Unsurprisingly, Tinkoff has the strength in numbers here with 20 of the 33 riders participating, as well as the top favorite in Samolenkov. Not many sprinters here to challenge him, but Maksimov and maybe CT draftee Boev have a shot.
Startlist
Spoiler
Ignatenko
Petr
Berg Cycles
Cherkasov
Nicolay
Desigual
Kulikovskiy
Alexandr
Duolingo
Razumov
Nikita
Duolingo
Arslanov
Ildar
Gazelle
Zakarin
Ilnur
ISA - Hexacta
Stash
Mamyr
King Power
Maksimov
Roman
MOL
Pomoshnikov
Sergei
MOL
Boev
Igor
Philips
Nych
Artem
Polar
Kurianov
Stepan
Swisslion Cycling Team
Rikunov
Petr
Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff
Chernetskiy
Sergey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Foliforov
Alexander
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Kolesnikov
Sergei
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Kritskiy
Timofey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Mamykin
Matvey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Manakov
Viktor
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Novikov
Nikita
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Rybalkin
Aleksey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Samolenkov
Artem
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Shalunov
Evgeny
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Sivakov
Pavel
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Strakhov
Dmitry
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Sulimov
Alexander
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Tikhonin
Evgenii
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Trakhov
Dmitry
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Vlasov
Alexander
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Vorobev
Anton
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Yatsevich
Kiril
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Zakarin
Aydar
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
Zubov
Matvey
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
No pros in the break of the day and for a while it looked like we were headed for a clean sprint finish, but then Nych attacks with 3,5 kilometers to go, just as Samolenkov was being set up on the left there. Kolesnikov goes after the Polar rider to cover the move for Tinkoff.
Kurianov, Ilnur Zakarin and Sulimov join what now looks like a promising move. In the remaining peloton, only 14 riders strong, Samolenkov is well positioned with Maksimov and Boev right behind him, but first they need to catch these escapees.
Trakhov almost closes the gap with a massive effort. 1,9 kilometers to go, Samolenkov follows Manakov into the finale.
But the breakaway hasn’t given up just yet and they sprint on the left, only Nych is gone. Manakov struggles to bring the sprinters closer, Samolenkov has to take over soon.
Both he and Maksimov launch with just around 700 meters to go, usually that’s decent timing. Zakarin and Kurianov lose steam on the left, Kolesnikov is still doing well on the right.
Maksimov and Samolenkov go side by side into the final 200 meters, Boev doesn’t seem to be able to go past them. Who’ll take this?
Roman Maksimov is your new Russian Champion! A big blow for home team Tinkoff, but one v one, not much of an upset.
Result
1
Roman Maksimov
MOL
1h26'03
2
Artem Samolenkov
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
3
Igor Boev
Philips
s.t.
4
Mamyr Stash
King Power
s.t.
5
Nicolay Cherkasov
Desigual
s.t.
6
Alexandr Kulikovskiy
Duolingo
s.t.
7
Evgenii Tikhonin
Tinkoff 2
s.t.
8
Sergei Kolesnikov
Tinkoff 3
s.t.
9
Stepan Kurianov
Swisslion Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Ilnur Zakarin
ISA - Hexacta
s.t.
11
Sergei Pomoshnikov
MOL
s.t.
12
Viktor Manakov
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
13
Dmitry Trakhov
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
14
Dmitry Strakhov
Tinkoff 2
s.t.
15
Alexander Sulimov
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
16
Artem Nych
Polar
s.t.
17
Pavel Sivakov
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
18
Timofey Kritskiy
Tinkoff 2
s.t.
19
Anton Vorobev
Tinkoff 2
s.t.
20
Petr Rikunov
Team Popo4Ever p/b Nemiroff
+ 55
21
Evgeny Shalunov
Tinkoff 3
s.t.
22
Alexander Vlasov
Tinkoff 3
s.t.
23
Nikita Razumov
Duolingo
s.t.
24
Matvey Mamykin
Tinkoff 3
s.t.
25
Petr Ignatenko
Berg Cycles
s.t.
26
Nikita Novikov
Tinkoff 3
s.t.
27
Matvey Zubov
Tinkoff 2
s.t.
28
Aydar Zakarin
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
29
Sergey Chernetskiy
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
30
Aleksey Rybalkin
Team Tinkoff - La Datcha
s.t.
31
Ildar Arslanov
Gazelle
s.t.
32
Kiril Yatsevich
Tinkoff 3
s.t.
33
Alexander Foliforov
Tinkoff 2
s.t.
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Russian Championships - ITT
The only question today is which Tinkoff rider takes the crown. Yatsevich, Kritskiy and Vorobev are the main favorites.
In the onslaught of early Tinkoff riders, Vlasov and Sivakov do well. Tied at both checkpoints, they still are at the finish but Sivakov is given the lead.
Which barely lasts a few minutes, then Vorobev comes along and beats both by more than half a minute, currently setting the best time at 1h04’52
Razumov is the only non-Tinkoff rider here with a chance at even a Top 5. And he’s on pace for that at the moment, coming second to Vorobev at the line, + 1’10
Three more contenders are left on the road. The first is Zakarin, who has the Duolingo rider in sight as he heads for the finish. It’s a good time that secures him a medal today, new best time at 1h04’41
Kritskiy is next, he had his teammate beat at both checkpoints and carries that advantage to the finish, taking the hot seat by 25 seconds.
But Kiril Yatsevich lives up to his role as the main favorite and wins the race by 19 seconds!
Russian Championships - RR 
