Erbil Clubs Cycling Championship kicks off
The third stage of the Iraqi Clubs Cycling League kicks off today, Friday, in Erbil Governorate, for the advanced and under-(23) age categories, as well as for youth, juniors, and cubs. The competition will continue until next Sunday, with the participation of more than twenty clubs representing the capital, Baghdad, and the rest of the governorates.
The head of the cycling federation, Dr. Ali Hamid, said in a statement followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The first day's competitions include a team time trial race for a distance of (50 km) for the advanced and under-(23) age categories, while the second race will be for the youth category, for the same distance of (50 km). The competition will conclude with an individual time trial race for the junior and cubs categories, for a distance of (40 km) in turns, with (5) km for each turn."
He added that "the activities of the second and final day will begin with a general individual race of (32 km) for the advanced and under (23) age categories, followed by an individual race against the clock for the youth category to cover a distance of (25 km), and the competitions of the second and final day will conclude with a general individual race of (50 km), which is for the junior category.
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