Minsk Cycling Club racers have climbed to the podium of the international multi-day cycling race "Friendship of the Peoples of the North Caucasus" six times.
The Russian Championship in the multi-day race, held under the name "Friendship of the Peoples of the North Caucasus", this time brought together riders from Russia, Belarus and Uzbekistan. The participants covered more than 1,500 km along the roads of the North Caucasus.
The multi-day race started in Maykop. And already on the first stage, 134 km long, Minsk Cycling Club racers made it into the top 3. Mikita Tur took second place.
At the second stage in Labinsk, the leader of the Belarusian team, Yauheni Karaliok, celebrated victory. He had no equal at the finish of the 117 km distance.
On the fourth mountain stage from Cherkessk to Dombay (122 km) Karaliok again finished with medal place. The difficult route with a climb of 1300 meters did not prevent our sprinter from finishing third.
Then there were even more difficult mountain stages. So the next podium had to wait until the eighth competition day. A short and fast race in Nalchik (66 km) brought another second place to Mikita Tur.
The tenth stage in Vladikavkaz (102 km) ended with the brilliant victory of Yauheni Karaliok. And at the final thirteenth stage in Grozny (140 km), Minsk Cycling Club finisher made a hat-trick, winning the mass sprint.
In the final overall standings, the best of the Belarusians was Mikita Tur, who took ninth place.
