Six road cycling trainees from the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzeraland, are preparing their European season in the more clement climate of South Africa. Following on from the success of the first training camp of its kind to be held outside Europe in February 2008, the six WCC athletes are once again training alongside young cyclists from the International Cycling Centre’s (UCI) Continental Centre in Potchefstroom. UCI Coach Sébastien Duclos is accompanying the athletes on the training camp, which has once again been organized in collaboration with Jean-Pierre and Theresia Van Zyl, from the UCI’s African Continental Centre.
As well as training with the African athletes, the WCC trainees will compete in four one-day races in the Johannesburg region. In the first of these, the Berg en Dale Classic, trainee Dalivier Ospina (Columbia), finished in an impressive fourth place, with two other trainees, Temur Mukhamedov (UZB) and Sean Patrick Downey (IRL) taking the 8th and 9th places respectively. Their next challenge is the Emperors Classic on Sunday February 8th. This year’s training camp runs from January 21st – March 5th. One of the aims is to gain selection for the UCI Under-23 Nation Cup – open to national teams and a WCC mixed team. The 2009 UCI Under-23 Nations Cup includes seven races, starting with the Grand Prix du Portugal from March 27th – 29th and finishing with the Tour de l’Avenir, in France, in September. The WCC trainees in South Africa are Andrei Krasilnikau (Belarus) Dalivier Ospina (Columbia), Gabor Fejes (Hungary) Sergiu Cioban (Republic of Moldova), Temur Mukhamedov (Uzbekistan) and Sean Downey (Ireland).
As well as training with the African athletes, the WCC trainees will compete in four one-day races in the Johannesburg region. In the first of these, the Berg en Dale Classic, trainee Dalivier Ospina (Columbia), finished in an impressive fourth place, with two other trainees, Temur Mukhamedov (UZB) and Sean Patrick Downey (IRL) taking the 8th and 9th places respectively. Their next challenge is the Emperors Classic on Sunday February 8th. This year’s training camp runs from January 21st – March 5th. One of the aims is to gain selection for the UCI Under-23 Nation Cup – open to national teams and a WCC mixed team. The 2009 UCI Under-23 Nations Cup includes seven races, starting with the Grand Prix du Portugal from March 27th – 29th and finishing with the Tour de l’Avenir, in France, in September. The WCC trainees in South Africa are Andrei Krasilnikau (Belarus) Dalivier Ospina (Columbia), Gabor Fejes (Hungary) Sergiu Cioban (Republic of Moldova), Temur Mukhamedov (Uzbekistan) and Sean Downey (Ireland).
From: http://www.uci.ch
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