Sergey Ivanov Champion Of Russia, For The Fifth Time
Only two of the 180 riders in the Russian championship were Astana Cycling Team riders but a Team rider won. Sergey Ivanov was the strongest rider in the Russian championship in Krylatskoe. The riders had to do 15 laps. In each lap there were four short but steep climbs. It was a hard race. With the help of the new time trial champion and team-mate Vladimir Gusev, Ivanov managed to go from groups in the background to the front of the race. With 22 K to go, Ivanov attacked. Nobody followed. After a solo ride he arrived as the first rider at the finish in Krylatskoe. Alexander Bazhenov finished second, Roman Klimov was third.
For Sergey Ivanov (33), it is already his fifth title in the event (1998, 1999, 2000, 2005). Ivanov’s career highlights further include a stage in the Tour de France (2001), the E3 Harelbeke and the Tour of Poland. This season he finished 7th in the Amstel Gold Race, 3th in the Tour of Belgium and 11th in the Tour of Switzerland.
Result Russian Road Championship (Krylatskoe, June 29th):
1. Sergey Ivanov (ASTANA); 2. Alexander Bazhenov (PARKPRE) 2.04; 3. Roman Klimov (KATYUSHA) 2.06; 4. Alexander Arekeev (ACQUA E SAPONE) 2.21
After three days of national championships, six Astana Cycling Team riders have captured their countries’ championship.
Russian Road Race: Sergey Ivanov
Lithuania Road Race: Tomas Vaitkus
Portugal TT: Sérgio Paulinho
Kazakhstan Road Race: Assan Bazayev
Russia TT: Vladimir Gusev
Kazakhstan TT: Andrey Mizurov
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