Track cycling world championship bronze medalist Sergey Rostovtsev says when there are many starts on the calendar, even if they are not international, there are no questions about motivation .
Rostovtsev on a series of track starts – in Minsk, at the Grands Prix in Moscow and St. Petersburg – repeatedly got on the podium and won a number of victories. In St. Petersburg, on the penultimate day of the competition, he became the second in the omnium.
“When you get into the rhythm and into such competitions, even if they are not international, you catch that wave, that vibe, that racing energy. I want to continue and I want there to be more such departures now,” Rostovtsev told . – As long as you show yourself that you have not worked in vain and have not trained in vain, that you are not plowing in vain, there are no questions about motivation. Of course, last year, at this time, we had already had several international competitions, but now that this is the situation, we must continue our work, not give up, not hang up our noses. The Spartakiad of the strongest is included in the plans. There will be a Russian championship in Saransk and the Five Rings in Moscow. There was no highway for a long time, we train, but the volume is lost, but even after three starts on the track, we will also find good form.
By decision of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Russian and Belarusian athletes have been suspended from participating in national teams due to the situation in Ukraine. They can only be allowed to start under the auspices of the UCI in a neutral status if they represent a professional team that is not registered under the Russian or Belarusian flag.
Source : MatchTV
