In Argentina, on October 6, the Summer Youth Olympic Games started. The competition, held in Buenos Aires, in the national team of Kazakhstan went 57 athletes, including 4 cyclists. The colors of the country in cycling will be defended by Gleb Brusensky, Yevgeny Fedorov, Marina Kurnosova and Svetlana Pashchenko.

Kazakhstani riders start in combined cycling competitions, which include road cycling and mountain biking. For them, the program will begin on October 13 with the pair-team race. On October 14, young athletes will have to compete in the group race, on October 15 and 16 in the MTB, and on October 17 in the Criterium race.

“We haven’t yet seen the track,” notes Vadim Gorbachevsky, junior team coach. - We will see it only on the 13th, before the start. In principle, the route is flat, not so difficult, there are no mountains. Our athletes are suitable for this relief. There are 17 countries involved for 2 people, this is not the world championship, where 200 people started. At the Games we have about 40 rivals.

Almost all teams have one biker, one road racer. And we have both road workers, but, in principle, this year we took part in a bike - in Spain we went on bikes, in Russia, so we are ready for the bike. We are provided with good equipment, bicycles purchased. In general, the team is ready. Now we have the last workouts - short, fast, intense, warming up. "

It is worth noting that for the combined cycling competitions at the Youth Olympics, there is one set of medals that will be played between the teams for the total points of all five competition days. Thus, the junior team and the junior team in general will be able to win two medals for the country.

“Now we are training in the Olympic Village,” said Valentina Brusenskaya, the junior national team coach. - The conditions are not bad. Marina Kurnosova and Svetlana Pashchenko are in excellent shape. The team is provided with all necessary. We are faced with the task to perform with dignity and compete for a medal. ”

The Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires will take place from October 6 to October 18. More than 3,900 athletes under the age of 18 from 206 countries will take part in the competition.

Source: http://cycling.kz/ru/chetyre-kazahstanskih-velosipedista-vystupyat-na-yunosheskoj-olimpiade-v-buenos...