BALTIC CHAIN TOUR (LITHUANIA-LATIVIA-ESTONIA)
2014, August 20/24th.
2014, August 21st.
RusVelo rider Ivan Balykin won stage 2 of the 25th Baltic Chain Tour, in a two-man sprint against the Austrian Martin Weiss (Tyrol Cycling Team). The 157 km-long hilly course between the Latvian capital Riga and the resort town of Sigulda included one categorized climb. The first half of the race was marked by extremely high speeds reaching an average of 50 km/h; yet a break of the day soon formed. First, it consisted of four riders, and then Balykin bridged over to them. At the bottom of the KOM sprint the Russian rider attacked, with just one of his escape companions managing to hang on to his wheel. Ivan won the three KOM points and stayed in front with Martin Weiss the next 35 km to the finish. It was the first win of the season for the young RusVelo rider.
RusVelo rider Ivan Balykin won stage 2 of the 25th Baltic Chain Tour, in a two-man sprint against the Austrian Martin Weiss (Tyrol Cycling Team). The 157 km-long hilly course between the Latvian capital Riga and the resort town of Sigulda included one categorized climb. The first half of the race was marked by extremely high speeds reaching an average of 50 km/h; yet a break of the day soon formed. First, it consisted of four riders, and then Balykin bridged over to them. At the bottom of the KOM sprint the Russian rider attacked, with just one of his escape companions managing to hang on to his wheel. Ivan won the three KOM points and stayed in front with Martin Weiss the next 35 km to the finish. It was the first win of the season for the young RusVelo rider.
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