The major cycling race planned in Russia in 2025 will not be inferior in scale to the Tour de France, and on the eve of the organization of the multi-day race, the calendar of road competitions will be supplemented by the “Race of Two Capitals”. ” between St. Petersburg and Moscow, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation spoke about it Dmitry Chernychenko.
On Tuesday, under the chairmanship of Chernychenko, a meeting was held dedicated to the preparation and holding of the multi-day cycling race “Two Capitals”. It was also attended by Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin, President of the Russian Cycling Federation Vyacheslav Ekimov and Head of the Moscow Sports Department Alexei Kondarantsev.
— What do we expect from this race, given the tasks assigned to us by Russian President Vladimir Putin? This will certainly ensure an increase in involvement in the favorite and accessible sport of Russians, recall cycling veterans and popularize tourist destinations along the athletes’ route. Such events create a synergistic effect for sport and tourism. The sponsorship potential is quite high.
This year, I propose to organize test competitions in the “Race of the Two Capitals” format between St. Petersburg and Moscow with stops in cities like Tver, Veliky Novgorod – six regions in total. In 2025, the year of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a major cycling race will take place that will cover several regions of the country and will not be inferior in scale to the Tour de France,” the press said. the service of the Russian Ministry of Sports cites Chernyshenko.
Ekimov, Kondarantsev, as well as representatives of other entities supported the idea of organizing test cycling races this year and a major cycling race in 2025.
Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin proposed to organize test competitions in September 2024.
“I believe that our task is not just to organize competitions, but to organize them at a high quality level. The involvement of the subjects and, of course, the Russian Cycling Federation is important here. A large-scale project dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory, I am sure, will have a wide scope, including attracting the attention of athletes from other countries,” Matytsin noted.
Source : MatchTV
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