Kuban cyclists won gold and silver at all-Russian competitions

Athletes of the Krasnodar Territory won two medals at the All-Russian cycling competitions, which ended in Izhevsk. The tournament was attended by 60 cyclists from 14 regions of the country.

The gold medal was won by Alexander Budantsev, silver by Ignat Shevyakov, the press service of the Ministry of Sport of the Krasnodar Territory told. In total, Kuban was represented by six athletes.

Coach of the regional cycling team Roman Kustadinchev noted the high level of physical and technical training of the participants. According to him, the strongest cyclists of the country gathered at the start. “It was not without technical problems, but our guys were able to cope with the difficulties and achieve high results,” the mentor said.

Kustadinchev also stressed that the Krasnodar Territory occupies a leading position in the country in the discipline of cyclocross mountain bike. Now the athletes are preparing for the next important start - the championship of Russia.

Recall that earlier Krasnodar kickboxers and handball players took medals at world tournaments.