National Championships - RR
Albania, Cyprus, Georgia, Serbia, San Marino
Third and final hilly championship and it’s an all-European affair. The two top riders, Roman and Borisavljevic, are both from Serbia, so we can expect an interesting duel there. The other four countries are fairly open as well, so let’s get right into it.
Startlist
Spoiler
ALB
Yzeiraj
Marildo
Aker - MOT
ALB
Kamberaj
Xhuliano
Farfetch Pro Cycling
CYP
Christodoulos
Michael
Cedevita
CYP
Miltiadis
Andreas
Festina - OAKA
CYP
Agrotis
Alexandros
Festina - OAKA
GEO
Nareklishvili
Beka
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
GEO
Tediashvili
Giorgi
Jura - Fiat
GEO
Akhmaevi
Sulkhan
Red Bull Zalgiris
GEO
Nareklishvili
Giorgi
Red Bull Zalgiris
SER
Borisavljevic
Milos
Aramco DP
SER
Rajovic
Dusan
Cedevita
SER
Stojnic
Veljko
Cedevita
SER
Antonijevic
Goran
Cedevita
SER
Roman
Aleksandar
Isostar - Specialized
SER
Kalaba
Dusan
Minions
SMR
Noia
Carlo
Aramco DP
SMR
Menicucci
Samuele
Sauber Petronas Racing
SMR
Putti
Riccardo
Sauber Petronas Racing
SMR
Maccagli
Andrea Enrico
Sauber Petronas Racing
SMR
Forcellini
Luca
Sauber Petronas Racing
SMR
Olei
Federico
Zwift Pro Cycling
Thanks to efforts by Maccagli, the pack gets reduced to 20 riders - all the pros minus Noia.
With 2,5 kilometers to go, Antonijevic tries to surprise the two Serbian favorites with an attack. One of them, Borisavljevic, is on his toes though and counters.
Both are brought back and we have a bunch sprint up the hill. The first two rows are exclusively stacked with Serbian and San Marinese riders. Yzeiraj on the left and Kamberaj in the middle are not far apart fighting for the Albanian title.
Tediashvili and Nareklishvili are the two Georgians closest to the front, and Miltiadis and Christodoulos are the best positioned Cypriots.
Maccagli, after all his work, still leads the race, Forcellini in his wheel. Roman, Borisavljevic and Kalaba are side by side leading the Serbian race.
Forcellini takes over, but Olei on the right is mounting a serious challenge. Kamberaj in his slipstream is now pretty far ahead of Yzeiraj. Over the middle, Kalaba is very strong!
Further behind, Akhmaevi and Nareklishvili look better than Tediashvili, and Miltiadis has taken a clear lead over Christodoulos.
Kalaba looks set for the win, a disappointing performance by Roman and Borisavljevic. Kamberaj has his title locked up as well, but the San Marino race comes down to the wire!
With a strong final push, Olei takes it! Alongside Kalaba and Kamberaj, they are the first three winners of this race.
Nareklishvili ultimately takes the Georgian title very convincingly.
And Miltiadis manages to hold off Christodoulos.
Result
1
Dusan Kalaba
Minions
1h17'11
2
Federico Olei
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
3
Aleksandar Roman
Isostar - Specialized
s.t.
4
Xhuliano Kamberaj
Farfetch Pro Cycling
s.t.
5
Luca Forcellini
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
6
Riccardo Putti
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
7
Giorgi Nareklishvili
Red Bull Zalgiris
s.t.
8
Andrea Enrico Maccagli
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
9
Milos Borisavljevic
Aramco DP
s.t.
10
Marildo Yzeiraj
Aker - MOT
s.t.
11
Sulkhan Akhmaevi
Red Bull Zalgiris
s.t.
12
Giorgi Tediashvili
Jura - Fiat
s.t.
13
Andreas Miltiadis
Festina - OAKA
s.t.
14
Veljko Stojnic
Cedevita
s.t.
15
Michael Christodoulos
Cedevita
s.t.
16
Alexandros Agrotis
Festina - OAKA
s.t.
17
Beka Nareklishvili
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
18
Goran Antonijevic
Cedevita
s.t.
19
Samuele Menicucci
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
20
Dusan Rajovic
Cedevita
+ 53
21
Carlo Noia
Aramco DP
+ 1'30
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National Championships - ITT
Albania, Cyprus, Georgia, Serbia, San Marino
The one close battle could be between Noia and Maccagli in San Marino, otherwise the races are pretty clear cut.
Kamberaj makes it two for two and takes the Albanian TT title handily.
The next contender at the line is Noia, a very solid time at 1h04’30.
We’ll see if the Sammarinese makes it two, but one title is secured for Aramco by Borisavljevic.
Then comes Maccagli, but his final kick is not enough. Despite a good time, he falls short by 17 seconds. No title for Sauber in this race.
Christodoulos sets the best time of the entire competition at 1h04’26 to take the Cypriot title.
The Georgian title is actually much closer than we expected, but the favorite takes it after all: Nareklishvili beats teammate Akhmaevi by a single second!
