group race. Few doubted that he would be able to win the second gold, but it is important how he did it. Evenepool fell at the beginning of the race, won back a two-minute gap and then went into a solo lead. His lead was so strong that he crossed the finish line with his bike in hand. “Remko is already tired. He just mocks everyone. It’s not interesting that he wins everything. Everyone knew that he would win today, and he won. It’s impossible to fight him. Let him go with the Anders, I don’t know,” said the holder of the junior world record on the track is the Russian Lev Gonov, who was the best in the team both in the “cutting” (14th) and in the group race (35th). However, Evenepool already has a contract with the Quick-Step Floors World Tour team, so next year he will face competition above the level of Ander racing. As for the Anders, in their group race the leader of the Russian national team was Alexander Vlasov, who this season won the youth Giro d'Italia and finished 15th in Innsbruck. calmly, then the guys took me forward, started the mountain in front, drove straight for a couple of laps, and then the attacks began. I tried to stay ahead, but on the last lap I was a little behind. I did everything I could, but the four of us hung behind the group of leaders. The track is hard, of course. All the strongest came here, and I gave the maximum of what I could at this point in time. Tired, I think, by the end of the season, and didn’t show all the possibilities here,” Vlasov said. a big advantage in a very confident solo - Anna van der Breggen. Among the Russians, the best result in the group race was shown by Anastasia Yakovenko (15th). and drove much more races than our athletes. Our riders with much less experience, but fought with dignity, besides, they are younger, we have a reserve and have something to add," said the head coach of the Russian national team Irakli Abrahamyan. Novolodskaya fell in the individual race and remained out of the fight for medals. “This, of course, is a shame and very unpleasant, because I would like to see her level against the backdrop of the strongest top athletes. Masha rode what she was capable of in principle. It is clear that after the fall it was difficult for her to gain the necessary speed and rhythm. She is a promising, young athlete, and we understood that it would be difficult for her to fight the strongest for a place in the top 10 without falling," he said. Before the Youth Olympics, "We hoped that we would return with a medal from the World Championships, primarily in in relation to juniors and our “unders,” Abrahamyan said, summing up the results of the tournament. - Juniors had to show the result, had to fight for the victory, and we will work on the mistakes so that they do not happen again in the future. We have one of the strongest teams in the world in junior women's cycling. We will lead our leading athlete Aigul Gareeva to the level of world champion and Olympic champion." Gareeva herself admitted that she made several mistakes in the "cutting", where she became 7th. it is necessary... In the group race (8th) I tried to "pull" the rivals in those places where it would be especially difficult for everyone to answer. This is the first year for me at the World Championships, I will work on my mistakes in order to be higher next year, "she stressed. Already on Monday, Gareeva, as the leader of the Russian team, will go to the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. "I will try to show yourself there. I have never competed so far from home,” the athlete admitted. A special championship At this world championship, medals were last played in the women's and men's team races, in which competitions were held not at the level of national teams, but among professional teams. In men, the Belgian Quick-Step Floors won, in which the Dutchman Niki Terpstra became the first and, perhaps, the only 4-time world champion in history in this discipline. In the women's team competition, the German Canyon / Sram Racing won, the Russian Cogeas-Mettler became 11th. Starting next season, this type of program at the World Championships will be replaced by the mixed relay, and medals will be played among the teams. As part of the mixed relay, men and women will go through a team race. This will happen for the first time in British Yorkshire, where the 2019 Road Cycling World Championships will take place.
The Dutch road cycling team won the Austrian World Championship in team standings; Belgians are the best at the world championship
Today, September 30, in Innsbruck (Austria) ended the championship and world championship in road cycling. As part of the World Championship, six sets of awards were raffled off. The Dutch excelled (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), the second - the Australians and the Germans (1-1-0 each), the fourth - the Belgians (1-0-1), the fifth - the Spaniards (1-0-0), the sixth - French (0-1-0). AT Olympic disciplines the best - the Dutch (2-2-1), the second - the Australians (1-1-0), the third - the Spaniards (1-0-0). The best result of the Russians is the 11th place in the Cogeas-Mettler women's team "cutting" and the 15th position of Anastasia Yakovenko in the group race. According to the results of the world championship among "unders" and juniors (6 sets of awards), the first - the Belgians (2-2-0), the second - the Danes (1-0-1), the third - the Swiss, the Dutch and the Austrians (1-0- 0).
