Cycling: National Championships compete in Braga today through Sunday.
Sameiro, Falperra and Bom Jesus, Braga triangle reveals National Champions Road, in Single Line and Contrarrelógio (CRI).
Rui Costa, Nelson Oliveira, Tiago Machado, André Cardoso and Bruno Pires (pictured with journalist Manuel Madeira), Portuguese cyclists teams World Tour, present and aspiring to be champions. In step Elite (Professional) Nelson Oliveira (Lampre/ Merida) He managed both titles last year, while Joaquim Silva (Anicolor) Inline and Rafael Reis (Banco Bic/ Carmnim/ Tavira) were the winners in Sub ranking 23.
The show promises of bicycles in Braga, but in this link of the International Cycling Union (UCI), You can follow all the championships of the various world countries, Male (M) and Women (In), in ranks E-Elite, U-Sub 23, J-Junior: http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?Pref = 19010&Track Time = 102&Detail=1&Idioma = 2&Styleid = 0&Cache=8.
Hard and selective route is what awaits the squad who will discuss, next week, National Cycling Championships in Braga. In the weekend 26 a 28 June will be crowned National Champions 2015 the ranks of Elite and U23 on tests online and contrarrelógio. Bruno Pires (pictured with journalist Manuel Madeira), cyclist Alentejo, natural do Redondo, Alberto Contador's teammate and Sergio Paulinho in Tinkoff / Saxo, National champion 2006, title achieved in Castelo de Vide, It has founded aspirations to get new title, due to the hardness and type of route, much the way their characteristics of climbing.
This will be the only time this season that will be in direct competition the best in the national squad with figures of Portuguese cycling that run across borders.
Routes and schedules
On Friday, 26 June, the attention of the National Championships Elite and Sub Road 23 They focus on the evidence contrarrelógio. By 10 hours velocipédica caravan focuses on Braga parish Tenões, next to Rua José Afonso Machado. The first runner Sub 23 out on the road to 11 hours to complete 27 kilometers a circuit 7,6 kilometers to be flown three times being the reversal of the direction taken in John Paul II Avenue to return to the starting point, José Afonso Machado Street. To 16 hours, at the same site, You will be given the starting gun for the first Elite which serve a total of 36 kilometers. Here are three passages provided on the goal and the fourth time will be found the National Champion.
On Saturday and Sunday, the action of Online tests focuses on Braga triangle Falperra, Sameiro and Bom Jesus. Do Not Saturday, to 15hours, realiza-se a prova dos Sub 23, with 161 kilometers run on a circuit with little more than 16 kilometers which includes nine passes for goal. The Elites will do the same route, do not Sunday, to 11 hours, mileage but extends to the 193,2 kilometers, which translates to the 11 passes the goal. In either case, the departure and the arrival place in the Sameiro by the statue of Pope John Paul II. The squad will descend toward the Falperra Braga to climb his way to the Bom Jesus and return, still rising, the Sameiro.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
