YEREVAN-STEPANAKERT-YEREVAN ANNUAL CYCLE RACE TO START ON JUNE 21
Noyan Tapan
Jun 20 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Technology Group (ATG)
fund, with the financial support of the American Armenian benefactor
Vache Soghomonian, will hold the Yerevan-Stepanakert-Yerevan annual
cycle race on June 21-27. As a Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
by Karen Hakobian, the Fund’s Deputy Director, this year 20 cyclists
(9 of them from the U.S.) will take part in the cycle race. They
will cross nearly 1200-1300 km. Like in previous years, this year
also a film about it will be shot, which will be shown in the U.S.
In K. Hakobian’s words, the cycle race, being held for the fifth
time, has a charity goal: programs aimed at agriculture development
in Armenia and NKR will be implemented with the funds raised as a
result of the event.
In the words of Martin Sharbatian, the Chairman of the RA Cycling
Sport Association, today that kind of sport is paid no attention in
Armenia. In his words, as a result of this the Yerevan cycling ground
has appeared in a very sad condition. It has no normal cloak-rooms,
bathing rooms, as well as bicycles.
K. Hakobian said that it is not a mere accident that the race will
finish at the Yerevan cycling ground. "We wish to draw benefactors’
attention to the problem of repairing the cycling ground, especially
the cycling path," he said.