Men. Individual race with separate start. Rattenberg - Innsbruck. 52.1 km
1. Roan Dennis (Australia) - 1:03.02.57
2. Tom Dumoulin (Holland) - backlog 1:21.09
3. Victor Kampenerts (Belgium) - +1.21.62..
33. Pavel Sivakov - +5.49.99 ..
42. Anton Vorobyov (both - Russia) - +6.34.19.
Team race with separate start. Ötztal - Innsbruck. 62.4 km
1. Quick-Step Floors (Belgium) - 1:07.25.94
2. Sunweb (Germany) - backlog 18.46
3. Navy (USA) - +19.55.
Group race. Kufstein - Innsbruck. 258 km
2. Roman Bardet (France)
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25. Sergey Chernetsky - backlog 2.00
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47. Pavel Sivakov - +6.00
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51. Pavel Kochetkov (all - Russia) - +8.08.
Up to 23 years old. Individual race with separate start. Innsbruck. 27.7 km
1. Mikkel Bjerg (Denmark) - 32.31.05
2. Brent van Meer (Belgium) - backlog 33.47
3. Matthias Jorgensen (Denmark) - +38.30
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32. Nikolay Cherkasov - +1.42.91
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51. Peter Rikunov (both - Russia) - +3.12.72.
Group race. Kufstein - Innsbruck. 179.5 km
1. Mark Hirschi (Switzerland) - 4:24.05
2. Bjorg Lambrecht (Belgium) - backlog 0.15
3. Jakko Hänninen (Finland) - same backlog
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15. Alexander Vlasov - +1.07
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35. Nikolay Cherkasov - +5.41
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75. Stepan Kuryanov - +19.25. Denis Nekrasov (all - Russia) did not finish. Juniors. Individual race with separate start. Wattens - Innsbruck. 27.7 km
1. Remco Evenepel (Belgium) - 33.15.24
2. Lucas Plapp (Australia) 1:23.66 back
3. Andrea Piccolo (Italy) - +1.37.62
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11. Lev Gonov - +2.33.11
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47. Yakov Gusev (both - Russia) - +4.52.94.
Group race. Kufstein - Innsbruck. 131.8 km
1. Remco Evenepel (Belgium) - 3:03.49
2. Marius Mayrhofer (Germany) - backlog 1.25
3. Alessandro Fancellu (Italy) - +1.38
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35. Lev Gonov - +13.21
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59. Anton Vtyurin - +18.54. Maxim Kulakov, Yakov Gusev, Sergey Zatsepin (all from Russia) did not finish.
Women. Individual race with separate start. Wattens - Innsbruck. 27.7 km
1. Annemiek van Vleuten - 34:25.36
2. Anna van der Breggen - lag 28.99
3. Ellen van Dijk (all - Holland) - +1.25.19
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32. Anastasia Yakovenko - +4.10.34
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42. Maria Novolodskaya (both - Russia) - +5.25.92.
Team race with separate start. 54.1 km
1. Canyon Sram Racing (Germany) - 1:01.46.60
2. Boels Dolmans Cyclingsteam - lag 21.90
3. Sunweb (both teams - Holland) - +28.67
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11. Cogeas-Mettler (Russia - Evgenia Augustinas, Gulnaz Badykova, Karina Kasenova, Maria Novolodskaya, Elizaveta Oshurkova, Olga Zabelinskaya, Edviga Pitel, Antri Christopher) - +3.56.69. Group race. Kufstein - Innsbruck. 155.6 km
1. Anna van der Breggen (Holland) - 4:11.04
2. Amanda Spratt (Australia) - backlog 3.42
3. Tatiana Gudertso (Italy) - +5.26
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15. Anastasia Yakovenko - +7.17
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55. Maria Novolodskaya - +13.10
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70. Diana Klimova - +18.04. Anna Potokina, Ksenia Dobrynina (all - Russia) did not finish. Juniors. Individual race with separate start. Wattens - Innsbruck. 19.8 km
1. Rosemary Ammerlaan (Holland) - 27:02.95
2. Camilla Alessio (Italy) - +6.8
3. Eleanor Buxtedt (Great Britain) - +17.94
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7. Aigul Gareeva (Russia) - +24.66.
Group race. Rattenberg - Innsbruck. 70.8 km
1. Laura Stigger (Austria) - 1:56.26
2. Marie le Net (France)
3. Simone Boylar (Canada) - same time
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8. Aigul Gareeva - backlog 0.56
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13. Yulia Galimullina - +1.52
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15. Anna Baidak - the same lag
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24. Alena Rytseva - +4.14
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42. Marina Uvarova (all - Russia) - +4.59.
Chernetsky: the group race at the World Cup was more difficult than at the Olympics in Rio
Russian cyclist Sergei Chernetsky said that the group race at the World Championships was more difficult along the route than at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Chernetsky during the race was the leader of the Russian team and finished in 25th place. "Ilnur (Zakarin) and I were like co-captains, but he started more to help me. The whole team worked for me today, everyone believed in me - Ilnur and Pasha Kochetkov were with me to the last mountain. This race was harder, than the route that was at the Olympics in Rio, especially the very climb," Chernetsky said by phone to RIA Novosti. “I did everything I could, I worked as hard as I could. I can’t say that they did something tactically wrong, everything went logically, but at the end they figured out who was doing well. Valverde deserved the world title,” he added.
