Pavel Kostyukov, head coach of the Russian national cycling-BMX team, told about a unique case at the Russian Championship in Moscow, where spouses became winners in both men’s and women’s disciplines Natalia Suvorova and Alexander Katychev.
“We have this for the first time, I’m happy for both,” Kostyukov told . – The finals in the elite and junior categories turned out to be cool.
– Natasha already had titles in the Olympic discipline, but Sasha did not.
– He went there a long time. Last year he became the winner of the World Cup stage, was the champion of the non-Olympic discipline. Sooner or later he would have won – a strong athlete, a professional.
– The starting mountain has become four times higher, how does this affect the race?
– The equipment here is now in Olympic format. Completely different device. The starting acceleration is much more confident, the top three bench press. Correct angles – the first three meters at an angle of 15 degrees, this is the Olympic format. Then a fracture and a non-slip coating at a 20 degree angle. This is an international format, a standard mountain, the first in Russia with starting equipment. Athletes invest much more in confidence from the start, there is a higher speed. What we lacked.
– For those who have never raced in such conditions, is this unusual? Time to get used to it?
– Sure. Cool mountain start, thanks to the school, the city management, the department to meet the needs of athletes. We have organized several competitions here, next week we will organize the Spartakiad of the strongest here. Today it is one of the best velodromes in Europe and the best velodrome in Russia.
Source : MatchTV
