ARMENIAN BICYCLISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN TASTAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.03.2009 17:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian bicyclists will participate in Tastan
Tour International Tournament due Apr. 4-11 in Iran. Armenia will
be represented by 6 riders: Sergey Sarkisov, Edgar Gevorgyan, Gevorg
Arakelyan, Aram Melikyan, Suren Petrosyan and Arman Kharatyan, the Head
of RA Cycling Federation Karen Grigoryan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"We’re leaving for Iran on Apr.2. The tournament is very important
to us, as we’re planning to participate in a number of international
tournaments including Europe and Italy Cycling Championships in July
and World championship to be held in Moscow in September.

So we need international experience."

"Yerevan-Echmiadzin race to be launched around Mar. 14-17 will start
a Bicycle touring season in Armenia. Individual race is scheduled in
the first day of a 3-day race and group quick-marches for the second
and third day," Grigoryan reported.