Abrahamyan: hoped for World Championship medals in cycling on the road among juniors and "unders"
The head coach of the Russian national road cycling team, Irakli Abrahamyan, said that medal hopes at the World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria were pinned primarily on the junior women's team and the youth men's team in the under 23 age category, but in the end, the Russians were left without awards. best result Aigul Gareeva took the 7th place for the Russian team in the individual junior race with a separate start. “We hoped that we would return with a medal from the World Championships, especially in relation to juniors and our “unders,” Abrahamyan said by telephone to RIA Novosti. “Juniors had to show results, had to fight for victory, and we will work on mistakes, so they don't happen again in the future. We have one of the strongest teams in the world in junior women's cycling. We will lead our leading athlete Aigul Gareeva to the level of world champion and Olympic champion. In the men's junior races, it would be difficult for us to fight for a medal, the level of this team has risen, but so far not enough to fight the strongest. We have young men who can replenish the junior team and strengthen it for the next season," he added. Abrahamyan also noted that medal hopes, in particular, were placed on Alexander Vlasov, who won the youth Giro d'Italia this season. “He was supposed to be in second peak form for the World Championships, and he finished fourth in the Tour de l'Avenir, which was very close to the podium. In terms of leading up to the World Championships, we have not done enough work somewhere, we will take into account the mistakes so as not to repeat them in the future," the coach emphasized. "Everyone knows that the leader of our women's team Olga Zabelinskaya decided to change her sports citizenship, but I would like to mention Anastasia Yakovenko (15th in the group race) and Maria Novolodskaya, who competed with the top athletes who go far from their first world championship and generally go and have ridden much more races, than our athletes. Our riders with much less experience, but fought with dignity, besides, they are younger, we have a margin and have something to add," he concluded.
Valverde wins first World Cup group race after six podiums
Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde won the group race for the first time in his career at the World Championships in road cycling. On Sunday, 38-year-old Valverde finished first in the sprint of the group of leaders after 258 kilometers of the mountain race route in Innsbruck, Austria. Frenchman Romain Bardet finished second, Canada's Michael Woods finished third. Previously, Valverde, who won the monumental "classics" "Liège - Bastogne - Liege", six times climbed the podium of the World Cup in this type of program. In 2003 and 2005 he was second, in 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 - third. Sergey Chernetsky became the best of the Russian cyclists, who took 25th place.
The Spaniard Valverde is the world champion in the group race; Sergei Chernetsky - 25th
Today, September 30, in Innsbruck (Austria) ended the championship and world championship in road cycling. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde became world champion in the 258 km group race, ahead of Frenchman Roman Bardet and Canadian Michael Woods. The best of the Russians, Sergei Chernetsky, finished 25th, two minutes behind Valverde.
Men. Group race. Kufstein - Innsbruck. 258 km
1. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) - 6:46.41
2. Roman Bardet (France)
3. Michael Woods (Canada) - same time
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25. Sergei Chernetsky - 2.00 back…
The main news of cycling in Russia and the world today, September 30: Who are all these people? Category guide for cycling fans
This is the question many people ask when they see fans at a cycling race who go to a foreign country to see for a second the peloton passing by. RIA Novosti correspondent Veronika Gibadieva talks about the main categories of miracle fans that cycling is famous for.
On the morning of 2012, I was in a hurry to go to the World Championship race, when suddenly there was a knock on the door. It sounds ominous, and it also looked ... demonic. When I opened the door, a couple of "devils" were looking at me.
We're stuck here! There are no trains running towards Mastricht, says the "Satan" in Norwegian coloring. - They don't pick up phones. Gotta go to the race!
Here the border of Belgium and the Netherlands, constantly failures. There is already a normal connection behind the barrier.
Help with a taxi, huh? You know the phone.
Actually, I'm from Russia, I don't know the phone number, but now we'll think of something.
Spaniards have already crowded behind the “devils”. They can’t really say anything, but one of them had a flag with the name of Freire (a Spanish cyclist) ... The heart trembled, and together, under this very flag (Oscar!) dragged to a neighboring house for help. Without further ado, the owners hurrying to the race helped to call two minibuses, where our saviors, "devils" of different nationalities, the same Spaniards and an Italian grandfather, sat down on a case of beer, were loaded. Actually, along with this box, the Norwegians later dragged it to Cauberg.
Who are all these people? This text is intended to answer the question - who are they, people who are ready to stand on the track all day to see how the peloton flies past them in a few seconds. Let's start with the largest category of cyclists.
