The winner of the final stage of the "Baku-Khankendi" Azerbaijan cycling race has been determined.
Idman.Biz reports that in the fifth stage, cyclists competed on the Tartar-Khankendi route.
The winner of this stage was New Zealander Josh Barnett.
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Today, the final - fifth stage of the "Baku-Khankendi" Azerbaijan cycling race started.
Idman.Biz reports that in the fifth stage, cyclists will compete on the Tartar-Khankendi route.
After four stages of the cycling tour, Yevgeni Fedorov, a member of the Kazakhstan's "XDS Astana" team, maintained the lead in the overall standings.
It should be noted that the winner of the fourth stage of the cycling tour on the Ganja - Goygol - Goranboy - Aghdara (Sugovushan and Talish villages) - Naftalan route was Marco Manenti, a 25-year-old cyclist from the Italian "Bardiani CSF 7 Saber" team. The winner of the third stage on Gabala-Ismayilli was Gleb Suritsa, a Russian member of the Kazakhstan's "XDS Astana" team. The winner of the second stage on Baku-Ismayilli was Yevgeni Fedorov, a cyclist from Kazakhstan's "XDS Astana" World Tour team. The winner of the first stage of the race on Baku-Sumgayit was Alexey Shnirko, a Belarusian member of the Chinese "Li-Ning Star" team.
It is worth recalling that 24 teams representing 20 countries of the world are participating in the UCI 2.1 category race of the International Cycling Union (UCI). The prize fund of the five-stage tournament is more than 50 thousand euros. The competition will end on May 14. The final stage of the tournament will be held in the city of Khankendi.
Araz Khalilli