2024-06-04 02:56:25
The members of the “Toyota” Riga bicycle marathon have been spoiled with very heat climate situations. The warmth was changed by rain for some time, giving nice refreshment to the members of the Folks’s and “Maxima” Household journey. The organizers of the occasion had saved the standard distances of the Champions Youngsters, Folks’s and “Maxima” Household races. In the meantime, the status was raised by the Latvian championship within the criterium race.
The criterion, during which male and junior athletes competed for championship prizes, led alongside a really attention-grabbing 4.5 kilometer lengthy circuit on each banks of the Daugava. Riders crossed Akmens and Vansu bridges. Ten laps have been accomplished in whole. Intermediate end factors have been gained in every of them.
If Đirts Harkins gained the primary intermediate end, others set the tone within the continuation. A solo assault allowed Krister Ansons to realize a strong lead, till he was joined by his teammate from “ZZK AP Print” Kārlis Valters Grundulis, in addition to two riders from the “Dobeles zirnavnieks/ FeelFree” workforce – Riks Sipovičs (Dobeles SS) and Raivis Ritums. Grundulis dominated the following massive intermediate finishes. Earlier than the ultimate intermediate end, 4 factors separated him from teammate Anson. Whoever wins the final intermediate end would additionally turn out to be the champion of Latvia. Within the opening a part of the ultimate lap, Anson was in a position to get a solo lead, profitable convincingly and changing into the nationwide champion. Second place for Grundul, and third for Sipovič.
Within the junior competitors, Olivers Jēkabs Skrapcis was already on the intermediate end factors. The consultant of “MSĘ/ Smiltenes BJSS” had solely to experience within the group and forestall any of the athletes from his group from catching the highest 4. It additionally succeeded, Skrapcim changing into the champion. The second place was gained by Klāvs Milčs, and the third place was Filips Lucevičs (each “Dobeles zirnavnieks/ FeelFree RRS”).
For the individuals’s experience, the primary aim for many of the members was to have a good time with the greater than 1000 different members of the experience. Your entire 32-kilometer distance was additionally lined by the President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs.
The victory was gained by the proficient “RRS Dzirciems” workforce consultant Helvijs Kancers, who spent 45 minutes and 58 seconds on the monitor in an thrilling end dash of the massive group. Second place went to Alvilas Vikštrem (“Velo + Bottari Baltic”), whereas Toms Strēlim (“RRS Dzirciems”) accomplished the TOP3.
The ladies’s race was gained by Renāte Rodionova (“AdažiVelo”), who beat her closest follower Ieva Pauniņa from “Engure Sportam” by greater than 3 minutes. TOP3 was accomplished by Aleksandra Kurpniece.
“Rīgas Siltums” acquired the award as the most important group, whereas the oldest members’ awards went to 94-year-old Edgar Račis and Baiba Lejiņa. The organizers additionally took care of prizes for essentially the most fashionable members and house owners of essentially the most unique bikes. Greater than 300 little pedal riders took half within the Champions Children Rides.
2024-06-04 02:56:25