Fan groups
"I am Dumolista" - the inscription on the T-shirts of very tall guys who go to the finish line as a group. In the hands of an orange flag and a roll of pink toilet paper(sorry, Tom). Yes, they are Dumoulin fans. He has his own fan club, like all cycling stars, and not only stars.
Loyal fans release T-shirts with special prints, launch promotions on social networks or go crazy in real life by putting a Purito T-shirt on Alberto Contador's life-sized puppet.
All of them - at the start, then - at the finish line, someone - at an intermediate mark, someone - next to the power point. Friendly, organized and generally well-behaved. They certainly don't sprint with selfie sticks, but simply wait for their idols by the bus to get another autograph or take a picture.
© REUTERS/ Jean-Paul Pelissier Fans cheer for the peloton on stage 17 of the Tour de France between Saint-Gaudin and Saint-Lary
Family contract
At the Games in Rio de Janeiro, the organizers in a hurry to draw the Olympic rings at the finish line, but the families and friends of the Dutch racers were much better prepared. They came in advance, hung flags, banners, wrote who and for whom. They were looking forward to van Vleuten at the finish line, but Annemiek suffered a spinal injury in that really tough race. In general, "orange" sadness and sadness, but the very next year she managed to win the gold of the World Championship. The footage of van Vleuten running to the finish line to his mother went around the whole world - the film crews, as usual, knew where the champion was waiting and where the most important emotions were today.
People of the place
The cult places where all the party-goers gather are well known to cyclists. In the spring it is, first of all, Arenberg - a terrible forest with a paved road. You have probably seen these shots that are asking for an engraving. Still practically bare trees, crowds of people with Belgian flags, portraits of Tom Boonen, Philippe Gilbert, Peter Sagan, Eddy Merckx, of course. This is the kingdom of potatoes with mayonnaise, beer, warmer jackets, hard cobblestones. Yes, this is the spring branch of "hell", fortunately, it has been quite warm in recent years, because there has not been rain and heavy weather on the legendary "Paris - Roubaix" for many years.
In the summer, if the organizers of the Tour de France want, the point of attraction will be Alpe d'Huez - the famous "Dutch Corner", where everything is orange, where the Smurfs costumes, the same potatoes with mayonnaise, but the weather is already warmer, the holiday is higher and for a new You can always help a rider get to the finish line on the sly by handing him a glass of beer. Funny people who have climbed so high even know who to serve this beer to. Adam Hansen, for example, is a win-win option. Almost always rides Grand Tours and definitely won't say no to beer.
© AFP 2018/ LIONEL BONAVENTURE Athletes during the Paris-Roubaix cycling race
Whole region
It is the “orange” ones who are the first to try to enter the “Dutch part” of Alpe d’Huez. It is generally a tradition to greet your fans, your region, your city, and if the route allows, you may even be able to drive solo past your own house. Therefore, when you at the Grand Tour, at the Giro, for example, you know exactly which region you are in. Banners, flags, names on the road - all this is in honor of local heroes. And of course, local fan clubs, families and friends not only of the riders, but also of the staff.
superfans
Separate category. Everyone knows the "red devil" that accompanies the most important races of the season. But each team and many riders have their own superfan. In Russian cycling, this is Slava Osipov, he goes to the main races, waves the Russian flag, rides his own bikes and even puts on an earflap in the main color of the Grand Tour.
The best of the best
Well, the most important category of fans - people who just came to see how it will be. They get out onto the track very early, park by the road, then have a barbecue. Nearby are children in the colors of their favorite team or the current team of their favorite rider. You look - you're lucky, and he will give a barrel or a cap. In fact, it happens much more often than it hits the frame.
They are the same mysterious people who wait all day for a second meeting with the peloton. In fact, everything is simple: they cannot live without it. They are part of this culture, and this culture is an integral part of their life. Their idols are always with them. Therefore, if you come to the race, do not be surprised if Eddy Merckx or Mario Cipollini passes you quite calmly.
Cycling, despite all its problems in the past, continues to attract a huge audience that breaks records in the number of fans at the races themselves and in front of TV screens. At the same time, cycling is still the most open of all sports worlds with many interesting characters, incredible adventures, beautiful peaks and an exceptional audience that everyone can be a part of. By the way, even the most famous racer.
© REUTERS/ Christian Hartmann A fan chases Tinkoff-Saxo cyclist Rafal Maika during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France.
As Denis Menshov once said: "I've never gone to a race as a fan before, but maybe one day I'll come somewhere in the Pyrenees, sit next to the track and drink beer."
Yes, and you, if one day you find yourself next to a big race, do not miss the opportunity to get acquainted with a new culture for yourself and cheer for Russian racers, of course. Although cycling is such an international business. Maybe the "dumolista" will wake up in you or you will become the next "devil", chasing the peloton for decades. In general, do not limit yourself in anything.