Cyclist Burlakova on her World Cup victory: “I still don’t believe it, maybe I’ll sleep in the world champion jersey”

Russian cyclist Yana Burlakova told that she found it hard to believe victory at the World Championships in Denmark.

On Saturday, Burlakova won the 500m standing world title in Ballerup, Denmark.

— I am very happy to have played here. It’s my first world champion jersey, which is incredibly cool, of course. I was not confident in my abilities, but I was sure that I would show my best. A few days before the championship, I told the coach: “That’s it, I’m not going.” And he is patient and always supportive. When I left in the morning, I felt fresher, but I had no sensation of flying or floating. There was no lightness in my legs. In the morning, there was work, average seconds, but they allowed us to fight. In the evening I went out quite calmly, I will not say that I was confident in myself, but I decided that I would do everything no matter what.

I still don’t believe I won. Maybe today and for another week I will sleep in the T-shirt of the world champion,” Burlakova told .

Burlakova is performing at the tournament in a neutral status. She won her third medal at the World Championships and the athlete also won silver and bronze.

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